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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fairfields School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 125 | 100% | 32% |
Mapledown School
London, NW2 1TR |
Special | 114 | 100% | 49.1% |
St Ann's School
London, W7 3JP |
Special | 124 | 100% | 47.6% |
Lindon Bennett School
Feltham, TW13 6ST |
Special | 179 | 100% | 24% |
Sherwood Park School
Wallington, SM6 7NP |
Special | 183 | 100% | 33.9% |
Old Hall School
Walsall, WS2 7LU |
Special | 109 | 100% | 64.2% |
Merefield School
Southport, PR8 2QZ |
Special | 110 | 100% | 51.8% |
Green Fold School
Bolton, BL4 0NS |
Special | 166 | 100% | 40.4% |
Brentwood School
Sale, M33 4GY |
Special | 169 | 100% | 42.6% |
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP |
Special | 132 | 100% | 39.4% |
Sunningdale School
Sunderland, SR3 2PP |
Special | 137 | 100% | 49.6% |
Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL |
Special | 170 | 100% | 28.8% |
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY |
Special | 240 | 100% | 29.8% |
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS |
Special | 138 | 100% | 45.7% |
Villa Real School
Consett, DH8 6BH |
Special | 119 | 100% | 55.5% |
Shorefields School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6HF |
Special | 162 | 100% | 54.9% |
Westfield School
Leominster, HR6 8NZ |
Special | 73 | 100% | 32.9% |
Greenside School
Stevenage, SG2 9XS |
Special | 190 | 100% | 34.2% |
Bleasdale School
Carnforth, LA5 0RG |
Special | 59 | 100% | 47.5% |
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA |
Special | 112 | 100% | 39.3% |
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN |
Special | 129 | 100% | 38% |
The Dales School
Northallerton, DL7 9QW |
Special | 74 | 100% | 28.4% |
Brooklands School
Skipton, BD23 2DB |
Special | 108 | 100% | 36.1% |
Carlton Digby School
Nottingham, NG3 6DS |
Special | 95 | 100% | 43.2% |
Ash Lea School
Cotgrave, NG12 3PA |
Special | 99 | 100% | 31.3% |
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ |
Special | 98 | 100% | 49% |
Woodlands School
Leatherhead, KT22 8RY |
Special | 106 | 100% | 23.4% |
Dryden School
Gateshead, NE9 5UR |
Special | 71 | 100% | 46.5% |
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43% |
Woodlands School
Edgware, HA8 6JP |
Special | 137 | 100% | 29.9% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fairfields School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 125 | Sign in to see | |
Oak Lodge School
London, SW12 8NA |
Special | 91 | ||
St Ann's School
London, W7 3JP |
Special | 124 | ||
Shaftesbury High School
Harrow, HA3 6LE |
Special | 171 | ||
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ |
Special | 158 | ||
Sutton School
Dudley, DY1 2DU |
Special | 189 | ||
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED |
Special | 230 | ||
Merefield School
Southport, PR8 2QZ |
Special | 110 | ||
Crosby High School
Liverpool, L23 2TH |
Special | 170 | ||
Elleray Park School
Wallasey, CH45 0LH |
Special | 215 | ||
Wirral Hospitals' School
Wirral, CH41 0EZ |
Special | 4 | ||
Lancasterian School
Manchester, M20 2XA |
Special | 187 | ||
Archdale School
Sheffield, S2 1PL |
Special | 94 | ||
John Jamieson School
Leeds, LS8 2PW |
Special | 442 | ||
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT |
Special | 185 | ||
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | ||
Romans Field School
Milton Keynes, MK3 7AW |
Special | 80 | ||
Heritage House School
Chesham, HP5 3BP |
Special | 135 | ||
Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX |
Special | 140 | ||
Chesnut Lodge Special School
Widnes, WA8 7HF |
Special | 86 | ||
Longcause Community Special School
Plymouth, PL7 1JB |
Special | 111 | ||
Rigby Hall Day Special School
Bromsgrove, B60 2EP |
Special | 215 | ||
Grange Park School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD |
Special | 179 | ||
The Clare School
Norwich, NR4 7AU |
Special | 128 | ||
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ |
Special | 251 | ||
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL |
Special | 121 | ||
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP |
Special | 193 | ||
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
Manchester, M22 5DR |
Special | 156 | ||
Holly House Special School
Chesterfield, S41 9QR |
Special | 43 | ||
Eslington Primary School
Gateshead, NE8 2EP |
Special | 69 |