Springwater School

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
Springwater School
(Your chosen school)
Special 121 100% 38%
Pens Meadow School
Stourbridge, DY8 5ST
Special 114 100% 41.2%
Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ
Special 200 100% 38%
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER
Special 143 100% 41.3%
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP
Special 132 100% 39.4%
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ
Special 257 100% 40.5%
Wood Bank School
Halifax, HX2 6PB
Special 140 100% 52.9%
Highbury School
Brighouse, HD6 3LD
Special 154 100% 39.6%
Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL
Special 170 100% 28.8%
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP
Special 105 99.1% 41.9%
Heritage House School
Chesham, HP5 3BP
Special 135 100% 27.4%
The Redway School
Milton Keynes, MK6 4HG
Special 179 100% 40.2%
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 138 100% 45.7%
Shorefields School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6HF
Special 162 100% 54.9%
Oak Lodge School
Southampton, SO45 4RQ
Special 164 100% 43.9%
Westfield School
Leominster, HR6 8NZ
Special 73 100% 32.9%
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA
Special 112 100% 39.3%
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN
Special 129 100% 38%
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD
Special 116 100% 40.5%
The Coppice School
Preston, PR5 6GY
Special 66 100% 36.4%
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG
Special 116 100% 41.4%
Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF
Special 179 100% 36.3%
The Dales School
Northallerton, DL7 9QW
Special 74 100% 28.4%
Brooklands School
Skipton, BD23 2DB
Special 108 100% 36.1%
Fairfields School
Northampton, NN2 6JN
Special 125 100% 32%
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW
Special 235 100% 43%
Woodlands School
Edgware, HA8 6JP
Special 137 100% 29.9%
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT
Special 162 100% 57.4%
Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN
Special 182 100% 41.2%
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
Springwater School
(Your chosen school)
Special 121 Sign in to see
Haymerle School
London, SE15 6SY
Special 78
Hamilton School
Birmingham, B21 8AH
Special 172
Oscott Manor School
Birmingham, B23 6DE
Special 181
Rosewood School
Bilston, WV14 8XJ
Special 49
Old Hall School
Walsall, WS2 7LU
Special 109
Knowsley Central School
Liverpool, L36 7SY
Special 127
Hayfield School
Wirral, CH49 4LN
Special 168
Gilbrook School
CH49 8HE
Special 63
Valley School
Stockport, SK7 1EN
Special 56
Wood Bank School
Halifax, HX2 6PB
Special 140
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP
Special 105
Barley Lane School
Exeter, EX4 1TA
Special 76
Cedar Hall School
Benfleet, SS7 3UQ
Special 186
Norman Gate School
Andover, SP10 1JZ
Special 102
Moorbrook School
Preston, PR2 3DB
Special 72
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB
Special 221
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS
Special 169
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG
Special 116
Hall School
Norwich, NR6 7AD
Special 99
The Dales School
Northallerton, DL7 9QW
Special 74
Brooklands School
Skipton, BD23 2DB
Special 108
Cramlington Hillcrest School
Cramlington, NE23 1DY
Special 116
Avalon School
Street, BA16 0PS
Special 73
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN
Special 86
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 164
High Well School
Pontefract, WF8 2DD
Special 104
Westfield School
Bourne End, SL8 5BE
Special 80
Emily Wilding Davison School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9QB
Special 109
Acorns Primary School
Preston, PR1 6AU
Special 92