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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Hope School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 68 | 100% | 80.9% |
|
Beormund Primary School
London, SE1 3PS |
Special | 29 | 100% | 65.5% |
|
Woolton High School
Liverpool, L25 6JA |
Special | 75 | 100% | 64% |
|
Clifford Holroyde Specialist Sen College
Liverpool, L14 7NX |
Special | 70 | 100% | 77.1% |
|
Ernest Cookson School
Liverpool, L13 0BQ |
Special | 63 | 100% | 79.4% |
|
Kilgarth School
Birkenhead, CH41 8BA |
Special | 60 | 100% | 83.3% |
|
Gilbrook School
CH49 8HE |
Special | 63 | 100% | 87.3% |
|
Oak Haven School
Heywood, OL10 3PY |
Special | 284 | 100% | 67.7% |
|
The Holy Brook School
Reading, RG30 3LJ |
Special | 29 | 100% | 69% |
|
Woolston Brook School
Warrington, WA1 4JL |
Special | 69 | 100% | 66.7% |
|
Archers Brook SEMH Residential School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NA |
Special | 99 | 100% | 68.7% |
|
Holmwood School
Middlesbrough, TS4 3PT |
Special | 107 | 100% | 71% |
|
Walworth School
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LP |
Special | 89 | 100% | 76.4% |
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The Polygon School
Southampton, SO15 2FH |
Special | 76 | 100% | 81.6% |
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Vermont School
Southampton, SO16 7LT |
Special | 53 | 100% | 81.1% |
|
St Anthony's School
Margate, CT9 3RA |
Special | 108 | 100% | 73.1% |
|
Elms School
Dover, CT17 9PS |
Special | 138 | 100% | 82.6% |
|
The Orchard School
Canterbury, CT1 3QQ |
Special | 110 | 100% | 73.6% |
|
Moorbrook School
Preston, PR2 3DB |
Special | 72 | 100% | 72.2% |
|
Brookfield School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7HE |
Special | 84 | 100% | 58.3% |
|
Hope High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 9DP |
Special | 113 | 100% | 62.8% |
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The Observatory School
Prenton, CH43 7QT |
Special | 167 | 100% | 65.3% |
|
High Well School
Pontefract, WF8 2DD |
Special | 104 | 100% | 76.7% |
|
Belmont Park School
London, E10 6DB |
Special | 58 | 100% | 100% |
|
Windlehurst School
Stockport, SK6 7HZ |
Special | 54 | 100% | 68.5% |
|
Willow Grove Primary School
Wigan, WN4 8XF |
Special | 73 | 100% | 63% |
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The Rose School
Burnley, BB11 4DT |
Special | 71 | 100% | 80.3% |
|
Newbridge Learning Community
Wigan, WN2 3TL |
Special | 87 | 100% | 73.6% |
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Kingsmead School
Derby, DE24 8TE |
Special | 130 | 100% | 62.8% |
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Elm Tree Community Primary School
Skelmersdale, WN8 6SA |
Special | 155 | 100% | 61.3% |
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Hope School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 68 | Sign in to see | |
|
Richard Cloudesley School
London, N1 8RE |
Special | 98 | ||
|
Samuel Rhodes MLD School
London, N5 2EG |
Special | 129 | ||
|
Highshore School
London, SE5 0TW |
Special | 169 | ||
|
John Chilton School
Northolt, UB5 5LD |
Special | 157 | ||
|
Penn Fields School
Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT |
Special | 187 | ||
|
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP |
Special | 225 | ||
|
Ernest Cookson School
Liverpool, L13 0BQ |
Special | 63 | ||
|
Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD |
Special | 147 | ||
|
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College
Leasowe, CH46 1RA |
Special | 410 | ||
|
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP |
Special | 234 | ||
|
Bamburgh School
South Shields, NE34 7TD |
Special | 222 | ||
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New Fosseway School
Bristol, BS13 0RG |
Special | 147 | ||
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Green Lane Community Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS |
Special | 235 | ||
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Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS |
Special | 138 | ||
|
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG |
Special | 257 | ||
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Woodlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5ES |
Special | 87 | ||
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Lakeside School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW |
Special | 100 | ||
|
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT |
Special | 242 | ||
|
Nether Hall School
Leicester, LE5 1RT |
Special | 136 | ||
|
John Watson School
Oxford, OX33 1NN |
Special | 113 | ||
|
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP |
Special | 200 | ||
|
Bank View High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD |
Special | 424 | ||
|
Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB |
Special | 237 | ||
|
West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre
Pudsey, LS28 6HL |
Special | 287 | ||
|
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT |
Special | 190 | ||
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Pendle Community High School & College
Nelson, BB9 8LF |
Special | 163 | ||
|
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW |
Special | 344 | ||
|
Seven Hills School
Sheffield, S2 2RJ |
Special | 249 | ||
|
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE |
Special | 237 | ||