Horton Lodge Community 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
Horton Lodge Community Special School
(Your chosen school)
Special 61 100% 29%
Victoria School
Birmingham, B31 1LD
Special 224 100% 62.9%
Priestley Smith School
Birmingham, B42 2PY
Special 89 100% 47.2%
The Old Park School
Brierley Hill, DY5 2JY
Special 153 100% 49%
Pens Meadow School
Stourbridge, DY8 5ST
Special 114 100% 41.2%
Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ
Special 200 100% 38%
Wood Bank School
Halifax, HX2 6PB
Special 140 100% 52.9%
Ridgeway School
Bedford, MK42 7EB
Special 122 100% 35.2%
Heritage House School
Chesham, HP5 3BP
Special 135 100% 27.4%
The Redway School
Milton Keynes, MK6 4HG
Special 179 100% 40.2%
Park Lane School
Macclesfield, SK11 8JR
Special 136 100% 37.5%
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD
Special 157 100% 38.9%
Swanwick School and Sports College
Alfreton, DE55 1AR
Special 94 100% 53.2%
Woodlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5ES
Special 87 100% 26.4%
The Cedar School
Southampton, SO16 0XN
Special 90 100% 50%
Shepherds Down Special School
Winchester, SO21 2AJ
Special 195 100% 34.4%
Rigby Hall Day Special School
Bromsgrove, B60 2EP
Special 215 100% 36.7%
Westfield School
Leominster, HR6 8NZ
Special 73 100% 32.9%
Chadsgrove School
Bromsgrove, B61 0JL
Special 138 100% 29.9%
Meadow Wood School
Bushey, WD23 4NN
Special 37 100% 27%
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA
Special 112 100% 39.3%
The Coppice School
Preston, PR5 6GY
Special 66 100% 36.4%
Maplewell Hall School
Loughborough, LE12 8QY
Special 294 100% 36.1%
The St Francis Special School, Lincoln
Lincoln, LN1 3TJ
Special 177 100% 51.7%
Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF
Special 179 100% 36.3%
The Clare School
Norwich, NR4 7AU
Special 128 100% 41.4%
Springwater School
Harrogate, HG2 7LW
Special 121 100% 38%
Avalon School
Street, BA16 0PS
Special 73 100% 42.5%
Royal Cross Primary School
Preston, PR2 1NT
Special 31 100% 51.6%
Pendle Community High School & College
Nelson, BB9 8LF
Special 163 100% 49.1%

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
Horton Lodge Community Special School
(Your chosen school)
Special 61 Sign in to see
Harmood School
London, NW1 8DP
Special 40
King's Oak School
London, SE9 5LX
Special 37
Cambridge School
London, W12 0SP
Special 143
Bensham Manor School
Thornton Heath, CR7 7BN
Special 242
Springfield House Community Special School
Solihull, B93 0AJ
Special 99
Woodsetton School
Dudley, DY3 1BY
Special 117
Halesbury School
Halesowen, B62 9DR
Special 174
Abbot's Lea School
Liverpool, L25 6EE
Special 272
Woodley School and College
Huddersfield, HD5 8JE
Special 182
Claremont School
Bristol, BS9 4LR
Special 70
Linwood School
Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ
Special 411
Shorefields School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6HF
Special 162
Glenwood School
Emsworth, PO10 7NN
Special 115
Falconer School
Bushey, WD23 3AT
Special 66
Stone Bay School
Broadstairs, CT10 1EB
Special 112
Bleasdale School
Carnforth, LA5 0RG
Special 59
Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School
Rossendale, BB4 6RX
Special 102
Maplewell Hall School
Loughborough, LE12 8QY
Special 294
Barndale School
Alnwick, NE66 1DQ
Special 90
The Dales School
Blyth, NE24 4RE
Special 212
Woodeaton Manor School
Oxford, OX3 9TS
Special 80
Marshlands School
Stafford, ST16 1PS
Special 173
Gosden House School
Guildford, GU5 0AH
Special 125
Limpsfield Grange School
Oxted, RH8 0RZ
Special 92
Rowan Gate Primary School -Three Sites and Two Satellites
Wellingborough, NN8 4NS
Special 296
Hillside Specialist School and College
Preston, PR3 3XB
Special 115
Chasetown Community School
Burntwood, WS7 3QL
Special 84
Royal Cross Primary School
Preston, PR2 1NT
Special 31
Kingsmead School
Derby, DE24 8TE
Special 130