Fiveways Special School

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 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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Fiveways Special School
(Your chosen school)
Special 98 100% 49%
Cherry Garden School
London, SE15 5BB
Special 94 100% 57.4%
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School
London, W9 3LG
Special 90 100% 65.6%
Mapledown School
London, NW2 1TR
Special 114 100% 49.1%
St Ann's School
London, W7 3JP
Special 124 100% 47.6%
Perseid School
Morden, SM4 5LT
Special 160 100% 55%
Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 147 100% 51%
Merefield School
Southport, PR8 2QZ
Special 110 100% 51.8%
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ
Special 170 100% 60%
Sunningdale School
Sunderland, SR3 2PP
Special 137 100% 49.6%
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP
Special 263 100% 42.2%
Hebden Green Community School
Winsford, CW7 4EJ
Special 136 100% 36.8%
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU
Special 153 100% 43.8%
Shorefields School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6HF
Special 162 100% 54.9%
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 144 100% 38.2%
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT
Special 94 100% 48.9%
St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 110 100% 43.6%
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN
Special 129 100% 38%
Nether Hall School
Leicester, LE5 1RT
Special 136 100% 44.9%
Springhead School
Scarborough, YO12 4HA
Special 104 100% 56.7%
Fairfields School
Northampton, NN2 6JN
Special 125 100% 32%
Ash Lea School
Cotgrave, NG12 3PA
Special 99 100% 31.3%
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN
Special 86 100% 44.2%
Woodlands School
Leatherhead, KT22 8RY
Special 106 100% 23.4%
Dryden School
Gateshead, NE9 5UR
Special 71 100% 46.5%
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND
Special 129 100% 41.1%
The Livity School
London, SW16 2PW
Special 127 100% 54.3%
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT
Special 162 100% 57.4%
Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ
Special 143 100% 44.8%
Keelman's Way School
Hebburn, NE31 1QY
Special 175 100% 55.4%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Fiveways Special School
(Your chosen school)
Special 98 Sign in to see
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School
London, W9 3LG
Special 90
Castlebar School
London, W13 0DH
Special 184
Waverley School
Enfield, EN3 7DL
Special 163
Cricket Green School
Mitcham, CR4 3AF
Special 263
Pens Meadow School
Stourbridge, DY8 5ST
Special 114
Alt Bridge School
Liverpool, L36 7TA
Special 325
Rumworth School
Bolton, BL3 4TP
Special 336
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ
Special 170
Ravenshall School
Dewsbury, WF12 9EE
Special 200
Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL
Special 170
Briarwood School
Bristol, BS16 4EA
Special 167
Slated Row School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5NJ
Special 237
The Redway School
Milton Keynes, MK6 4HG
Special 179
Greenbank School
Northwich, CW8 1LD
Special 121
Springfield School
Crewe, CW1 5HS
Special 262
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW
Special 236
The Lampard Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9DD
Special 184
Pathfield School
Barnstaple, EX31 1JU
Special 190
Beaucroft Foundation School
Wimborne, BH21 2SS
Special 231
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW
Special 170
St Nicholas' School
Canterbury, CT1 3JJ
Special 390
Portal House School
Dover, CT15 6SS
Special 75
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5QW
Special 195
Fairmead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NZ
Special 150
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ
Special 326
Fort Royal
Worcester, WR5 1DR
Special 232
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT
Special 162
Heart of the Forest Community Special School
Coleford, GL16 7EJ
Special 143
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA
Special 245