Portesbery 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
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
Schools we've chosen
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