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.

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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
Fred Nicholson School
(Your chosen school)
Special 197 100% 54.3%
Bensham Manor School
Thornton Heath, CR7 7BN
Special 242 100% 55.4%
St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS
Special 274 100% 41.6%
Belvue School
Northolt, UB5 6AG
Special 230 100% 57.8%
Oaktree School
London, N14 4HN
Special 143 100% 53.8%
Selly Oak Trust School
Birmingham, B29 6HZ
Special 400 100% 59%
Sutton School
Dudley, DY1 2DU
Special 189 100% 52.9%
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 230 100% 57%
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%
The Lampard Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9DD
Special 184 100% 56.5%
Mayfield School
Torquay, TQ2 8NH
Special 264 100% 51.9%
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU
Special 153 100% 43.8%
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW
Special 170 100% 47.6%
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD
Special 151 100% 44.4%
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 141 100% 44.7%
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%
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH
Special 134 100% 52.2%
Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer, NR27 0NH
Special 193 100% 48.7%
The Parkside School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 3JA
Special 189 100% 53.4%
Gosden House School
Guildford, GU5 0AH
Special 125 100% 49.6%
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Special 190 100% 60%
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
Schools we've chosen
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
St Giles School
South Croydon, CR2 6DF
Special 115
Cricket Green School
Mitcham, CR4 3AF
Special 263
Baskerville School
Birmingham, B17 9TS
Special 190
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER
Special 143
Alt Bridge School
Liverpool, L36 7TA
Special 325
Woolley Wood School
Sheffield, S5 9QN
Special 102
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ
Special 257
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL
Special 259
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY
Special 240
Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW
Special 213
Marshfields School
Peterborough, PE1 4PP
Special 191
Kirkleatham Hall School
Redcar, TS10 4QR
Special 204
The Lampard Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9DD
Special 184
Pathfield School
Barnstaple, EX31 1JU
Special 190
Beaucroft Foundation School
Wimborne, BH21 2SS
Special 231
Amwell View School
Ware, SG12 8EH
Special 184
Heathlands School
St Albans, AL3 5AY
Special 152
Greenside School
Stevenage, SG2 9XS
Special 190
St Hugh's Special School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB
Special 157
St George's School
Newport, PO30 1XW
Special 212
Bower Grove School
Maidstone, ME16 8NL
Special 239
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5QW
Special 195
Welburn Hall School
York, YO62 7HQ
Special 112
Haughton School
Telford, TF7 4BW
Special 193
Woodfield School
Redhill, RH1 3PR
Special 198
St Anthony's School
Chichester, PO19 5PA
Special 240
Stephen Hawking School
London, E14 7LL
Special 98
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN
Special 177
Kingsland Primary School
Wakefield, WF3 4BA
Special 201