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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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% |
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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
| 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 | ||
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Elleray Park School
Wallasey, CH45 0LH |
Special | 215 | ||
|
Lancasterian School
Manchester, M20 2XA |
Special | 187 | ||
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Highfield School
Ossett, WF5 9BS |
Special | 208 | ||
|
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL |
Special | 259 | ||
|
Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW |
Special | 213 | ||
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Kirkleatham Hall School
Redcar, TS10 4QR |
Special | 204 | ||
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Beaucroft Foundation School
Wimborne, BH21 2SS |
Special | 231 | ||
|
St Luke's School
St Albans, AL3 7ET |
Special | 178 | ||
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Amwell View School
Ware, SG12 8EH |
Special | 184 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||