The Coppice 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
The Coppice School
(Your chosen school)
Special 66 100% 36.4%
St Ann's School
London, W7 3JP
Special 124 100% 47.6%
Pens Meadow School
Stourbridge, DY8 5ST
Special 114 100% 41.2%
Merefield School
Southport, PR8 2QZ
Special 110 100% 51.8%
Lancasterian School
Manchester, M20 2XA
Special 187 100% 71.1%
Heaton School
Stockport, SK4 4RE
Special 89 100% 46.1%
Brentwood School
Sale, M33 4GY
Special 169 100% 42.6%
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP
Special 132 100% 39.4%
The Redway School
Milton Keynes, MK6 4HG
Special 179 100% 40.2%
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%
Shorefields School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6HF
Special 162 100% 54.9%
Westfield School
Leominster, HR6 8NZ
Special 73 100% 32.9%
Bleasdale School
Carnforth, LA5 0RG
Special 59 100% 47.5%
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA
Special 112 100% 39.3%
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN
Special 129 100% 38%
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD
Special 116 100% 40.5%
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG
Special 116 100% 41.4%
Springwater School
Harrogate, HG2 7LW
Special 121 100% 38%
Fairfields School
Northampton, NN2 6JN
Special 125 100% 32%
Ash Lea School
Cotgrave, NG12 3PA
Special 99 100% 31.3%
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ
Special 98 100% 49%
Dryden School
Gateshead, NE9 5UR
Special 71 100% 46.5%
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW
Special 235 100% 43%
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT
Special 162 100% 57.4%
Pendle Community High School & College
Nelson, BB9 8LF
Special 163 100% 49.1%
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
The Coppice School
(Your chosen school)
Special 66 Sign in to see
The Cedars Primary School
Hounslow, TW5 9RU
Special 66
Melrose School
Mitcham/ Raynes Park, CR4 3BE
Special 128
Woodsetton School
Dudley, DY3 1BY
Special 117
Oakwood School
Walsall, WS9 9JS
Special 245
Knowsley Central School
Liverpool, L36 7SY
Special 127
Clifford Holroyde Specialist Sen College
Liverpool, L14 7NX
Special 70
Crosby High School
Liverpool, L23 2TH
Special 170
Kilgarth School
Birkenhead, CH41 8BA
Special 60
Orrets Meadow School
Wirral, CH46 9QQ
Special 93
Thomasson Memorial School
Bolton, BL3 3LA
Special 85
Manchester Hospital School
Manchester, M13 9WL
Special 318
Hinderton School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ
Special 52
Chesnut Lodge Special School
Widnes, WA8 7HF
Special 86
Sandgate School
Kendal, LA9 6JG
Special 151
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS
Special 102
The Polygon School
Southampton, SO15 2FH
Special 76
Westfield School
Leominster, HR6 8NZ
Special 73
The Collett School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TQ
Special 128
Moorbrook School
Preston, PR2 3DB
Special 72
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB
Special 221
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS
Special 169
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG
Special 116
Brookfield School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7HE
Special 84
The Children's Hospital School
Leicester, LE1 5WW
Special 80
Sandfield Park School
Liverpool, L12 1LH
Special 88
Rowan Tree Primary School
Manchester, M46 9HP
Special 139
Windlehurst School
Stockport, SK6 7HZ
Special 54
Willow Grove Primary School
Wigan, WN4 8XF
Special 73
Acorns Primary School
Preston, PR1 6AU
Special 92