Fred Nicholson School
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 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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Fred Nicholson School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 197 | 100% | 54.3% |
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Bensham Manor School
Thornton Heath, CR7 7BN |
Special | 242 | 100% | 55.4% |
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St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS |
Special | 274 | 100% | 41.6% |
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Belvue School
Northolt, UB5 6AG |
Special | 230 | 100% | 57.8% |
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Oaktree School
London, N14 4HN |
Special | 143 | 100% | 53.8% |
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Selly Oak Trust School
Birmingham, B29 6HZ |
Special | 400 | 100% | 59% |
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Sutton School
Dudley, DY1 2DU |
Special | 189 | 100% | 52.9% |
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Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED |
Special | 230 | 100% | 57% |
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Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT |
Special | 185 | 100% | 45.4% |
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Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | 100% | 39% |
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Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ |
Special | 172 | 100% | 45.9% |
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Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW |
Special | 213 | 100% | 38.5% |
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Marshfields School
Peterborough, PE1 4PP |
Special | 191 | 100% | 54.5% |
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Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB |
Special | 139 | 100% | 41.7% |
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The Lampard Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9DD |
Special | 184 | 100% | 56.5% |
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Mayfield School
Torquay, TQ2 8NH |
Special | 264 | 100% | 51.9% |
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Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU |
Special | 153 | 100% | 43.8% |
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Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW |
Special | 170 | 100% | 47.6% |
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Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD |
Special | 151 | 100% | 44.4% |
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Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 141 | 100% | 44.7% |
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The Mark Way School
Andover, SP10 1HR |
Special | 118 | 100% | 51.7% |
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Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR |
Special | 163 | 100% | 41.7% |
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Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB |
Special | 221 | 100% | 45.2% |
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Great Arley School
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 4HH |
Special | 107 | 100% | 56.1% |
|
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH |
Special | 134 | 100% | 52.2% |
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Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer, NR27 0NH |
Special | 193 | 100% | 48.7% |
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The Parkside School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 3JA |
Special | 189 | 100% | 53.4% |
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Gosden House School
Guildford, GU5 0AH |
Special | 125 | 100% | 49.6% |
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Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT |
Special | 190 | 100% | 60% |
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Seven Hills School
Sheffield, S2 2RJ |
Special | 249 | 100% | 58.2% |
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Fred Nicholson School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 197 | Sign in to see | |
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Beormund Primary School
London, SE1 3PS |
Special | 29 | ||
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Oak Lodge School
London, SW12 8NA |
Special | 91 | ||
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St Ann's School
London, W7 3JP |
Special | 124 | ||
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West Lea School
London, N9 9TU |
Special | 527 | ||
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Shaftesbury High School
Harrow, HA3 6LE |
Special | 171 | ||
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New Rush Hall School
Ilford, IG6 2LB |
Special | 91 | ||
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Sutton School
Dudley, DY1 2DU |
Special | 189 | ||
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Abbot's Lea School
Liverpool, L25 6EE |
Special | 272 | ||
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Elleray Park School
Wallasey, CH45 0LH |
Special | 215 | ||
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Wirral Hospitals' School
Wirral, CH41 0EZ |
Special | 4 | ||
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Lancasterian School
Manchester, M20 2XA |
Special | 187 | ||
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Southgate School
Huddersfield, HD5 8TG |
Special | 181 | ||
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Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT |
Special | 185 | ||
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Archers Brook SEMH Residential School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NA |
Special | 99 | ||
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Linwood School
Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ |
Special | 411 | ||
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Croft Community School
Stanley, DH9 8PR |
Special | 287 | ||
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St Luke's School
St Albans, AL3 7ET |
Special | 178 | ||
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Amwell View School
Ware, SG12 8EH |
Special | 184 | ||
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Grange Park School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD |
Special | 179 | ||
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The St Francis Special School, Lincoln
Lincoln, LN1 3TJ |
Special | 177 | ||
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The Clare School
Norwich, NR4 7AU |
Special | 128 | ||
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Fairfields School
Northampton, NN2 6JN |
Special | 125 | ||
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Marshlands School
Stafford, ST16 1PS |
Special | 173 | ||
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Sunnydown School
Caterham, CR3 5ED |
Special | 91 | ||
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Manor Mead School
Shepperton, TW17 8EL |
Special | 237 | ||
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Rowan Gate Primary School -Three Sites and Two Satellites
Wellingborough, NN8 4NS |
Special | 296 | ||
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Marland School
Torrington, EX38 8QQ |
Special | 160 | ||
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Woodfield
Coventry, CV4 7AB |
Special | 160 | ||
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Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE |
Special | 238 | ||