Lakeside 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
Lakeside School
(Your chosen school)
Special 112 100% 32.1%
Royal Free Hospital Children's School
London, NW3 2QG
Special 76 39.5% 19.7%
Chelsea Community Hospital School
London, SW10 9NH
Special 108 59.3% 34.3%
Evelina Hospital School
London, SE1 7EH
Special 109 33% 12.8%
Mandeville School
Middlesex, UB6 0PA
Special 182 100% 34.9%
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ
Special 158 100% 31.6%
Oakwood School
Walsall, WS9 9JS
Special 245 100% 51.4%
Palmerston School
Liverpool, L17 6AU
Special 174 100% 57.5%
Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 147 100% 51%
Millstead School
Liverpool, L5 3LU
Special 263 100% 52.1%
Elleray Park School
Wallasey, CH45 0LH
Special 215 100% 56.3%
Richmond Hill School
Luton, LU2 7JL
Special 282 100% 35.1%
Cann Bridge School
Plymouth, PL6 8EE
Special 115 100% 39.1%
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG
Special 136 100% 42.6%
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT
Special 94 100% 48.9%
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS
Special 102 100% 34.3%
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%
St Anne's School and Sixth Form College
Hessle, HU13 9AR
Special 155 100% 32.9%
The Children's Hospital School
Leicester, LE1 5WW
Special 80 81.3% 20%
Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND
Special 158 100% 43%
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL
Special 121 100% 39.3%
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN
Special 86 100% 44.2%
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA
Special 144 100% 35.9%
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN
Special 145 100% 32.4%
Henry Tyndale School
Farnborough, GU14 8BX
Special 172 100% 29.1%
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN
Special 177 100% 27.7%
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND
Special 129 100% 41.1%

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
Lakeside School
(Your chosen school)
Special 112 Sign in to see
Mapledown School
London, NW2 1TR
Special 114
St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS
Special 274
Hayfield School
Wirral, CH49 4LN
Special 168
Gilbrook School
CH49 8HE
Special 63
Valley School
Stockport, SK7 1EN
Special 56
Wood Bank School
Halifax, HX2 6PB
Special 140
Elmfield School for Deaf Children
Bristol, BS7 0PU
Special 50
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP
Special 105
Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA
Special 206
Barley Lane School
Exeter, EX4 1TA
Special 76
Mill Ford School
Plymouth, PL5 2PY
Special 132
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL
Special 235
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD
Special 151
Maple Ridge School
Basingstoke, RG21 5SX
Special 104
Colnbrook School
Watford, WD19 7UY
Special 129
Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU
Special 111
Woodlands School
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 108
Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ
Special 164
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN
Special 129
Harford Manor School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 2LN
Special 106
Brooklands School
Skipton, BD23 2DB
Special 108
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
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Horsham, RH13 5NW
Special 138
The Observatory School
Prenton, CH43 7QT
Special 167
Landgate School, Bryn
Wigan, WN4 0EP
Special 139
Pendle View Primary School
Colne, BB8 8JT
Special 134
Elm Tree Community Primary School
Skelmersdale, WN8 6SA
Special 155