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 | 212 | 100% | 60.4% |
|
Stormont House School
London, E5 8NP |
Special | 139 | 100% | 60.4% |
|
Bensham Manor School
Thornton Heath, CR7 7BN |
Special | 242 | 100% | 55.4% |
|
Cherry Oak School
Birmingham, B29 6PB |
Special | 112 | 100% | 63.4% |
|
The Brier School
Kingswinford, DY6 8QN |
Special | 203 | 100% | 38.9% |
|
Halesbury School
Halesowen, B62 9DR |
Special | 174 | 100% | 42.5% |
|
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED |
Special | 230 | 100% | 57% |
|
Knowsley Central School
Liverpool, L36 7SY |
Special | 127 | 100% | 48% |
|
Hayfield School
Wirral, CH49 4LN |
Special | 168 | 100% | 60.1% |
|
Rodney House School
Manchester, M12 4WF |
Special | 73 | 100% | 64.4% |
|
Ravenshall School
Dewsbury, WF12 9EE |
Special | 200 | 100% | 57% |
|
Southgate School
Huddersfield, HD5 8TG |
Special | 181 | 100% | 51.9% |
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Woodlawn School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9DL |
Special | 174 | 100% | 45.4% |
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Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT |
Special | 185 | 100% | 45.4% |
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Ashley High School
Widnes, WA8 7HG |
Special | 128 | 100% | 57% |
|
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW |
Special | 236 | 100% | 47.5% |
|
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB |
Special | 139 | 100% | 41.7% |
|
The Lampard Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9DD |
Special | 184 | 100% | 56.5% |
|
Mayfield School
Torquay, TQ2 8NH |
Special | 264 | 100% | 51.9% |
|
Rigby Hall Day Special School
Bromsgrove, B60 2EP |
Special | 215 | 100% | 36.7% |
|
St Luke's Primary School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1BN |
Special | 191 | 100% | 40.8% |
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Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer, NR27 0NH |
Special | 193 | 100% | 48.7% |
|
Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB |
Special | 197 | 100% | 54.3% |
|
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ |
Special | 251 | 100% | 50.6% |
|
Cramlington Hillcrest School
Cramlington, NE23 1DY |
Special | 116 | 100% | 62.1% |
|
Barndale School
Alnwick, NE66 1DQ |
Special | 90 | 100% | 54.4% |
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Collingwood School & Media Arts College
Morpeth, NE61 2HA |
Special | 308 | 100% | 46.4% |
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Marshlands School
Stafford, ST16 1PS |
Special | 173 | 100% | 38.7% |
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Gosden House School
Guildford, GU5 0AH |
Special | 125 | 100% | 49.6% |
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Landgate School, Bryn
Wigan, WN4 0EP |
Special | 139 | 100% | 51.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
The Dales School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 212 | Sign in to see | |
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Elm Court School
London, SW2 2EF |
Special | 153 | ||
|
Beormund Primary School
London, SE1 3PS |
Special | 29 | ||
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Oak Lodge School
London, SW12 8NA |
Special | 91 | ||
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Bensham Manor School
Thornton Heath, CR7 7BN |
Special | 242 | ||
|
St Ann's School
London, W7 3JP |
Special | 124 | ||
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New Rush Hall School
Ilford, IG6 2LB |
Special | 91 | ||
|
Uffculme School
Birmingham, B13 8QG |
Special | 305 | ||
|
Abbot's Lea School
Liverpool, L25 6EE |
Special | 272 | ||
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Woodley School and College
Huddersfield, HD5 8JE |
Special | 182 | ||
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Southgate School
Huddersfield, HD5 8TG |
Special | 181 | ||
|
Claremont School
Bristol, BS9 4LR |
Special | 70 | ||
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Archers Brook SEMH Residential School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NA |
Special | 99 | ||
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Linwood School
Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ |
Special | 411 | ||
|
Croft Community School
Stanley, DH9 8PR |
Special | 287 | ||
|
Shorefields School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6HF |
Special | 162 | ||
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Falconer School
Bushey, WD23 3AT |
Special | 66 | ||
|
Stone Bay School
Broadstairs, CT10 1EB |
Special | 112 | ||
|
Maplewell Hall School
Loughborough, LE12 8QY |
Special | 294 | ||
|
The St Francis Special School, Lincoln
Lincoln, LN1 3TJ |
Special | 177 | ||
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Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer, NR27 0NH |
Special | 193 | ||
|
Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB |
Special | 197 | ||
|
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ |
Special | 251 | ||
|
Marshlands School
Stafford, ST16 1PS |
Special | 173 | ||
|
Sunnydown School
Caterham, CR3 5ED |
Special | 91 | ||
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Manor Mead School
Shepperton, TW17 8EL |
Special | 237 | ||
|
Rowan Gate Primary School -Three Sites and Two Satellites
Wellingborough, NN8 4NS |
Special | 296 | ||
|
Hillside Specialist School and College
Preston, PR3 3XB |
Special | 115 | ||
|
Marland School
Torrington, EX38 8QQ |
Special | 160 | ||
|
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE |
Special | 238 | ||