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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bleasdale School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 59 | 100% | 47.5% |
Mapledown School
London, NW2 1TR |
Special | 114 | 100% | 49.1% |
St Ann's School
London, W7 3JP |
Special | 124 | 100% | 47.6% |
Sherwood Park School
Wallington, SM6 7NP |
Special | 183 | 100% | 33.9% |
Old Hall School
Walsall, WS2 7LU |
Special | 109 | 100% | 64.2% |
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP |
Special | 225 | 100% | 56.6% |
Merefield School
Southport, PR8 2QZ |
Special | 110 | 100% | 51.8% |
Green Fold School
Bolton, BL4 0NS |
Special | 166 | 100% | 40.4% |
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW |
Special | 174 | 100% | 39.7% |
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ |
Special | 170 | 100% | 60% |
Heaton School
Stockport, SK4 4RE |
Special | 89 | 100% | 46.1% |
Oakdale School
Dukinfield, SK16 5LD |
Special | 169 | 100% | 62.7% |
Brentwood School
Sale, M33 4GY |
Special | 169 | 100% | 42.6% |
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP |
Special | 132 | 100% | 39.4% |
Sunningdale School
Sunderland, SR3 2PP |
Special | 137 | 100% | 49.6% |
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS |
Special | 138 | 100% | 45.7% |
Villa Real School
Consett, DH8 6BH |
Special | 119 | 100% | 55.5% |
Shorefields School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6HF |
Special | 162 | 100% | 54.9% |
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA |
Special | 112 | 100% | 39.3% |
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN |
Special | 129 | 100% | 38% |
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD |
Special | 116 | 100% | 40.5% |
The Coppice School
Preston, PR5 6GY |
Special | 66 | 100% | 36.4% |
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG |
Special | 116 | 100% | 41.4% |
Springhead School
Scarborough, YO12 4HA |
Special | 104 | 100% | 56.7% |
Fairfields School
Northampton, NN2 6JN |
Special | 125 | 100% | 32% |
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ |
Special | 98 | 100% | 49% |
Dryden School
Gateshead, NE9 5UR |
Special | 71 | 100% | 46.5% |
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43% |
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU |
Special | 150 | 100% | 45.3% |
Acorns Primary School
Preston, PR1 6AU |
Special | 92 | 100% | 40.2% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bleasdale School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 59 | Sign in to see | |
Harmood School
London, NW1 8DP |
Special | 40 | ||
King's Oak School
London, SE9 5LX |
Special | 37 | ||
Cambridge School
London, W12 0SP |
Special | 143 | ||
Springfield House Community Special School
Solihull, B93 0AJ |
Special | 99 | ||
Abbot's Lea School
Liverpool, L25 6EE |
Special | 272 | ||
Clifford Holroyde Specialist Sen College
Liverpool, L14 7NX |
Special | 70 | ||
Kilgarth School
Birkenhead, CH41 8BA |
Special | 60 | ||
Manchester Hospital School
Manchester, M13 9WL |
Special | 318 | ||
Lancasterian School
Manchester, M20 2XA |
Special | 187 | ||
Woodley School and College
Huddersfield, HD5 8JE |
Special | 182 | ||
Claremont School
Bristol, BS9 4LR |
Special | 70 | ||
Archers Brook SEMH Residential School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NA |
Special | 99 | ||
Shorefields School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6HF |
Special | 162 | ||
Glenwood School
Emsworth, PO10 7NN |
Special | 115 | ||
Stone Bay School
Broadstairs, CT10 1EB |
Special | 112 | ||
Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School
Rossendale, BB4 6RX |
Special | 102 | ||
The Coppice School
Preston, PR5 6GY |
Special | 66 | ||
Maplewell Hall School
Loughborough, LE12 8QY |
Special | 294 | ||
Barndale School
Alnwick, NE66 1DQ |
Special | 90 | ||
Woodeaton Manor School
Oxford, OX3 9TS |
Special | 80 | ||
Horton Lodge Community Special School
Leek, ST13 8RB |
Special | 61 | ||
Gosden House School
Guildford, GU5 0AH |
Special | 125 | ||
Limpsfield Grange School
Oxted, RH8 0RZ |
Special | 92 | ||
Rowan Tree Primary School
Manchester, M46 9HP |
Special | 139 | ||
Hillside Specialist School and College
Preston, PR3 3XB |
Special | 115 | ||
Windlehurst School
Stockport, SK6 7HZ |
Special | 54 | ||
Chasetown Community School
Burntwood, WS7 3QL |
Special | 84 | ||
Royal Cross Primary School
Preston, PR2 1NT |
Special | 31 | ||
Kingsmead School
Derby, DE24 8TE |
Special | 130 |