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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Portesbery School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 144 | 100% | 35.9% |
Chelsea Community Hospital School
London, SW10 9NH |
Special | 108 | 59.3% | 34.3% |
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ |
Special | 158 | 100% | 31.6% |
Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD |
Special | 147 | 100% | 51% |
Elleray Park School
Wallasey, CH45 0LH |
Special | 215 | 100% | 56.3% |
Cann Bridge School
Plymouth, PL6 8EE |
Special | 115 | 100% | 39.1% |
Mill Ford School
Plymouth, PL5 2PY |
Special | 132 | 100% | 56.8% |
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG |
Special | 136 | 100% | 42.6% |
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT |
Special | 94 | 100% | 48.9% |
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS |
Special | 102 | 100% | 34.3% |
St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 110 | 100% | 43.6% |
Shepherds Down Special School
Winchester, SO21 2AJ |
Special | 195 | 100% | 34.4% |
Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN |
Special | 112 | 100% | 32.1% |
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU |
Special | 139 | 100% | 43.2% |
Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL |
Special | 125 | 100% | 36% |
Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU |
Special | 111 | 100% | 34.2% |
Amwell View School
Ware, SG12 8EH |
Special | 184 | 100% | 31% |
St Anne's School and Sixth Form College
Hessle, HU13 9AR |
Special | 155 | 100% | 32.9% |
Medina House School
Newport Isle of Wight, PO30 2HS |
Special | 138 | 100% | 34.1% |
Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Rochester, ME2 3SP |
Special | 217 | 100% | 45.6% |
The Children's Hospital School
Leicester, LE1 5WW |
Special | 80 | 81.3% | 20% |
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL |
Special | 121 | 100% | 39.3% |
Woodlands School
Leatherhead, KT22 8RY |
Special | 106 | 100% | 23.4% |
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Horsham, RH13 5NW |
Special | 138 | 100% | 26.3% |
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN |
Special | 145 | 100% | 32.4% |
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA |
Special | 144 | 100% | 41.7% |
Henry Tyndale School
Farnborough, GU14 8BX |
Special | 172 | 100% | 29.1% |
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN |
Special | 177 | 100% | 27.7% |
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND |
Special | 129 | 100% | 41.1% |
Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ |
Special | 143 | 100% | 44.8% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Portesbery School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 144 | Sign in to see | |
Stormont House School
London, E5 8NP |
Special | 139 | ||
Cherry Garden School
London, SE15 5BB |
Special | 94 | ||
Bowden House School
Seaford, BN25 2JB |
Special | 38 | ||
Priory School
London, SE19 3QN |
Special | 138 | ||
Springhallow School
London, W13 0JG |
Special | 164 | ||
Riverside School
London, N22 5QJ |
Special | 173 | ||
Meadow High School
Uxbridge, UB8 3QU |
Special | 285 | ||
Langley School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 6TJ |
Special | 131 | ||
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF |
Special | 212 | ||
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW |
Special | 174 | ||
Camberwell Park Specialist Support School
Manchester, M40 9GJ |
Special | 188 | ||
Brentwood School
Sale, M33 4GY |
Special | 169 | ||
Furze Down School
Buckingham, MK18 3BL |
Special | 219 | ||
Alfreton Park Community Special School
Alfreton, DE55 7AL |
Special | 135 | ||
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN |
Special | 241 | ||
Osborne School
Winchester, SO23 7GA |
Special | 218 | ||
Springwell School
Southampton, SO19 6DH |
Special | 272 | ||
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT |
Special | 276 | ||
Foreland Fields School
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH |
Special | 291 | ||
Rowhill School
Longfield, DA3 7PW |
Special | 161 | ||
Ashmount School
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ |
Special | 207 | ||
Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF |
Special | 179 | ||
West Gate School
Leicester, LE3 6DG |
Special | 200 | ||
Laleham Gap School
Ramsgate, CT12 6FH |
Special | 241 | ||
Newbridge Learning Community
Wigan, WN2 3TL |
Special | 87 | ||
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU |
Special | 150 | ||
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG |
Special | 132 | ||
Woodlands Meed
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EY |
Special | 281 | ||
Keelman's Way School
Hebburn, NE31 1QY |
Special | 175 |