Watling View 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
Watling View School
(Your chosen school)
Special 115 100% 37.4%
Royal Free Hospital Children's School
London, NW3 2QG
Special 48 77.1% 29.2%
Chelsea Community Hospital School
London, W10 6EB
Special 88 58% 44.3%
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ
Special 162 100% 33.3%
Palmerston School
Liverpool, L17 6AU
Special 184 100% 50%
Millstead School
Liverpool, L5 3LU
Special 315 100% 51.1%
Elleray Park School
Wallasey, CH45 0LH
Special 222 100% 56.8%
Manchester Hospital School
Manchester, M13 9WL
Special 152 100% 22.4%
Richmond Hill School
Luton, LU2 7JL
Special 282 100% 37.6%
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP
Special 262 100% 41.6%
Samuel Pepys School
St Neots, PE19 2EZ
Special 138 100% 50.7%
Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX
Special 141 100% 47.5%
Cann Bridge School
Plymouth, PL6 8EE
Special 111 100% 39.6%
Glenwood School
Benfleet, SS7 4LW
Special 263 100% 31.6%
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG
Special 140 100% 47.9%
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT
Special 93 100% 48.4%
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS
Special 103 100% 35.9%
Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN
Special 115 100% 31.3%
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU
Special 157 100% 40.8%
Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL
Special 125 100% 37.6%
Amwell View School
Ware, SG12 8EH
Special 194 100% 34%
St Anne's School and Sixth Form College
Hessle, HU13 9AR
Special 158 100% 32.3%
Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Rochester, ME2 3SP
Special 236 100% 46.2%
The Children's Hospital School
Leicester, LE1 5WW
Special 112 87.5% 32.1%
Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND
Special 160 100% 44.4%
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL
Special 119 100% 37.8%
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN
Special 89 100% 47.2%
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA
Special 145 100% 37.2%
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN
Special 213 100% 32.9%
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND
Special 134 100% 41%

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
Watling View School
(Your chosen school)
Special 115 Sign in to see
Mapledown School
London, NW2 1TR
Special 114
Marlborough School
Sidcup, DA15 9DP
Special 92
Oaktree School
London, N14 4HN
Special 147
Sutton School
Dudley, DY1 2DU
Special 194
Knowsley Central School
Liverpool, L36 7SY
Special 142
Presfield High School and Specialist College
Southport, PR9 8PA
Special 132
Valley School
Stockport, SK7 1EN
Special 56
Archdale School
Sheffield, S2 1PL
Special 98
Southlands School
North Shields, NE30 2QR
Special 136
Kingsweston School
Bristol, BS11 0UT
Special 179
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN
Special 140
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP
Special 104
Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX
Special 141
Longcause Community Special School
Plymouth, PL7 1JB
Special 118
Cedar Hall School
Benfleet, SS7 3UQ
Special 189
Baycroft School
Fareham, PO14 2AE
Special 193
Colnbrook School
Watford, WD19 7UY
Special 130
Batchwood School
St Albans, AL3 5RP
Special 111
Medina House School
Newport Isle of Wight, PO30 2HS
Special 149
Woodlands School
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 111
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB
Special 224
Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ
Special 161
Hall School
Norwich, NR6 7AD
Special 97
Cramlington Hillcrest School
Cramlington, NE23 1DY
Special 125
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN
Special 89
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP
Special 219
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 176
Westfield School
Bourne End, SL8 5BE
Special 86
Eslington Primary School
Gateshead, NE8 2EP
Special 81