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 | |
|
Harmood School
London, NW1 8DP |
Special | 40 | ||
|
Royal Free Hospital Children's School
London, NW3 2QG |
Special | 76 | ||
|
King's Oak School
London, SE9 5LX |
Special | 37 | ||
|
Cambridge School
London, W12 0SP |
Special | 143 | ||
|
Elm Court School
London, SW2 2EF |
Special | 153 | ||
|
Bensham Manor School
Thornton Heath, CR7 7BN |
Special | 242 | ||
|
Durants School
Enfield, EN3 5BY |
Special | 200 | ||
|
Springfield House Community Special School
Solihull, B93 0AJ |
Special | 99 | ||
|
Woodley School and College
Huddersfield, HD5 8JE |
Special | 182 | ||
|
Elmfield School for Deaf Children
Bristol, BS7 0PU |
Special | 50 | ||
|
Claremont School
Bristol, BS9 4LR |
Special | 70 | ||
|
Shorefields School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6HF |
Special | 162 | ||
|
Glenwood School
Emsworth, PO10 7NN |
Special | 115 | ||
|
The Collett School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TQ |
Special | 128 | ||
|
Falconer School
Bushey, WD23 3AT |
Special | 66 | ||
|
Stone Bay School
Broadstairs, CT10 1EB |
Special | 112 | ||
|
Bleasdale School
Carnforth, LA5 0RG |
Special | 59 | ||
|
Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School
Rossendale, BB4 6RX |
Special | 102 | ||
|
Maplewell Hall School
Loughborough, LE12 8QY |
Special | 294 | ||
|
Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer, NR27 0NH |
Special | 193 | ||
|
Barndale School
Alnwick, NE66 1DQ |
Special | 90 | ||
|
The Dales School
Blyth, NE24 4RE |
Special | 212 | ||
|
Woodeaton Manor School
Oxford, OX3 9TS |
Special | 80 | ||
|
Horton Lodge Community Special School
Leek, ST13 8RB |
Special | 61 | ||
|
Gosden House School
Guildford, GU5 0AH |
Special | 125 | ||
|
Limpsfield Grange School
Oxted, RH8 0RZ |
Special | 92 | ||
|
Hillside Specialist School and College
Preston, PR3 3XB |
Special | 115 | ||
|
Chasetown Community School
Burntwood, WS7 3QL |
Special | 84 | ||
|
Kingsmead School
Derby, DE24 8TE |
Special | 130 | ||