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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Crowdys Hill School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 326 | 100% | 41.1% |
St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS |
Special | 274 | 100% | 41.6% |
Castle Hill High School
Stockport, SK2 5DS |
Special | 341 | 100% | 39.9% |
Bamburgh School
South Shields, NE34 7TD |
Special | 222 | 100% | 54.5% |
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT |
Special | 185 | 100% | 45.4% |
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | 100% | 39% |
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL |
Special | 259 | 100% | 39% |
Springfield School
Crewe, CW1 5HS |
Special | 262 | 100% | 31.7% |
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW |
Special | 236 | 100% | 47.5% |
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB |
Special | 139 | 100% | 41.7% |
Mayfield School
Torquay, TQ2 8NH |
Special | 264 | 100% | 51.9% |
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43.8% |
Linwood School
Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ |
Special | 411 | 100% | 42.8% |
Alderman Knight School
Tewkesbury, GL20 8JJ |
Special | 242 | 100% | 32.6% |
Samuel Cody School
Farnborough, GU14 8SN |
Special | 336 | 100% | 39.3% |
Riverside Special School
Goole, DN14 5JS |
Special | 140 | 100% | 33.6% |
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% |
Hednesford Valley High School
Hednesford, WS12 4JS |
Special | 191 | 100% | 49.2% |
Exhall Grange Specialist School
Coventry, CV7 9HP |
Special | 275 | 100% | 33.1% |
St Anthony's School
Chichester, PO19 5PA |
Special | 240 | 100% | 41.3% |
Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU |
Special | 214 | 100% | 31.9% |
Oakfield High School and College
Wigan, WN2 4XA |
Special | 399 | 100% | 48.6% |
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA |
Special | 245 | 100% | 38.4% |
West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre
Pudsey, LS28 6HL |
Special | 287 | 100% | 41.8% |
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW |
Special | 344 | 100% | 50.9% |
Wyre Forest School
Kidderminster, DY11 6FA |
Special | 372 | 100% | 42.7% |
Silverwood School
Devizes, SN10 2QQ |
Special | 473 | 100% | 38.7% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Crowdys Hill School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 326 | Sign in to see | |
Castlebar School
London, W13 0DH |
Special | 184 | ||
Waverley School
Enfield, EN3 7DL |
Special | 163 | ||
Perseid School
Morden, SM4 5LT |
Special | 160 | ||
Cricket Green School
Mitcham, CR4 3AF |
Special | 263 | ||
Alt Bridge School
Liverpool, L36 7TA |
Special | 325 | ||
Millstead School
Liverpool, L5 3LU |
Special | 263 | ||
Rumworth School
Bolton, BL3 4TP |
Special | 336 | ||
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ |
Special | 170 | ||
Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL |
Special | 170 | ||
Baytree School
Weston-super-Mare, BS24 7DX |
Special | 119 | ||
Briarwood School
Bristol, BS16 4EA |
Special | 167 | ||
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY |
Special | 240 | ||
Slated Row School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5NJ |
Special | 237 | ||
Greenbank School
Northwich, CW8 1LD |
Special | 121 | ||
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW |
Special | 236 | ||
The Lampard Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9DD |
Special | 184 | ||
Pathfield School
Barnstaple, EX31 1JU |
Special | 190 | ||
Beaucroft Foundation School
Wimborne, BH21 2SS |
Special | 231 | ||
Westfield Arts College
Weymouth, DT3 6AA |
Special | 234 | ||
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW |
Special | 170 | ||
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT |
Special | 276 | ||
St Nicholas' School
Canterbury, CT1 3JJ |
Special | 390 | ||
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5QW |
Special | 195 | ||
Welburn Hall School
York, YO62 7HQ |
Special | 112 | ||
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ |
Special | 98 | ||
Fort Royal
Worcester, WR5 1DR |
Special | 232 | ||
Heart of the Forest Community Special School
Coleford, GL16 7EJ |
Special | 143 | ||
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA |
Special | 245 | ||
Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE |
Special | 235 |