Morecambe Road 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
Morecambe Road School
(Your chosen school)
Special 221 100% 45.2%
Bensham Manor School
Thornton Heath, CR7 7BN
Special 242 100% 55.4%
St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS
Special 274 100% 41.6%
Castle Hill High School
Stockport, SK2 5DS
Special 341 100% 39.9%
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT
Special 185 100% 45.4%
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN
Special 136 100% 39%
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL
Special 259 100% 39%
Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW
Special 213 100% 38.5%
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL
Special 235 100% 43.8%
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW
Special 170 100% 47.6%
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD
Special 151 100% 44.4%
St Hugh's Special School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB
Special 157 100% 49%
Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ
Special 164 100% 32.3%
Great Arley School
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 4HH
Special 107 100% 56.1%
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS
Special 169 100% 50%
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242 100% 48.3%
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG
Special 116 100% 41.4%
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH
Special 134 100% 52.2%
Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB
Special 197 100% 54.3%
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ
Special 251 100% 50.6%
Haughton School
Telford, TF7 4BW
Special 193 100% 45.1%
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU
Special 247 100% 43.7%
Fairmead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NZ
Special 150 100% 44%
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 164 100% 33.5%
Oakfield High School and College
Wigan, WN2 4XA
Special 399 100% 48.6%
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE
Special 238 100% 42.4%
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Special 190 100% 60%
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG
Special 132 100% 42.4%
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE
Special 237 100% 46.4%
Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB
Special 166 100% 45.2%

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
Morecambe Road School
(Your chosen school)
Special 221 Sign in to see
Turney Primary and Secondary Special School
London, SE21 8LX
Special 151
Marlborough School
Sidcup, DA15 9DP
Special 88
Sutton School
Dudley, DY1 2DU
Special 189
Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ
Special 200
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 230
Knowsley Central School
Liverpool, L36 7SY
Special 127
Presfield High School and Specialist College
Southport, PR9 8PA
Special 131
Valley School
Stockport, SK7 1EN
Special 56
Archdale School
Sheffield, S2 1PL
Special 94
Southlands School
North Shields, NE30 2QR
Special 146
Kingsweston School
Bristol, BS11 0UT
Special 179
Romans Field School
Milton Keynes, MK3 7AW
Special 80
Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX
Special 140
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD
Special 157
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB
Special 139
Longcause Community Special School
Plymouth, PL7 1JB
Special 111
Walworth School
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LP
Special 89
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG
Special 136
Baycroft School
Fareham, PO14 2AE
Special 199
Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU
Special 111
Medina House School
Newport Isle of Wight, PO30 2HS
Special 138
Woodlands School
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 108
Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ
Special 164
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN
Special 129
The Clare School
Norwich, NR4 7AU
Special 128
The Observatory School
Prenton, CH43 7QT
Special 167
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
Manchester, M22 5DR
Special 156
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 164
Eslington Primary School
Gateshead, NE8 2EP
Special 69