The Valley 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
The Valley School
(Your chosen school)
Special 190 100% 42.6%
Garratt Park School
London, SW18 3TB
Special 216 100% 63%
Belvue School
Northolt, UB5 6AG
Special 230 100% 57.8%
Castlebar School
London, W13 0DH
Special 184 100% 47.3%
Oaktree School
London, N14 4HN
Special 143 100% 53.8%
Cricket Green School
Mitcham, CR4 3AF
Special 263 100% 55.5%
Sherbourne Fields School
Coventry, CV6 1PR
Special 261 100% 41.8%
Sutton School
Dudley, DY1 2DU
Special 189 100% 52.9%
Jane Lane School
Walsall, WS2 0JH
Special 188 100% 60.1%
Rumworth School
Bolton, BL3 4TP
Special 336 100% 42.9%
White Spire School
Milton Keynes, MK3 6EW
Special 170 100% 45.9%
Marshfields School
Peterborough, PE1 4PP
Special 191 100% 54.5%
Samuel Pepys School
St Neots, PE19 2EZ
Special 124 100% 45.2%
Mountjoy School
Beaminster, DT8 3HB
Special 112 100% 40.2%
Westfield Arts College
Weymouth, DT3 6AA
Special 234 100% 49.6%
Cedar Hall School
Benfleet, SS7 3UQ
Special 186 100% 31.7%
Osborne School
Winchester, SO23 7GA
Special 218 100% 37.6%
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 141 100% 44.7%
Baycroft School
Fareham, PO14 2AE
Special 199 100% 51.3%
Glenwood School
Emsworth, PO10 7NN
Special 115 100% 55.7%
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR
Special 163 100% 41.7%
St Luke's School
St Albans, AL3 7ET
Special 178 100% 40.4%
Middleton School
Ware, SG12 9PD
Special 112 100% 37.5%
Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer, NR27 0NH
Special 193 100% 48.7%
Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB
Special 197 100% 54.3%
The Parkside School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 3JA
Special 189 100% 53.4%
Southall School
Telford, TF4 3PX
Special 209 100% 59.3%
Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Special 279 100% 47.7%
Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN
Special 182 100% 41.2%
Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE
Special 235 100% 45.1%

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
The Valley School
(Your chosen school)
Special 190 Sign in to see
Stormont House School
London, E5 8NP
Special 139
Cherry Garden School
London, SE15 5BB
Special 94
Bowden House School
Seaford, BN25 2JB
Special 38
Beatrice Tate School
London, E3 4PX
Special 127
Tiverton School
Coventry, CV3 4DE
Special 133
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF
Special 212
Camberwell Park Specialist Support School
Manchester, M40 9GJ
Special 188
Brentwood School
Sale, M33 4GY
Special 169
Sunningdale School
Sunderland, SR3 2PP
Special 137
Sandside Lodge School
Ulverston, LA12 0DZ
Special 100
Alfreton Park Community Special School
Alfreton, DE55 7AL
Special 135
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN
Special 241
Alderman Knight School
Tewkesbury, GL20 8JJ
Special 242
Osborne School
Winchester, SO23 7GA
Special 218
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR
Special 163
Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG
Special 136
Ashmount School
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ
Special 207
Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND
Special 158
Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF
Special 179
Carlton Digby School
Nottingham, NG3 6DS
Special 95
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA
Special 144
Newark Orchard School
Newark, NG24 3AL
Special 169
Gibside School
Gateshead, NE8 4DE
Special 211
The Livity School
London, SW16 2PW
Special 127
Childwall Abbey School
Liverpool, L16 5EY
Special 217
Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN
Special 182
Newbridge Learning Community
Wigan, WN2 3TL
Special 87
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG
Special 132
New Horizons Learning Centre
Bristol, BS15 4EA
Special 70