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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hall School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 99 | 100% | 42.4% |
Fox Hollies School
Birmingham, B13 8QB |
Special | 112 | 100% | 64.3% |
Pens Meadow School
Stourbridge, DY8 5ST |
Special | 114 | 100% | 41.2% |
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER |
Special | 143 | 100% | 41.3% |
Highfield School
Ossett, WF5 9BS |
Special | 208 | 100% | 49.5% |
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | 100% | 39% |
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL |
Special | 259 | 100% | 39% |
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP |
Special | 105 | 99.1% | 41.9% |
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD |
Special | 157 | 100% | 38.9% |
Sandgate School
Kendal, LA9 6JG |
Special | 151 | 100% | 29.1% |
Sandside Lodge School
Ulverston, LA12 0DZ |
Special | 100 | 100% | 30% |
Alfreton Park Community Special School
Alfreton, DE55 7AL |
Special | 135 | 100% | 54.8% |
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU |
Special | 153 | 100% | 43.8% |
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB |
Special | 224 | 100% | 58.3% |
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN |
Special | 241 | 100% | 44.4% |
Westfield School
Leominster, HR6 8NZ |
Special | 73 | 100% | 32.9% |
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR |
Special | 163 | 100% | 41.7% |
The Collett School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TQ |
Special | 128 | 100% | 38.3% |
Greenside School
Stevenage, SG2 9XS |
Special | 190 | 100% | 34.2% |
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA |
Special | 112 | 100% | 39.3% |
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN |
Special | 129 | 100% | 38% |
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG |
Special | 116 | 100% | 41.4% |
Harford Manor School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 2LN |
Special | 106 | 100% | 52.8% |
Brooklands School
Skipton, BD23 2DB |
Special | 108 | 100% | 36.1% |
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU |
Special | 247 | 100% | 43.7% |
Dryden School
Gateshead, NE9 5UR |
Special | 71 | 100% | 46.5% |
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 164 | 100% | 33.5% |
Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN |
Special | 182 | 100% | 41.2% |
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG |
Special | 132 | 100% | 42.4% |
Acorns Primary School
Preston, PR1 6AU |
Special | 92 | 100% | 40.2% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hall School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 99 | Sign in to see | |
Haymerle School
London, SE15 6SY |
Special | 78 | ||
Hamilton School
Birmingham, B21 8AH |
Special | 172 | ||
Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children
Birmingham, B31 1LD |
Special | 54 | ||
Woodsetton School
Dudley, DY3 1BY |
Special | 117 | ||
Rosewood School
Bilston, WV14 8XJ |
Special | 49 | ||
Oakwood School
Walsall, WS9 9JS |
Special | 245 | ||
Knowsley Central School
Liverpool, L36 7SY |
Special | 127 | ||
Thomasson Memorial School
Bolton, BL3 3LA |
Special | 85 | ||
Swanwick School and Sports College
Alfreton, DE55 1AR |
Special | 94 | ||
Cedar Hall School
Benfleet, SS7 3UQ |
Special | 186 | ||
Norman Gate School
Andover, SP10 1JZ |
Special | 102 | ||
The Polygon School
Southampton, SO15 2FH |
Special | 76 | ||
Vermont School
Southampton, SO16 7LT |
Special | 53 | ||
Westfield School
Leominster, HR6 8NZ |
Special | 73 | ||
The Collett School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TQ |
Special | 128 | ||
Batchwood School
St Albans, AL3 5RP |
Special | 111 | ||
Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU |
Special | 111 | ||
Moorbrook School
Preston, PR2 3DB |
Special | 72 | ||
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS |
Special | 169 | ||
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG |
Special | 116 | ||
The Dales School
Northallerton, DL7 9QW |
Special | 74 | ||
Springwater School
Harrogate, HG2 7LW |
Special | 121 | ||
Cramlington Hillcrest School
Cramlington, NE23 1DY |
Special | 116 | ||
Avalon School
Street, BA16 0PS |
Special | 73 | ||
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN |
Special | 86 | ||
Haywood Grove School
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7BG |
Special | 60 | ||
Willow Grove Primary School
Wigan, WN4 8XF |
Special | 73 | ||
Emily Wilding Davison School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9QB |
Special | 109 | ||
Acorns Primary School
Preston, PR1 6AU |
Special | 92 |