Waterside 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 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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Waterside School
(Your chosen school)
Special 38 100% 76.3%
Harmood School
London, NW1 8DP
Special 40 100% 59%
King's Oak School
London, SE9 5LX
Special 37 100% 48.6%
New Woodlands School
Bromley, BR1 5PD
Special 103 100% 78.6%
Beormund Primary School
London, SE1 3PS
Special 29 100% 65.5%
Bowden House School
Seaford, BN25 2JB
Special 38 100% 68.4%
The Cedars Primary School
Hounslow, TW5 9RU
Special 66 100% 75.8%
New Rush Hall School
Ilford, IG6 2LB
Special 91 96.7% 72.5%
Lindsworth School
Birmingham, B30 3QA
Special 131 100% 88.5%
Rosewood School
Bilston, WV14 8XJ
Special 49 100% 73.5%
Clifford Holroyde Specialist Sen College
Liverpool, L14 7NX
Special 70 100% 77.1%
Ernest Cookson School
Liverpool, L13 0BQ
Special 63 100% 79.4%
Willow Bank School
Newton-le-Willows, WA12 8DE
Special 71 100% 64.8%
Newfield School
Liverpool, L23 4TG
Special 129 100% 72.7%
Kilgarth School
Birkenhead, CH41 8BA
Special 60 100% 83.3%
Gilbrook School
CH49 8HE
Special 63 100% 87.3%
Furrowfield School
Gateshead, NE10 9RZ
Special 90 100% 66.7%
Lakeside School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW
Special 100 100% 63%
The Waterloo School
Waterlooville, PO7 7JJ
Special 75 100% 72%
Wolverdene Special School
Andover, SP10 2AF
Special 56 100% 60.7%
Batchwood School
St Albans, AL3 5RP
Special 111 100% 53.2%
The Pilgrim School
Lincoln, LN6 0DE
Special 105 100% 60%
Eslington Primary School
Gateshead, NE8 2EP
Special 69 100% 78.3%
Silverdale School
Wallsend, NE28 0HG
Special 143 100% 82.7%
Prospect School
Havant, PO9 4AQ
Special 85 100% 71.8%
Fortuna School
Lincoln, LN6 0FB
Special 80 100% 68.8%
The Rose School
Burnley, BB11 4DT
Special 71 100% 80.3%
Park View School
South Shields, NE34 0QA
Special 48 100% 68.8%
Newbridge Learning Community
Wigan, WN2 3TL
Special 87 100% 73.6%
Elmwood School
Walsall, WS4 1EG
Special 83 100% 72.3%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Waterside School
(Your chosen school)
Special 38 Sign in to see
Haymerle School
London, SE15 6SY
Special 78
Mapledown School
London, NW2 1TR
Special 114
Phoenix Arch School
London, NW10 0NQ
Special 55
St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS
Special 274
Oscott Manor School
Birmingham, B23 6DE
Special 181
Rosewood School
Bilston, WV14 8XJ
Special 49
Hayfield School
Wirral, CH49 4LN
Special 168
Gilbrook School
CH49 8HE
Special 63
Valley School
Stockport, SK7 1EN
Special 56
Wood Bank School
Halifax, HX2 6PB
Special 140
Elmfield School for Deaf Children
Bristol, BS7 0PU
Special 50
Hinderton School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ
Special 52
Rosebank School
Northwich, CW8 4QP
Special 51
Sandgate School
Kendal, LA9 6JG
Special 151
Swanwick School and Sports College
Alfreton, DE55 1AR
Special 94
Barley Lane School
Exeter, EX4 1TA
Special 76
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL
Special 235
Grove Park School
Crowborough, TN6 1BN
Special 143
Vermont School
Southampton, SO16 7LT
Special 53
Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN
Special 112
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG
Special 116
The Dales School
Northallerton, DL7 9QW
Special 74
Springhead School
Scarborough, YO12 4HA
Special 104
Brooklands School
Skipton, BD23 2DB
Special 108
Cramlington Hillcrest School
Cramlington, NE23 1DY
Special 116
The Grove Special School
Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2EN
Special 52
Haywood Grove School
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7BG
Special 60
Acorns Primary School
Preston, PR1 6AU
Special 92
Elm Tree Community Primary School
Skelmersdale, WN8 6SA
Special 155