The Lincoln St Christopher's 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 Lincoln St Christopher's School
(Your chosen school)
Special 312 100% 49.4%
Meadow High School
Uxbridge, UB8 3QU
Special 285 100% 43.9%
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX
Special 236 100% 40.3%
Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ
Special 200 100% 38%
Wood Bank School
Halifax, HX2 6PB
Special 140 100% 52.9%
Highbury School
Brighouse, HD6 3LD
Special 154 100% 39.6%
Epinay Business and Enterprise School
South Shields, NE34 8BT
Special 209 100% 57.6%
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL
Special 259 100% 39%
Greenbank School
Northwich, CW8 1LD
Special 121 100% 41.3%
Swanwick School and Sports College
Alfreton, DE55 1AR
Special 94 100% 53.2%
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL
Special 235 100% 43.8%
Croft Community School
Stanley, DH9 8PR
Special 287 100% 61%
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB
Special 224 100% 58.3%
Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU
Special 264 100% 43.6%
Alderman Knight School
Tewkesbury, GL20 8JJ
Special 242 100% 32.6%
Oak Lodge School
Southampton, SO45 4RQ
Special 164 100% 43.9%
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT
Special 276 100% 44.2%
Foreland Fields School
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH
Special 291 100% 47.1%
Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA
Special 305 100% 40.5%
St Nicholas' School
Canterbury, CT1 3JJ
Special 390 100% 49%
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS
Special 169 100% 50%
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242 100% 48.3%
Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF
Special 179 100% 36.3%
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ
Special 251 100% 50.6%
West Gate School
Leicester, LE3 6DG
Special 200 100% 45.5%
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER
Special 371 100% 43.3%
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE
Special 238 100% 42.4%
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA
Special 245 100% 38.4%
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW
Special 344 100% 50.9%
Woodlands Meed
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EY
Special 281 100% 31.7%

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 Lincoln St Christopher's School
(Your chosen school)
Special 312 Sign in to see
Ickburgh School
London, E9 5RB
Special 166
Greenvale School
London, SE6 1UF
Special 214
Watergate School
London, SE6 3WG
Special 189
Greenmead School
London, SW19 6RY
Special 60
The Brook Special Primary School
London, N17 6HW
Special 138
Meadow High School
Uxbridge, UB8 3QU
Special 285
Sherwood Park School
Wallington, SM6 7NP
Special 183
Beaufort School
Birmingham, B34 6BJ
Special 92
The Old Park School
Brierley Hill, DY5 2JY
Special 153
Stanley School
Wirral, CH61 5UE
Special 175
Oak Haven School
Heywood, OL10 3PY
Special 284
West Oaks School
Leeds, LS6 2ST
Special 488
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 144
Springwell School
Southampton, SO19 6DH
Special 272
Oakfield
Hull, HU9 4HD
Special 123
Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA
Special 305
St Giles School
Retford, DN22 7NJ
Special 201
Freemantles School
Woking, GU22 0AN
Special 280
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX
Special 210
Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU
Special 214
Ellesmere College
Leicester, LE3 2FD
Special 436
West Gate School
Leicester, LE3 6DG
Special 200
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER
Special 371
Sir Charles Parsons School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4ED
Special 210
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW
Special 235
Laleham Gap School
Ramsgate, CT12 6FH
Special 241
Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ
Special 143
Woodlands Meed
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EY
Special 281
Keelman's Way School
Hebburn, NE31 1QY
Special 175