The Dales 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 Dales School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 71 | 100% | 32.4% |
|
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX |
Special | 296 | 100% | 42.6% |
|
Lindon Bennett School
Feltham, TW13 6ST |
Special | 182 | 100% | 23.6% |
|
Sherwood Foundation School
Wallington, SM6 7NP |
Special | 204 | 100% | 38.7% |
|
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER |
Special | 149 | 100% | 41.3% |
|
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP |
Special | 136 | 100% | 40% |
|
Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL |
Special | 183 | 100% | 34.4% |
|
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS |
Special | 174 | 100% | 45.4% |
|
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG |
Special | 274 | 100% | 48.5% |
|
Sandside Lodge School
Ulverston, LA12 0DZ |
Special | 104 | 100% | 34.6% |
|
Mountjoy School
Beaminster, DT8 3HB |
Special | 112 | 100% | 38.4% |
|
Villa Real School
Consett, DH8 6BH |
Special | 125 | 100% | 60.8% |
|
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB |
Special | 254 | 100% | 55.1% |
|
Westfield School
Leominster, HR6 8NZ |
Special | 73 | 100% | 32.4% |
|
Greenside School
Stevenage, SG2 9XS |
Special | 197 | 100% | 34.5% |
|
St Hugh's Special School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB |
Special | 160 | 100% | 50.6% |
|
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA |
Special | 112 | 100% | 38.4% |
|
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN |
Special | 133 | 100% | 38.3% |
|
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD |
Special | 121 | 100% | 43% |
|
Brooklands School
Skipton, BD23 2DB |
Special | 126 | 100% | 33.3% |
|
Fairfields School
Northampton, NN2 6JN |
Special | 124 | 100% | 31.5% |
|
Carlton Digby School
Nottingham, NG3 6DS |
Special | 97 | 100% | 43.3% |
|
John Watson School
Oxford, OX33 1NN |
Special | 115 | 100% | 31.3% |
|
Woodlands School
Leatherhead, KT22 8RY |
Special | 133 | 100% | 23% |
|
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP |
Special | 222 | 100% | 33.3% |
|
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP |
Special | 219 | 100% | 38.8% |
|
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU |
Special | 168 | 100% | 46.4% |
|
Fort Royal
Worcester, WR5 1DR |
Special | 208 | 100% | 39.9% |
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Woodlands School
Edgware, HA8 6JP |
Special | 135 | 100% | 29.6% |
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Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU |
Special | 152 | 100% | 39.5% |
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 Dales School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 71 | Sign in to see | |
|
Haymerle School
London, SE15 6SY |
Special | 77 | ||
|
Hamilton School
Birmingham, B21 8AH |
Special | 196 | ||
|
Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children
Birmingham, B31 1LD |
Special | 53 | ||
|
Rosewood School
Bilston, WV14 8XJ |
Special | 48 | ||
|
Old Hall School
Walsall, WS2 7LU |
Special | 134 | ||
|
Knowsley Central School
Liverpool, L36 7SY |
Special | 142 | ||
|
Hayfield School
Wirral, CH49 4LN |
Special | 175 | ||
|
Gilbrook School
CH49 8HE |
Special | 60 | ||
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Thomasson Memorial School
Bolton, BL3 3LA |
Special | 80 | ||
|
Valley School
Stockport, SK7 1EN |
Special | 56 | ||
|
Wood Bank School
Halifax, HX2 6PB |
Special | 142 | ||
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Hinderton School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ |
Special | 62 | ||
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Sandgate School
Kendal, LA9 6JG |
Special | 166 | ||
|
Swanwick School and Sports College
Alfreton, DE55 1AR |
Special | 101 | ||
|
Barley Lane School
Exeter, EX4 1TA |
Special | 80 | ||
|
Cedar Hall School
Benfleet, SS7 3UQ |
Special | 189 | ||
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Norman Gate School
Andover, SP10 1JZ |
Special | 103 | ||
|
Vermont School
Southampton, SO16 7LT |
Special | 54 | ||
|
Moorbrook School
Preston, PR2 3DB |
Special | 84 | ||
|
Hall School
Norwich, NR6 7AD |
Special | 97 | ||
|
Brooklands School
Skipton, BD23 2DB |
Special | 126 | ||
|
Cramlington Hillcrest School
Cramlington, NE23 1DY |
Special | 125 | ||
|
Avalon School
Street, BA16 0PS |
Special | 81 | ||
|
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 176 | ||
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Haywood Grove School
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7BG |
Special | 62 | ||
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High Well School
Pontefract, WF8 2DD |
Special | 105 | ||
|
Westfield School
Bourne End, SL8 5BE |
Special | 86 | ||
|
Willow Grove Primary School
Wigan, WN4 8XF |
Special | 68 | ||
|
Acorns Primary School
Preston, PR1 6AU |
Special | 93 | ||