Silverdale 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
Silverdale School
(Your chosen school)
Special 143 100% 82.7%
New Woodlands School
Bromley, BR1 5PD
Special 103 100% 78.6%
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%
Clifford Holroyde Specialist Sen College
Liverpool, L14 7NX
Special 70 100% 77.1%
Ernest Cookson School
Liverpool, L13 0BQ
Special 63 100% 79.4%
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%
Holmwood School
Middlesbrough, TS4 3PT
Special 107 100% 71%
Elemore Hall School
Durham, DH6 1QD
Special 198 100% 79.8%
Walworth School
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LP
Special 89 100% 76.4%
Lakeside School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW
Special 100 100% 63%
The Waterloo School
Waterlooville, PO7 7JJ
Special 75 100% 72%
Oakfield
Hull, HU9 4HD
Special 123 100% 68.3%
Moorbrook School
Preston, PR2 3DB
Special 72 100% 72.2%
Marland School
Torrington, EX38 8QQ
Special 160 100% 68.1%
Woodfield
Coventry, CV4 7AB
Special 160 100% 71.3%
Emily Wilding Davison School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9QB
Special 109 100% 70.6%
Eslington Primary School
Gateshead, NE8 2EP
Special 69 100% 78.3%
Waterside School
London, SE18 7NB
Special 38 100% 76.3%
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%
New Horizons Learning Centre
Bristol, BS15 4EA
Special 70 100% 55.7%

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
Silverdale School
(Your chosen school)
Special 143 Sign in to see
Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre
London, N20 0DH
Special 178
St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS
Special 274
The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
Birmingham, B13 0RW
Special 146
Princes School
Liverpool, L8 1YQ
Special 216
Newfield School
Liverpool, L23 4TG
Special 129
Meadowside School
Wirral, CH49 5LA
Special 112
Green Fold School
Bolton, BL4 0NS
Special 166
Heaton School
Stockport, SK4 4RE
Special 89
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP
Special 132
The Rowan School
Sheffield, S17 3PT
Special 100
Woolston Brook School
Warrington, WA1 4JL
Special 69
Ashley High School
Widnes, WA8 7HG
Special 128
Holmwood School
Middlesbrough, TS4 3PT
Special 107
Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA
Special 206
Mill Ford School
Plymouth, PL5 2PY
Special 132
Villa Real School
Consett, DH8 6BH
Special 119
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD
Special 151
Maple Ridge School
Basingstoke, RG21 5SX
Special 104
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT
Special 94
Rachel Madocks School
Waterlooville, PO8 9XP
Special 102
Wolverdene Special School
Andover, SP10 2AF
Special 56
Lakeside School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN
Special 112
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN
Special 129
Harford Manor School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 2LN
Special 106
Ash Lea School
Cotgrave, NG12 3PA
Special 99
Woodlands School
Leatherhead, KT22 8RY
Special 106
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Horsham, RH13 5NW
Special 138
Landgate School, Bryn
Wigan, WN4 0EP
Special 139
Pendle View Primary School
Colne, BB8 8JT
Special 134