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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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The Valley School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 193 | 100% | 40.9% |
|
Garratt Park School
London, SW18 3TB |
Special | 207 | 100% | 62.3% |
|
Belvue School
Northolt, UB5 6AG |
Special | 228 | 100% | 57.5% |
|
Castlebar School
London, W13 0DH |
Special | 193 | 100% | 54.9% |
|
Cricket Green School
Mitcham, CR4 3AF |
Special | 267 | 100% | 57.7% |
|
Sherbourne Fields School
Coventry, CV6 1PR |
Special | 263 | 100% | 43.7% |
|
Jane Lane School
Walsall, WS2 0JH |
Special | 195 | 100% | 55.4% |
|
Rumworth School
Bolton, BL3 4TP |
Special | 363 | 100% | 44.9% |
|
The Castle School
Newbury, RG14 2JG |
Special | 228 | 100% | 38.2% |
|
White Spire School
Milton Keynes, MK3 6EW |
Special | 170 | 100% | 48.2% |
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Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE |
Special | 228 | 100% | 32.5% |
|
Marshfields School
Peterborough, PE1 4PP |
Special | 205 | 100% | 55.6% |
|
Samuel Pepys School
St Neots, PE19 2EZ |
Special | 138 | 100% | 50.7% |
|
Westfield Arts College
Weymouth, DT3 6AA |
Special | 233 | 100% | 50.2% |
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Cedar Hall School
Benfleet, SS7 3UQ |
Special | 189 | 100% | 30.7% |
|
Osborne School
Winchester, SO23 7GA |
Special | 220 | 100% | 40.5% |
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Baycroft School
Fareham, PO14 2AE |
Special | 193 | 100% | 53.9% |
|
Glenwood School
Emsworth, PO10 7NN |
Special | 118 | 100% | 56.8% |
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Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR |
Special | 175 | 100% | 39.4% |
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St Luke's School
St Albans, AL3 7ET |
Special | 182 | 100% | 38.5% |
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Middleton School
Ware, SG12 9PD |
Special | 113 | 100% | 35.4% |
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Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer, NR27 0NH |
Special | 199 | 100% | 51.3% |
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Fred Nicholson School
Swaffham, PE37 7BB |
Special | 195 | 100% | 55.9% |
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Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF |
Special | 199 | 100% | 38.7% |
|
The Parkside School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 3JA |
Special | 199 | 100% | 56.8% |
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Haughton School
Telford, TF7 4BW |
Special | 200 | 100% | 45.5% |
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Southall School
Telford, TF4 3PX |
Special | 210 | 100% | 54.3% |
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Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX |
Special | 275 | 100% | 49.3% |
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Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN |
Special | 213 | 100% | 32.9% |
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Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE |
Special | 233 | 100% | 48.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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The Valley School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 193 | Sign in to see | |
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Stormont House School
London, E5 8NP |
Special | 131 | ||
|
Brent Knoll School
London, SE23 2QU |
Special | 181 | ||
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Cherry Garden School
London, SE15 5BB |
Special | 111 | ||
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Bowden House School
Seaford, BN25 2JB |
Special | 39 | ||
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Beatrice Tate School
London, E3 4PX |
Special | 134 | ||
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St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS |
Special | 273 | ||
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Priory School
London, SE19 3QN |
Special | 140 | ||
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Riverside School
London, N22 5QJ |
Special | 172 | ||
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Tiverton School
Coventry, CV3 4DE |
Special | 136 | ||
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Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF |
Special | 242 | ||
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Brentwood School
Sale, M33 4GY |
Special | 185 | ||
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Sunningdale School
Sunderland, SR3 2PP |
Special | 150 | ||
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Sandside Lodge School
Ulverston, LA12 0DZ |
Special | 104 | ||
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Alfreton Park Community Special School
Alfreton, DE55 7AL |
Special | 167 | ||
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The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN |
Special | 243 | ||
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Alderman Knight School
Tewkesbury, GL20 8JJ |
Special | 238 | ||
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Osborne School
Winchester, SO23 7GA |
Special | 220 | ||
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Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG |
Special | 137 | ||
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Ashmount School
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ |
Special | 209 | ||
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Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF |
Special | 199 | ||
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Carlton Digby School
Nottingham, NG3 6DS |
Special | 97 | ||
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Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA |
Special | 145 | ||
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Hill Top School
Gateshead, NE10 8LT |
Special | 127 | ||
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Gibside School
Gateshead, NE8 4DE |
Special | 211 | ||
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The Livity School
London, SW16 2PW |
Special | 131 | ||
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Childwall Abbey School
Liverpool, L16 5EY |
Special | 216 | ||
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Newbridge Learning Community
Wigan, WN2 3TL |
Special | 83 | ||
|
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG |
Special | 131 | ||
|
New Horizons Learning Centre
Bristol, BS15 4EA |
Special | 75 | ||