Sir Charles Parsons School

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 28 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
Sir Charles Parsons School
(Your chosen school)
Special 210 100% 68.1%
Greenvale School
London, SE6 1UF
Special 214 100% 54.7%
Paddock School
London, SW15 5RT
Special 220 100% 58.6%
Mandeville School
Middlesex, UB6 0PA
Special 182 100% 34.9%
Corbets Tey School
Upminster, RM14 2YQ
Special 158 100% 31.6%
Priestley Smith School
Birmingham, B42 2PY
Special 89 100% 47.2%
Oakwood School
Walsall, WS9 9JS
Special 245 100% 51.4%
Palmerston School
Liverpool, L17 6AU
Special 174 100% 57.5%
Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 147 100% 51%
Princes School
Liverpool, L8 1YQ
Special 216 100% 54.6%
Millstead School
Liverpool, L5 3LU
Special 263 100% 52.1%
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF
Special 212 100% 54.2%
Elleray Park School
Wallasey, CH45 0LH
Special 215 100% 56.3%
Meadowside School
Wirral, CH49 5LA
Special 112 100% 66.1%
Mill Ford School
Plymouth, PL5 2PY
Special 132 100% 56.8%
The Shrubberies School
Stonehouse, GL10 2DG
Special 136 100% 42.6%
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT
Special 94 100% 48.9%
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%
Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Rochester, ME2 3SP
Special 217 100% 45.6%
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL
Special 121 100% 39.3%
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN
Special 86 100% 44.2%
Evergreen School
Warwick, CV34 5DF
Special 280 100% 38.9%
Hadrian School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6PY
Special 177 100% 62.7%
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND
Special 129 100% 41.1%
Keelman's Way School
Hebburn, NE31 1QY
Special 175 100% 55.4%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 28 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
Sir Charles Parsons School
(Your chosen school)
Special 210 Sign in to see
The Garden School
London, N16 8BZ
Special 199
Greenvale School
London, SE6 1UF
Special 214
Mandeville School
Middlesex, UB6 0PA
Special 182
The Brook Special Primary School
London, N17 6HW
Special 138
Beaufort School
Birmingham, B34 6BJ
Special 92
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP
Special 225
Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 147
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
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB
Special 252
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 144
Oakfield
Hull, HU9 4HD
Special 123
Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA
Special 305
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242
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
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER
Special 371
Bank View High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 424
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE
Special 237
Castle Wood Special School
Coventry, CV2 1FN
Special 166
Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ
Special 143
Keelman's Way School
Hebburn, NE31 1QY
Special 175
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
London, BR1 5LE
Special 294