Elms 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
Elms School
(Your chosen school)
Special 138 100% 82.6%
The Cedars Primary School
Hounslow, TW5 9RU
Special 66 100% 75.8%
New Rush Hall School
Ilford, IG6 2LB
Special 91 96.7% 72.5%
Rosewood School
Bilston, WV14 8XJ
Special 49 100% 73.5%
Woolton High School
Liverpool, L25 6JA
Special 75 100% 64%
The Holy Brook School
Reading, RG30 3LJ
Special 29 100% 69%
Archers Brook SEMH Residential School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NA
Special 99 100% 68.7%
Holmwood School
Middlesbrough, TS4 3PT
Special 107 100% 71%
Elemore Hall School
Durham, DH6 1QD
Special 198 100% 79.8%
Lakeside School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW
Special 100 100% 63%
The Polygon School
Southampton, SO15 2FH
Special 76 100% 81.6%
Vermont School
Southampton, SO16 7LT
Special 53 100% 81.1%
The Waterloo School
Waterlooville, PO7 7JJ
Special 75 100% 72%
Wolverdene Special School
Andover, SP10 2AF
Special 56 100% 60.7%
Oakfield
Hull, HU9 4HD
Special 123 100% 68.3%
Bower Grove School
Maidstone, ME16 8NL
Special 239 100% 68.2%
St Anthony's School
Margate, CT9 3RA
Special 108 100% 73.1%
Goldwyn School
Ashford, TN23 3BT
Special 204 100% 53.9%
The Orchard School
Canterbury, CT1 3QQ
Special 110 100% 73.6%
Portal House School
Dover, CT15 6SS
Special 75 100% 64%
Moorbrook School
Preston, PR2 3DB
Special 72 100% 72.2%
Cornfield School, Littlehampton
Littlehampton, BN17 6HY
Special 79 100% 67.1%
Haywood Grove School
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7BG
Special 60 100% 65%
High Well School
Pontefract, WF8 2DD
Special 104 100% 76.7%
Chasetown Community School
Burntwood, WS7 3QL
Special 84 100% 58.3%
Emily Wilding Davison School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9QB
Special 109 100% 70.6%
Silverdale School
Wallsend, NE28 0HG
Special 143 100% 82.7%
Prospect School
Havant, PO9 4AQ
Special 85 100% 71.8%
The Rose School
Burnley, BB11 4DT
Special 71 100% 80.3%
Elmwood School
Walsall, WS4 1EG
Special 83 100% 72.3%

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
Elms School
(Your chosen school)
Special 138 Sign in to see
Woodlane High School
London, W12 0TN
Special 106
Jack Tizard School
London, W12 7PA
Special 73
Lansdowne School
London, SW9 9QD
Special 170
New Woodlands School
Bromley, BR1 5PD
Special 103
The Brier School
Kingswinford, DY6 8QN
Special 203
Fairfield School
Batley, WF17 8AS
Special 136
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU
Special 153
Brook Green Centre for Learning
Plymouth, PL5 4DZ
Special 106
Mountjoy School
Beaminster, DT8 3HB
Special 112
The Cedar School
Southampton, SO16 0XN
Special 90
Oak Lodge School
Southampton, SO45 4RQ
Special 164
St Luke's Primary School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1BN
Special 191
Riverside Special School
Goole, DN14 5JS
Special 140
Goldwyn School
Ashford, TN23 3BT
Special 204
Hope High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 9DP
Special 113
Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND
Special 158
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN
Special 145
Cornfield School, Littlehampton
Littlehampton, BN17 6HY
Special 79
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU
Special 151
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA
Special 144
Dryden School
Gateshead, NE9 5UR
Special 71
Athena School
Lincoln, LN5 8EL
Special 118
Belmont Park School
London, E10 6DB
Special 58
Egerton High School
Manchester, M41 7FZ
Special 66
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND
Special 129
Prospect School
Havant, PO9 4AQ
Special 85
Fortuna School
Lincoln, LN6 0FB
Special 80
The Rose School
Burnley, BB11 4DT
Special 71
Evergreen Primary School
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LS
Special 205