Ash Lea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ash Lea School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 104 | 100% | 39.4% |
|
Hope School
Wigan, WN3 6SP |
Special | 233 | 100% | 43.8% |
|
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP |
Special | 253 | 100% | 56.5% |
|
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ |
Special | 258 | 100% | 43.8% |
|
Sunningdale School
Sunderland, SR3 2PP |
Special | 150 | 100% | 52.9% |
|
Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL |
Special | 183 | 100% | 34.4% |
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Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU |
Special | 151 | 100% | 49% |
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Cann Bridge School
Plymouth, PL6 8EE |
Special | 111 | 100% | 39.6% |
|
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT |
Special | 145 | 100% | 40% |
|
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT |
Special | 93 | 100% | 48.4% |
|
St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 115 | 100% | 44.3% |
|
Westfield School
Leominster, HR6 8NZ |
Special | 73 | 100% | 32.4% |
|
Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL |
Special | 125 | 100% | 37.6% |
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Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU |
Special | 115 | 100% | 37.4% |
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Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG |
Special | 137 | 100% | 53.3% |
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Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA |
Special | 112 | 100% | 38.4% |
|
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN |
Special | 133 | 100% | 38.3% |
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Ashmount School
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ |
Special | 209 | 100% | 47.4% |
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Fairfields School
Northampton, NN2 6JN |
Special | 124 | 100% | 31.5% |
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Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ |
Special | 100 | 100% | 51% |
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Woodlands School
Leatherhead, KT22 8RY |
Special | 133 | 100% | 23% |
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Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA |
Special | 145 | 100% | 37.2% |
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Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Horsham, RH13 5NW |
Special | 138 | 100% | 25% |
|
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN |
Special | 146 | 100% | 33.6% |
|
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA |
Special | 160 | 100% | 40% |
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Dryden School
Gateshead, NE9 5UR |
Special | 77 | 100% | 54.5% |
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Henry Tyndale School
Farnborough, GU14 8BX |
Special | 178 | 100% | 27% |
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Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND |
Special | 134 | 100% | 41% |
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Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT |
Special | 176 | 100% | 60.2% |
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Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ |
Special | 147 | 100% | 47.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ash Lea School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 104 | Sign in to see | |
|
Turney Primary and Secondary Special School
London, SE21 8LX |
Special | 161 | ||
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Mapledown School
London, NW2 1TR |
Special | 114 | ||
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The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
Birmingham, B13 0RW |
Special | 158 | ||
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Presfield High School and Specialist College
Southport, PR9 8PA |
Special | 132 | ||
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Highbury School
Brighouse, HD6 3LD |
Special | 155 | ||
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Woolston Brook School
Warrington, WA1 4JL |
Special | 73 | ||
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Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD |
Special | 170 | ||
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Ashley High School
Widnes, WA8 7HG |
Special | 137 | ||
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Holmwood School
Middlesbrough, TS4 3PT |
Special | 100 | ||
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Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA |
Special | 283 | ||
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Mill Ford School
Plymouth, PL5 2PY |
Special | 149 | ||
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Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL |
Special | 248 | ||
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Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD |
Special | 157 | ||
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Maple Ridge School
Basingstoke, RG21 5SX |
Special | 109 | ||
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Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 150 | ||
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Rachel Madocks School
Waterlooville, PO8 9XP |
Special | 104 | ||
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St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 115 | ||
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Colnbrook School
Watford, WD19 7UY |
Special | 130 | ||
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Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN |
Special | 115 | ||
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Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU |
Special | 157 | ||
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Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ |
Special | 161 | ||
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Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN |
Special | 133 | ||
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Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG |
Special | 118 | ||
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Harford Manor School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 2LN |
Special | 110 | ||
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Hednesford Valley High School
Hednesford, WS12 4JS |
Special | 205 | ||
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Woodlands School
Leatherhead, KT22 8RY |
Special | 133 | ||
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The Observatory School
Prenton, CH43 7QT |
Special | 174 | ||
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Landgate School, Bryn
Wigan, WN4 0EP |
Special | 177 | ||
|
Pendle View Primary School
Colne, BB8 8JT |
Special | 132 | ||