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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
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
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 |