Fort Royal

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
Fort Royal
(Your chosen school)
Special 232 100% 35.3%
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
London, NW8 6HX
Special 260 100% 58.1%
Red Gates School
South Croydon, CR2 8HD
Special 160 100% 48.8%
Priory School
London, SE19 3QN
Special 138 100% 47.8%
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX
Special 267 100% 42.3%
Lindon Bennett School
Feltham, TW13 6ST
Special 179 100% 24%
Sherwood Park School
Wallington, SM6 7NP
Special 183 100% 33.9%
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP
Special 132 100% 39.4%
Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL
Special 212 100% 50%
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 138 100% 45.7%
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Special 257 100% 44.4%
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB
Special 252 100% 52.4%
Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU
Special 264 100% 43.6%
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN
Special 241 100% 44.4%
Greenside School
Stevenage, SG2 9XS
Special 190 100% 34.2%
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT
Special 276 100% 44.2%
Foreland Fields School
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH
Special 291 100% 47.1%
Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA
Special 305 100% 40.5%
Manor Mead School
Shepperton, TW17 8EL
Special 237 100% 33%
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP
Special 223 100% 33.2%
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
Manchester, M22 5DR
Special 156 100% 63.5%
Newark Orchard School
Newark, NG24 3AL
Special 169 100% 49.1%
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU
Special 151 100% 42.4%
Gibside School
Gateshead, NE8 4DE
Special 211 100% 51.2%
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER
Special 371 100% 43.3%
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW
Special 235 100% 43%
Applefields School
York, YO31 0LW
Special 224 100% 35.7%
Meadowfield School
SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4NL
Special 401 100% 47.5%
Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB
Special 237 100% 47.7%
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU
Special 150 100% 45.3%

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
Fort Royal
(Your chosen school)
Special 232 Sign in to see
Castlebar School
London, W13 0DH
Special 184
Waverley School
Enfield, EN3 7DL
Special 163
Cricket Green School
Mitcham, CR4 3AF
Special 263
Baskerville School
Birmingham, B17 9TS
Special 190
Pens Meadow School
Stourbridge, DY8 5ST
Special 114
Alt Bridge School
Liverpool, L36 7TA
Special 325
Rumworth School
Bolton, BL3 4TP
Special 336
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ
Special 170
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ
Special 257
Briarwood School
Bristol, BS16 4EA
Special 167
Slated Row School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5NJ
Special 237
The Redway School
Milton Keynes, MK6 4HG
Special 179
Greenbank School
Northwich, CW8 1LD
Special 121
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW
Special 236
The Lampard Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9DD
Special 184
Pathfield School
Barnstaple, EX31 1JU
Special 190
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW
Special 170
St Nicholas' School
Canterbury, CT1 3JJ
Special 390
Portal House School
Dover, CT15 6SS
Special 75
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5QW
Special 195
Welburn Hall School
York, YO62 7HQ
Special 112
Haughton School
Telford, TF7 4BW
Special 193
Southall School
Telford, TF4 3PX
Special 209
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ
Special 98
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ
Special 326
Stephen Hawking School
London, E14 7LL
Special 98
Kingsland Primary School
Wakefield, WF3 4BA
Special 201
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT
Special 162
Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE
Special 235