Nexus Foundation Special 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
Nexus Foundation Special School
(Your chosen school)
Special 305 100% 40.5%
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
London, NW8 6HX
Special 260 100% 58.1%
Red Gates School
South Croydon, CR2 8HD
Special 160 100% 48.8%
Marjory Kinnon School
Feltham, TW14 9QZ
Special 308 100% 43.8%
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX
Special 267 100% 42.3%
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL
Special 259 100% 39%
The Chiltern School
Dunstable, LU5 5PX
Special 347 100% 33.1%
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%
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN
Special 241 100% 44.4%
Broomhill Bank School
Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0TB
Special 392 100% 33.9%
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT
Special 276 100% 44.2%
Foreland Fields School
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH
Special 291 100% 47.1%
St Nicholas' School
Canterbury, CT1 3JJ
Special 390 100% 49%
John Watson School
Oxford, OX33 1NN
Special 113 100% 29.2%
Manor Mead School
Shepperton, TW17 8EL
Special 237 100% 33%
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP
Special 223 100% 33.2%
Newark Orchard School
Newark, NG24 3AL
Special 169 100% 49.1%
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU
Special 151 100% 42.4%
Fort Royal
Worcester, WR5 1DR
Special 232 100% 35.3%
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER
Special 371 100% 43.3%
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE
Special 238 100% 42.4%
The Oaks Secondary School
Spennymoor, DL16 7DB
Special 349 100% 59%
Applefields School
York, YO31 0LW
Special 224 100% 35.7%
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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Nexus Foundation Special School
(Your chosen school)
Special 305 Sign in to see
Ickburgh School
London, E9 5RB
Special 166
Greenvale School
London, SE6 1UF
Special 214
Greenmead School
London, SW19 6RY
Special 60
The Brook Special Primary School
London, N17 6HW
Special 138
Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 147
Oak Haven School
Heywood, OL10 3PY
Special 284
West Oaks School
Leeds, LS6 2ST
Special 488
Benton Dene School
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8FD
Special 132
Furze Down School
Buckingham, MK18 3BL
Special 219
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET
Special 243
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB
Special 252
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 144
Springwell School
Southampton, SO19 6DH
Special 272
Oakfield
Hull, HU9 4HD
Special 123
Foreland Fields School
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH
Special 291
The Beacon Folkestone
Folkestone, CT19 5DN
Special 431
The Lincoln St Christopher's School
Lincoln, LN6 8AR
Special 312
Freemantles School
Woking, GU22 0AN
Special 280
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX
Special 210
Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Special 279
Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU
Special 214
Ellesmere College
Leicester, LE3 2FD
Special 436
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER
Special 371
Sir Charles Parsons School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4ED
Special 210
Bank View High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 424
Laleham Gap School
Ramsgate, CT12 6FH
Special 241
Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ
Special 143
Woodlands Meed
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EY
Special 281
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
London, BR1 5LE
Special 294