Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
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
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 |