Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
---|---|---|---|---|
Garston Manor School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 163 | 100% | 41.7% |
Shaftesbury High School
Harrow, HA3 6LE |
Special | 171 | 100% | 44.4% |
Highfield School
Ossett, WF5 9BS |
Special | 208 | 100% | 49.5% |
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT |
Special | 185 | 100% | 45.4% |
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | 100% | 39% |
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL |
Special | 259 | 100% | 39% |
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ |
Special | 172 | 100% | 45.9% |
Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW |
Special | 213 | 100% | 38.5% |
Marshfields School
Peterborough, PE1 4PP |
Special | 191 | 100% | 54.5% |
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD |
Special | 157 | 100% | 38.9% |
Sandgate School
Kendal, LA9 6JG |
Special | 151 | 100% | 29.1% |
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB |
Special | 139 | 100% | 41.7% |
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43.8% |
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW |
Special | 170 | 100% | 47.6% |
Oak Lodge School
Southampton, SO45 4RQ |
Special | 164 | 100% | 43.9% |
The Collett School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TQ |
Special | 128 | 100% | 38.3% |
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH |
Special | 134 | 100% | 52.2% |
Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer, NR27 0NH |
Special | 193 | 100% | 48.7% |
Hall School
Norwich, NR6 7AD |
Special | 99 | 100% | 42.4% |
Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF |
Special | 179 | 100% | 36.3% |
The Parkside School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 3JA |
Special | 189 | 100% | 53.4% |
Welburn Hall School
York, YO62 7HQ |
Special | 112 | 100% | 50% |
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU |
Special | 247 | 100% | 43.7% |
Avalon School
Street, BA16 0PS |
Special | 73 | 100% | 42.5% |
Woodfield School
Redhill, RH1 3PR |
Special | 198 | 100% | 50% |
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX |
Special | 210 | 100% | 38.6% |
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA |
Special | 245 | 100% | 38.4% |
Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN |
Special | 182 | 100% | 41.2% |
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG |
Special | 132 | 100% | 42.4% |
Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB |
Special | 166 | 100% | 45.2% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
---|---|---|---|---|
Garston Manor School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 163 | Sign in to see | |
Stormont House School
London, E5 8NP |
Special | 139 | ||
Lansdowne School
London, SW9 9QD |
Special | 170 | ||
Brent Knoll School
London, SE23 2QU |
Special | 175 | ||
Cherry Garden School
London, SE15 5BB |
Special | 94 | ||
Beatrice Tate School
London, E3 4PX |
Special | 127 | ||
Tiverton School
Coventry, CV3 4DE |
Special | 133 | ||
The Brier School
Kingswinford, DY6 8QN |
Special | 203 | ||
Palmerston School
Liverpool, L17 6AU |
Special | 174 | ||
Fairfield School
Batley, WF17 8AS |
Special | 136 | ||
Sandside Lodge School
Ulverston, LA12 0DZ |
Special | 100 | ||
Mountjoy School
Beaminster, DT8 3HB |
Special | 112 | ||
Alderman Knight School
Tewkesbury, GL20 8JJ |
Special | 242 | ||
The Cedar School
Southampton, SO16 0XN |
Special | 90 | ||
The Valley School
Stevenage, SG2 9BN |
Special | 190 | ||
Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG |
Special | 136 | ||
Hope High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 9DP |
Special | 113 | ||
Ashmount School
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ |
Special | 207 | ||
Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND |
Special | 158 | ||
Carlton Digby School
Nottingham, NG3 6DS |
Special | 95 | ||
Hill Top School
Gateshead, NE10 8LT |
Special | 135 | ||
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU |
Special | 151 | ||
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA |
Special | 144 | ||
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND |
Special | 129 | ||
The Livity School
London, SW16 2PW |
Special | 127 | ||
The Rose School
Burnley, BB11 4DT |
Special | 71 | ||
Childwall Abbey School
Liverpool, L16 5EY |
Special | 217 | ||
Park View School
South Shields, NE34 0QA |
Special | 48 | ||
Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN |
Special | 182 | ||
New Horizons Learning Centre
Bristol, BS15 4EA |
Special | 70 |