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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Wise School (Your chosen school) | Special | 121 | 100% | 39.3% | 
| Chelsea Community Hospital School London, SW10 9NH | Special | 108 | 59.3% | 34.3% | 
| Corbets Tey School Upminster, RM14 2YQ | Special | 158 | 100% | 31.6% | 
| Oakwood School Walsall, WS9 9JS | Special | 245 | 100% | 51.4% | 
| Redbridge High School Liverpool, L9 6AD | Special | 147 | 100% | 51% | 
| Millstead School Liverpool, L5 3LU | Special | 263 | 100% | 52.1% | 
| Elleray Park School Wallasey, CH45 0LH | Special | 215 | 100% | 56.3% | 
| Cann Bridge School Plymouth, PL6 8EE | Special | 115 | 100% | 39.1% | 
| The Shrubberies School Stonehouse, GL10 2DG | Special | 136 | 100% | 42.6% | 
| Icknield School Andover, SP11 6LT | Special | 94 | 100% | 48.9% | 
| Limington House School Basingstoke, RG22 6PS | Special | 102 | 100% | 34.3% | 
| St Francis Special School Fareham, PO14 3BN | Special | 110 | 100% | 43.6% | 
| Shepherds Down Special School Winchester, SO21 2AJ | Special | 195 | 100% | 34.4% | 
| Lakeside School Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN | Special | 112 | 100% | 32.1% | 
| Breakspeare School Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU | Special | 139 | 100% | 43.2% | 
| Woodfield School Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL | Special | 125 | 100% | 36% | 
| Watling View School St Albans, AL1 2NU | Special | 111 | 100% | 34.2% | 
| Amwell View School Ware, SG12 8EH | Special | 184 | 100% | 31% | 
| St Anne's School and Sixth Form College Hessle, HU13 9AR | Special | 155 | 100% | 32.9% | 
| Medina House School Newport Isle of Wight, PO30 2HS | Special | 138 | 100% | 34.1% | 
| Abbey Court Foundation Special School Rochester, ME2 3SP | Special | 217 | 100% | 45.6% | 
| Hillside Special School Sudbury, CO10 1NN | Special | 86 | 100% | 44.2% | 
| Woodlands School Leatherhead, KT22 8RY | Special | 106 | 100% | 23.4% | 
| Portesbery School Deepcut, GU16 6TA | Special | 144 | 100% | 35.9% | 
| Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham Horsham, RH13 5NW | Special | 138 | 100% | 26.3% | 
| Herons Dale School Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN | Special | 145 | 100% | 32.4% | 
| Hollywater School Bordon, GU35 0HA | Special | 144 | 100% | 41.7% | 
| Henry Tyndale School Farnborough, GU14 8BX | Special | 172 | 100% | 29.1% | 
| Kingsley High School Harrow, HA3 6ND | Special | 129 | 100% | 41.1% | 
| Forest Park School Southampton, SO40 8DZ | Special | 143 | 100% | 44.8% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Wise School (Your chosen school) | Special | 121 | Sign in to see | |
| 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 | ||
| Archdale School Sheffield, S2 1PL | Special | 94 | ||
| John Jamieson School Leeds, LS8 2PW | Special | 442 | ||
| Kingsweston School Bristol, BS11 0UT | Special | 179 | ||
| Westhaven School Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT | Special | 185 | ||
| Ravenswood School Bristol, BS48 2NN | Special | 136 | ||
| White Spire School Milton Keynes, MK3 6EW | Special | 170 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Baycroft School Fareham, PO14 2AE | Special | 199 | ||
| Medina House School Newport Isle of Wight, PO30 2HS | Special | 138 | ||
| St Anthony's School Margate, CT9 3RA | Special | 108 | ||
| Grange Park School Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD | Special | 179 | ||
| The Orchard School Canterbury, CT1 3QQ | Special | 110 | ||
| Fairfields School Northampton, NN2 6JN | Special | 125 | ||
| Cleaswell Hill School Choppington, NE62 5DJ | Special | 251 | ||
| Fordwater School, Chichester Chichester, PO19 6PP | Special | 193 | ||
| Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School Manchester, M22 5DR | Special | 156 | ||
| Sandfield Park School Liverpool, L12 1LH | Special | 88 | ||
| Eslington Primary School Gateshead, NE8 2EP | Special | 69 | ||