Great Arley 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
Great Arley School
(Your chosen school)
Special 107 100% 56.1%
St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS
Special 274 100% 41.6%
Oaktree School
London, N14 4HN
Special 143 100% 53.8%
Sutton School
Dudley, DY1 2DU
Special 189 100% 52.9%
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 230 100% 57%
Jane Lane School
Walsall, WS2 0JH
Special 188 100% 60.1%
Orrets Meadow School
Wirral, CH46 9QQ
Special 93 100% 51.6%
Southlands School
North Shields, NE30 2QR
Special 146 100% 62.3%
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT
Special 185 100% 45.4%
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN
Special 136 100% 39%
Marshfields School
Peterborough, PE1 4PP
Special 191 100% 54.5%
The Lampard Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9DD
Special 184 100% 56.5%
Mountjoy School
Beaminster, DT8 3HB
Special 112 100% 40.2%
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW
Special 170 100% 47.6%
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD
Special 151 100% 44.4%
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 141 100% 44.7%
The Mark Way School
Andover, SP10 1HR
Special 118 100% 51.7%
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB
Special 221 100% 45.2%
Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ
Special 164 100% 32.3%
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS
Special 169 100% 50%
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242 100% 48.3%
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH
Special 134 100% 52.2%
Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer, NR27 0NH
Special 193 100% 48.7%
Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB
Special 197 100% 54.3%
The Parkside School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 3JA
Special 189 100% 53.4%
Fairmead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NZ
Special 150 100% 44%
Gosden House School
Guildford, GU5 0AH
Special 125 100% 49.6%
Hill Top School
Gateshead, NE10 8LT
Special 135 100% 56.3%
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Special 190 100% 60%
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE
Special 237 100% 46.4%

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
Great Arley School
(Your chosen school)
Special 107 Sign in to see
Beormund Primary School
London, SE1 3PS
Special 29
St Giles School
South Croydon, CR2 6DF
Special 115
Baskerville School
Birmingham, B17 9TS
Special 190
Sherbourne Fields School
Coventry, CV6 1PR
Special 261
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER
Special 143
Alt Bridge School
Liverpool, L36 7TA
Special 325
Elleray Park School
Wallasey, CH45 0LH
Special 215
Lancasterian School
Manchester, M20 2XA
Special 187
Highfield School
Ossett, WF5 9BS
Special 208
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL
Special 259
Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW
Special 213
Kirkleatham Hall School
Redcar, TS10 4QR
Special 204
Beaucroft Foundation School
Wimborne, BH21 2SS
Special 231
St Luke's School
St Albans, AL3 7ET
Special 178
Amwell View School
Ware, SG12 8EH
Special 184
Greenside School
Stevenage, SG2 9XS
Special 190
Northcott School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU7 4EL
Special 183
St George's School
Newport, PO30 1XW
Special 212
Bower Grove School
Maidstone, ME16 8NL
Special 239
St Anthony's School
Margate, CT9 3RA
Special 108
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH
Special 134
Collingwood School & Media Arts College
Morpeth, NE61 2HA
Special 308
Haughton School
Telford, TF7 4BW
Special 193
Kingsbury Primary Special School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 133
Woodfield
Coventry, CV4 7AB
Special 160
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN
Special 177
Kingsland Primary School
Wakefield, WF3 4BA
Special 201
Applefields School
York, YO31 0LW
Special 224
Elmwood School
Walsall, WS4 1EG
Special 83