Manor Mead 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
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
Schools we've chosen
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
New Rush Hall School
Ilford, IG6 2LB
Special 91
Uffculme School
Birmingham, B13 8QG
Special 305
Elleray Park School
Wallasey, CH45 0LH
Special 215
Wirral Hospitals' School
Wirral, CH41 0EZ
Special 4
Lancasterian School
Manchester, M20 2XA
Special 187
Castle Hill High School
Stockport, SK2 5DS
Special 341
Southgate School
Huddersfield, HD5 8TG
Special 181
Highfield School
Ossett, WF5 9BS
Special 208
Heritage House School
Chesham, HP5 3BP
Special 135
Archers Brook SEMH Residential School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NA
Special 99
Croft Community School
Stanley, DH9 8PR
Special 287
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS
Special 102
St Luke's School
St Albans, AL3 7ET
Special 178
Northcott School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU7 4EL
Special 183
Grange Park School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD
Special 179
The Orchard School
Canterbury, CT1 3QQ
Special 110
The St Francis Special School, Lincoln
Lincoln, LN1 3TJ
Special 177
Fairfields School
Northampton, NN2 6JN
Special 125
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL
Special 121
Marshlands School
Stafford, ST16 1PS
Special 173
Sunnydown School
Caterham, CR3 5ED
Special 91
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP
Special 193
Marland School
Torrington, EX38 8QQ
Special 160
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE
Special 238