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 | 144 | 100% | 41.7% |
Princes School
Liverpool, L8 1YQ |
Special | 216 | 100% | 54.6% |
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF |
Special | 212 | 100% | 54.2% |
Stanley School
Wirral, CH61 5UE |
Special | 175 | 100% | 41.7% |
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE |
Special | 218 | 100% | 27.5% |
Samuel Pepys School
St Neots, PE19 2EZ |
Special | 124 | 100% | 45.2% |
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU |
Special | 153 | 100% | 43.8% |
Cann Bridge School
Plymouth, PL6 8EE |
Special | 115 | 100% | 39.1% |
Mill Ford School
Plymouth, PL5 2PY |
Special | 132 | 100% | 56.8% |
Grove Park School
Crowborough, TN6 1BN |
Special | 143 | 100% | 28.7% |
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG |
Special | 136 | 100% | 42.6% |
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 141 | 100% | 44.7% |
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT |
Special | 94 | 100% | 48.9% |
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS |
Special | 102 | 100% | 34.3% |
St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 110 | 100% | 43.6% |
Shepherds Down Special School
Winchester, SO21 2AJ |
Special | 195 | 100% | 34.4% |
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU |
Special | 139 | 100% | 43.2% |
Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL |
Special | 125 | 100% | 36% |
Medina House School
Newport Isle of Wight, PO30 2HS |
Special | 138 | 100% | 34.1% |
Ashmount School
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ |
Special | 207 | 100% | 45.4% |
Nether Hall School
Leicester, LE5 1RT |
Special | 136 | 100% | 44.9% |
Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND |
Special | 158 | 100% | 43% |
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL |
Special | 121 | 100% | 39.3% |
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA |
Special | 144 | 100% | 35.9% |
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Horsham, RH13 5NW |
Special | 138 | 100% | 26.3% |
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN |
Special | 145 | 100% | 32.4% |
Henry Tyndale School
Farnborough, GU14 8BX |
Special | 172 | 100% | 29.1% |
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN |
Special | 177 | 100% | 27.7% |
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND |
Special | 129 | 100% | 41.1% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hollywater School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 144 | Sign in to see | |
Woodlane High School
London, W12 0TN |
Special | 106 | ||
Jack Tizard School
London, W12 7PA |
Special | 73 | ||
New Woodlands School
Bromley, BR1 5PD |
Special | 103 | ||
The Brier School
Kingswinford, DY6 8QN |
Special | 203 | ||
Palmerston School
Liverpool, L17 6AU |
Special | 174 | ||
Oakdale School
Dukinfield, SK16 5LD |
Special | 169 | ||
Fairfield School
Batley, WF17 8AS |
Special | 136 | ||
Oaklands School
Winsford, CW7 1NU |
Special | 172 | ||
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU |
Special | 153 | ||
Brook Green Centre for Learning
Plymouth, PL5 4DZ |
Special | 106 | ||
The Cedar School
Southampton, SO16 0XN |
Special | 90 | ||
Oak Lodge School
Southampton, SO45 4RQ |
Special | 164 | ||
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR |
Special | 163 | ||
St Luke's Primary School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1BN |
Special | 191 | ||
Riverside Special School
Goole, DN14 5JS |
Special | 140 | ||
Goldwyn School
Ashford, TN23 3BT |
Special | 204 | ||
Elms School
Dover, CT17 9PS |
Special | 138 | ||
Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND |
Special | 158 | ||
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN |
Special | 145 | ||
Hill Top School
Gateshead, NE10 8LT |
Special | 135 | ||
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU |
Special | 151 | ||
Athena School
Lincoln, LN5 8EL |
Special | 118 | ||
Belmont Park School
London, E10 6DB |
Special | 58 | ||
Woodlands School
Edgware, HA8 6JP |
Special | 137 | ||
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND |
Special | 129 | ||
Prospect School
Havant, PO9 4AQ |
Special | 85 | ||
The Rose School
Burnley, BB11 4DT |
Special | 71 | ||
Evergreen Primary School
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LS |
Special | 205 | ||
Park View School
South Shields, NE34 0QA |
Special | 48 |