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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 169 | 100% | 50% |
Langley School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 6TJ |
Special | 131 | 100% | 51.9% |
Orrets Meadow School
Wirral, CH46 9QQ |
Special | 93 | 100% | 51.6% |
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW |
Special | 174 | 100% | 39.7% |
Highbury School
Brighouse, HD6 3LD |
Special | 154 | 100% | 39.6% |
Epinay Business and Enterprise School
South Shields, NE34 8BT |
Special | 209 | 100% | 57.6% |
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL |
Special | 259 | 100% | 39% |
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP |
Special | 105 | 99.1% | 41.9% |
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43.8% |
Northcott School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU7 4EL |
Special | 183 | 100% | 47.5% |
St Hugh's Special School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB |
Special | 157 | 100% | 49% |
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB |
Special | 221 | 100% | 45.2% |
Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ |
Special | 164 | 100% | 32.3% |
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT |
Special | 242 | 100% | 48.3% |
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD |
Special | 116 | 100% | 40.5% |
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% |
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ |
Special | 251 | 100% | 50.6% |
Fairmead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NZ |
Special | 150 | 100% | 44% |
Hill Top School
Gateshead, NE10 8LT |
Special | 135 | 100% | 56.3% |
Newark Orchard School
Newark, NG24 3AL |
Special | 169 | 100% | 49.1% |
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU |
Special | 151 | 100% | 42.4% |
West Gate School
Leicester, LE3 6DG |
Special | 200 | 100% | 45.5% |
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% |
Childwall Abbey School
Liverpool, L16 5EY |
Special | 217 | 100% | 59.4% |
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG |
Special | 132 | 100% | 42.4% |
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE |
Special | 237 | 100% | 46.4% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 169 | Sign in to see | |
Haymerle School
London, SE15 6SY |
Special | 78 | ||
Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children
Birmingham, B31 1LD |
Special | 54 | ||
Rosewood School
Bilston, WV14 8XJ |
Special | 49 | ||
Knowsley Central School
Liverpool, L36 7SY |
Special | 127 | ||
Hayfield School
Wirral, CH49 4LN |
Special | 168 | ||
Gilbrook School
CH49 8HE |
Special | 63 | ||
Orrets Meadow School
Wirral, CH46 9QQ |
Special | 93 | ||
Thomasson Memorial School
Bolton, BL3 3LA |
Special | 85 | ||
Manchester Hospital School
Manchester, M13 9WL |
Special | 318 | ||
Valley School
Stockport, SK7 1EN |
Special | 56 | ||
Hinderton School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ |
Special | 52 | ||
Rosebank School
Northwich, CW8 4QP |
Special | 51 | ||
Sandgate School
Kendal, LA9 6JG |
Special | 151 | ||
Cedar Hall School
Benfleet, SS7 3UQ |
Special | 186 | ||
Norman Gate School
Andover, SP10 1JZ |
Special | 102 | ||
Moorbrook School
Preston, PR2 3DB |
Special | 72 | ||
Woodlands School
Blackpool, FY3 9HF |
Special | 108 | ||
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB |
Special | 221 | ||
Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ |
Special | 164 | ||
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG |
Special | 116 | ||
Brookfield School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7HE |
Special | 84 | ||
Hall School
Norwich, NR6 7AD |
Special | 99 | ||
The Dales School
Northallerton, DL7 9QW |
Special | 74 | ||
Avalon School
Street, BA16 0PS |
Special | 73 | ||
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 164 | ||
Rowan Tree Primary School
Manchester, M46 9HP |
Special | 139 | ||
Willow Grove Primary School
Wigan, WN4 8XF |
Special | 73 | ||
Emily Wilding Davison School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9QB |
Special | 109 | ||
Acorns Primary School
Preston, PR1 6AU |
Special | 92 |