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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Harlow Fields School and College
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 177 | 100% | 27.7% |
Chelsea Community Hospital School
London, SW10 9NH |
Special | 108 | 59.3% | 34.3% |
Mandeville School
Middlesex, UB6 0PA |
Special | 182 | 100% | 34.9% |
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ |
Special | 158 | 100% | 31.6% |
Richmond Hill School
Luton, LU2 7JL |
Special | 282 | 100% | 35.1% |
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP |
Special | 263 | 100% | 42.2% |
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE |
Special | 218 | 100% | 27.5% |
Samuel Pepys School
St Neots, PE19 2EZ |
Special | 124 | 100% | 45.2% |
Cann Bridge School
Plymouth, PL6 8EE |
Special | 115 | 100% | 39.1% |
Glenwood School
Benfleet, SS7 4LW |
Special | 248 | 100% | 29.8% |
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG |
Special | 136 | 100% | 42.6% |
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS |
Special | 102 | 100% | 34.3% |
Shepherds Down Special School
Winchester, SO21 2AJ |
Special | 195 | 100% | 34.4% |
Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN |
Special | 112 | 100% | 32.1% |
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU |
Special | 139 | 100% | 43.2% |
Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL |
Special | 125 | 100% | 36% |
Watling View School
St Albans, AL1 2NU |
Special | 111 | 100% | 34.2% |
Amwell View School
Ware, SG12 8EH |
Special | 184 | 100% | 31% |
St Anne's School and Sixth Form College
Hessle, HU13 9AR |
Special | 155 | 100% | 32.9% |
The Children's Hospital School
Leicester, LE1 5WW |
Special | 80 | 81.3% | 20% |
Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND |
Special | 158 | 100% | 43% |
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL |
Special | 121 | 100% | 39.3% |
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN |
Special | 86 | 100% | 44.2% |
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA |
Special | 144 | 100% | 35.9% |
Evergreen School
Warwick, CV34 5DF |
Special | 280 | 100% | 38.9% |
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Horsham, RH13 5NW |
Special | 138 | 100% | 26.3% |
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN |
Special | 145 | 100% | 32.4% |
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA |
Special | 144 | 100% | 41.7% |
Rowan Gate Primary School -Three Sites and Two Satellites
Wellingborough, NN8 4NS |
Special | 296 | 100% | 36.5% |
Henry Tyndale School
Farnborough, GU14 8BX |
Special | 172 | 100% | 29.1% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Harlow Fields School and College
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 177 | Sign in to see | |
St Giles School
South Croydon, CR2 6DF |
Special | 115 | ||
Baskerville School
Birmingham, B17 9TS |
Special | 190 | ||
Sherbourne Fields School
Coventry, CV6 1PR |
Special | 261 | ||
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER |
Special | 143 | ||
Alt Bridge School
Liverpool, L36 7TA |
Special | 325 | ||
Woolley Wood School
Sheffield, S5 9QN |
Special | 102 | ||
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ |
Special | 257 | ||
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL |
Special | 259 | ||
Kirkleatham Hall School
Redcar, TS10 4QR |
Special | 204 | ||
The Lampard Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9DD |
Special | 184 | ||
Beaucroft Foundation School
Wimborne, BH21 2SS |
Special | 231 | ||
St Luke's School
St Albans, AL3 7ET |
Special | 178 | ||
Amwell View School
Ware, SG12 8EH |
Special | 184 | ||
Heathlands School
St Albans, AL3 5AY |
Special | 152 | ||
Greenside School
Stevenage, SG2 9XS |
Special | 190 | ||
Northcott School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU7 4EL |
Special | 183 | ||
St George's School
Newport, PO30 1XW |
Special | 212 | ||
Bower Grove School
Maidstone, ME16 8NL |
Special | 239 | ||
Great Arley School
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 4HH |
Special | 107 | ||
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH |
Special | 134 | ||
The Parkside School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 3JA |
Special | 189 | ||
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5QW |
Special | 195 | ||
Welburn Hall School
York, YO62 7HQ |
Special | 112 | ||
Collingwood School & Media Arts College
Morpeth, NE61 2HA |
Special | 308 | ||
Haughton School
Telford, TF7 4BW |
Special | 193 | ||
Stephen Hawking School
London, E14 7LL |
Special | 98 | ||
Kingsbury Primary Special School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 133 | ||
Kingsland Primary School
Wakefield, WF3 4BA |
Special | 201 | ||
Applefields School
York, YO31 0LW |
Special | 224 |