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 | ||