Ifield 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
Ifield School
(Your chosen school)
Special 276 100% 44.2%
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
London, NW8 6HX
Special 260 100% 58.1%
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX
Special 267 100% 42.3%
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX
Special 236 100% 40.3%
Hatton Special School
Woodford Green, IG8 8EU
Special 196 100% 41.8%
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW
Special 174 100% 39.7%
Kingsweston School
Bristol, BS11 0UT
Special 179 100% 49.2%
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL
Special 259 100% 39%
The Woodlands School
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PU
Special 233 100% 40.8%
Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL
Special 212 100% 50%
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Special 257 100% 44.4%
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB
Special 252 100% 52.4%
Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU
Special 264 100% 43.6%
Maple Ridge School
Basingstoke, RG21 5SX
Special 104 100% 24%
Foreland Fields School
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH
Special 291 100% 47.1%
The Beacon Folkestone
Folkestone, CT19 5DN
Special 431 100% 56.4%
Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA
Special 305 100% 40.5%
St Nicholas' School
Canterbury, CT1 3JJ
Special 390 100% 49%
John Watson School
Oxford, OX33 1NN
Special 113 100% 29.2%
Sunnydown School
Caterham, CR3 5ED
Special 91 100% 33%
Manor Mead School
Shepperton, TW17 8EL
Special 237 100% 33%
St Anthony's School
Chichester, PO19 5PA
Special 240 100% 41.3%
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP
Special 223 100% 33.2%
Fort Royal
Worcester, WR5 1DR
Special 232 100% 35.3%
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER
Special 371 100% 43.3%
Westfield School
Bourne End, SL8 5BE
Special 80 100% 37.5%
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE
Special 238 100% 42.4%
Meadowfield School
SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4NL
Special 401 100% 47.5%
Pendle View Primary School
Colne, BB8 8JT
Special 134 100% 42.5%
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU
Special 150 100% 45.3%

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
Ifield School
(Your chosen school)
Special 276 Sign in to see
Mandeville School
Middlesex, UB6 0PA
Special 182
Waverley School
Enfield, EN3 7DL
Special 163
Lindon Bennett School
Feltham, TW13 6ST
Special 179
Perseid School
Morden, SM4 5LT
Special 160
Langley School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 6TJ
Special 131
Woolton High School
Liverpool, L25 6JA
Special 75
Millstead School
Liverpool, L5 3LU
Special 263
Baytree School
Weston-super-Mare, BS24 7DX
Special 119
Briarwood School
Bristol, BS16 4EA
Special 167
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY
Special 240
The Woodlands School
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PU
Special 233
Furze Down School
Buckingham, MK18 3BL
Special 219
Slated Row School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5NJ
Special 237
Greenbank School
Northwich, CW8 1LD
Special 121
Springwell School
Southampton, SO19 6DH
Special 272
Foreland Fields School
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH
Special 291
Rowhill School
Longfield, DA3 7PW
Special 161
St Nicholas' School
Canterbury, CT1 3JJ
Special 390
St Giles School
Retford, DN22 7NJ
Special 201
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA
Special 144
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ
Special 326
Oakfield High School and College
Wigan, WN2 4XA
Special 399
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW
Special 240
Heart of the Forest Community Special School
Coleford, GL16 7EJ
Special 143
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA
Special 245
The Oaks Secondary School
Spennymoor, DL16 7DB
Special 349
Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN
Special 182
Laleham Gap School
Ramsgate, CT12 6FH
Special 241
Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE
Special 235