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 Parkside School, Norwich
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 189 | 100% | 53.4% |
Belvue School
Northolt, UB5 6AG |
Special | 230 | 100% | 57.8% |
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% |
Jane Lane School
Walsall, WS2 0JH |
Special | 188 | 100% | 60.1% |
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT |
Special | 185 | 100% | 45.4% |
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% |
The Lampard Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9DD |
Special | 184 | 100% | 56.5% |
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW |
Special | 170 | 100% | 47.6% |
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 141 | 100% | 44.7% |
Baycroft School
Fareham, PO14 2AE |
Special | 199 | 100% | 51.3% |
The Mark Way School
Andover, SP10 1HR |
Special | 118 | 100% | 51.7% |
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR |
Special | 163 | 100% | 41.7% |
St George's School
Newport, PO30 1XW |
Special | 212 | 100% | 55.2% |
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% |
Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB |
Special | 197 | 100% | 54.3% |
Welburn Hall School
York, YO62 7HQ |
Special | 112 | 100% | 50% |
Avalon School
Street, BA16 0PS |
Special | 73 | 100% | 42.5% |
Gosden House School
Guildford, GU5 0AH |
Special | 125 | 100% | 49.6% |
Woodfield School
Redhill, RH1 3PR |
Special | 198 | 100% | 50% |
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX |
Special | 210 | 100% | 38.6% |
Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX |
Special | 279 | 100% | 47.7% |
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA |
Special | 245 | 100% | 38.4% |
Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE |
Special | 235 | 100% | 45.1% |
Pendle Community High School & College
Nelson, BB9 8LF |
Special | 163 | 100% | 49.1% |
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 Parkside School, Norwich
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 189 | Sign in to see | |
St Giles School
South Croydon, CR2 6DF |
Special | 115 | ||
Belvue School
Northolt, UB5 6AG |
Special | 230 | ||
Hedgewood School
Hayes, UB4 8NF |
Special | 189 | ||
Hatton Special School
Woodford Green, IG8 8EU |
Special | 196 | ||
Mossbrook School
Sheffield, S8 8JR |
Special | 176 | ||
Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL |
Special | 170 | ||
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL |
Special | 259 | ||
Ridgeway School
Bedford, MK42 7EB |
Special | 122 | ||
Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW |
Special | 213 | ||
The Redway School
Milton Keynes, MK6 4HG |
Special | 179 | ||
Marshfields School
Peterborough, PE1 4PP |
Special | 191 | ||
Samuel Pepys School
St Neots, PE19 2EZ |
Special | 124 | ||
Park Lane School
Macclesfield, SK11 8JR |
Special | 136 | ||
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW |
Special | 170 | ||
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG |
Special | 136 | ||
Shepherds Down Special School
Winchester, SO21 2AJ |
Special | 195 | ||
Chadsgrove School
Bromsgrove, B61 0JL |
Special | 138 | ||
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU |
Special | 139 | ||
Amwell View School
Ware, SG12 8EH |
Special | 184 | ||
Heathlands School
St Albans, AL3 5AY |
Special | 152 | ||
Greenside School
Stevenage, SG2 9XS |
Special | 190 | ||
The Clare School
Norwich, NR4 7AU |
Special | 128 | ||
Southall School
Telford, TF4 3PX |
Special | 209 | ||
Woodfield School
Redhill, RH1 3PR |
Special | 198 | ||
St Anthony's School
Chichester, PO19 5PA |
Special | 240 | ||
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP |
Special | 223 | ||
Downland School
Devizes, SN10 5EF |
Special | 88 | ||
Henry Tyndale School
Farnborough, GU14 8BX |
Special | 172 | ||
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT |
Special | 162 |