Fairfields 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
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
Schools we've chosen
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