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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
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
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 |