Bleasdale 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
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
Schools we've chosen
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