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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Freemantles School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 280 | 100% | 33.9% |
The Garden School
London, N16 8BZ |
Special | 199 | 100% | 56.3% |
Phoenix Arch School
London, NW10 0NQ |
Special | 55 | 100% | 36.4% |
Springhallow School
London, W13 0JG |
Special | 164 | 100% | 47.6% |
Hedgewood School
Hayes, UB4 8NF |
Special | 189 | 100% | 38.6% |
Hamilton School
Birmingham, B21 8AH |
Special | 172 | 100% | 59.9% |
Uffculme School
Birmingham, B13 8QG |
Special | 305 | 100% | 51.5% |
Baskerville School
Birmingham, B17 9TS |
Special | 190 | 100% | 37.9% |
The Pines Special School
Birmingham, B23 7EY |
Special | 282 | 100% | 54.3% |
Oscott Manor School
Birmingham, B23 6DE |
Special | 181 | 100% | 51.4% |
Abbot's Lea School
Liverpool, L25 6EE |
Special | 272 | 100% | 57.7% |
Presfield High School and Specialist College
Southport, PR9 8PA |
Special | 131 | 100% | 36.6% |
Bents Green School
Sheffield, S11 7TB |
Special | 323 | 100% | 57.6% |
Woodley School and College
Huddersfield, HD5 8JE |
Special | 182 | 100% | 40.1% |
The Woodlands School
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PU |
Special | 233 | 100% | 40.8% |
Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU |
Special | 264 | 100% | 43.6% |
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% |
Stone Bay School
Broadstairs, CT10 1EB |
Special | 112 | 100% | 58% |
Woodeaton Manor School
Oxford, OX3 9TS |
Special | 80 | 100% | 38.8% |
Sunnydown School
Caterham, CR3 5ED |
Special | 91 | 100% | 33% |
Limpsfield Grange School
Oxted, RH8 0RZ |
Special | 92 | 100% | 20.7% |
Manor Mead School
Shepperton, TW17 8EL |
Special | 237 | 100% | 33% |
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% |
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
London, BR1 5LE |
Special | 294 | 100% | 50.7% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Freemantles School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 280 | Sign in to see | |
Ickburgh School
London, E9 5RB |
Special | 166 | ||
Greenvale School
London, SE6 1UF |
Special | 214 | ||
Greenmead School
London, SW19 6RY |
Special | 60 | ||
The Brook Special Primary School
London, N17 6HW |
Special | 138 | ||
Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD |
Special | 147 | ||
Oak Haven School
Heywood, OL10 3PY |
Special | 284 | ||
West Oaks School
Leeds, LS6 2ST |
Special | 488 | ||
Benton Dene School
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8FD |
Special | 132 | ||
Furze Down School
Buckingham, MK18 3BL |
Special | 219 | ||
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET |
Special | 243 | ||
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB |
Special | 252 | ||
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT |
Special | 144 | ||
Springwell School
Southampton, SO19 6DH |
Special | 272 | ||
Oakfield
Hull, HU9 4HD |
Special | 123 | ||
Foreland Fields School
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH |
Special | 291 | ||
The Beacon Folkestone
Folkestone, CT19 5DN |
Special | 431 | ||
Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA |
Special | 305 | ||
The Lincoln St Christopher's School
Lincoln, LN6 8AR |
Special | 312 | ||
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX |
Special | 210 | ||
Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX |
Special | 279 | ||
Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU |
Special | 214 | ||
Ellesmere College
Leicester, LE3 2FD |
Special | 436 | ||
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER |
Special | 371 | ||
Sir Charles Parsons School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4ED |
Special | 210 | ||
Bank View High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD |
Special | 424 | ||
Laleham Gap School
Ramsgate, CT12 6FH |
Special | 241 | ||
Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ |
Special | 143 | ||
Woodlands Meed
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EY |
Special | 281 | ||
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
London, BR1 5LE |
Special | 294 |