The Clare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
The Clare School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 131 | 100% | 39.7% |
|
Victoria School
Birmingham, B31 1LD |
Special | 225 | 100% | 65.8% |
|
Fairfield School
Batley, WF17 8AS |
Special | 139 | 100% | 36% |
|
Ridgeway School
Bedford, MK42 7EB |
Special | 125 | 100% | 37.6% |
|
The Redway School
Milton Keynes, MK6 4HG |
Special | 184 | 100% | 41.4% |
|
Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX |
Special | 141 | 100% | 47.5% |
|
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD |
Special | 170 | 100% | 43.5% |
|
Woodlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5ES |
Special | 97 | 100% | 27.8% |
|
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT |
Special | 145 | 100% | 40% |
|
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS |
Special | 103 | 100% | 35.9% |
|
St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 115 | 100% | 44.3% |
|
The Cedar School
Southampton, SO16 0XN |
Special | 86 | 100% | 50% |
|
Shepherds Down Special School
Winchester, SO21 2AJ |
Special | 198 | 100% | 30.8% |
|
Lonsdale School
Stevenage, SG2 8UT |
Special | 128 | 100% | 38.3% |
|
Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN |
Special | 115 | 100% | 31.3% |
|
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU |
Special | 157 | 100% | 40.8% |
|
Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL |
Special | 125 | 100% | 37.6% |
|
Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU |
Special | 115 | 100% | 37.4% |
|
Amwell View School
Ware, SG12 8EH |
Special | 194 | 100% | 34% |
|
The Coppice School
Preston, PR5 6GY |
Special | 64 | 100% | 42.2% |
|
The St Francis Special School, Lincoln
Lincoln, LN1 3TJ |
Special | 174 | 100% | 53.7% |
|
Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND |
Special | 160 | 100% | 44.4% |
|
Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF |
Special | 199 | 100% | 38.7% |
|
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL |
Special | 119 | 100% | 37.8% |
|
Horton Lodge Community Special School
Leek, ST13 8RB |
Special | 66 | 100% | 37.9% |
|
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN |
Special | 89 | 100% | 47.2% |
|
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA |
Special | 145 | 100% | 37.2% |
|
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND |
Special | 134 | 100% | 41% |
|
Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE |
Special | 233 | 100% | 48.9% |
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Pendle Community High School & College
Nelson, BB9 8LF |
Special | 166 | 100% | 50.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
The Clare School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 131 | Sign in to see | |
|
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ |
Special | 162 | ||
|
Sutton School
Dudley, DY1 2DU |
Special | 194 | ||
|
Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ |
Special | 182 | ||
|
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED |
Special | 247 | ||
|
Archdale School
Sheffield, S2 1PL |
Special | 98 | ||
|
Mossbrook School
Sheffield, S8 8JR |
Special | 176 | ||
|
Kingsweston School
Bristol, BS11 0UT |
Special | 179 | ||
|
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL |
Special | 261 | ||
|
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY |
Special | 264 | ||
|
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ |
Special | 180 | ||
|
Romans Field School
Milton Keynes, MK3 7AW |
Special | 95 | ||
|
Heritage House School
Chesham, HP5 3BP |
Special | 140 | ||
|
Marshfields School
Peterborough, PE1 4PP |
Special | 205 | ||
|
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB |
Special | 140 | ||
|
Longcause Community Special School
Plymouth, PL7 1JB |
Special | 118 | ||
|
Walworth School
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LP |
Special | 90 | ||
|
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG |
Special | 140 | ||
|
Shepherds Down Special School
Winchester, SO21 2AJ |
Special | 198 | ||
|
Rigby Hall Day Special School
Bromsgrove, B60 2EP |
Special | 224 | ||
|
Colnbrook School
Watford, WD19 7UY |
Special | 130 | ||
|
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU |
Special | 157 | ||
|
Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU |
Special | 115 | ||
|
Amwell View School
Ware, SG12 8EH |
Special | 194 | ||
|
Heathlands School
St Albans, AL3 5AY |
Special | 148 | ||
|
Greenside School
Stevenage, SG2 9XS |
Special | 197 | ||
|
St Hugh's Special School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB |
Special | 160 | ||
|
St Anthony's School
Margate, CT9 3RA |
Special | 110 | ||
|
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB |
Special | 224 | ||
|
Downland School
Devizes, SN10 5EF |
Special | 102 | ||