Sidestrand Hall 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 29 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
Sidestrand Hall School
(Your chosen school)
Special 193 100% 48.7%
Oaktree School
London, N14 4HN
Special 143 100% 53.8%
Sutton School
Dudley, DY1 2DU
Special 189 100% 52.9%
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 230 100% 57%
Woodlawn School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9DL
Special 174 100% 45.4%
Southlands School
North Shields, NE30 2QR
Special 146 100% 62.3%
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT
Special 185 100% 45.4%
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN
Special 136 100% 39%
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ
Special 172 100% 45.9%
Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW
Special 213 100% 38.5%
Marshfields School
Peterborough, PE1 4PP
Special 191 100% 54.5%
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB
Special 139 100% 41.7%
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW
Special 170 100% 47.6%
Cedar Hall School
Benfleet, SS7 3UQ
Special 186 100% 31.7%
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 141 100% 44.7%
Samuel Cody School
Farnborough, GU14 8SN
Special 336 100% 39.3%
The Mark Way School
Andover, SP10 1HR
Special 118 100% 51.7%
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR
Special 163 100% 41.7%
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB
Special 221 100% 45.2%
Great Arley School
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 4HH
Special 107 100% 56.1%
Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB
Special 197 100% 54.3%
The Parkside School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 3JA
Special 189 100% 53.4%
Welburn Hall School
York, YO62 7HQ
Special 112 100% 50%
Barndale School
Alnwick, NE66 1DQ
Special 90 100% 54.4%
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU
Special 247 100% 43.7%
Hednesford Valley High School
Hednesford, WS12 4JS
Special 191 100% 49.2%
Gosden House School
Guildford, GU5 0AH
Special 125 100% 49.6%
Woodfield School
Redhill, RH1 3PR
Special 198 100% 50%
Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Special 279 100% 47.7%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 28 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
Sidestrand Hall School
(Your chosen school)
Special 193 Sign in to see
Elm Court School
London, SW2 2EF
Special 153
Oak Lodge School
London, SW12 8NA
Special 91
Bradstow School
Broadstairs, CT10 1BY
Special 29
Bensham Manor School
Thornton Heath, CR7 7BN
Special 242
Red Gates School
South Croydon, CR2 8HD
Special 160
Durants School
Enfield, EN3 5BY
Special 200
Uffculme School
Birmingham, B13 8QG
Special 305
Abbot's Lea School
Liverpool, L25 6EE
Special 272
Castle Hill High School
Stockport, SK2 5DS
Special 341
Woodley School and College
Huddersfield, HD5 8JE
Special 182
Archers Brook SEMH Residential School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NA
Special 99
Linwood School
Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ
Special 411
Croft Community School
Stanley, DH9 8PR
Special 287
Shorefields School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6HF
Special 162
St Luke's School
St Albans, AL3 7ET
Special 178
Amwell View School
Ware, SG12 8EH
Special 184
Falconer School
Bushey, WD23 3AT
Special 66
Stone Bay School
Broadstairs, CT10 1EB
Special 112
Maplewell Hall School
Loughborough, LE12 8QY
Special 294
Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB
Special 197
The Dales School
Blyth, NE24 4RE
Special 212
Marshlands School
Stafford, ST16 1PS
Special 173
Limpsfield Grange School
Oxted, RH8 0RZ
Special 92
Manor Mead School
Shepperton, TW17 8EL
Special 237
Rowan Gate Primary School -Three Sites and Two Satellites
Wellingborough, NN8 4NS
Special 296
Marland School
Torrington, EX38 8QQ
Special 160
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE
Special 238