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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Fordwater School, Chichester
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 193 | 100% | 38.9% |
|
Priory School
London, SE19 3QN |
Special | 138 | 100% | 47.8% |
|
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER |
Special | 143 | 100% | 41.3% |
|
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP |
Special | 225 | 100% | 56.6% |
|
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW |
Special | 174 | 100% | 39.7% |
|
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP |
Special | 132 | 100% | 39.4% |
|
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP |
Special | 234 | 100% | 55.6% |
|
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ |
Special | 257 | 100% | 40.5% |
|
Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL |
Special | 170 | 100% | 28.8% |
|
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL |
Special | 259 | 100% | 39% |
|
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY |
Special | 240 | 100% | 29.8% |
|
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD |
Special | 157 | 100% | 38.9% |
|
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG |
Special | 257 | 100% | 44.4% |
|
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB |
Special | 252 | 100% | 52.4% |
|
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB |
Special | 224 | 100% | 58.3% |
|
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN |
Special | 241 | 100% | 44.4% |
|
Greenside School
Stevenage, SG2 9XS |
Special | 190 | 100% | 34.2% |
|
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA |
Special | 112 | 100% | 39.3% |
|
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN |
Special | 129 | 100% | 38% |
|
Brooklands School
Skipton, BD23 2DB |
Special | 108 | 100% | 36.1% |
|
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% |
|
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 164 | 100% | 33.5% |
|
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW |
Special | 240 | 99.6% | 50% |
|
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43% |
|
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE |
Special | 238 | 100% | 42.4% |
|
Woodlands School
Edgware, HA8 6JP |
Special | 137 | 100% | 29.9% |
|
Applefields School
York, YO31 0LW |
Special | 224 | 100% | 35.7% |
|
Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN |
Special | 182 | 100% | 41.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Fordwater School, Chichester
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 193 | Sign in to see | |
|
Oaktree School
London, N14 4HN |
Special | 143 | ||
|
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ |
Special | 158 | ||
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Merefield School
Southport, PR8 2QZ |
Special | 110 | ||
|
Crosby High School
Liverpool, L23 2TH |
Special | 170 | ||
|
Wirral Hospitals' School
Wirral, CH41 0EZ |
Special | 4 | ||
|
Archdale School
Sheffield, S2 1PL |
Special | 94 | ||
|
John Jamieson School
Leeds, LS8 2PW |
Special | 442 | ||
|
Kingsweston School
Bristol, BS11 0UT |
Special | 179 | ||
|
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | ||
|
White Spire School
Milton Keynes, MK3 6EW |
Special | 170 | ||
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Romans Field School
Milton Keynes, MK3 7AW |
Special | 80 | ||
|
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP |
Special | 105 | ||
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Heritage House School
Chesham, HP5 3BP |
Special | 135 | ||
|
Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX |
Special | 140 | ||
|
Chesnut Lodge Special School
Widnes, WA8 7HF |
Special | 86 | ||
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Longcause Community Special School
Plymouth, PL7 1JB |
Special | 111 | ||
|
Walworth School
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LP |
Special | 89 | ||
|
Baycroft School
Fareham, PO14 2AE |
Special | 199 | ||
|
St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 110 | ||
|
Batchwood School
St Albans, AL3 5RP |
Special | 111 | ||
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Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU |
Special | 111 | ||
|
Medina House School
Newport Isle of Wight, PO30 2HS |
Special | 138 | ||
|
Grange Park School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD |
Special | 179 | ||
|
The Orchard School
Canterbury, CT1 3QQ |
Special | 110 | ||
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Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL |
Special | 121 | ||
|
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
Manchester, M22 5DR |
Special | 156 | ||
|
Sandfield Park School
Liverpool, L12 1LH |
Special | 88 | ||
|
Westfield School
Bourne End, SL8 5BE |
Special | 80 | ||
|
Eslington Primary School
Gateshead, NE8 2EP |
Special | 69 | ||