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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Beacon Hill School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 240 | 99.6% | 50% |
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX |
Special | 267 | 100% | 42.3% |
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER |
Special | 143 | 100% | 41.3% |
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP |
Special | 225 | 100% | 56.6% |
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ |
Special | 170 | 100% | 60% |
Oakdale School
Dukinfield, SK16 5LD |
Special | 169 | 100% | 62.7% |
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP |
Special | 234 | 100% | 55.6% |
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ |
Special | 257 | 100% | 40.5% |
Sunningdale School
Sunderland, SR3 2PP |
Special | 137 | 100% | 49.6% |
Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL |
Special | 170 | 100% | 28.8% |
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL |
Special | 259 | 100% | 39% |
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY |
Special | 240 | 100% | 29.8% |
Kirkleatham Hall School
Redcar, TS10 4QR |
Special | 204 | 100% | 50.5% |
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG |
Special | 257 | 100% | 44.4% |
Alfreton Park Community Special School
Alfreton, DE55 7AL |
Special | 135 | 100% | 54.8% |
Villa Real School
Consett, DH8 6BH |
Special | 119 | 100% | 55.5% |
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB |
Special | 252 | 100% | 52.4% |
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB |
Special | 224 | 100% | 58.3% |
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN |
Special | 241 | 100% | 44.4% |
Greenside School
Stevenage, SG2 9XS |
Special | 190 | 100% | 34.2% |
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT |
Special | 242 | 100% | 48.3% |
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ |
Special | 251 | 100% | 50.6% |
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU |
Special | 247 | 100% | 43.7% |
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP |
Special | 223 | 100% | 33.2% |
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP |
Special | 193 | 100% | 38.9% |
Dryden School
Gateshead, NE9 5UR |
Special | 71 | 100% | 46.5% |
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43% |
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP |
Special | 200 | 100% | 67.5% |
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT |
Special | 162 | 100% | 57.4% |
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW |
Special | 344 | 100% | 50.9% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Beacon Hill School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 240 | Sign in to see | |
Priory School
London, SE19 3QN |
Special | 138 | ||
Mandeville School
Middlesex, UB6 0PA |
Special | 182 | ||
Springhallow School
London, W13 0JG |
Special | 164 | ||
Riverside School
London, N22 5QJ |
Special | 173 | ||
Meadow High School
Uxbridge, UB8 3QU |
Special | 285 | ||
Lindon Bennett School
Feltham, TW13 6ST |
Special | 179 | ||
Langley School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 6TJ |
Special | 131 | ||
Woolton High School
Liverpool, L25 6JA |
Special | 75 | ||
Millstead School
Liverpool, L5 3LU |
Special | 263 | ||
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW |
Special | 174 | ||
Baytree School
Weston-super-Mare, BS24 7DX |
Special | 119 | ||
Furze Down School
Buckingham, MK18 3BL |
Special | 219 | ||
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN |
Special | 241 | ||
Springwell School
Southampton, SO19 6DH |
Special | 272 | ||
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT |
Special | 276 | ||
Foreland Fields School
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH |
Special | 291 | ||
Rowhill School
Longfield, DA3 7PW |
Special | 161 | ||
Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF |
Special | 179 | ||
St Giles School
Retford, DN22 7NJ |
Special | 201 | ||
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA |
Special | 144 | ||
Oakfield High School and College
Wigan, WN2 4XA |
Special | 399 | ||
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW |
Special | 235 | ||
Heart of the Forest Community Special School
Coleford, GL16 7EJ |
Special | 143 | ||
The Oaks Secondary School
Spennymoor, DL16 7DB |
Special | 349 | ||
Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN |
Special | 182 | ||
Laleham Gap School
Ramsgate, CT12 6FH |
Special | 241 | ||
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU |
Special | 150 | ||
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG |
Special | 132 | ||
Keelman's Way School
Hebburn, NE31 1QY |
Special | 175 |