Sandfield Park 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
Sandfield Park School
(Your chosen school)
Special 88 100% 67%
Tuke School
London, SE15 6ER
Special 100 100% 73%
John Chilton School
Northolt, UB5 5LD
Special 157 100% 53.5%
Fox Hollies School
Birmingham, B13 8QB
Special 112 100% 64.3%
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP
Special 225 100% 56.6%
Palmerston School
Liverpool, L17 6AU
Special 174 100% 57.5%
Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 147 100% 51%
Princes School
Liverpool, L8 1YQ
Special 216 100% 54.6%
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF
Special 212 100% 54.2%
Meadowside School
Wirral, CH49 5LA
Special 112 100% 66.1%
Lancasterian School
Manchester, M20 2XA
Special 187 100% 71.1%
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ
Special 170 100% 60%
Oakdale School
Dukinfield, SK16 5LD
Special 169 100% 62.7%
Archdale School
Sheffield, S2 1PL
Special 94 100% 53.1%
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD
Special 157 100% 38.9%
Chesnut Lodge Special School
Widnes, WA8 7HF
Special 86 100% 65.1%
Mill Ford School
Plymouth, PL5 2PY
Special 132 100% 56.8%
The Cedar School
Southampton, SO16 0XN
Special 90 100% 50%
Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG
Special 136 100% 53.7%
Woodlands School
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 108 100% 68.5%
Great Arley School
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 4HH
Special 107 100% 56.1%
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN
Special 129 100% 38%
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG
Special 116 100% 41.4%
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH
Special 134 100% 52.2%
Harford Manor School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 2LN
Special 106 100% 52.8%
Hadrian School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6PY
Special 177 100% 62.7%
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP
Special 200 100% 67.5%
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Special 190 100% 60%
Seven Hills School
Sheffield, S2 2RJ
Special 249 100% 58.2%
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE
Special 237 100% 46.4%

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
Sandfield Park School
(Your chosen school)
Special 88 Sign in to see
Oaktree School
London, N14 4HN
Special 143
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ
Special 158
Hamilton School
Birmingham, B21 8AH
Special 172
Halesbury School
Halesowen, B62 9DR
Special 174
Old Hall School
Walsall, WS2 7LU
Special 109
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
Wirral Hospitals' School
Wirral, CH41 0EZ
Special 4
Manchester Hospital School
Manchester, M13 9WL
Special 318
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN
Special 136
Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX
Special 140
Chesnut Lodge Special School
Widnes, WA8 7HF
Special 86
Batchwood School
St Albans, AL3 5RP
Special 111
Medina House School
Newport Isle of Wight, PO30 2HS
Special 138
The Orchard School
Canterbury, CT1 3QQ
Special 110
Moorbrook School
Preston, PR2 3DB
Special 72
Woodlands School
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 108
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB
Special 221
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS
Special 169
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ
Special 251
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP
Special 193
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
Manchester, M22 5DR
Special 156
Oaklands School
Leicester, LE5 6GJ
Special 135
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 164
Rowan Tree Primary School
Manchester, M46 9HP
Special 139
Holly House Special School
Chesterfield, S41 9QR
Special 43
High Well School
Pontefract, WF8 2DD
Special 104