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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School (Your chosen school) | Special | 102 | 100% | 42.2% | 
| Northway School London, NW7 3HS | Special | 163 | 100% | 42.9% | 
| Hatton Special School Woodford Green, IG8 8EU | Special | 196 | 100% | 41.8% | 
| Orrets Meadow School Wirral, CH46 9QQ | Special | 93 | 100% | 51.6% | 
| Millwood Primary Special School Bury, M26 3BW | Special | 174 | 100% | 39.7% | 
| Delamere School Manchester, M41 6AP | Special | 132 | 100% | 39.4% | 
| The Rowan School Sheffield, S17 3PT | Special | 100 | 100% | 53% | 
| Kingsweston School Bristol, BS11 0UT | Special | 179 | 100% | 49.2% | 
| Dee Banks School Chester, CH3 5UX | Special | 140 | 100% | 43.9% | 
| Greenbank School Northwich, CW8 1LD | Special | 121 | 100% | 41.3% | 
| Rosebank School Northwich, CW8 4QP | Special | 51 | 100% | 29.4% | 
| Northcott School and Sixth Form College Hull, HU7 4EL | Special | 183 | 100% | 47.5% | 
| Chorley Astley Park School Chorley, PR7 1JZ | Special | 164 | 100% | 32.3% | 
| Applebee Wood Community Specialist School Preston, PR5 5SS | Special | 169 | 100% | 50% | 
| The Loyne Specialist School Lancaster, LA1 2QD | Special | 116 | 100% | 40.5% | 
| Oswaldtwistle White Ash School Accrington, BB5 4QG | Special | 116 | 100% | 41.4% | 
| John Watson School Oxford, OX33 1NN | Special | 113 | 100% | 29.2% | 
| Sunnydown School Caterham, CR3 5ED | Special | 91 | 100% | 33% | 
| Oaklands School Leicester, LE5 6GJ | Special | 135 | 100% | 42.2% | 
| Mill Green School St Helens, WA9 1BU | Special | 151 | 100% | 42.4% | 
| 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% | 
| Rowan Tree Primary School Manchester, M46 9HP | Special | 139 | 100% | 36.7% | 
| Hillside Specialist School and College Preston, PR3 3XB | Special | 115 | 100% | 36.5% | 
| Westfield School Bourne End, SL8 5BE | Special | 80 | 100% | 37.5% | 
| Pendle View Primary School Colne, BB8 8JT | Special | 134 | 100% | 42.5% | 
| Holly Grove School Burnley, BB10 1JD | Special | 137 | 100% | 38% | 
| Springside Manchester, OL16 2SU | Special | 150 | 100% | 45.3% | 
| Newlands School Manchester, M24 6JG | Special | 132 | 100% | 42.4% | 
| Acorns Primary School Preston, PR1 6AU | Special | 92 | 100% | 40.2% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School (Your chosen school) | Special | 102 | Sign in to see | |
| King's Oak School London, SE9 5LX | Special | 37 | ||
| Cambridge School London, W12 0SP | Special | 143 | ||
| Abbot's Lea School Liverpool, L25 6EE | Special | 272 | ||
| Clifford Holroyde Specialist Sen College Liverpool, L14 7NX | Special | 70 | ||
| Merefield School Southport, PR8 2QZ | Special | 110 | ||
| Crosby High School Liverpool, L23 2TH | Special | 170 | ||
| Kilgarth School Birkenhead, CH41 8BA | Special | 60 | ||
| Orrets Meadow School Wirral, CH46 9QQ | Special | 93 | ||
| Thomasson Memorial School Bolton, BL3 3LA | Special | 85 | ||
| Manchester Hospital School Manchester, M13 9WL | Special | 318 | ||
| Woodley School and College Huddersfield, HD5 8JE | Special | 182 | ||
| Claremont School Bristol, BS9 4LR | Special | 70 | ||
| Glenwood School Emsworth, PO10 7NN | Special | 115 | ||
| Falconer School Bushey, WD23 3AT | Special | 66 | ||
| Stone Bay School Broadstairs, CT10 1EB | Special | 112 | ||
| Moorbrook School Preston, PR2 3DB | Special | 72 | ||
| Applebee Wood Community Specialist School Preston, PR5 5SS | Special | 169 | ||
| The Coppice School Preston, PR5 6GY | Special | 66 | ||
| Brookfield School Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7HE | Special | 84 | ||
| The Children's Hospital School Leicester, LE1 5WW | Special | 80 | ||
| Limpsfield Grange School Oxted, RH8 0RZ | Special | 92 | ||
| Sandfield Park School Liverpool, L12 1LH | Special | 88 | ||
| Rowan Gate Primary School -Three Sites and Two Satellites Wellingborough, NN8 4NS | Special | 296 | ||
| Rowan Tree Primary School Manchester, M46 9HP | Special | 139 | ||
| Hillside Specialist School and College Preston, PR3 3XB | Special | 115 | ||
| Windlehurst School Stockport, SK6 7HZ | Special | 54 | ||
| Willow Grove Primary School Wigan, WN4 8XF | Special | 73 | ||
| Chasetown Community School Burntwood, WS7 3QL | Special | 84 | ||
| Royal Cross Primary School Preston, PR2 1NT | Special | 31 | ||