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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Colnbrook School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 129 | 100% | 25.6% |
|
Lindon Bennett School
Feltham, TW13 6ST |
Special | 179 | 100% | 24% |
|
Tiverton School
Coventry, CV3 4DE |
Special | 133 | 100% | 33.1% |
|
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER |
Special | 143 | 100% | 41.3% |
|
Highfield School
Ossett, WF5 9BS |
Special | 208 | 100% | 49.5% |
|
Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL |
Special | 170 | 100% | 28.8% |
|
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | 100% | 39% |
|
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL |
Special | 259 | 100% | 39% |
|
The Chiltern School
Dunstable, LU5 5PX |
Special | 347 | 100% | 33.1% |
|
Slated Row School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5NJ |
Special | 237 | 100% | 37.1% |
|
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET |
Special | 243 | 100% | 33.3% |
|
Sandgate School
Kendal, LA9 6JG |
Special | 151 | 100% | 29.1% |
|
Sandside Lodge School
Ulverston, LA12 0DZ |
Special | 100 | 100% | 30% |
|
Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA |
Special | 206 | 100% | 45.6% |
|
Alderman Knight School
Tewkesbury, GL20 8JJ |
Special | 242 | 100% | 32.6% |
|
Norman Gate School
Andover, SP10 1JZ |
Special | 102 | 100% | 24.1% |
|
Maple Ridge School
Basingstoke, RG21 5SX |
Special | 104 | 100% | 24% |
|
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR |
Special | 163 | 100% | 41.7% |
|
The Collett School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TQ |
Special | 128 | 100% | 38.3% |
|
Greenside School
Stevenage, SG2 9XS |
Special | 190 | 100% | 34.2% |
|
Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ |
Special | 164 | 100% | 32.3% |
|
Hall School
Norwich, NR6 7AD |
Special | 99 | 100% | 42.4% |
|
St Giles School
Retford, DN22 7NJ |
Special | 201 | 100% | 43.8% |
|
John Watson School
Oxford, OX33 1NN |
Special | 113 | 100% | 29.2% |
|
Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU |
Special | 214 | 100% | 31.9% |
|
Southfield School
Hatfield, AL10 8NN |
Special | 102 | 100% | 59.8% |
|
West Gate School
Leicester, LE3 6DG |
Special | 200 | 100% | 45.5% |
|
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 164 | 100% | 33.5% |
|
Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN |
Special | 182 | 100% | 41.2% |
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Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG |
Special | 132 | 100% | 42.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Colnbrook School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 129 | Sign in to see | |
|
Turney Primary and Secondary Special School
London, SE21 8LX |
Special | 151 | ||
|
Mapledown School
London, NW2 1TR |
Special | 114 | ||
|
Marlborough School
Sidcup, DA15 9DP |
Special | 88 | ||
|
St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS |
Special | 274 | ||
|
The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
Birmingham, B13 0RW |
Special | 146 | ||
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Presfield High School and Specialist College
Southport, PR9 8PA |
Special | 131 | ||
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Southlands School
North Shields, NE30 2QR |
Special | 146 | ||
|
White Spire School
Milton Keynes, MK3 6EW |
Special | 170 | ||
|
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ |
Special | 172 | ||
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Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD |
Special | 157 | ||
|
Ashley High School
Widnes, WA8 7HG |
Special | 128 | ||
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Holmwood School
Middlesbrough, TS4 3PT |
Special | 107 | ||
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Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB |
Special | 139 | ||
|
Mill Ford School
Plymouth, PL5 2PY |
Special | 132 | ||
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Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD |
Special | 151 | ||
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Rachel Madocks School
Waterlooville, PO8 9XP |
Special | 102 | ||
|
Baycroft School
Fareham, PO14 2AE |
Special | 199 | ||
|
Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN |
Special | 112 | ||
|
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU |
Special | 139 | ||
|
Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU |
Special | 111 | ||
|
Woodlands School
Blackpool, FY3 9HF |
Special | 108 | ||
|
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN |
Special | 129 | ||
|
Harford Manor School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 2LN |
Special | 106 | ||
|
Ash Lea School
Cotgrave, NG12 3PA |
Special | 99 | ||
|
Hednesford Valley High School
Hednesford, WS12 4JS |
Special | 191 | ||
|
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN |
Special | 86 | ||
|
Woodlands School
Leatherhead, KT22 8RY |
Special | 106 | ||
|
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Horsham, RH13 5NW |
Special | 138 | ||
|
The Observatory School
Prenton, CH43 7QT |
Special | 167 | ||