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