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
Phoenix Arch School
London, NW10 0NQ
Special 55
Blanche Nevile School
London, N10 1NJ
Special 84
Braidwood School for the Deaf
Birmingham, B36 8AF
Special 92
Fox Hollies School
Birmingham, B13 8QB
Special 112
Cherry Oak School
Birmingham, B29 6PB
Special 112
Green Fold School
Bolton, BL4 0NS
Special 166
Cloughside College
Manchester, M25 3BL
Special 35
Rodney House School
Manchester, M12 4WF
Special 73
The Rowan School
Sheffield, S17 3PT
Special 100
Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA
Special 206
Villa Real School
Consett, DH8 6BH
Special 119
Grove Park School
Crowborough, TN6 1BN
Special 143
Maple Ridge School
Basingstoke, RG21 5SX
Special 104
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT
Special 94
The Waterloo School
Waterlooville, PO7 7JJ
Special 75
Saxon Wood School
Basingstoke, RG24 9NH
Special 44
Wolverdene Special School
Andover, SP10 2AF
Special 56
The Mark Way School
Andover, SP10 1HR
Special 118
Middleton School
Ware, SG12 9PD
Special 112
Meadow Wood School
Bushey, WD23 4NN
Special 37
Springhead School
Scarborough, YO12 4HA
Special 104
Ash Lea School
Cotgrave, NG12 3PA
Special 99
Cornfield School, Littlehampton
Littlehampton, BN17 6HY
Special 79
Dryden School
Gateshead, NE9 5UR
Special 71
Egerton High School
Manchester, M41 7FZ
Special 66
Fortuna School
Lincoln, LN6 0FB
Special 80
Landgate School, Bryn
Wigan, WN4 0EP
Special 139
Pendle View Primary School
Colne, BB8 8JT
Special 134
Elm Tree Community Primary School
Skelmersdale, WN8 6SA
Special 155