Samuel Cody School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.

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Running cost categories

We've chosen 30 similar schools to benchmark this school against running cost categories, which includes all staffing (excluding premises staff), ICT, consultancy and catering.

How we chose these schools

We chose these schools based on:

  • school phase or type
  • region
  • number of pupils
  • pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM)
  • pupils with special educational needs (SEN), or proportion of various SEN provisions for special schools

SEN characteristics will be taken into account when comparators are chosen, these include:

  • communication and interaction
  • cognition and learning
  • social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH)
  • sensory and/or physical needs
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Samuel Cody School
(Your chosen school)
Special 336 100% 39.3%
St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS
Special 274 100% 41.6%
Selly Oak Trust School
Birmingham, B29 6HZ
Special 400 100% 59%
Alt Bridge School
Liverpool, L36 7TA
Special 325 100% 65.8%
Castle Hill High School
Stockport, SK2 5DS
Special 341 100% 39.9%
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT
Special 185 100% 45.4%
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ
Special 172 100% 45.9%
Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW
Special 213 100% 38.5%
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET
Special 243 100% 33.3%
Mayfield School
Torquay, TQ2 8NH
Special 264 100% 51.9%
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 141 100% 44.7%
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR
Special 163 100% 41.7%
St George's School
Newport, PO30 1XW
Special 212 100% 55.2%
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB
Special 221 100% 45.2%
Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer, NR27 0NH
Special 193 100% 48.7%
The Parkside School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 3JA
Special 189 100% 53.4%
Collingwood School & Media Arts College
Morpeth, NE61 2HA
Special 308 100% 46.4%
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU
Special 247 100% 43.7%
Woodfield School
Redhill, RH1 3PR
Special 198 100% 50%
Exhall Grange Specialist School
Coventry, CV7 9HP
Special 275 100% 33.1%
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX
Special 210 100% 38.6%
Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Special 279 100% 47.7%
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ
Special 326 100% 41.1%
Oakfield High School and College
Wigan, WN2 4XA
Special 399 100% 48.6%
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE
Special 238 100% 42.4%
Bank View High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 424 100% 57.3%
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA
Special 245 100% 38.4%
West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre
Pudsey, LS28 6HL
Special 287 100% 41.8%
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE
Special 237 100% 46.4%
Woodlands Meed
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EY
Special 281 100% 31.7%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 30 similar schools to benchmark this school against building cost categories, which includes utilities, cleaning and maintenance.

How we chose these schools

We chose these schools based on:

  • school phase or type
  • region
  • gross internal floor area
  • average age of buildings
  • whether they are a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) school
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Samuel Cody School
(Your chosen school)
Special 336 Sign in to see
Phoenix School
London, E3 2AD
Special 502
Northway School
London, NW7 3HS
Special 163
Lindsworth School
Birmingham, B30 3QA
Special 131
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College
Leasowe, CH46 1RA
Special 410
Epinay Business and Enterprise School
South Shields, NE34 8BT
Special 209
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE
Special 218
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET
Special 243
Green Lane Community Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 235
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 138
Mayfield School
Torquay, TQ2 8NH
Special 264
Elemore Hall School
Durham, DH6 1QD
Special 198
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB
Special 224
Broomhill Bank School
Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0TB
Special 392
Valence School
Westerham, TN16 1QN
Special 132
The Beacon Folkestone
Folkestone, CT19 5DN
Special 431
Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Rochester, ME2 3SP
Special 217
Five Acre Wood School
Maidstone, ME15 9QF
Special 854
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242
Exhall Grange Specialist School
Coventry, CV7 9HP
Special 275
Evergreen School
Warwick, CV34 5DF
Special 280
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX
Special 210
Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Special 279
Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU
Special 214
Trinity School
Dagenham, RM10 7SJ
Special 319
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER
Special 371
Meadowfield School
SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4NL
Special 401
Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB
Special 237
Riverside School
Orpington, BR5 3HS
Special 355
Silverwood School
Devizes, SN10 2QQ
Special 473