Garston Manor 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
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
Schools we've chosen
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
Jack Tizard School
London, W12 7PA
Special 73
New Woodlands School
Bromley, BR1 5PD
Special 103
Watergate School
London, SE6 3WG
Special 189
Tuke School
London, SE15 6ER
Special 100
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School
London, W9 3LG
Special 90
The Brier School
Kingswinford, DY6 8QN
Special 203
Fairfield School
Batley, WF17 8AS
Special 136
Oaklands School
Winsford, CW7 1NU
Special 172
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU
Special 153
Brook Green Centre for Learning
Plymouth, PL5 4DZ
Special 106
St Luke's Primary School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1BN
Special 191
Riverside Special School
Goole, DN14 5JS
Special 140
Rowhill School
Longfield, DA3 7PW
Special 161
Elms School
Dover, CT17 9PS
Special 138
Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND
Special 158
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN
Special 145
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA
Special 144
Dryden School
Gateshead, NE9 5UR
Special 71
Athena School
Lincoln, LN5 8EL
Special 118
Oakfield High School and College
Wigan, WN2 4XA
Special 399
Belmont Park School
London, E10 6DB
Special 58
Woodlands School
Edgware, HA8 6JP
Special 137
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND
Special 129
Prospect School
Havant, PO9 4AQ
Special 85
Heart of the Forest Community Special School
Coleford, GL16 7EJ
Special 143
Evergreen Primary School
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LS
Special 205
Park View School
South Shields, NE34 0QA
Special 48
Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN
Special 182
Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB
Special 166