Herons Dale School
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Herons Dale School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 145 | 100% | 32.4% |
|
Chelsea Community Hospital School
London, SW10 9NH |
Special | 108 | 59.3% | 34.3% |
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Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ |
Special | 158 | 100% | 31.6% |
|
Princes School
Liverpool, L8 1YQ |
Special | 216 | 100% | 54.6% |
|
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF |
Special | 212 | 100% | 54.2% |
|
Stanley School
Wirral, CH61 5UE |
Special | 175 | 100% | 41.7% |
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Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE |
Special | 218 | 100% | 27.5% |
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Pathfield School
Barnstaple, EX31 1JU |
Special | 190 | 100% | 43.2% |
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Cann Bridge School
Plymouth, PL6 8EE |
Special | 115 | 100% | 39.1% |
|
Mill Ford School
Plymouth, PL5 2PY |
Special | 132 | 100% | 56.8% |
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Grove Park School
Crowborough, TN6 1BN |
Special | 143 | 100% | 28.7% |
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The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG |
Special | 136 | 100% | 42.6% |
|
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT |
Special | 94 | 100% | 48.9% |
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Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS |
Special | 102 | 100% | 34.3% |
|
Shepherds Down Special School
Winchester, SO21 2AJ |
Special | 195 | 100% | 34.4% |
|
Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN |
Special | 112 | 100% | 32.1% |
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Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL |
Special | 125 | 100% | 36% |
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Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU |
Special | 111 | 100% | 34.2% |
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Amwell View School
Ware, SG12 8EH |
Special | 184 | 100% | 31% |
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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% |
|
Ashmount School
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ |
Special | 207 | 100% | 45.4% |
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The Children's Hospital School
Leicester, LE1 5WW |
Special | 80 | 81.3% | 20% |
|
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL |
Special | 121 | 100% | 39.3% |
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Woodlands School
Leatherhead, KT22 8RY |
Special | 106 | 100% | 23.4% |
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Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA |
Special | 144 | 100% | 35.9% |
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Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Horsham, RH13 5NW |
Special | 138 | 100% | 26.3% |
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Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA |
Special | 144 | 100% | 41.7% |
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Henry Tyndale School
Farnborough, GU14 8BX |
Special | 172 | 100% | 29.1% |
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Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN |
Special | 177 | 100% | 27.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Herons Dale School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 145 | Sign in to see | |
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Woodlane High School
London, W12 0TN |
Special | 106 | ||
|
Jack Tizard School
London, W12 7PA |
Special | 73 | ||
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Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX |
Special | 236 | ||
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The Brier School
Kingswinford, DY6 8QN |
Special | 203 | ||
|
Oakdale School
Dukinfield, SK16 5LD |
Special | 169 | ||
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Furrowfield School
Gateshead, NE10 9RZ |
Special | 90 | ||
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The Redway School
Milton Keynes, MK6 4HG |
Special | 179 | ||
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Samuel Pepys School
St Neots, PE19 2EZ |
Special | 124 | ||
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Brook Green Centre for Learning
Plymouth, PL5 4DZ |
Special | 106 | ||
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Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT |
Special | 94 | ||
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Oak Lodge School
Southampton, SO45 4RQ |
Special | 164 | ||
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Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL |
Special | 125 | ||
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St Luke's Primary School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1BN |
Special | 191 | ||
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Riverside Special School
Goole, DN14 5JS |
Special | 140 | ||
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Goldwyn School
Ashford, TN23 3BT |
Special | 204 | ||
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Elms School
Dover, CT17 9PS |
Special | 138 | ||
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St Nicholas' School
Canterbury, CT1 3JJ |
Special | 390 | ||
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Portal House School
Dover, CT15 6SS |
Special | 75 | ||
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Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA |
Special | 112 | ||
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The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD |
Special | 116 | ||
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Fairmead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NZ |
Special | 150 | ||
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Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP |
Special | 223 | ||
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Cornfield School, Littlehampton
Littlehampton, BN17 6HY |
Special | 79 | ||
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Russet House School
Enfield, EN1 4JA |
Special | 145 | ||
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Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA |
Special | 144 | ||
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Athena School
Lincoln, LN5 8EL |
Special | 118 | ||
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Henry Tyndale School
Farnborough, GU14 8BX |
Special | 172 | ||
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Belmont Park School
London, E10 6DB |
Special | 58 | ||
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Prospect School
Havant, PO9 4AQ |
Special | 85 | ||