Batchwood 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
Batchwood School
(Your chosen school)
Special 111 100% 53.2%
King's Oak School
London, SE9 5LX
Special 37 100% 48.6%
New Woodlands School
Bromley, BR1 5PD
Special 103 100% 78.6%
Bowden House School
Seaford, BN25 2JB
Special 38 100% 68.4%
Springfield House Community Special School
Solihull, B93 0AJ
Special 99 100% 35.4%
Lindsworth School
Birmingham, B30 3QA
Special 131 100% 88.5%
Ernest Cookson School
Liverpool, L13 0BQ
Special 63 100% 79.4%
Willow Bank School
Newton-le-Willows, WA12 8DE
Special 71 100% 64.8%
Newfield School
Liverpool, L23 4TG
Special 129 100% 72.7%
Kilgarth School
Birkenhead, CH41 8BA
Special 60 100% 83.3%
Gilbrook School
CH49 8HE
Special 63 100% 87.3%
Cloughside College
Manchester, M25 3BL
Special 35 100% 12.5%
Furrowfield School
Gateshead, NE10 9RZ
Special 90 100% 66.7%
Lakeside School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW
Special 100 100% 63%
The Waterloo School
Waterlooville, PO7 7JJ
Special 75 100% 72%
Wolverdene Special School
Andover, SP10 2AF
Special 56 100% 60.7%
The Pilgrim School
Lincoln, LN6 0DE
Special 105 100% 60%
Downland School
Devizes, SN10 5EF
Special 88 100% 55.7%
Haywood Grove School
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7BG
Special 60 100% 65%
Marland School
Torrington, EX38 8QQ
Special 160 100% 68.1%
Woodfield
Coventry, CV4 7AB
Special 160 100% 71.3%
Egerton High School
Manchester, M41 7FZ
Special 66 100% 42.4%
Eslington Primary School
Gateshead, NE8 2EP
Special 69 100% 78.3%
Waterside School
London, SE18 7NB
Special 38 100% 76.3%
Prospect School
Havant, PO9 4AQ
Special 85 100% 71.8%
Fortuna School
Lincoln, LN6 0FB
Special 80 100% 68.8%
Park View School
South Shields, NE34 0QA
Special 48 100% 68.8%
Newbridge Learning Community
Wigan, WN2 3TL
Special 87 100% 73.6%
Elmwood School
Walsall, WS4 1EG
Special 83 100% 72.3%
New Horizons Learning Centre
Bristol, BS15 4EA
Special 70 100% 55.7%

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
Batchwood School
(Your chosen school)
Special 111 Sign in to see
Marlborough School
Sidcup, DA15 9DP
Special 88
Oaktree School
London, N14 4HN
Special 143
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ
Special 158
Hamilton School
Birmingham, B21 8AH
Special 172
Old Hall School
Walsall, WS2 7LU
Special 109
Knowsley Central School
Liverpool, L36 7SY
Special 127
Merefield School
Southport, PR8 2QZ
Special 110
Crosby High School
Liverpool, L23 2TH
Special 170
Archdale School
Sheffield, S2 1PL
Special 94
Southlands School
North Shields, NE30 2QR
Special 146
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN
Special 136
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP
Special 105
Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX
Special 140
Chesnut Lodge Special School
Widnes, WA8 7HF
Special 86
Cedar Hall School
Benfleet, SS7 3UQ
Special 186
Colnbrook School
Watford, WD19 7UY
Special 129
Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU
Special 111
Medina House School
Newport Isle of Wight, PO30 2HS
Special 138
The Orchard School
Canterbury, CT1 3QQ
Special 110
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB
Special 221
Hall School
Norwich, NR6 7AD
Special 99
Springwater School
Harrogate, HG2 7LW
Special 121
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN
Special 86
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP
Special 193
Sandfield Park School
Liverpool, L12 1LH
Special 88
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 164
High Well School
Pontefract, WF8 2DD
Special 104
Westfield School
Bourne End, SL8 5BE
Special 80
Eslington Primary School
Gateshead, NE8 2EP
Special 69