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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chorley Astley Park School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 164 | 100% | 32.3% |
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX |
Special | 236 | 100% | 40.3% |
Hatton Special School
Woodford Green, IG8 8EU |
Special | 196 | 100% | 41.8% |
Tiverton School
Coventry, CV3 4DE |
Special | 133 | 100% | 33.1% |
Hayfield School
Wirral, CH49 4LN |
Special | 168 | 100% | 60.1% |
Orrets Meadow School
Wirral, CH46 9QQ |
Special | 93 | 100% | 51.6% |
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW |
Special | 174 | 100% | 39.7% |
Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL |
Special | 170 | 100% | 28.8% |
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% |
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP |
Special | 105 | 99.1% | 41.9% |
Furze Down School
Buckingham, MK18 3BL |
Special | 219 | 100% | 32.9% |
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET |
Special | 243 | 100% | 33.3% |
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43.8% |
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD |
Special | 151 | 100% | 44.4% |
Norman Gate School
Andover, SP10 1JZ |
Special | 102 | 100% | 24.1% |
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB |
Special | 221 | 100% | 45.2% |
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% |
Fairmead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NZ |
Special | 150 | 100% | 44% |
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 164 | 100% | 33.5% |
Kingsbury Primary Special School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 133 | 100% | 39.8% |
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE |
Special | 238 | 100% | 42.4% |
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG |
Special | 132 | 100% | 42.4% |
Acorns Primary School
Preston, PR1 6AU |
Special | 92 | 100% | 40.2% |
Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB |
Special | 166 | 100% | 45.2% |
Castle Wood Special School
Coventry, CV2 1FN |
Special | 166 | 100% | 35.5% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chorley Astley Park School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 164 | Sign in to see | |
Mapledown School
London, NW2 1TR |
Special | 114 | ||
Marlborough School
Sidcup, DA15 9DP |
Special | 88 | ||
Oscott Manor School
Birmingham, B23 6DE |
Special | 181 | ||
Knowsley Central School
Liverpool, L36 7SY |
Special | 127 | ||
Presfield High School and Specialist College
Southport, PR9 8PA |
Special | 131 | ||
Hayfield School
Wirral, CH49 4LN |
Special | 168 | ||
Gilbrook School
CH49 8HE |
Special | 63 | ||
Valley School
Stockport, SK7 1EN |
Special | 56 | ||
Southlands School
North Shields, NE30 2QR |
Special | 146 | ||
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP |
Special | 105 | ||
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD |
Special | 157 | ||
Rosebank School
Northwich, CW8 4QP |
Special | 51 | ||
Sandgate School
Kendal, LA9 6JG |
Special | 151 | ||
Barley Lane School
Exeter, EX4 1TA |
Special | 76 | ||
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL |
Special | 235 | ||
Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN |
Special | 112 | ||
Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU |
Special | 111 | ||
Woodlands School
Blackpool, FY3 9HF |
Special | 108 | ||
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB |
Special | 221 | ||
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN |
Special | 129 | ||
Cramlington Hillcrest School
Cramlington, NE23 1DY |
Special | 116 | ||
Hednesford Valley High School
Hednesford, WS12 4JS |
Special | 191 | ||
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN |
Special | 86 | ||
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Horsham, RH13 5NW |
Special | 138 | ||
The Observatory School
Prenton, CH43 7QT |
Special | 167 | ||
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 164 | ||
Westfield School
Bourne End, SL8 5BE |
Special | 80 | ||
Landgate School, Bryn
Wigan, WN4 0EP |
Special | 139 | ||
Elm Tree Community Primary School
Skelmersdale, WN8 6SA |
Special | 155 |