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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Manor Mead School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 237 | 100% | 33% |
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
London, NW8 6HX |
Special | 260 | 100% | 58.1% |
Northway School
London, NW7 3HS |
Special | 163 | 100% | 42.9% |
Hedgewood School
Hayes, UB4 8NF |
Special | 189 | 100% | 38.6% |
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX |
Special | 267 | 100% | 42.3% |
Woodley School and College
Huddersfield, HD5 8JE |
Special | 182 | 100% | 40.1% |
Kingsweston School
Bristol, BS11 0UT |
Special | 179 | 100% | 49.2% |
The Woodlands School
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PU |
Special | 233 | 100% | 40.8% |
Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU |
Special | 264 | 100% | 43.6% |
Maple Ridge School
Basingstoke, RG21 5SX |
Special | 104 | 100% | 24% |
Broomhill Bank School
Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0TB |
Special | 392 | 100% | 33.9% |
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT |
Special | 276 | 100% | 44.2% |
Foreland Fields School
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH |
Special | 291 | 100% | 47.1% |
Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA |
Special | 305 | 100% | 40.5% |
Grange Park School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD |
Special | 179 | 100% | 38% |
John Watson School
Oxford, OX33 1NN |
Special | 113 | 100% | 29.2% |
Sunnydown School
Caterham, CR3 5ED |
Special | 91 | 100% | 33% |
Freemantles School
Woking, GU22 0AN |
Special | 280 | 100% | 33.9% |
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP |
Special | 223 | 100% | 33.2% |
Gibside School
Gateshead, NE8 4DE |
Special | 211 | 100% | 51.2% |
Rowan Tree Primary School
Manchester, M46 9HP |
Special | 139 | 100% | 36.7% |
Fort Royal
Worcester, WR5 1DR |
Special | 232 | 100% | 35.3% |
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER |
Special | 371 | 100% | 43.3% |
Westfield School
Bourne End, SL8 5BE |
Special | 80 | 100% | 37.5% |
Applefields School
York, YO31 0LW |
Special | 224 | 100% | 35.7% |
Meadowfield School
SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4NL |
Special | 401 | 100% | 47.5% |
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% |
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU |
Special | 150 | 100% | 45.3% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Manor Mead School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 237 | 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 | ||
West Lea School
London, N9 9TU |
Special | 527 | ||
Shaftesbury High School
Harrow, HA3 6LE |
Special | 171 | ||
Sherbourne Fields School
Coventry, CV6 1PR |
Special | 261 | ||
Abbot's Lea School
Liverpool, L25 6EE |
Special | 272 | ||
Lancasterian School
Manchester, M20 2XA |
Special | 187 | ||
Castle Hill High School
Stockport, SK2 5DS |
Special | 341 | ||
Highfield School
Ossett, WF5 9BS |
Special | 208 | ||
The Castle School
Newbury, RG14 2JG |
Special | 199 | ||
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 | ||
Croft Community School
Stanley, DH9 8PR |
Special | 287 | ||
St Luke's School
St Albans, AL3 7ET |
Special | 178 | ||
Northcott School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU7 4EL |
Special | 183 | ||
St George's School
Newport, PO30 1XW |
Special | 212 | ||
Bower Grove School
Maidstone, ME16 8NL |
Special | 239 | ||
St Anthony's School
Margate, CT9 3RA |
Special | 108 | ||
Grange Park School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD |
Special | 179 | ||
The St Francis Special School, Lincoln
Lincoln, LN1 3TJ |
Special | 177 | ||
Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB |
Special | 197 | ||
Collingwood School & Media Arts College
Morpeth, NE61 2HA |
Special | 308 | ||
Marshlands School
Stafford, ST16 1PS |
Special | 173 | ||
Sunnydown School
Caterham, CR3 5ED |
Special | 91 | ||
Marland School
Torrington, EX38 8QQ |
Special | 160 | ||
Woodfield
Coventry, CV4 7AB |
Special | 160 | ||
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE |
Special | 238 |