Portal House 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
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%
Prospect School
Havant, PO9 4AQ
Special 85 100% 71.8%
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
Schools we've chosen
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
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ
Special 172
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
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