Applebee Wood Community Specialist 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
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
Schools we've chosen
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