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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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% |
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Castle Hill High School
Stockport, SK2 5DS |
Special | 341 | 100% | 39.9% |
|
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT |
Special | 185 | 100% | 45.4% |
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Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | 100% | 39% |
|
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL |
Special | 259 | 100% | 39% |
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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% |
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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% |
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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% |
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Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG |
Special | 132 | 100% | 42.4% |
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Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE |
Special | 237 | 100% | 46.4% |
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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
| 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 | |
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Turney Primary and Secondary Special School
London, SE21 8LX |
Special | 151 | ||
|
Marlborough School
Sidcup, DA15 9DP |
Special | 88 | ||
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Sutton School
Dudley, DY1 2DU |
Special | 189 | ||
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Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ |
Special | 200 | ||
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Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED |
Special | 230 | ||
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Knowsley Central School
Liverpool, L36 7SY |
Special | 127 | ||
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Presfield High School and Specialist College
Southport, PR9 8PA |
Special | 131 | ||
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Valley School
Stockport, SK7 1EN |
Special | 56 | ||
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Archdale School
Sheffield, S2 1PL |
Special | 94 | ||
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Southlands School
North Shields, NE30 2QR |
Special | 146 | ||
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Kingsweston School
Bristol, BS11 0UT |
Special | 179 | ||
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Romans Field School
Milton Keynes, MK3 7AW |
Special | 80 | ||
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Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX |
Special | 140 | ||
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Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD |
Special | 157 | ||
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Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB |
Special | 139 | ||
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Longcause Community Special School
Plymouth, PL7 1JB |
Special | 111 | ||
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Walworth School
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LP |
Special | 89 | ||
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The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG |
Special | 136 | ||
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Baycroft School
Fareham, PO14 2AE |
Special | 199 | ||
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Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU |
Special | 111 | ||
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Medina House School
Newport Isle of Wight, PO30 2HS |
Special | 138 | ||
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Woodlands School
Blackpool, FY3 9HF |
Special | 108 | ||
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Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ |
Special | 164 | ||
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Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN |
Special | 129 | ||
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The Clare School
Norwich, NR4 7AU |
Special | 128 | ||
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The Observatory School
Prenton, CH43 7QT |
Special | 167 | ||
|
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
Manchester, M22 5DR |
Special | 156 | ||
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West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 164 | ||
|
Eslington Primary School
Gateshead, NE8 2EP |
Special | 69 | ||