The Bridge at HLC

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 27 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
The Bridge at HLC
(Your chosen school)
Special 227 100% 45.2%
Jack Tizard School
London, W12 7PA
Special 73 100% 57.5%
Richard Cloudesley School
London, N1 8RE
Special 98 100% 46.9%
Cherry Garden School
London, SE15 5BB
Special 94 100% 57.4%
Beatrice Tate School
London, E3 4PX
Special 127 100% 70.9%
Greenmead School
London, SW19 6RY
Special 60 100% 48.4%
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School
London, W9 3LG
Special 90 100% 65.6%
St Giles School
South Croydon, CR2 6DF
Special 115 100% 44.3%
Mandeville School
Middlesex, UB6 0PA
Special 182 100% 34.9%
Waverley School
Enfield, EN3 7DL
Special 163 100% 58.8%
Perseid School
Morden, SM4 5LT
Special 160 100% 55%
Victoria School
Birmingham, B31 1LD
Special 224 100% 62.9%
Oakwood School
Walsall, WS9 9JS
Special 245 100% 51.4%
Green Park School
Bilston, WV14 6EH
Special 145 100% 60.7%
Fairfield School
Batley, WF17 8AS
Special 136 100% 39%
Claremont School
Bristol, BS9 4LR
Special 70 100% 40%
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP
Special 263 100% 42.2%
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 144 100% 38.2%
St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 110 100% 43.6%
Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Rochester, ME2 3SP
Special 217 100% 45.6%
Springhead School
Scarborough, YO12 4HA
Special 104 100% 56.7%
The Grove Special School
Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2EN
Special 52 100% 26.9%
Evergreen School
Warwick, CV34 5DF
Special 280 100% 38.9%
Sir Charles Parsons School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4ED
Special 210 100% 68.1%
The Livity School
London, SW16 2PW
Special 127 100% 54.3%
Riverside School
Orpington, BR5 3HS
Special 355 100% 40.3%
Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ
Special 143 100% 44.8%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 25 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
The Bridge at HLC
(Your chosen school)
Special 227 Sign in to see
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
London, NW8 6HX
Special 260
Richard Cloudesley School
London, N1 8RE
Special 98
Phoenix School
London, E3 2AD
Special 502
Priestley Smith School
Birmingham, B42 2PY
Special 89
Lindsworth School
Birmingham, B30 3QA
Special 131
Merstone School
Birmingham, B36 0UE
Special 359
Penn Fields School
Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT
Special 187
Green Park School
Bilston, WV14 6EH
Special 145
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP
Special 225
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Special 234
John Jamieson School
Leeds, LS8 2PW
Special 442
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Special 257
Woodlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5ES
Special 87
Linwood School
Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ
Special 411
Lonsdale School
Stevenage, SG2 8UT
Special 128
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242
Exhall Grange Specialist School
Coventry, CV7 9HP
Special 275
Evergreen School
Warwick, CV34 5DF
Special 280
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Special 190
Holly Grove School
Burnley, BB10 1JD
Special 137
Pendle Community High School & College
Nelson, BB9 8LF
Special 163
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW
Special 344
Castle Wood Special School
Coventry, CV2 1FN
Special 166
Wyre Forest School
Kidderminster, DY11 6FA
Special 372