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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Harford Manor School, Norwich
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 106 | 100% | 52.8% |
Fox Hollies School
Birmingham, B13 8QB |
Special | 112 | 100% | 64.3% |
Beaufort School
Birmingham, B34 6BJ |
Special | 92 | 100% | 59.8% |
Pens Meadow School
Stourbridge, DY8 5ST |
Special | 114 | 100% | 41.2% |
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER |
Special | 143 | 100% | 41.3% |
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP |
Special | 225 | 100% | 56.6% |
Stanley School
Wirral, CH61 5UE |
Special | 175 | 100% | 41.7% |
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ |
Special | 170 | 100% | 60% |
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP |
Special | 234 | 100% | 55.6% |
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | 100% | 39% |
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD |
Special | 157 | 100% | 38.9% |
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU |
Special | 153 | 100% | 43.8% |
Mill Ford School
Plymouth, PL5 2PY |
Special | 132 | 100% | 56.8% |
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% |
Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG |
Special | 136 | 100% | 53.7% |
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA |
Special | 112 | 100% | 39.3% |
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH |
Special | 134 | 100% | 52.2% |
Ashmount School
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ |
Special | 207 | 100% | 45.4% |
Hall School
Norwich, NR6 7AD |
Special | 99 | 100% | 42.4% |
Barndale School
Alnwick, NE66 1DQ |
Special | 90 | 100% | 54.4% |
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU |
Special | 247 | 100% | 43.7% |
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP |
Special | 193 | 100% | 38.9% |
Dryden School
Gateshead, NE9 5UR |
Special | 71 | 100% | 46.5% |
Hadrian School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6PY |
Special | 177 | 100% | 62.7% |
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP |
Special | 200 | 100% | 67.5% |
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT |
Special | 162 | 100% | 57.4% |
Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN |
Special | 182 | 100% | 41.2% |
Seven Hills School
Sheffield, S2 2RJ |
Special | 249 | 100% | 58.2% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Harford Manor School, Norwich
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 106 | Sign in to see | |
Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre
London, N20 0DH |
Special | 178 | ||
St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS |
Special | 274 | ||
The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
Birmingham, B13 0RW |
Special | 146 | ||
Princes School
Liverpool, L8 1YQ |
Special | 216 | ||
Newfield School
Liverpool, L23 4TG |
Special | 129 | ||
Meadowside School
Wirral, CH49 5LA |
Special | 112 | ||
Heaton School
Stockport, SK4 4RE |
Special | 89 | ||
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP |
Special | 132 | ||
The Rowan School
Sheffield, S17 3PT |
Special | 100 | ||
Ridgeway School
Bedford, MK42 7EB |
Special | 122 | ||
Woolston Brook School
Warrington, WA1 4JL |
Special | 69 | ||
Ashley High School
Widnes, WA8 7HG |
Special | 128 | ||
Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA |
Special | 206 | ||
Mill Ford School
Plymouth, PL5 2PY |
Special | 132 | ||
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD |
Special | 151 | ||
Maple Ridge School
Basingstoke, RG21 5SX |
Special | 104 | ||
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT |
Special | 94 | ||
Rachel Madocks School
Waterlooville, PO8 9XP |
Special | 102 | ||
Colnbrook School
Watford, WD19 7UY |
Special | 129 | ||
Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN |
Special | 112 | ||
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU |
Special | 139 | ||
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN |
Special | 129 | ||
Ash Lea School
Cotgrave, NG12 3PA |
Special | 99 | ||
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN |
Special | 86 | ||
Woodlands School
Leatherhead, KT22 8RY |
Special | 106 | ||
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Horsham, RH13 5NW |
Special | 138 | ||
Silverdale School
Wallsend, NE28 0HG |
Special | 143 | ||
Landgate School, Bryn
Wigan, WN4 0EP |
Special | 139 | ||
Pendle View Primary School
Colne, BB8 8JT |
Special | 134 |