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 102 100% 28.6%
King's Oak School
London, SE9 5LX
Special 39 100% 61.5%
New Woodlands School
Bromley, BR1 5PD
Special 101 100% 80.2%
Bowden House School
Seaford, BN25 2JB
Special 39 100% 66.7%
The Cedars Primary School
Hounslow, TW5 9RU
Special 68 100% 79.4%
Springfield House Community Special School
Solihull, B93 0AJ
Special 113 100% 61.1%
Lindsworth School
Birmingham, B30 3QA
Special 149 100% 80.5%
Rosewood School
Bilston, WV14 8XJ
Special 48 100% 72.9%
Willow Bank School
Newton-le-Willows, WA12 8DE
Special 70 100% 70%
Newfield School
Liverpool, L23 4TG
Special 129 100% 73.6%
Kilgarth School
Birkenhead, CH41 8BA
Special 63 100% 87.3%
Gilbrook School
CH49 8HE
Special 60 100% 80%
Cloughside College
Manchester, M25 3BL
Special 35 100% 5.9%
Furrowfield School
Gateshead, NE10 9RZ
Special 101 100% 74.3%
Walworth School
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LP
Special 90 100% 83.3%
Lakeside School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW
Special 97 100% 64.9%
The Waterloo School
Waterlooville, PO7 7JJ
Special 72 100% 80.6%
Batchwood School
St Albans, AL3 5RP
Special 111 100% 50.5%
Cornfield School, Littlehampton
Littlehampton, BN17 6HY
Special 83 100% 69.9%
Athena School
Lincoln, LN5 8EL
Special 112 100% 62.5%
Marland School
Torrington, EX38 8QQ
Special 163 100% 69.9%
Egerton High School
Manchester, M41 7FZ
Special 69 100% 23.2%
Eslington Primary School
Gateshead, NE8 2EP
Special 81 100% 70.5%
Waterside School
London, SE18 7NB
Special 45 100% 77.8%
Silverdale School
Wallsend, NE28 0HG
Special 143 100% 80.4%
Prospect School
Havant, PO9 4AQ
Special 87 100% 66.7%
Fortuna School
Lincoln, LN6 0FB
Special 80 100% 62.5%
Park View School
South Shields, NE34 0QA
Special 59 100% 67.8%
Newbridge Learning Community
Wigan, WN2 3TL
Special 83 100% 74.7%
New Horizons Learning Centre
Bristol, BS15 4EA
Special 75 100% 57.3%

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 102 Sign in to see
The Cedars Primary School
Hounslow, TW5 9RU
Special 68
Melrose School
Mitcham/ Raynes Park, CR4 3BE
Special 166
New Rush Hall School
Ilford, IG6 2LB
Special 95
Halesbury School
Halesowen, B62 9DR
Special 174
Clifford Holroyde Sen College
Liverpool, L14 7NX
Special 75
Kilgarth School
Birkenhead, CH41 8BA
Special 63
Manchester Hospital School
Manchester, M13 9WL
Special 152
Southgate School
Huddersfield, HD5 8TG
Special 182
Elmfield School for Deaf Children
Bristol, BS7 0PU
Special 53
Claremont School
Bristol, BS9 4LR
Special 72
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
Falconer School
Bushey, WD23 3AT
Special 54
Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School
Rossendale, BB4 6RX
Special 116
The Coppice School
Preston, PR5 6GY
Special 64
Brookfield School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7HE
Special 93
The Children's Hospital School
Leicester, LE1 5WW
Special 112
Rosehill School
Nottingham, NG3 2FE
Special 122
Sunnydown School
Caterham, CR3 5ED
Special 91
Rowan Gate Primary School - Four Sites
Wellingborough, NN8 4NS
Special 309
Rowan Tree Primary School
Manchester, M46 9HP
Special 131
Holly House Special School
Chesterfield, S41 9QR
Special 43
Hillside Specialist School and College
Preston, PR3 3XB
Special 117
Windlehurst School
Stockport, SK6 7HZ
Special 65
Willow Grove Primary School
Wigan, WN4 8XF
Special 68
Waterside School
London, SE18 7NB
Special 45
Royal Cross Primary School
Preston, PR2 1NT
Special 34