Southfield 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
Southfield School
(Your chosen school)
Special 102 100% 59.8%
Lansdowne School
London, SW9 9QD
Special 170 100% 72.9%
Brent Knoll School
London, SE23 2QU
Special 175 100% 56.6%
The Brook Special Primary School
London, N17 6HW
Special 138 100% 63%
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX
Special 236 100% 40.3%
Hatton Special School
Woodford Green, IG8 8EU
Special 196 100% 41.8%
Beaufort School
Birmingham, B34 6BJ
Special 92 100% 59.8%
Langley School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 6TJ
Special 131 100% 51.9%
Orrets Meadow School
Wirral, CH46 9QQ
Special 93 100% 51.6%
The Rowan School
Sheffield, S17 3PT
Special 100 100% 53%
Kingsweston School
Bristol, BS11 0UT
Special 179 100% 49.2%
Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL
Special 212 100% 50%
Greenbank School
Northwich, CW8 1LD
Special 121 100% 41.3%
Alfreton Park Community Special School
Alfreton, DE55 7AL
Special 135 100% 54.8%
Northcott School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU7 4EL
Special 183 100% 47.5%
Woodlands School
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 108 100% 68.5%
Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School
Rossendale, BB4 6RX
Special 102 100% 42.2%
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS
Special 169 100% 50%
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5QW
Special 195 100% 58.5%
John Watson School
Oxford, OX33 1NN
Special 113 100% 29.2%
Sunnydown School
Caterham, CR3 5ED
Special 91 100% 33%
Oaklands School
Leicester, LE5 6GJ
Special 135 100% 42.2%
Hill Top School
Gateshead, NE10 8LT
Special 135 100% 56.3%
Newark Orchard School
Newark, NG24 3AL
Special 169 100% 49.1%
West Gate School
Leicester, LE3 6DG
Special 200 100% 45.5%
Westfield School
Bourne End, SL8 5BE
Special 80 100% 37.5%
Childwall Abbey School
Liverpool, L16 5EY
Special 217 100% 59.4%
Pendle View Primary School
Colne, BB8 8JT
Special 134 100% 42.5%
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG
Special 132 100% 42.4%
Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB
Special 166 100% 45.2%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Southfield School
(Your chosen school)
Special 102 Sign in to see
Woodlane High School
London, W12 0TN
Special 106
Jack Tizard School
London, W12 7PA
Special 73
Lansdowne School
London, SW9 9QD
Special 170
College Park School
London, W2 4PH
Special 151
Blanche Nevile School
London, N10 1NJ
Special 84
Braidwood School for the Deaf
Birmingham, B36 8AF
Special 92
Fox Hollies School
Birmingham, B13 8QB
Special 112
Palmerston School
Liverpool, L17 6AU
Special 174
Willow Bank School
Newton-le-Willows, WA12 8DE
Special 71
Rodney House School
Manchester, M12 4WF
Special 73
Brook Green Centre for Learning
Plymouth, PL5 4DZ
Special 106
Mountjoy School
Beaminster, DT8 3HB
Special 112
The Cedar School
Southampton, SO16 0XN
Special 90
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR
Special 163
Middleton School
Ware, SG12 9PD
Special 112
Meadow Wood School
Bushey, WD23 4NN
Special 37
St Luke's Primary School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1BN
Special 191
Goldwyn School
Ashford, TN23 3BT
Special 204
Elms School
Dover, CT17 9PS
Special 138
Hope High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 9DP
Special 113
Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND
Special 158
Cornfield School, Littlehampton
Littlehampton, BN17 6HY
Special 79
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU
Special 151
Dryden School
Gateshead, NE9 5UR
Special 71
Belmont Park School
London, E10 6DB
Special 58
Egerton High School
Manchester, M41 7FZ
Special 66
Prospect School
Havant, PO9 4AQ
Special 85
Fortuna School
Lincoln, LN6 0FB
Special 80
The Rose School
Burnley, BB11 4DT
Special 71