Stephen Hawking 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
Stephen Hawking School
(Your chosen school)
Special 98 100% 49%
Ickburgh School
London, E9 5RB
Special 166 100% 66.9%
Jack Tizard School
London, W12 7PA
Special 73 100% 57.5%
Richard Cloudesley School
London, N1 8RE
Special 98 100% 46.9%
Cherry Garden School
London, SE15 5BB
Special 94 100% 57.4%
Beatrice Tate School
London, E3 4PX
Special 127 100% 70.9%
Greenmead School
London, SW19 6RY
Special 60 100% 48.4%
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School
London, W9 3LG
Special 90 100% 65.6%
Mapledown School
London, NW2 1TR
Special 114 100% 49.1%
St Giles School
South Croydon, CR2 6DF
Special 115 100% 44.3%
Mandeville School
Middlesex, UB6 0PA
Special 182 100% 34.9%
St Ann's School
London, W7 3JP
Special 124 100% 47.6%
Waverley School
Enfield, EN3 7DL
Special 163 100% 58.8%
Perseid School
Morden, SM4 5LT
Special 160 100% 55%
Green Park School
Bilston, WV14 6EH
Special 145 100% 60.7%
Valley School
Stockport, SK7 1EN
Special 56 100% 48.2%
Heaton School
Stockport, SK4 4RE
Special 89 100% 46.1%
Fairfield School
Batley, WF17 8AS
Special 136 100% 39%
Claremont School
Bristol, BS9 4LR
Special 70 100% 40%
Rachel Madocks School
Waterlooville, PO8 9XP
Special 102 100% 53.9%
St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 110 100% 43.6%
Springhead School
Scarborough, YO12 4HA
Special 104 100% 56.7%
The Grove Special School
Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2EN
Special 52 100% 26.9%
The Bridge at HLC
Telford, TF1 5NQ
Special 227 100% 45.2%
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ
Special 98 100% 49%
Trinity School
Dagenham, RM10 7SJ
Special 319 100% 45.1%
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND
Special 129 100% 41.1%
The Livity School
London, SW16 2PW
Special 127 100% 54.3%
Riverside School
Orpington, BR5 3HS
Special 355 100% 40.3%
Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ
Special 143 100% 44.8%

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
Stephen Hawking School
(Your chosen school)
Special 98 Sign in to see
St Giles School
South Croydon, CR2 6DF
Special 115
Belvue School
Northolt, UB5 6AG
Special 230
Castlebar School
London, W13 0DH
Special 184
Cricket Green School
Mitcham, CR4 3AF
Special 263
Hatton Special School
Woodford Green, IG8 8EU
Special 196
Baskerville School
Birmingham, B17 9TS
Special 190
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER
Special 143
Alt Bridge School
Liverpool, L36 7TA
Special 325
Rumworth School
Bolton, BL3 4TP
Special 336
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ
Special 257
Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL
Special 170
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL
Special 259
Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW
Special 213
Slated Row School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5NJ
Special 237
The Redway School
Milton Keynes, MK6 4HG
Special 179
Kirkleatham Hall School
Redcar, TS10 4QR
Special 204
The Lampard Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9DD
Special 184
Pathfield School
Barnstaple, EX31 1JU
Special 190
Beaucroft Foundation School
Wimborne, BH21 2SS
Special 231
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW
Special 170
St George's School
Newport, PO30 1XW
Special 212
Bower Grove School
Maidstone, ME16 8NL
Special 239
Portal House School
Dover, CT15 6SS
Special 75
Welburn Hall School
York, YO62 7HQ
Special 112
Haughton School
Telford, TF7 4BW
Special 193
Fort Royal
Worcester, WR5 1DR
Special 232
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN
Special 177
Kingsland Primary School
Wakefield, WF3 4BA
Special 201
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT
Special 162