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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Foreland Fields School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 291 | 100% | 47.1% |
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
London, NW8 6HX |
Special | 260 | 100% | 58.1% |
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX |
Special | 267 | 100% | 42.3% |
Sherwood Park School
Wallington, SM6 7NP |
Special | 183 | 100% | 33.9% |
Green Fold School
Bolton, BL4 0NS |
Special | 166 | 100% | 40.4% |
Brentwood School
Sale, M33 4GY |
Special | 169 | 100% | 42.6% |
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP |
Special | 132 | 100% | 39.4% |
Briarwood School
Bristol, BS16 4EA |
Special | 167 | 100% | 61.1% |
The Woodlands School
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PU |
Special | 233 | 100% | 40.8% |
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS |
Special | 138 | 100% | 45.7% |
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG |
Special | 257 | 100% | 44.4% |
Villa Real School
Consett, DH8 6BH |
Special | 119 | 100% | 55.5% |
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB |
Special | 252 | 100% | 52.4% |
Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU |
Special | 264 | 100% | 43.6% |
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT |
Special | 276 | 100% | 44.2% |
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% |
Manor Mead School
Shepperton, TW17 8EL |
Special | 237 | 100% | 33% |
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP |
Special | 223 | 100% | 33.2% |
Gibside School
Gateshead, NE8 4DE |
Special | 211 | 100% | 51.2% |
Fort Royal
Worcester, WR5 1DR |
Special | 232 | 100% | 35.3% |
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW |
Special | 240 | 99.6% | 50% |
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER |
Special | 371 | 100% | 43.3% |
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43% |
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE |
Special | 238 | 100% | 42.4% |
Evergreen Primary School
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LS |
Special | 205 | 100% | 62.6% |
Meadowfield School
SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4NL |
Special | 401 | 100% | 47.5% |
Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB |
Special | 237 | 100% | 47.7% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
---|---|---|---|---|
Foreland Fields School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 291 | Sign in to see | |
Priory School
London, SE19 3QN |
Special | 138 | ||
Mandeville School
Middlesex, UB6 0PA |
Special | 182 | ||
Springhallow School
London, W13 0JG |
Special | 164 | ||
Riverside School
London, N22 5QJ |
Special | 173 | ||
Meadow High School
Uxbridge, UB8 3QU |
Special | 285 | ||
Lindon Bennett School
Feltham, TW13 6ST |
Special | 179 | ||
Langley School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 6TJ |
Special | 131 | ||
The Old Park School
Brierley Hill, DY5 2JY |
Special | 153 | ||
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF |
Special | 212 | ||
Stanley School
Wirral, CH61 5UE |
Special | 175 | ||
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW |
Special | 174 | ||
Camberwell Park Specialist Support School
Manchester, M40 9GJ |
Special | 188 | ||
Brentwood School
Sale, M33 4GY |
Special | 169 | ||
Furze Down School
Buckingham, MK18 3BL |
Special | 219 | ||
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN |
Special | 241 | ||
Osborne School
Winchester, SO23 7GA |
Special | 218 | ||
Springwell School
Southampton, SO19 6DH |
Special | 272 | ||
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT |
Special | 276 | ||
Rowhill School
Longfield, DA3 7PW |
Special | 161 | ||
Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF |
Special | 179 | ||
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA |
Special | 144 | ||
West Gate School
Leicester, LE3 6DG |
Special | 200 | ||
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW |
Special | 240 | ||
Laleham Gap School
Ramsgate, CT12 6FH |
Special | 241 | ||
Newbridge Learning Community
Wigan, WN2 3TL |
Special | 87 | ||
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU |
Special | 150 | ||
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG |
Special | 132 | ||
Woodlands Meed
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EY |
Special | 281 | ||
Keelman's Way School
Hebburn, NE31 1QY |
Special | 175 |