Falconer 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
Falconer School
(Your chosen school)
Special 66 100% 72.7%
Cambridge School
London, W12 0SP
Special 143 100% 63.6%
Tuke School
London, SE15 6ER
Special 100 100% 73%
Riverside School
London, N22 5QJ
Special 173 100% 59.5%
Fox Hollies School
Birmingham, B13 8QB
Special 112 100% 64.3%
Beaufort School
Birmingham, B34 6BJ
Special 92 100% 59.8%
Wood Bank School
Halifax, HX2 6PB
Special 140 100% 52.9%
Highbury School
Brighouse, HD6 3LD
Special 154 100% 39.6%
Epinay Business and Enterprise School
South Shields, NE34 8BT
Special 209 100% 57.6%
Briarwood School
Bristol, BS16 4EA
Special 167 100% 61.1%
Romans Field School
Milton Keynes, MK3 7AW
Special 80 100% 73.8%
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP
Special 105 99.1% 41.9%
Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL
Special 212 100% 50%
Greenbank School
Northwich, CW8 1LD
Special 121 100% 41.3%
Swanwick School and Sports College
Alfreton, DE55 1AR
Special 94 100% 53.2%
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB
Special 224 100% 58.3%
Oak Lodge School
Southampton, SO45 4RQ
Special 164 100% 43.9%
Woodlands School
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 108 100% 68.5%
Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School
Rossendale, BB4 6RX
Special 102 100% 42.2%
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS
Special 169 100% 50%
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242 100% 48.3%
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD
Special 116 100% 40.5%
The Lincoln St Christopher's School
Lincoln, LN6 8AR
Special 312 100% 49.4%
Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF
Special 179 100% 36.3%
Harford Manor School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 2LN
Special 106 100% 52.8%
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
Manchester, M22 5DR
Special 156 100% 63.5%
Southfield School
Hatfield, AL10 8NN
Special 102 100% 59.8%
Hill Top School
Gateshead, NE10 8LT
Special 135 100% 56.3%
Childwall Abbey School
Liverpool, L16 5EY
Special 217 100% 59.4%
Elm Tree Community Primary School
Skelmersdale, WN8 6SA
Special 155 100% 61.3%

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
Falconer School
(Your chosen school)
Special 66 Sign in to see
King's Oak School
London, SE9 5LX
Special 37
Cambridge School
London, W12 0SP
Special 143
Bensham Manor School
Thornton Heath, CR7 7BN
Special 242
St Ann's School
London, W7 3JP
Special 124
The Cedars Primary School
Hounslow, TW5 9RU
Special 66
New Rush Hall School
Ilford, IG6 2LB
Special 91
Abbot's Lea School
Liverpool, L25 6EE
Special 272
Clifford Holroyde Specialist Sen College
Liverpool, L14 7NX
Special 70
Woodley School and College
Huddersfield, HD5 8JE
Special 182
Southgate School
Huddersfield, HD5 8TG
Special 181
Claremont School
Bristol, BS9 4LR
Special 70
Linwood School
Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ
Special 411
Shorefields School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6HF
Special 162
Glenwood School
Emsworth, PO10 7NN
Special 115
The Collett School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TQ
Special 128
Stone Bay School
Broadstairs, CT10 1EB
Special 112
Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School
Rossendale, BB4 6RX
Special 102
The Children's Hospital School
Leicester, LE1 5WW
Special 80
Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB
Special 197
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ
Special 251
The Dales School
Blyth, NE24 4RE
Special 212
Marshlands School
Stafford, ST16 1PS
Special 173
Sunnydown School
Caterham, CR3 5ED
Special 91
Rowan Gate Primary School -Three Sites and Two Satellites
Wellingborough, NN8 4NS
Special 296
Holly House Special School
Chesterfield, S41 9QR
Special 43
Hillside Specialist School and College
Preston, PR3 3XB
Special 115
Windlehurst School
Stockport, SK6 7HZ
Special 54
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE
Special 238
Royal Cross Primary School
Preston, PR2 1NT
Special 31