The Children's Hospital 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 Children's Hospital School
(Your chosen school)
Special 112 87.5% 32.1%
Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH
London, WC1N 3JH
Special 0 0% 0%
Royal Free Hospital Children's School
London, NW3 2QG
Special 48 77.1% 29.2%
Chelsea Community Hospital School
London, W10 6EB
Special 88 58% 44.3%
Evelina Hospital School
London, SE1 7EH
Special 117 40.2% 14.5%
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ
Special 162 100% 33.3%
Elleray Park School
Wallasey, CH45 0LH
Special 222 100% 56.8%
Manchester Hospital School
Manchester, M13 9WL
Special 152 100% 22.4%
Richmond Hill School
Luton, LU2 7JL
Special 282 100% 37.6%
Cann Bridge School
Plymouth, PL6 8EE
Special 111 100% 39.6%
Glenwood School
Benfleet, SS7 4LW
Special 263 100% 31.6%
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG
Special 140 100% 47.9%
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT
Special 93 100% 48.4%
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS
Special 103 100% 35.9%
Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN
Special 115 100% 31.3%
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU
Special 157 100% 40.8%
Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL
Special 125 100% 37.6%
Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU
Special 115 100% 37.4%
Amwell View School
Ware, SG12 8EH
Special 194 100% 34%
St Anne's School and Sixth Form College
Hessle, HU13 9AR
Special 158 100% 32.3%
Ashmount School
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ
Special 209 100% 47.4%
Ash Lea School
Cotgrave, NG12 3PA
Special 104 100% 39.4%
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL
Special 119 100% 37.8%
Oxfordshire Hospital School
Oxford, OX4 6SB
Special 0 0% 0%
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN
Special 89 100% 47.2%
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA
Special 145 100% 37.2%
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Horsham, RH13 5NW
Special 138 100% 25%
Rowan Gate Primary School - Four Sites
Wellingborough, NN8 4NS
Special 309 100% 38.2%
Henry Tyndale School
Farnborough, GU14 8BX
Special 178 100% 27%
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN
Special 213 100% 32.9%

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 Children's Hospital School
(Your chosen school)
Special 112 Sign in to see
The Cedars Primary School
Hounslow, TW5 9RU
Special 68
Melrose School
Mitcham/ Raynes Park, CR4 3BE
Special 166
Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children
Birmingham, B31 1LD
Special 53
Halesbury School
Halesowen, B62 9DR
Special 174
Clifford Holroyde Sen College
Liverpool, L14 7NX
Special 75
Kilgarth School
Birkenhead, CH41 8BA
Special 63
Thomasson Memorial School
Bolton, BL3 3LA
Special 80
Manchester Hospital School
Manchester, M13 9WL
Special 152
Southgate School
Huddersfield, HD5 8TG
Special 182
The Holy Brook School
Reading, RG30 3LJ
Special 28
Swanwick School and Sports College
Alfreton, DE55 1AR
Special 101
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS
Special 103
The Polygon School
Southampton, SO15 2FH
Special 77
Westfield School
Leominster, HR6 8NZ
Special 73
The Collett School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TQ
Special 128
The Orchard School
Canterbury, CT1 3QQ
Special 119
Moorbrook School
Preston, PR2 3DB
Special 84
The Coppice School
Preston, PR5 6GY
Special 64
Brookfield School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7HE
Special 93
The Pilgrim School
Boston, PE20 3RQ
Special 102
Fairfields School
Northampton, NN2 6JN
Special 124
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ
Special 261
Sandfield Park School
Liverpool, L12 1LH
Special 87
Rowan Tree Primary School
Manchester, M46 9HP
Special 131
Holly House Special School
Chesterfield, S41 9QR
Special 43
High Well School
Pontefract, WF8 2DD
Special 105
Windlehurst School
Stockport, SK6 7HZ
Special 65
Willow Grove Primary School
Wigan, WN4 8XF
Special 68
Waterside School
London, SE18 7NB
Special 45