The Parkside School, Norwich

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
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
Schools we've chosen
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