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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
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
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 | |
Mapledown School
London, NW2 1TR |
Special | 114 | ||
Marlborough School
Sidcup, DA15 9DP |
Special | 88 | ||
St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS |
Special | 274 | ||
The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
Birmingham, B13 0RW |
Special | 146 | ||
Oscott Manor School
Birmingham, B23 6DE |
Special | 181 | ||
Presfield High School and Specialist College
Southport, PR9 8PA |
Special | 131 | ||
Hayfield School
Wirral, CH49 4LN |
Special | 168 | ||
Gilbrook School
CH49 8HE |
Special | 63 | ||
Valley School
Stockport, SK7 1EN |
Special | 56 | ||
Southlands School
North Shields, NE30 2QR |
Special | 146 | ||
Elmfield School for Deaf Children
Bristol, BS7 0PU |
Special | 50 | ||
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ |
Special | 172 | ||
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP |
Special | 105 | ||
Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA |
Special | 206 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
Ash Lea School
Cotgrave, NG12 3PA |
Special | 99 | ||
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN |
Special | 86 | ||
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Horsham, RH13 5NW |
Special | 138 | ||
The Observatory School
Prenton, CH43 7QT |
Special | 167 | ||
Westfield School
Bourne End, SL8 5BE |
Special | 80 |