Polden Bower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Polden Bower School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 260 | 100% | 43.5% |
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Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP |
Special | 238 | 100% | 55.5% |
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Castle Hill High School
Stockport, SK2 5DS |
Special | 350 | 100% | 43.1% |
|
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% |
|
Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL |
Special | 183 | 100% | 34.4% |
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Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT |
Special | 190 | 100% | 45.3% |
|
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 140 | 100% | 40% |
|
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL |
Special | 261 | 100% | 42.9% |
|
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY |
Special | 264 | 100% | 35.6% |
|
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD |
Special | 170 | 100% | 43.5% |
|
Mayfield School
Torquay, TQ2 8NH |
Special | 305 | 100% | 55.9% |
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Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU |
Special | 151 | 100% | 49% |
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Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL |
Special | 248 | 100% | 38.3% |
|
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW |
Special | 167 | 100% | 46.7% |
|
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN |
Special | 243 | 100% | 41.6% |
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Alderman Knight School
Tewkesbury, GL20 8JJ |
Special | 238 | 100% | 33.6% |
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Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG |
Special | 137 | 100% | 53.3% |
|
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB |
Special | 224 | 100% | 48.7% |
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Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT |
Special | 267 | 100% | 50.6% |
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Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF |
Special | 199 | 100% | 38.7% |
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Exhall Grange Specialist School
Coventry, CV7 9HP |
Special | 271 | 100% | 34.3% |
|
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ |
Special | 348 | 100% | 41.1% |
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West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 176 | 100% | 38.1% |
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Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW |
Special | 243 | 100% | 52.9% |
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Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE |
Special | 233 | 100% | 48.9% |
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Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT |
Special | 192 | 100% | 60.4% |
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Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW |
Special | 365 | 100% | 50.4% |
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Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE |
Special | 255 | 100% | 47.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Polden Bower School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 260 | Sign in to see | |
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Greenvale School
London, SE6 1UF |
Special | 216 | ||
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Highshore School
London, SE5 0TW |
Special | 163 | ||
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Evelina Hospital School
London, SE1 7EH |
Special | 117 | ||
|
Northway School
London, NW7 3HS |
Special | 185 | ||
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The Brook Special Primary School
London, N17 6HW |
Special | 148 | ||
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Marjory Kinnon School
Feltham, TW14 9QZ |
Special | 306 | ||
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Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX |
Special | 296 | ||
|
Merstone School
Birmingham, B36 0UE |
Special | 377 | ||
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Green Park School
Bilston, WV14 6EH |
Special | 147 | ||
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Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP |
Special | 238 | ||
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Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD |
Special | 154 | ||
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Epinay Business and Enterprise School
South Shields, NE34 8BT |
Special | 258 | ||
|
Beverley School
Middlesbrough, TS4 3JS |
Special | 183 | ||
|
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB |
Special | 254 | ||
|
Glenwood School
Benfleet, SS7 4LW |
Special | 263 | ||
|
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT |
Special | 145 | ||
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St Anne's School and Sixth Form College
Hessle, HU13 9AR |
Special | 158 | ||
|
The Beacon Folkestone
Folkestone, CT19 5DN |
Special | 469 | ||
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Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA |
Special | 307 | ||
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Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Rochester, ME2 3SP |
Special | 236 | ||
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Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT |
Special | 267 | ||
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Freemantles School
Woking, GU22 0AN |
Special | 305 | ||
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Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX |
Special | 275 | ||
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Bank View High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD |
Special | 518 | ||
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Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB |
Special | 236 | ||
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Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE |
Special | 255 | ||
|
Castle Wood Special School
Coventry, CV2 1FN |
Special | 194 | ||
|
Wyre Forest School
Kidderminster, DY11 6FA |
Special | 389 | ||
|
Woodlands Meed
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EY |
Special | 296 | ||