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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Abbey Court Foundation Special School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 217 | 100% | 45.6% |
Mandeville School
Middlesex, UB6 0PA |
Special | 182 | 100% | 34.9% |
Perseid School
Morden, SM4 5LT |
Special | 160 | 100% | 55% |
Oakwood School
Walsall, WS9 9JS |
Special | 245 | 100% | 51.4% |
Palmerston School
Liverpool, L17 6AU |
Special | 174 | 100% | 57.5% |
Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD |
Special | 147 | 100% | 51% |
Millstead School
Liverpool, L5 3LU |
Special | 263 | 100% | 52.1% |
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF |
Special | 212 | 100% | 54.2% |
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP |
Special | 263 | 100% | 42.2% |
The Redway School
Milton Keynes, MK6 4HG |
Special | 179 | 100% | 40.2% |
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT |
Special | 144 | 100% | 38.2% |
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT |
Special | 94 | 100% | 48.9% |
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS |
Special | 102 | 100% | 34.3% |
St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 110 | 100% | 43.6% |
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU |
Special | 139 | 100% | 43.2% |
Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL |
Special | 125 | 100% | 36% |
Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU |
Special | 111 | 100% | 34.2% |
Nether Hall School
Leicester, LE5 1RT |
Special | 136 | 100% | 44.9% |
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL |
Special | 121 | 100% | 39.3% |
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN |
Special | 86 | 100% | 44.2% |
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA |
Special | 144 | 100% | 35.9% |
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN |
Special | 145 | 100% | 32.4% |
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA |
Special | 144 | 100% | 41.7% |
Henry Tyndale School
Farnborough, GU14 8BX |
Special | 172 | 100% | 29.1% |
Sir Charles Parsons School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4ED |
Special | 210 | 100% | 68.1% |
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND |
Special | 129 | 100% | 41.1% |
The Livity School
London, SW16 2PW |
Special | 127 | 100% | 54.3% |
Riverside School
Orpington, BR5 3HS |
Special | 355 | 100% | 40.3% |
Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ |
Special | 143 | 100% | 44.8% |
Keelman's Way School
Hebburn, NE31 1QY |
Special | 175 | 100% | 55.4% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Abbey Court Foundation Special School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 217 | Sign in to see | |
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
London, NW8 6HX |
Special | 260 | ||
Highshore School
London, SE5 0TW |
Special | 169 | ||
Northway School
London, NW7 3HS |
Special | 163 | ||
Marjory Kinnon School
Feltham, TW14 9QZ |
Special | 308 | ||
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX |
Special | 267 | ||
Lindsworth School
Birmingham, B30 3QA |
Special | 131 | ||
Merstone School
Birmingham, B36 0UE |
Special | 359 | ||
Green Park School
Bilston, WV14 6EH |
Special | 145 | ||
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College
Leasowe, CH46 1RA |
Special | 410 | ||
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP |
Special | 234 | ||
Bamburgh School
South Shields, NE34 7TD |
Special | 222 | ||
Epinay Business and Enterprise School
South Shields, NE34 8BT |
Special | 209 | ||
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE |
Special | 218 | ||
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET |
Special | 243 | ||
Lakeside School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW |
Special | 100 | ||
Samuel Cody School
Farnborough, GU14 8SN |
Special | 336 | ||
St Anne's School and Sixth Form College
Hessle, HU13 9AR |
Special | 155 | ||
Valence School
Westerham, TN16 1QN |
Special | 132 | ||
The Beacon Folkestone
Folkestone, CT19 5DN |
Special | 431 | ||
Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA |
Special | 305 | ||
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU |
Special | 247 | ||
Freemantles School
Woking, GU22 0AN |
Special | 280 | ||
Evergreen School
Warwick, CV34 5DF |
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 | ||
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER |
Special | 371 | ||
Meadowfield School
SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4NL |
Special | 401 | ||
Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ |
Special | 143 |