Abbey Court 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
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
Schools we've chosen
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