Sunnydown 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
Sunnydown School
(Your chosen school)
Special 91 100% 33%
Brent Knoll School
London, SE23 2QU
Special 175 100% 56.6%
Northway School
London, NW7 3HS
Special 163 100% 42.9%
The Brook Special Primary School
London, N17 6HW
Special 138 100% 63%
Hedgewood School
Hayes, UB4 8NF
Special 189 100% 38.6%
Hatton Special School
Woodford Green, IG8 8EU
Special 196 100% 41.8%
The Rowan School
Sheffield, S17 3PT
Special 100 100% 53%
Mossbrook School
Sheffield, S8 8JR
Special 176 100% 55.1%
Woodley School and College
Huddersfield, HD5 8JE
Special 182 100% 40.1%
Benton Dene School
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8FD
Special 132 100% 49.2%
Kingsweston School
Bristol, BS11 0UT
Special 179 100% 49.2%
The Woodlands School
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PU
Special 233 100% 40.8%
Greenbank School
Northwich, CW8 1LD
Special 121 100% 41.3%
Rosebank School
Northwich, CW8 4QP
Special 51 100% 29.4%
Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU
Special 264 100% 43.6%
Maple Ridge School
Basingstoke, RG21 5SX
Special 104 100% 24%
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT
Special 276 100% 44.2%
Grange Park School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD
Special 179 100% 38%
Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School
Rossendale, BB4 6RX
Special 102 100% 42.2%
Woodeaton Manor School
Oxford, OX3 9TS
Special 80 100% 38.8%
John Watson School
Oxford, OX33 1NN
Special 113 100% 29.2%
Limpsfield Grange School
Oxted, RH8 0RZ
Special 92 100% 20.7%
Manor Mead School
Shepperton, TW17 8EL
Special 237 100% 33%
Oaklands School
Leicester, LE5 6GJ
Special 135 100% 42.2%
Rowan Tree Primary School
Manchester, M46 9HP
Special 139 100% 36.7%
Hillside Specialist School and College
Preston, PR3 3XB
Special 115 100% 36.5%
Westfield School
Bourne End, SL8 5BE
Special 80 100% 37.5%
Laleham Gap School
Ramsgate, CT12 6FH
Special 241 100% 42.7%
Pendle View Primary School
Colne, BB8 8JT
Special 134 100% 42.5%
Holly Grove School
Burnley, BB10 1JD
Special 137 100% 38%

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
Sunnydown School
(Your chosen school)
Special 91 Sign in to see
Beormund Primary School
London, SE1 3PS
Special 29
Oak Lodge School
London, SW12 8NA
Special 91
St Ann's School
London, W7 3JP
Special 124
Shaftesbury High School
Harrow, HA3 6LE
Special 171
New Rush Hall School
Ilford, IG6 2LB
Special 91
Sutton School
Dudley, DY1 2DU
Special 189
Abbot's Lea School
Liverpool, L25 6EE
Special 272
Merefield School
Southport, PR8 2QZ
Special 110
Wirral Hospitals' School
Wirral, CH41 0EZ
Special 4
Lancasterian School
Manchester, M20 2XA
Special 187
Southgate School
Huddersfield, HD5 8TG
Special 181
Heritage House School
Chesham, HP5 3BP
Special 135
Archers Brook SEMH Residential School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NA
Special 99
Linwood School
Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ
Special 411
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS
Special 102
Medina House School
Newport Isle of Wight, PO30 2HS
Special 138
Grange Park School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD
Special 179
The Orchard School
Canterbury, CT1 3QQ
Special 110
Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB
Special 197
Fairfields School
Northampton, NN2 6JN
Special 125
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ
Special 251
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL
Special 121
Marshlands School
Stafford, ST16 1PS
Special 173
Manor Mead School
Shepperton, TW17 8EL
Special 237
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP
Special 193
Rowan Gate Primary School -Three Sites and Two Satellites
Wellingborough, NN8 4NS
Special 296
Holly House Special School
Chesterfield, S41 9QR
Special 43
Hillside Specialist School and College
Preston, PR3 3XB
Special 115
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE
Special 238