Hednesford Valley High 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
Hednesford Valley High School
(Your chosen school)
Special 191 100% 49.2%
Woodlane High School
London, W12 0TN
Special 106 100% 54.7%
Cambridge School
London, W12 0SP
Special 143 100% 63.6%
Shaftesbury High School
Harrow, HA3 6LE
Special 171 100% 44.4%
The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
Birmingham, B13 0RW
Special 146 100% 60.3%
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 230 100% 57%
Penn Fields School
Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT
Special 187 100% 58.3%
Ravenshall School
Dewsbury, WF12 9EE
Special 200 100% 57%
Woodlawn School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9DL
Special 174 100% 45.4%
Bamburgh School
South Shields, NE34 7TD
Special 222 100% 54.5%
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT
Special 185 100% 45.4%
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ
Special 172 100% 45.9%
Marshfields School
Peterborough, PE1 4PP
Special 191 100% 54.5%
Springfield School
Crewe, CW1 5HS
Special 262 100% 31.7%
Ashley High School
Widnes, WA8 7HG
Special 128 100% 57%
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB
Special 139 100% 41.7%
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW
Special 170 100% 47.6%
Rigby Hall Day Special School
Bromsgrove, B60 2EP
Special 215 100% 36.7%
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR
Special 163 100% 41.7%
Riverside Special School
Goole, DN14 5JS
Special 140 100% 33.6%
Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer, NR27 0NH
Special 193 100% 48.7%
Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB
Special 197 100% 54.3%
The Parkside School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 3JA
Special 189 100% 53.4%
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5QW
Special 195 100% 58.5%
Gosden House School
Guildford, GU5 0AH
Special 125 100% 49.6%
Woodfield School
Redhill, RH1 3PR
Special 198 100% 50%
Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU
Special 214 100% 31.9%
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ
Special 326 100% 41.1%
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA
Special 245 100% 38.4%
Wyre Forest School
Kidderminster, DY11 6FA
Special 372 100% 42.7%

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
Hednesford Valley High School
(Your chosen school)
Special 191 Sign in to see
Turney Primary and Secondary Special School
London, SE21 8LX
Special 151
Mapledown School
London, NW2 1TR
Special 114
Marlborough School
Sidcup, DA15 9DP
Special 88
The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
Birmingham, B13 0RW
Special 146
Sutton School
Dudley, DY1 2DU
Special 189
Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ
Special 200
Jane Lane School
Walsall, WS2 0JH
Special 188
Presfield High School and Specialist College
Southport, PR9 8PA
Special 131
Hayfield School
Wirral, CH49 4LN
Special 168
Gilbrook School
CH49 8HE
Special 63
Southlands School
North Shields, NE30 2QR
Special 146
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP
Special 105
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD
Special 157
Barley Lane School
Exeter, EX4 1TA
Special 76
Mill Ford School
Plymouth, PL5 2PY
Special 132
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL
Special 235
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD
Special 151
Rachel Madocks School
Waterlooville, PO8 9XP
Special 102
Baycroft School
Fareham, PO14 2AE
Special 199
Colnbrook School
Watford, WD19 7UY
Special 129
Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN
Special 112
Woodlands School
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 108
Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ
Special 164
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN
Special 129
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG
Special 116
Ash Lea School
Cotgrave, NG12 3PA
Special 99
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN
Special 86
The Observatory School
Prenton, CH43 7QT
Special 167
Elm Tree Community Primary School
Skelmersdale, WN8 6SA
Special 155