Dryden 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
Dryden School
(Your chosen school)
Special 71 100% 46.5%
Tuke School
London, SE15 6ER
Special 100 100% 73%
Mapledown School
London, NW2 1TR
Special 114 100% 49.1%
St Ann's School
London, W7 3JP
Special 124 100% 47.6%
Pens Meadow School
Stourbridge, DY8 5ST
Special 114 100% 41.2%
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER
Special 143 100% 41.3%
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP
Special 225 100% 56.6%
Merefield School
Southport, PR8 2QZ
Special 110 100% 51.8%
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ
Special 170 100% 60%
Oakdale School
Dukinfield, SK16 5LD
Special 169 100% 62.7%
Brentwood School
Sale, M33 4GY
Special 169 100% 42.6%
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Special 234 100% 55.6%
Sunningdale School
Sunderland, SR3 2PP
Special 137 100% 49.6%
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 138 100% 45.7%
Villa Real School
Consett, DH8 6BH
Special 119 100% 55.5%
Shorefields School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6HF
Special 162 100% 54.9%
Westfield School
Leominster, HR6 8NZ
Special 73 100% 32.9%
Bleasdale School
Carnforth, LA5 0RG
Special 59 100% 47.5%
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA
Special 112 100% 39.3%
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN
Special 129 100% 38%
Nether Hall School
Leicester, LE5 1RT
Special 136 100% 44.9%
Hall School
Norwich, NR6 7AD
Special 99 100% 42.4%
Harford Manor School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 2LN
Special 106 100% 52.8%
Fairfields School
Northampton, NN2 6JN
Special 125 100% 32%
Ash Lea School
Cotgrave, NG12 3PA
Special 99 100% 31.3%
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ
Special 98 100% 49%
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW
Special 240 99.6% 50%
Woodlands School
Edgware, HA8 6JP
Special 137 100% 29.9%
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND
Special 129 100% 41.1%
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT
Special 162 100% 57.4%

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
Dryden School
(Your chosen school)
Special 71 Sign in to see
Woodlane High School
London, W12 0TN
Special 106
Jack Tizard School
London, W12 7PA
Special 73
College Park School
London, W2 4PH
Special 151
Braidwood School for the Deaf
Birmingham, B36 8AF
Special 92
Fox Hollies School
Birmingham, B13 8QB
Special 112
Willow Bank School
Newton-le-Willows, WA12 8DE
Special 71
Rodney House School
Manchester, M12 4WF
Special 73
Furrowfield School
Gateshead, NE10 9RZ
Special 90
Brook Green Centre for Learning
Plymouth, PL5 4DZ
Special 106
Mountjoy School
Beaminster, DT8 3HB
Special 112
Villa Real School
Consett, DH8 6BH
Special 119
The Cedar School
Southampton, SO16 0XN
Special 90
Oak Lodge School
Southampton, SO45 4RQ
Special 164
Meadow Wood School
Bushey, WD23 4NN
Special 37
St Luke's Primary School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1BN
Special 191
Goldwyn School
Ashford, TN23 3BT
Special 204
Elms School
Dover, CT17 9PS
Special 138
Hope High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 9DP
Special 113
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN
Special 145
Cornfield School, Littlehampton
Littlehampton, BN17 6HY
Special 79
Southfield School
Hatfield, AL10 8NN
Special 102
Hill Top School
Gateshead, NE10 8LT
Special 135
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA
Special 144
Athena School
Lincoln, LN5 8EL
Special 118
Belmont Park School
London, E10 6DB
Special 58
Egerton High School
Manchester, M41 7FZ
Special 66
Prospect School
Havant, PO9 4AQ
Special 85
Fortuna School
Lincoln, LN6 0FB
Special 80
Evergreen Primary School
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LS
Special 205