Kirkham Pear Tree 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
Kirkham Pear Tree School
(Your chosen school)
Special 112 100% 39.3%
Pens Meadow School
Stourbridge, DY8 5ST
Special 114 100% 41.2%
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER
Special 143 100% 41.3%
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP
Special 225 100% 56.6%
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW
Special 174 100% 39.7%
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP
Special 132 100% 39.4%
Highbury School
Brighouse, HD6 3LD
Special 154 100% 39.6%
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP
Special 105 99.1% 41.9%
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 138 100% 45.7%
Hebden Green Community School
Winsford, CW7 4EJ
Special 136 100% 36.8%
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD
Special 157 100% 38.9%
Sandgate School
Kendal, LA9 6JG
Special 151 100% 29.1%
Sandside Lodge School
Ulverston, LA12 0DZ
Special 100 100% 30%
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN
Special 129 100% 38%
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD
Special 116 100% 40.5%
The Coppice School
Preston, PR5 6GY
Special 66 100% 36.4%
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%
Hall School
Norwich, NR6 7AD
Special 99 100% 42.4%
Springwater School
Harrogate, HG2 7LW
Special 121 100% 38%
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%
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW
Special 235 100% 43%
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT
Special 162 100% 57.4%
Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN
Special 182 100% 41.2%
Pendle Community High School & College
Nelson, BB9 8LF
Special 163 100% 49.1%
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG
Special 132 100% 42.4%
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE
Special 237 100% 46.4%
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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Kirkham Pear Tree School
(Your chosen school)
Special 112 Sign in to see
Woodlane High School
London, W12 0TN
Special 106
Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre
London, N20 0DH
Special 178
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX
Special 236
Princes School
Liverpool, L8 1YQ
Special 216
Newfield School
Liverpool, L23 4TG
Special 129
Meadowside School
Wirral, CH49 5LA
Special 112
Green Fold School
Bolton, BL4 0NS
Special 166
Heaton School
Stockport, SK4 4RE
Special 89
Oakdale School
Dukinfield, SK16 5LD
Special 169
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP
Special 132
The Rowan School
Sheffield, S17 3PT
Special 100
Furrowfield School
Gateshead, NE10 9RZ
Special 90
Ridgeway School
Bedford, MK42 7EB
Special 122
Samuel Pepys School
St Neots, PE19 2EZ
Special 124
Woolston Brook School
Warrington, WA1 4JL
Special 69
Park Lane School
Macclesfield, SK11 8JR
Special 136
Ashley High School
Widnes, WA8 7HG
Special 128
Villa Real School
Consett, DH8 6BH
Special 119
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT
Special 94
Oak Lodge School
Southampton, SO45 4RQ
Special 164
Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL
Special 125
Meadow Wood School
Bushey, WD23 4NN
Special 37
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD
Special 116
Fairmead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NZ
Special 150
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN
Special 145
Athena School
Lincoln, LN5 8EL
Special 118
Henry Tyndale School
Farnborough, GU14 8BX
Special 172
Belmont Park School
London, E10 6DB
Special 58
Pendle View Primary School
Colne, BB8 8JT
Special 134