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 | 236 | 100% | 61% |
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Bensham Manor School
Thornton Heath, CR7 7BN |
Special | 246 | 100% | 57.7% |
|
St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS |
Special | 273 | 100% | 43.6% |
|
Cherry Oak School
Birmingham, B29 6PB |
Special | 112 | 100% | 57.1% |
|
Halesbury School
Halesowen, B62 9DR |
Special | 174 | 100% | 44.3% |
|
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED |
Special | 247 | 100% | 53.4% |
|
Hayfield School
Wirral, CH49 4LN |
Special | 175 | 100% | 62.3% |
|
Rodney House School
Manchester, M12 4WF |
Special | 75 | 100% | 66.7% |
|
Ravenshall School
Dewsbury, WF12 9EE |
Special | 212 | 100% | 57.1% |
|
Southgate School
Huddersfield, HD5 8TG |
Special | 182 | 100% | 53.3% |
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Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT |
Special | 190 | 100% | 45.3% |
|
Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW |
Special | 215 | 100% | 41.4% |
|
Ashley High School
Widnes, WA8 7HG |
Special | 137 | 100% | 54% |
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Kirkleatham Hall School
Redcar, TS10 4QR |
Special | 215 | 100% | 57.7% |
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Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW |
Special | 240 | 100% | 51.3% |
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Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB |
Special | 140 | 100% | 49.3% |
|
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD |
Special | 157 | 100% | 44.6% |
|
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 150 | 100% | 39.3% |
|
Springwell School
Southampton, SO19 6DH |
Special | 281 | 100% | 64.1% |
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St Luke's Primary School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1BN |
Special | 199 | 100% | 38.2% |
|
Fred Nicholson School
Swaffham, PE37 7BB |
Special | 195 | 100% | 55.9% |
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The Parkside School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 3JA |
Special | 199 | 100% | 56.8% |
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Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ |
Special | 261 | 100% | 51% |
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Cramlington Hillcrest School
Cramlington, NE23 1DY |
Special | 125 | 100% | 64% |
|
Barndale School
Alnwick, NE66 1DQ |
Special | 110 | 100% | 51.8% |
|
Collingwood School & Media Arts College
Morpeth, NE61 2HA |
Special | 337 | 100% | 50.4% |
|
Gosden House School
Guildford, GU5 0AH |
Special | 130 | 100% | 56.2% |
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The Westminster School
Rowley Regis, B65 9AL |
Special | 306 | 100% | 61.1% |
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Landgate School, Bryn
Wigan, WN4 0EP |
Special | 177 | 100% | 48% |
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Chellow Heights Special School
Bradford, BD9 6AL |
Special | 269 | 100% | 51.3% |
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 | 236 | Sign in to see | |
|
Royal Free Hospital Children's School
London, NW3 2QG |
Special | 48 | ||
|
Cambridge School
London, W12 0SP |
Special | 141 | ||
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Elm Court School
London, SW2 2EF |
Special | 155 | ||
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Bensham Manor School
Thornton Heath, CR7 7BN |
Special | 246 | ||
|
Durants School
Enfield, EN3 5BY |
Special | 206 | ||
|
New Rush Hall School
Ilford, IG6 2LB |
Special | 95 | ||
|
Uffculme School
Birmingham, B13 8QG |
Special | 309 | ||
|
Abbot's Lea School
Liverpool, L25 6EE |
Special | 272 | ||
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Woodley School and College
Huddersfield, HD5 8JE |
Special | 186 | ||
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Southgate School
Huddersfield, HD5 8TG |
Special | 182 | ||
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Elmfield School for Deaf Children
Bristol, BS7 0PU |
Special | 53 | ||
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Claremont School
Bristol, BS9 4LR |
Special | 72 | ||
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Archers Brook SEMH School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NA |
Special | 118 | ||
|
Croft Community School
Stanley, DH9 8PR |
Special | 316 | ||
|
Shorefields School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6HF |
Special | 177 | ||
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Falconer School
Bushey, WD23 3AT |
Special | 54 | ||
|
Stone Bay School
Broadstairs, CT10 1EB |
Special | 108 | ||
|
Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School
Rossendale, BB4 6RX |
Special | 116 | ||
|
Maplewell Hall School
Loughborough, LE12 8QY |
Special | 326 | ||
|
The Pilgrim School
Boston, PE20 3RQ |
Special | 102 | ||
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Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer, NR27 0NH |
Special | 199 | ||
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Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ |
Special | 261 | ||
|
Rosehill School
Nottingham, NG3 2FE |
Special | 122 | ||
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Marshlands School
Stafford, ST16 1PS |
Special | 201 | ||
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Sunnydown School
Caterham, CR3 5ED |
Special | 91 | ||
|
Rowan Gate Primary School - Four Sites
Wellingborough, NN8 4NS |
Special | 309 | ||
|
Hillside Specialist School and College
Preston, PR3 3XB |
Special | 117 | ||
|
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE |
Special | 224 | ||
|
Royal Cross Primary School
Preston, PR2 1NT |
Special | 34 | ||