The Pilgrim 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 Pilgrim School
(Your chosen school)
Special 105 100% 60%
King's Oak School
London, SE9 5LX
Special 37 100% 48.6%
New Woodlands School
Bromley, BR1 5PD
Special 103 100% 78.6%
Bowden House School
Seaford, BN25 2JB
Special 38 100% 68.4%
Lindsworth School
Birmingham, B30 3QA
Special 131 100% 88.5%
Clifford Holroyde Specialist Sen College
Liverpool, L14 7NX
Special 70 100% 77.1%
Ernest Cookson School
Liverpool, L13 0BQ
Special 63 100% 79.4%
Willow Bank School
Newton-le-Willows, WA12 8DE
Special 71 100% 64.8%
Newfield School
Liverpool, L23 4TG
Special 129 100% 72.7%
Kilgarth School
Birkenhead, CH41 8BA
Special 60 100% 83.3%
Gilbrook School
CH49 8HE
Special 63 100% 87.3%
Furrowfield School
Gateshead, NE10 9RZ
Special 90 100% 66.7%
Lakeside School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW
Special 100 100% 63%
The Waterloo School
Waterlooville, PO7 7JJ
Special 75 100% 72%
Wolverdene Special School
Andover, SP10 2AF
Special 56 100% 60.7%
Batchwood School
St Albans, AL3 5RP
Special 111 100% 53.2%
Downland School
Devizes, SN10 5EF
Special 88 100% 55.7%
Athena School
Lincoln, LN5 8EL
Special 118 100% 56.8%
Marland School
Torrington, EX38 8QQ
Special 160 100% 68.1%
Egerton High School
Manchester, M41 7FZ
Special 66 100% 42.4%
Eslington Primary School
Gateshead, NE8 2EP
Special 69 100% 78.3%
Waterside School
London, SE18 7NB
Special 38 100% 76.3%
Silverdale School
Wallsend, NE28 0HG
Special 143 100% 82.7%
Prospect School
Havant, PO9 4AQ
Special 85 100% 71.8%
Fortuna School
Lincoln, LN6 0FB
Special 80 100% 68.8%
Park View School
South Shields, NE34 0QA
Special 48 100% 68.8%
Newbridge Learning Community
Wigan, WN2 3TL
Special 87 100% 73.6%
Kingsmead School
Derby, DE24 8TE
Special 130 100% 62.8%
Elmwood School
Walsall, WS4 1EG
Special 83 100% 72.3%
New Horizons Learning Centre
Bristol, BS15 4EA
Special 70 100% 55.7%

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 Pilgrim School
(Your chosen school)
Special 105 Sign in to see
The Cedars Primary School
Hounslow, TW5 9RU
Special 66
Melrose School
Mitcham/ Raynes Park, CR4 3BE
Special 128
New Rush Hall School
Ilford, IG6 2LB
Special 91
Woodsetton School
Dudley, DY3 1BY
Special 117
Halesbury School
Halesowen, B62 9DR
Special 174
Oakwood School
Walsall, WS9 9JS
Special 245
Clifford Holroyde Specialist Sen College
Liverpool, L14 7NX
Special 70
Kilgarth School
Birkenhead, CH41 8BA
Special 60
Manchester Hospital School
Manchester, M13 9WL
Special 318
Southgate School
Huddersfield, HD5 8TG
Special 181
Elmfield School for Deaf Children
Bristol, BS7 0PU
Special 50
Claremont School
Bristol, BS9 4LR
Special 70
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
Falconer School
Bushey, WD23 3AT
Special 66
Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School
Rossendale, BB4 6RX
Special 102
The Coppice School
Preston, PR5 6GY
Special 66
The Children's Hospital School
Leicester, LE1 5WW
Special 80
Sunnydown School
Caterham, CR3 5ED
Special 91
Rowan Gate Primary School - Four Sites
Wellingborough, NN8 4NS
Special 296
Rowan Tree Primary School
Manchester, M46 9HP
Special 139
Holly House Special School
Chesterfield, S41 9QR
Special 43
Hillside Specialist School and College
Preston, PR3 3XB
Special 115
Windlehurst School
Stockport, SK6 7HZ
Special 54
Willow Grove Primary School
Wigan, WN4 8XF
Special 73
Waterside School
London, SE18 7NB
Special 38
Royal Cross Primary School
Preston, PR2 1NT
Special 31