West Lancashire Community High School
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
West Lancashire Community High School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 164 | 100% | 33.5% |
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Tiverton School
Coventry, CV3 4DE |
Special | 133 | 100% | 33.1% |
|
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER |
Special | 143 | 100% | 41.3% |
|
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW |
Special | 174 | 100% | 39.7% |
|
Castle Hill High School
Stockport, SK2 5DS |
Special | 341 | 100% | 39.9% |
|
Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL |
Special | 170 | 100% | 28.8% |
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Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | 100% | 39% |
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Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL |
Special | 259 | 100% | 39% |
|
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43.8% |
|
St Hugh's Special School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB |
Special | 157 | 100% | 49% |
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Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB |
Special | 221 | 100% | 45.2% |
|
Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ |
Special | 164 | 100% | 32.3% |
|
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS |
Special | 169 | 100% | 50% |
|
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT |
Special | 242 | 100% | 48.3% |
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Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA |
Special | 112 | 100% | 39.3% |
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Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN |
Special | 129 | 100% | 38% |
|
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD |
Special | 116 | 100% | 40.5% |
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Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG |
Special | 116 | 100% | 41.4% |
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Brooklands School
Skipton, BD23 2DB |
Special | 108 | 100% | 36.1% |
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John Watson School
Oxford, OX33 1NN |
Special | 113 | 100% | 29.2% |
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Fairmead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NZ |
Special | 150 | 100% | 44% |
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Exhall Grange Specialist School
Coventry, CV7 9HP |
Special | 275 | 100% | 33.1% |
|
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP |
Special | 223 | 100% | 33.2% |
|
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU |
Special | 151 | 100% | 42.4% |
|
Kingsbury Primary Special School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 133 | 100% | 39.8% |
|
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE |
Special | 238 | 100% | 42.4% |
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Woodlands School
Edgware, HA8 6JP |
Special | 137 | 100% | 29.9% |
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Applefields School
York, YO31 0LW |
Special | 224 | 100% | 35.7% |
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Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG |
Special | 132 | 100% | 42.4% |
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Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB |
Special | 166 | 100% | 45.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
West Lancashire Community High School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 164 | Sign in to see | |
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Mapledown School
London, NW2 1TR |
Special | 114 | ||
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Marlborough School
Sidcup, DA15 9DP |
Special | 88 | ||
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Oaktree School
London, N14 4HN |
Special | 143 | ||
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Old Hall School
Walsall, WS2 7LU |
Special | 109 | ||
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Knowsley Central School
Liverpool, L36 7SY |
Special | 127 | ||
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Presfield High School and Specialist College
Southport, PR9 8PA |
Special | 131 | ||
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Crosby High School
Liverpool, L23 2TH |
Special | 170 | ||
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Hayfield School
Wirral, CH49 4LN |
Special | 168 | ||
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Gilbrook School
CH49 8HE |
Special | 63 | ||
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Valley School
Stockport, SK7 1EN |
Special | 56 | ||
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Southlands School
North Shields, NE30 2QR |
Special | 146 | ||
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Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP |
Special | 105 | ||
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Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX |
Special | 140 | ||
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Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD |
Special | 157 | ||
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Chesnut Lodge Special School
Widnes, WA8 7HF |
Special | 86 | ||
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Batchwood School
St Albans, AL3 5RP |
Special | 111 | ||
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Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU |
Special | 111 | ||
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Medina House School
Newport Isle of Wight, PO30 2HS |
Special | 138 | ||
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Woodlands School
Blackpool, FY3 9HF |
Special | 108 | ||
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Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB |
Special | 221 | ||
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Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ |
Special | 164 | ||
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Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS |
Special | 169 | ||
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Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN |
Special | 129 | ||
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Springwater School
Harrogate, HG2 7LW |
Special | 121 | ||
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Cramlington Hillcrest School
Cramlington, NE23 1DY |
Special | 116 | ||
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Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN |
Special | 86 | ||
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The Observatory School
Prenton, CH43 7QT |
Special | 167 | ||
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Sandfield Park School
Liverpool, L12 1LH |
Special | 88 | ||
|
Westfield School
Bourne End, SL8 5BE |
Special | 80 | ||