Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
(Your chosen school)
Special 156 100% 63.5%
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
London, NW8 6HX
Special 260 100% 58.1%
Red Gates School
South Croydon, CR2 8HD
Special 160 100% 48.8%
Priory School
London, SE19 3QN
Special 138 100% 47.8%
The Brook Special Primary School
London, N17 6HW
Special 138 100% 63%
Riverside School
London, N22 5QJ
Special 173 100% 59.5%
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP
Special 225 100% 56.6%
Merefield School
Southport, PR8 2QZ
Special 110 100% 51.8%
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ
Special 170 100% 60%
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP
Special 132 100% 39.4%
Kingsweston School
Bristol, BS11 0UT
Special 179 100% 49.2%
Briarwood School
Bristol, BS16 4EA
Special 167 100% 61.1%
Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL
Special 212 100% 50%
Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX
Special 140 100% 43.9%
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 138 100% 45.7%
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Special 257 100% 44.4%
Villa Real School
Consett, DH8 6BH
Special 119 100% 55.5%
Woodlands School
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 108 100% 68.5%
Newark Orchard School
Newark, NG24 3AL
Special 169 100% 49.1%
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU
Special 151 100% 42.4%
Gibside School
Gateshead, NE8 4DE
Special 211 100% 51.2%
Rowan Tree Primary School
Manchester, M46 9HP
Special 139 100% 36.7%
Fort Royal
Worcester, WR5 1DR
Special 232 100% 35.3%
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP
Special 200 100% 67.5%
Childwall Abbey School
Liverpool, L16 5EY
Special 217 100% 59.4%
Evergreen Primary School
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LS
Special 205 100% 62.6%
Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB
Special 237 100% 47.7%
Pendle View Primary School
Colne, BB8 8JT
Special 134 100% 42.5%
Holly Grove School
Burnley, BB10 1JD
Special 137 100% 38%
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU
Special 150 100% 45.3%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
(Your chosen school)
Special 156 Sign in to see
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ
Special 158
Sutton School
Dudley, DY1 2DU
Special 189
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 230
Knowsley Central School
Liverpool, L36 7SY
Special 127
Presfield High School and Specialist College
Southport, PR9 8PA
Special 131
Merefield School
Southport, PR8 2QZ
Special 110
Crosby High School
Liverpool, L23 2TH
Special 170
Elleray Park School
Wallasey, CH45 0LH
Special 215
Wirral Hospitals' School
Wirral, CH41 0EZ
Special 4
Lancasterian School
Manchester, M20 2XA
Special 187
Archdale School
Sheffield, S2 1PL
Special 94
John Jamieson School
Leeds, LS8 2PW
Special 442
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT
Special 185
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN
Special 136
Romans Field School
Milton Keynes, MK3 7AW
Special 80
Heritage House School
Chesham, HP5 3BP
Special 135
Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX
Special 140
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD
Special 157
Chesnut Lodge Special School
Widnes, WA8 7HF
Special 86
Longcause Community Special School
Plymouth, PL7 1JB
Special 111
Medina House School
Newport Isle of Wight, PO30 2HS
Special 138
Grange Park School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD
Special 179
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB
Special 221
Fairfields School
Northampton, NN2 6JN
Special 125
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL
Special 121
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP
Special 193
Sandfield Park School
Liverpool, L12 1LH
Special 88
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 164
Eslington Primary School
Gateshead, NE8 2EP
Special 69