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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Exhall Grange Specialist School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 275 | 100% | 33.1% |
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX |
Special | 236 | 100% | 40.3% |
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER |
Special | 143 | 100% | 41.3% |
Castle Hill High School
Stockport, SK2 5DS |
Special | 341 | 100% | 39.9% |
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ |
Special | 257 | 100% | 40.5% |
Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL |
Special | 170 | 100% | 28.8% |
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | 100% | 39% |
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL |
Special | 259 | 100% | 39% |
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY |
Special | 240 | 100% | 29.8% |
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET |
Special | 243 | 100% | 33.3% |
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43.8% |
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN |
Special | 241 | 100% | 44.4% |
Alderman Knight School
Tewkesbury, GL20 8JJ |
Special | 242 | 100% | 32.6% |
Northcott School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU7 4EL |
Special | 183 | 100% | 47.5% |
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB |
Special | 221 | 100% | 45.2% |
Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ |
Special | 164 | 100% | 32.3% |
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT |
Special | 242 | 100% | 48.3% |
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ |
Special | 251 | 100% | 50.6% |
Collingwood School & Media Arts College
Morpeth, NE61 2HA |
Special | 308 | 100% | 46.4% |
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU |
Special | 247 | 100% | 43.7% |
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP |
Special | 223 | 100% | 33.2% |
Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU |
Special | 214 | 100% | 31.9% |
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP |
Special | 193 | 100% | 38.9% |
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ |
Special | 326 | 100% | 41.1% |
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 164 | 100% | 33.5% |
Oakfield High School and College
Wigan, WN2 4XA |
Special | 399 | 100% | 48.6% |
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE |
Special | 238 | 100% | 42.4% |
Applefields School
York, YO31 0LW |
Special | 224 | 100% | 35.7% |
Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB |
Special | 166 | 100% | 45.2% |
Woodlands Meed
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EY |
Special | 281 | 100% | 31.7% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Exhall Grange Specialist School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 275 | Sign in to see | |
The Garden School
London, N16 8BZ |
Special | 199 | ||
Phoenix School
London, E3 2AD |
Special | 502 | ||
Bradstow School
Broadstairs, CT10 1BY |
Special | 29 | ||
Paddock School
London, SW15 5RT |
Special | 220 | ||
Northway School
London, NW7 3HS |
Special | 163 | ||
Red Gates School
South Croydon, CR2 8HD |
Special | 160 | ||
Victoria School
Birmingham, B31 1LD |
Special | 224 | ||
Uffculme School
Birmingham, B13 8QG |
Special | 305 | ||
Selly Oak Trust School
Birmingham, B29 6HZ |
Special | 400 | ||
The Pines Special School
Birmingham, B23 7EY |
Special | 282 | ||
Lindsworth School
Birmingham, B30 3QA |
Special | 131 | ||
Sherbourne Fields School
Coventry, CV6 1PR |
Special | 261 | ||
Bents Green School
Sheffield, S11 7TB |
Special | 323 | ||
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE |
Special | 218 | ||
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET |
Special | 243 | ||
Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL |
Special | 212 | ||
Green Lane Community Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS |
Special | 235 | ||
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS |
Special | 138 | ||
Mayfield School
Torquay, TQ2 8NH |
Special | 264 | ||
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB |
Special | 224 | ||
Samuel Cody School
Farnborough, GU14 8SN |
Special | 336 | ||
Five Acre Wood School
Maidstone, ME15 9QF |
Special | 854 | ||
Evergreen School
Warwick, CV34 5DF |
Special | 280 | ||
Trinity School
Dagenham, RM10 7SJ |
Special | 319 | ||
Hadrian School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6PY |
Special | 177 | ||
Meadowfield School
SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4NL |
Special | 401 | ||
Riverside School
Orpington, BR5 3HS |
Special | 355 | ||
Castle Wood Special School
Coventry, CV2 1FN |
Special | 166 | ||
Silverwood School
Devizes, SN10 2QQ |
Special | 473 |