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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
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
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 |