The Orchard 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
The Orchard School
(Your chosen school)
Special 110 100% 73.6%
Beormund Primary School
London, SE1 3PS
Special 29 100% 65.5%
Melrose School
Mitcham/ Raynes Park, CR4 3BE
Special 128 100% 52.3%
Woolton High School
Liverpool, L25 6JA
Special 75 100% 64%
The Holy Brook School
Reading, RG30 3LJ
Special 29 100% 69%
Romans Field School
Milton Keynes, MK3 7AW
Special 80 100% 73.8%
Archers Brook SEMH Residential School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NA
Special 99 100% 68.7%
Holmwood School
Middlesbrough, TS4 3PT
Special 107 100% 71%
Barley Lane School
Exeter, EX4 1TA
Special 76 100% 64.5%
Walworth School
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LP
Special 89 100% 76.4%
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%
Wolverdene Special School
Andover, SP10 2AF
Special 56 100% 60.7%
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%
Rowhill School
Longfield, DA3 7PW
Special 161 100% 64.6%
Elms School
Dover, CT17 9PS
Special 138 100% 82.6%
Portal House School
Dover, CT15 6SS
Special 75 100% 64%
Moorbrook School
Preston, PR2 3DB
Special 72 100% 72.2%
Hope High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 9DP
Special 113 100% 62.8%
Cramlington Hillcrest School
Cramlington, NE23 1DY
Special 116 100% 62.1%
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%
Hope School
Liverpool, L25 2RY
Special 68 100% 80.9%
Kingsmead School
Derby, DE24 8TE
Special 130 100% 62.8%
Elm Tree Community Primary School
Skelmersdale, WN8 6SA
Special 155 100% 61.3%

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
The Orchard School
(Your chosen school)
Special 110 Sign in to see
Oaktree School
London, N14 4HN
Special 143
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ
Special 158
Hamilton School
Birmingham, B21 8AH
Special 172
Halesbury School
Halesowen, B62 9DR
Special 174
Old Hall School
Walsall, WS2 7LU
Special 109
Knowsley Central School
Liverpool, L36 7SY
Special 127
Merefield School
Southport, PR8 2QZ
Special 110
Crosby High School
Liverpool, L23 2TH
Special 170
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN
Special 136
Romans Field School
Milton Keynes, MK3 7AW
Special 80
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP
Special 105
Heritage House School
Chesham, HP5 3BP
Special 135
Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX
Special 140
Chesnut Lodge Special School
Widnes, WA8 7HF
Special 86
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS
Special 102
Baycroft School
Fareham, PO14 2AE
Special 199
Batchwood School
St Albans, AL3 5RP
Special 111
Medina House School
Newport Isle of Wight, PO30 2HS
Special 138
Grange Park School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD
Special 179
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ
Special 251
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL
Special 121
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP
Special 193
Oaklands School
Leicester, LE5 6GJ
Special 135
Sandfield Park School
Liverpool, L12 1LH
Special 88
Rowan Tree Primary School
Manchester, M46 9HP
Special 139
Holly House Special School
Chesterfield, S41 9QR
Special 43
High Well School
Pontefract, WF8 2DD
Special 104
Westfield School
Bourne End, SL8 5BE
Special 80
Eslington Primary School
Gateshead, NE8 2EP
Special 69