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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fairmead School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 150 | 100% | 44% |
Shaftesbury High School
Harrow, HA3 6LE |
Special | 171 | 100% | 44.4% |
Meadow High School
Uxbridge, UB8 3QU |
Special | 285 | 100% | 43.9% |
Langley School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 6TJ |
Special | 131 | 100% | 51.9% |
Broomfield South SILC
Leeds, LS10 3JP |
Special | 272 | 100% | 55.5% |
Epinay Business and Enterprise School
South Shields, NE34 8BT |
Special | 209 | 100% | 57.6% |
Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL |
Special | 170 | 100% | 28.8% |
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT |
Special | 185 | 100% | 45.4% |
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | 100% | 39% |
The Castle School
Newbury, RG14 2JG |
Special | 199 | 100% | 43.2% |
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP |
Special | 105 | 99.1% | 41.9% |
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU |
Special | 153 | 100% | 43.8% |
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43.8% |
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW |
Special | 170 | 100% | 47.6% |
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD |
Special | 151 | 100% | 44.4% |
Northcott School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU7 4EL |
Special | 183 | 100% | 47.5% |
St Hugh's Special School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB |
Special | 157 | 100% | 49% |
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB |
Special | 221 | 100% | 45.2% |
Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ |
Special | 164 | 100% | 32.3% |
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS |
Special | 169 | 100% | 50% |
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT |
Special | 242 | 100% | 48.3% |
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG |
Special | 116 | 100% | 41.4% |
Haughton School
Telford, TF7 4BW |
Special | 193 | 100% | 45.1% |
Hill Top School
Gateshead, NE10 8LT |
Special | 135 | 100% | 56.3% |
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU |
Special | 151 | 100% | 42.4% |
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 164 | 100% | 33.5% |
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE |
Special | 238 | 100% | 42.4% |
Applefields School
York, YO31 0LW |
Special | 224 | 100% | 35.7% |
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG |
Special | 132 | 100% | 42.4% |
Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB |
Special | 166 | 100% | 45.2% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fairmead School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 150 | Sign in to see | |
Belvue School
Northolt, UB5 6AG |
Special | 230 | ||
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX |
Special | 236 | ||
Pens Meadow School
Stourbridge, DY8 5ST |
Special | 114 | ||
Oakdale School
Dukinfield, SK16 5LD |
Special | 169 | ||
Ravenshall School
Dewsbury, WF12 9EE |
Special | 200 | ||
Broomfield South SILC
Leeds, LS10 3JP |
Special | 272 | ||
Furrowfield School
Gateshead, NE10 9RZ |
Special | 90 | ||
The Redway School
Milton Keynes, MK6 4HG |
Special | 179 | ||
Samuel Pepys School
St Neots, PE19 2EZ |
Special | 124 | ||
Oaklands School
Winsford, CW7 1NU |
Special | 172 | ||
Springfield School
Crewe, CW1 5HS |
Special | 262 | ||
Pathfield School
Barnstaple, EX31 1JU |
Special | 190 | ||
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU |
Special | 153 | ||
Brook Green Centre for Learning
Plymouth, PL5 4DZ |
Special | 106 | ||
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW |
Special | 170 | ||
Oak Lodge School
Southampton, SO45 4RQ |
Special | 164 | ||
Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL |
Special | 125 | ||
St Hugh's Special School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB |
Special | 157 | ||
Riverside Special School
Goole, DN14 5JS |
Special | 140 | ||
St Nicholas' School
Canterbury, CT1 3JJ |
Special | 390 | ||
Portal House School
Dover, CT15 6SS |
Special | 75 | ||
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA |
Special | 112 | ||
Southall School
Telford, TF4 3PX |
Special | 209 | ||
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ |
Special | 98 | ||
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP |
Special | 223 | ||
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN |
Special | 145 | ||
Russet House School
Enfield, EN1 4JA |
Special | 145 | ||
Athena School
Lincoln, LN5 8EL |
Special | 118 | ||
Henry Tyndale School
Farnborough, GU14 8BX |
Special | 172 |