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
Pensnett, DY5 4LN
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
Garratt Park School
London, SW18 3TB
Special 216
Belvue School
Northolt, UB5 6AG
Special 230
Hedgewood School
Hayes, UB4 8NF
Special 189
Hatton Special School
Woodford Green, IG8 8EU
Special 196
Jane Lane School
Walsall, WS2 0JH
Special 188
Alt Bridge School
Liverpool, L36 7TA
Special 325
Princes School
Liverpool, L8 1YQ
Special 216
Newfield School
Liverpool, L23 4TG
Special 129
Meadowside School
Wirral, CH49 5LA
Special 112
Heaton School
Stockport, SK4 4RE
Special 89
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP
Special 132
Ridgeway School
Bedford, MK42 7EB
Special 122
White Spire School
Milton Keynes, MK3 6EW
Special 170
The Redway School
Milton Keynes, MK6 4HG
Special 179
Woolston Brook School
Warrington, WA1 4JL
Special 69
Springfield School
Crewe, CW1 5HS
Special 262
Park Lane School
Macclesfield, SK11 8JR
Special 136
Ashley High School
Widnes, WA8 7HG
Special 128
Pathfield School
Barnstaple, EX31 1JU
Special 190
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW
Special 170
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 141
Portal House School
Dover, CT15 6SS
Special 75
Southall School
Telford, TF4 3PX
Special 209
Woodfield School
Redhill, RH1 3PR
Special 198
St Anthony's School
Chichester, PO19 5PA
Special 240
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP
Special 223
Henry Tyndale School
Farnborough, GU14 8BX
Special 172
Emily Wilding Davison School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9QB
Special 109
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT
Special 162