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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Portal House School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 75 | 100% | 64% |
|
Beormund Primary School
London, SE1 3PS |
Special | 29 | 100% | 65.5% |
|
Melrose School
Mitcham/ Raynes Park, CR4 3BE |
Special | 128 | 100% | 52.3% |
|
Rosewood School
Bilston, WV14 8XJ |
Special | 49 | 100% | 73.5% |
|
Woolton High School
Liverpool, L25 6JA |
Special | 75 | 100% | 64% |
|
The Holy Brook School
Reading, RG30 3LJ |
Special | 29 | 100% | 69% |
|
Woolston Brook School
Warrington, WA1 4JL |
Special | 69 | 100% | 66.7% |
|
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% |
|
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% |
|
The Waterloo School
Waterlooville, PO7 7JJ |
Special | 75 | 100% | 72% |
|
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% |
|
The Orchard School
Canterbury, CT1 3QQ |
Special | 110 | 100% | 73.6% |
|
Moorbrook School
Preston, PR2 3DB |
Special | 72 | 100% | 72.2% |
|
Brookfield School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7HE |
Special | 84 | 100% | 58.3% |
|
Hope High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 9DP |
Special | 113 | 100% | 62.8% |
|
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% |
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Prospect School
Havant, PO9 4AQ |
Special | 85 | 100% | 71.8% |
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Kingsmead School
Derby, DE24 8TE |
Special | 130 | 100% | 62.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Portal House School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 75 | Sign in to see | |
|
Garratt Park School
London, SW18 3TB |
Special | 216 | ||
|
Belvue School
Northolt, UB5 6AG |
Special | 230 | ||
|
Hedgewood School
Hayes, UB4 8NF |
Special | 189 | ||
|
Hatton Special School
Woodford Green, IG8 8EU |
Special | 196 | ||
|
Jane Lane School
Walsall, WS2 0JH |
Special | 188 | ||
|
Meadowside School
Wirral, CH49 5LA |
Special | 112 | ||
|
Heaton School
Stockport, SK4 4RE |
Special | 89 | ||
|
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP |
Special | 132 | ||
|
Ridgeway School
Bedford, MK42 7EB |
Special | 122 | ||
|
White Spire School
Milton Keynes, MK3 6EW |
Special | 170 | ||
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Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ |
Special | 172 | ||
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The Redway School
Milton Keynes, MK6 4HG |
Special | 179 | ||
|
Park Lane School
Macclesfield, SK11 8JR |
Special | 136 | ||
|
Ashley High School
Widnes, WA8 7HG |
Special | 128 | ||
|
Holmwood School
Middlesbrough, TS4 3PT |
Special | 107 | ||
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Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW |
Special | 170 | ||
|
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 141 | ||
|
St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 110 | ||
|
Shepherds Down Special School
Winchester, SO21 2AJ |
Special | 195 | ||
|
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU |
Special | 139 | ||
|
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA |
Special | 112 | ||
|
Southall School
Telford, TF4 3PX |
Special | 209 | ||
|
Woodlands School
Leatherhead, KT22 8RY |
Special | 106 | ||
|
Woodfield School
Redhill, RH1 3PR |
Special | 198 | ||
|
St Anthony's School
Chichester, PO19 5PA |
Special | 240 | ||
|
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP |
Special | 223 | ||
|
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Horsham, RH13 5NW |
Special | 138 | ||
|
Henry Tyndale School
Farnborough, GU14 8BX |
Special | 172 | ||
|
Emily Wilding Davison School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9QB |
Special | 109 | ||