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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Hollywater School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 160 | 100% | 40% |
|
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ |
Special | 162 | 100% | 33.3% |
|
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF |
Special | 242 | 100% | 55.8% |
|
Stanley School
Wirral, CH61 5UE |
Special | 183 | 100% | 43.7% |
|
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE |
Special | 228 | 100% | 32.5% |
|
Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX |
Special | 141 | 100% | 47.5% |
|
Cann Bridge School
Plymouth, PL6 8EE |
Special | 111 | 100% | 39.6% |
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Mill Ford School
Plymouth, PL5 2PY |
Special | 149 | 100% | 54.4% |
|
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG |
Special | 140 | 100% | 47.9% |
|
Osborne School
Winchester, SO23 7GA |
Special | 220 | 100% | 40.5% |
|
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT |
Special | 93 | 100% | 48.4% |
|
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS |
Special | 103 | 100% | 35.9% |
|
St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 115 | 100% | 44.3% |
|
Shepherds Down Special School
Winchester, SO21 2AJ |
Special | 198 | 100% | 30.8% |
|
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU |
Special | 157 | 100% | 40.8% |
|
Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL |
Special | 125 | 100% | 37.6% |
|
Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU |
Special | 115 | 100% | 37.4% |
|
St Anne's School and Sixth Form College
Hessle, HU13 9AR |
Special | 158 | 100% | 32.3% |
|
Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Rochester, ME2 3SP |
Special | 236 | 100% | 46.2% |
|
Ashmount School
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ |
Special | 209 | 100% | 47.4% |
|
Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND |
Special | 160 | 100% | 44.4% |
|
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL |
Special | 119 | 100% | 37.8% |
|
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA |
Special | 145 | 100% | 37.2% |
|
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Horsham, RH13 5NW |
Special | 138 | 100% | 25% |
|
Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX |
Special | 275 | 100% | 49.3% |
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Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN |
Special | 146 | 100% | 33.6% |
|
Henry Tyndale School
Farnborough, GU14 8BX |
Special | 178 | 100% | 27% |
|
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN |
Special | 213 | 100% | 32.9% |
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Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND |
Special | 134 | 100% | 41% |
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Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ |
Special | 147 | 100% | 47.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Hollywater School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 160 | Sign in to see | |
|
Woodlane High School
London, W12 0TN |
Special | 109 | ||
|
Jack Tizard School
London, W12 7PA |
Special | 74 | ||
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New Woodlands School
Bromley, BR1 5PD |
Special | 101 | ||
|
Tuke School
London, SE15 6ER |
Special | 102 | ||
|
Fairfield School
Batley, WF17 8AS |
Special | 139 | ||
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Oaklands School
Winsford, CW7 1NU |
Special | 178 | ||
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Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU |
Special | 151 | ||
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Brook Green Centre for Learning
Plymouth, PL5 4DZ |
Special | 111 | ||
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The Cedar School
Southampton, SO16 0XN |
Special | 86 | ||
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Oak Lodge School
Southampton, SO45 4RQ |
Special | 173 | ||
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Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR |
Special | 175 | ||
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St Luke's Primary School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1BN |
Special | 199 | ||
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Riverside Special School
Goole, DN14 5JS |
Special | 145 | ||
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Rowhill School
Longfield, DA3 7PW |
Special | 163 | ||
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Elms School
Dover, CT17 9PS |
Special | 131 | ||
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Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND |
Special | 160 | ||
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Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN |
Special | 146 | ||
|
Cornfield School, Littlehampton
Littlehampton, BN17 6HY |
Special | 83 | ||
|
Dryden School
Gateshead, NE9 5UR |
Special | 77 | ||
|
Athena School
Lincoln, LN5 8EL |
Special | 112 | ||
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Belmont Park School
London, E10 6DB |
Special | 47 | ||
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Egerton High School
Manchester, M41 7FZ |
Special | 69 | ||
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Woodlands School
Edgware, HA8 6JP |
Special | 135 | ||
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Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND |
Special | 134 | ||
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Prospect School
Havant, PO9 4AQ |
Special | 87 | ||
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Fortuna School
Lincoln, LN6 0FB |
Special | 80 | ||
|
Evergreen Primary School
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LS |
Special | 211 | ||
|
Park View School
South Shields, NE34 0QA |
Special | 59 | ||
|
Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB |
Special | 182 | ||