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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Watling View School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 111 | 100% | 34.2% |
|
Chelsea Community Hospital School
London, SW10 9NH |
Special | 108 | 59.3% | 34.3% |
|
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% |
|
Richmond Hill School
Luton, LU2 7JL |
Special | 282 | 100% | 35.1% |
|
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP |
Special | 263 | 100% | 42.2% |
|
Samuel Pepys School
St Neots, PE19 2EZ |
Special | 124 | 100% | 45.2% |
|
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% |
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St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 110 | 100% | 43.6% |
|
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% |
|
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% |
|
Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Rochester, ME2 3SP |
Special | 217 | 100% | 45.6% |
|
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% |
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Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND |
Special | 129 | 100% | 41.1% |
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Keelman's Way School
Hebburn, NE31 1QY |
Special | 175 | 100% | 55.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Watling View School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 111 | Sign in to see | |
|
Turney Primary and Secondary Special School
London, SE21 8LX |
Special | 151 | ||
|
Mapledown School
London, NW2 1TR |
Special | 114 | ||
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Marlborough School
Sidcup, DA15 9DP |
Special | 88 | ||
|
Oaktree School
London, N14 4HN |
Special | 143 | ||
|
Hamilton School
Birmingham, B21 8AH |
Special | 172 | ||
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Old Hall School
Walsall, WS2 7LU |
Special | 109 | ||
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Knowsley Central School
Liverpool, L36 7SY |
Special | 127 | ||
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Presfield High School and Specialist College
Southport, PR9 8PA |
Special | 131 | ||
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Archdale School
Sheffield, S2 1PL |
Special | 94 | ||
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Southlands School
North Shields, NE30 2QR |
Special | 146 | ||
|
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | ||
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Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP |
Special | 105 | ||
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Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX |
Special | 140 | ||
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Baycroft School
Fareham, PO14 2AE |
Special | 199 | ||
|
Colnbrook School
Watford, WD19 7UY |
Special | 129 | ||
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Batchwood School
St Albans, AL3 5RP |
Special | 111 | ||
|
Medina House School
Newport Isle of Wight, PO30 2HS |
Special | 138 | ||
|
Woodlands School
Blackpool, FY3 9HF |
Special | 108 | ||
|
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB |
Special | 221 | ||
|
Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ |
Special | 164 | ||
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Hall School
Norwich, NR6 7AD |
Special | 99 | ||
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Springwater School
Harrogate, HG2 7LW |
Special | 121 | ||
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Hednesford Valley High School
Hednesford, WS12 4JS |
Special | 191 | ||
|
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN |
Special | 86 | ||
|
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP |
Special | 193 | ||
|
The Observatory School
Prenton, CH43 7QT |
Special | 167 | ||
|
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 164 | ||
|
Westfield School
Bourne End, SL8 5BE |
Special | 80 | ||
|
Eslington Primary School
Gateshead, NE8 2EP |
Special | 69 | ||