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