Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
| 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% |
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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% |
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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% |
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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
| 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 | |
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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 | ||
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Clifford Holroyde Specialist Sen College
Liverpool, L14 7NX |
Special | 70 | ||
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Crosby High School
Liverpool, L23 2TH |
Special | 170 | ||
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Kilgarth School
Birkenhead, CH41 8BA |
Special | 60 | ||
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Orrets Meadow School
Wirral, CH46 9QQ |
Special | 93 | ||
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Thomasson Memorial School
Bolton, BL3 3LA |
Special | 85 | ||
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Manchester Hospital School
Manchester, M13 9WL |
Special | 318 | ||
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Hinderton School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ |
Special | 52 | ||
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Chesnut Lodge Special School
Widnes, WA8 7HF |
Special | 86 | ||
|
Sandgate School
Kendal, LA9 6JG |
Special | 151 | ||
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Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS |
Special | 102 | ||
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The Polygon School
Southampton, SO15 2FH |
Special | 76 | ||
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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 | ||
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Brookfield School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7HE |
Special | 84 | ||
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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 | ||