Mayfield 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
Mayfield School
(Your chosen school)
Special 129 100% 38%
Marlborough School
Sidcup, DA15 9DP
Special 88 100% 34.1%
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%
Merefield School
Southport, PR8 2QZ
Special 110 100% 51.8%
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ
Special 170 100% 60%
Brentwood School
Sale, M33 4GY
Special 169 100% 42.6%
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP
Special 132 100% 39.4%
Hope School
Wigan, WN3 6SP
Special 235 100% 35.3%
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ
Special 257 100% 40.5%
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%
Westfield School
Leominster, HR6 8NZ
Special 73 100% 32.9%
Greenside School
Stevenage, SG2 9XS
Special 190 100% 34.2%
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA
Special 112 100% 39.3%
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD
Special 116 100% 40.5%
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG
Special 116 100% 41.4%
Hall School
Norwich, NR6 7AD
Special 99 100% 42.4%
Ash Lea School
Cotgrave, NG12 3PA
Special 99 100% 31.3%
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU
Special 151 100% 42.4%
Dryden School
Gateshead, NE9 5UR
Special 71 100% 46.5%
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 164 100% 33.5%
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP
Special 200 100% 67.5%
Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN
Special 182 100% 41.2%
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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Mayfield School
(Your chosen school)
Special 129 Sign in to see
Mapledown School
London, NW2 1TR
Special 114
St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS
Special 274
The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
Birmingham, B13 0RW
Special 146
Princes School
Liverpool, L8 1YQ
Special 216
Presfield High School and Specialist College
Southport, PR9 8PA
Special 131
Hayfield School
Wirral, CH49 4LN
Special 168
Meadowside School
Wirral, CH49 5LA
Special 112
Gilbrook School
CH49 8HE
Special 63
Valley School
Stockport, SK7 1EN
Special 56
Heaton School
Stockport, SK4 4RE
Special 89
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP
Special 132
Woolston Brook School
Warrington, WA1 4JL
Special 69
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD
Special 157
Ashley High School
Widnes, WA8 7HG
Special 128
Sandgate School
Kendal, LA9 6JG
Special 151
Mill Ford School
Plymouth, PL5 2PY
Special 132
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD
Special 151
Rachel Madocks School
Waterlooville, PO8 9XP
Special 102
Woodlands School
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 108
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB
Special 221
Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ
Special 164
Ash Lea School
Cotgrave, NG12 3PA
Special 99
Hednesford Valley High School
Hednesford, WS12 4JS
Special 191
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Horsham, RH13 5NW
Special 138
The Observatory School
Prenton, CH43 7QT
Special 167
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 164
Landgate School, Bryn
Wigan, WN4 0EP
Special 139
Pendle View Primary School
Colne, BB8 8JT
Special 134
Elm Tree Community Primary School
Skelmersdale, WN8 6SA
Special 155