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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Fiveways Special School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 100 | 100% | 51% |
|
Cherry Garden School
London, SE15 5BB |
Special | 111 | 100% | 59.8% |
|
Greenmead School
London, SW19 6RY |
Special | 53 | 100% | 52.8% |
|
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School
London, W9 3LG |
Special | 93 | 100% | 62.4% |
|
Mapledown School
London, NW2 1TR |
Special | 114 | 100% | 52.6% |
|
St Ann's School
London, W7 3JP |
Special | 129 | 100% | 53.1% |
|
Perseid School
Morden, SM4 5LT |
Special | 186 | 100% | 50% |
|
Old Hall School
Walsall, WS2 7LU |
Special | 134 | 100% | 62.7% |
|
Palmerston School
Liverpool, L17 6AU |
Special | 184 | 100% | 50% |
|
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ |
Special | 168 | 100% | 60.1% |
|
Brentwood School
Sale, M33 4GY |
Special | 185 | 100% | 47% |
|
Hope School
Wigan, WN3 6SP |
Special | 233 | 100% | 43.8% |
|
Sunningdale School
Sunderland, SR3 2PP |
Special | 150 | 100% | 52.9% |
|
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP |
Special | 262 | 100% | 41.6% |
|
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU |
Special | 151 | 100% | 49% |
|
Cann Bridge School
Plymouth, PL6 8EE |
Special | 111 | 100% | 39.6% |
|
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT |
Special | 145 | 100% | 40% |
|
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG |
Special | 140 | 100% | 47.9% |
|
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT |
Special | 93 | 100% | 48.4% |
|
Rachel Madocks School
Waterlooville, PO8 9XP |
Special | 104 | 100% | 57.7% |
|
St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 115 | 100% | 44.3% |
|
Springhead School
Scarborough, YO12 4HA |
Special | 109 | 100% | 61.5% |
|
Fairfields School
Northampton, NN2 6JN |
Special | 124 | 100% | 31.5% |
|
Ash Lea School
Cotgrave, NG12 3PA |
Special | 104 | 100% | 39.4% |
|
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN |
Special | 89 | 100% | 47.2% |
|
Dryden School
Gateshead, NE9 5UR |
Special | 77 | 100% | 54.5% |
|
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND |
Special | 134 | 100% | 41% |
|
The Livity School
London, SW16 2PW |
Special | 131 | 100% | 58% |
|
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT |
Special | 176 | 100% | 60.2% |
|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Fiveways Special School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 100 | Sign in to see | |
|
Belvue School
Northolt, UB5 6AG |
Special | 228 | ||
|
Castlebar School
London, W13 0DH |
Special | 193 | ||
|
Waverley School
Enfield, EN3 7DL |
Special | 163 | ||
|
Cricket Green School
Mitcham, CR4 3AF |
Special | 267 | ||
|
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX |
Special | 264 | ||
|
Alt Bridge School
Liverpool, L36 7TA |
Special | 356 | ||
|
Rumworth School
Bolton, BL3 4TP |
Special | 363 | ||
|
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ |
Special | 168 | ||
|
Ravenshall School
Dewsbury, WF12 9EE |
Special | 212 | ||
|
Broomfield South SILC
Leeds, LS10 3JP |
Special | 289 | ||
|
Briarwood School
Bristol, BS16 4EA |
Special | 167 | ||
|
Slated Row School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5NJ |
Special | 232 | ||
|
The Redway School
Milton Keynes, MK6 4HG |
Special | 184 | ||
|
Greenbank School
Northwich, CW8 1LD |
Special | 129 | ||
|
Springfield School
Crewe, CW1 5HS |
Special | 303 | ||
|
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW |
Special | 240 | ||
|
Pathfield School
Barnstaple, EX31 1JU |
Special | 183 | ||
|
Westfield Arts College
Weymouth, DT3 6AA |
Special | 233 | ||
|
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW |
Special | 167 | ||
|
St Nicholas' School
Canterbury, CT1 3JJ |
Special | 402 | ||
|
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5QW |
Special | 198 | ||
|
Fairmead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NZ |
Special | 152 | ||
|
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP |
Special | 222 | ||
|
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ |
Special | 348 | ||
|
Russet House School
Enfield, EN1 4JA |
Special | 128 | ||
|
Fort Royal
Worcester, WR5 1DR |
Special | 208 | ||
|
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT |
Special | 176 | ||
|
Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE |
Special | 233 | ||
|
Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ |
Special | 147 | ||