Lonsdale 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 28 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
Lonsdale School
(Your chosen school)
Special 128 100% 38.8%
Mandeville School
Middlesex, UB6 0PA
Special 182 100% 34.9%
John Chilton School
Northolt, UB5 5LD
Special 157 100% 53.5%
Priestley Smith School
Birmingham, B42 2PY
Special 89 100% 47.2%
Ridgeway School
Bedford, MK42 7EB
Special 122 100% 35.2%
Samuel Pepys School
St Neots, PE19 2EZ
Special 124 100% 45.2%
Hebden Green Community School
Winsford, CW7 4EJ
Special 136 100% 36.8%
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD
Special 157 100% 38.9%
Woodlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5ES
Special 87 100% 26.4%
Cann Bridge School
Plymouth, PL6 8EE
Special 115 100% 39.1%
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG
Special 136 100% 42.6%
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS
Special 102 100% 34.3%
The Cedar School
Southampton, SO16 0XN
Special 90 100% 50%
Saxon Wood School
Basingstoke, RG24 9NH
Special 44 100% 27.3%
Chadsgrove School
Bromsgrove, B61 0JL
Special 138 100% 29.9%
Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN
Special 112 100% 32.1%
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU
Special 139 100% 43.2%
Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL
Special 125 100% 36%
Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU
Special 111 100% 34.2%
Amwell View School
Ware, SG12 8EH
Special 184 100% 31%
Meadow Wood School
Bushey, WD23 4NN
Special 37 100% 27%
Valence School
Westerham, TN16 1QN
Special 132 100% 28%
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN
Special 129 100% 38%
Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND
Special 158 100% 43%
The Clare School
Norwich, NR4 7AU
Special 128 100% 41.4%
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL
Special 121 100% 39.3%
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN
Special 86 100% 44.2%
Sandfield Park School
Liverpool, L12 1LH
Special 88 100% 67%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 26 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
Lonsdale School
(Your chosen school)
Special 128 Sign in to see
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
London, NW8 6HX
Special 260
Richard Cloudesley School
London, N1 8RE
Special 98
Samuel Rhodes MLD School
London, N5 2EG
Special 129
Phoenix School
London, E3 2AD
Special 502
John Chilton School
Northolt, UB5 5LD
Special 157
Priestley Smith School
Birmingham, B42 2PY
Special 89
Merstone School
Birmingham, B36 0UE
Special 359
Penn Fields School
Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT
Special 187
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP
Special 225
Ernest Cookson School
Liverpool, L13 0BQ
Special 63
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Special 234
John Jamieson School
Leeds, LS8 2PW
Special 442
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Special 257
Woodlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5ES
Special 87
Linwood School
Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ
Special 411
Glenwood School
Benfleet, SS7 4LW
Special 248
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242
The Bridge at HLC
Telford, TF1 5NQ
Special 227
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP
Special 200
Hope School
Liverpool, L25 2RY
Special 68
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Special 190
Holly Grove School
Burnley, BB10 1JD
Special 137
Pendle Community High School & College
Nelson, BB9 8LF
Special 163
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW
Special 344
Seven Hills School
Sheffield, S2 2RJ
Special 249