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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 371 | 100% | 43.3% |
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% |
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX |
Special | 267 | 100% | 42.3% |
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College
Leasowe, CH46 1RA |
Special | 410 | 100% | 54.9% |
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL |
Special | 259 | 100% | 39% |
Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL |
Special | 212 | 100% | 50% |
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% |
Broomhill Bank School
Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0TB |
Special | 392 | 100% | 33.9% |
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT |
Special | 276 | 100% | 44.2% |
Foreland Fields School
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH |
Special | 291 | 100% | 47.1% |
The Beacon Folkestone
Folkestone, CT19 5DN |
Special | 431 | 100% | 56.4% |
Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA |
Special | 305 | 100% | 40.5% |
St Nicholas' School
Canterbury, CT1 3JJ |
Special | 390 | 100% | 49% |
Manor Mead School
Shepperton, TW17 8EL |
Special | 237 | 100% | 33% |
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP |
Special | 223 | 100% | 33.2% |
Newark Orchard School
Newark, NG24 3AL |
Special | 169 | 100% | 49.1% |
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU |
Special | 151 | 100% | 42.4% |
Fort Royal
Worcester, WR5 1DR |
Special | 232 | 100% | 35.3% |
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43% |
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE |
Special | 238 | 100% | 42.4% |
The Oaks Secondary School
Spennymoor, DL16 7DB |
Special | 349 | 100% | 59% |
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% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 371 | Sign in to see | |
The Garden School
London, N16 8BZ |
Special | 199 | ||
Watergate School
London, SE6 3WG |
Special | 189 | ||
Greenmead School
London, SW19 6RY |
Special | 60 | ||
Sherwood Park School
Wallington, SM6 7NP |
Special | 183 | ||
The Pines Special School
Birmingham, B23 7EY |
Special | 282 | ||
Beaufort School
Birmingham, B34 6BJ |
Special | 92 | ||
Woolton High School
Liverpool, L25 6JA |
Special | 75 | ||
West Oaks School
Leeds, LS6 2ST |
Special | 488 | ||
Benton Dene School
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8FD |
Special | 132 | ||
The Chiltern School
Dunstable, LU5 5PX |
Special | 347 | ||
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET |
Special | 243 | ||
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB |
Special | 224 | ||
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT |
Special | 144 | ||
Springwell School
Southampton, SO19 6DH |
Special | 272 | ||
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT |
Special | 276 | ||
Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA |
Special | 305 | ||
Five Acre Wood School
Maidstone, ME15 9QF |
Special | 854 | ||
The Lincoln St Christopher's School
Lincoln, LN6 8AR |
Special | 312 | ||
Freemantles School
Woking, GU22 0AN |
Special | 280 | ||
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX |
Special | 210 | ||
Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU |
Special | 214 | ||
Ellesmere College
Leicester, LE3 2FD |
Special | 436 | ||
Sir Charles Parsons School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4ED |
Special | 210 | ||
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW |
Special | 235 | ||
Laleham Gap School
Ramsgate, CT12 6FH |
Special | 241 | ||
Chellow Heights Special School
Bradford, BD9 6AL |
Special | 267 | ||
Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ |
Special | 143 | ||
Woodlands Meed
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EY |
Special | 281 | ||
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
London, BR1 5LE |
Special | 294 |