Prospect 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
Prospect School
(Your chosen school)
Special 85 100% 71.8%
King's Oak School
London, SE9 5LX
Special 37 100% 48.6%
New Woodlands School
Bromley, BR1 5PD
Special 103 100% 78.6%
Bowden House School
Seaford, BN25 2JB
Special 38 100% 68.4%
The Cedars Primary School
Hounslow, TW5 9RU
Special 66 100% 75.8%
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%
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%
The Holy Brook School
Reading, RG30 3LJ
Special 29 100% 69%
Lakeside School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW
Special 100 100% 63%
The Polygon School
Southampton, SO15 2FH
Special 76 100% 81.6%
Vermont School
Southampton, SO16 7LT
Special 53 100% 81.1%
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%
Elms School
Dover, CT17 9PS
Special 138 100% 82.6%
Portal House School
Dover, CT15 6SS
Special 75 100% 64%
The Pilgrim School
Lincoln, LN6 0DE
Special 105 100% 60%
Cornfield School, Littlehampton
Littlehampton, BN17 6HY
Special 79 100% 67.1%
Eslington Primary School
Gateshead, NE8 2EP
Special 69 100% 78.3%
Waterside School
London, SE18 7NB
Special 38 100% 76.3%
Fortuna School
Lincoln, LN6 0FB
Special 80 100% 68.8%
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
Prospect School
(Your chosen school)
Special 85 Sign in to see
Woodlane High School
London, W12 0TN
Special 106
Jack Tizard School
London, W12 7PA
Special 73
New Woodlands School
Bromley, BR1 5PD
Special 103
Braidwood School for the Deaf
Birmingham, B36 8AF
Special 92
Fox Hollies School
Birmingham, B13 8QB
Special 112
The Brier School
Kingswinford, DY6 8QN
Special 203
Fairfield School
Batley, WF17 8AS
Special 136
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU
Special 153
Brook Green Centre for Learning
Plymouth, PL5 4DZ
Special 106
Villa Real School
Consett, DH8 6BH
Special 119
The Cedar School
Southampton, SO16 0XN
Special 90
Oak Lodge School
Southampton, SO45 4RQ
Special 164
The Mark Way School
Andover, SP10 1HR
Special 118
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR
Special 163
Meadow Wood School
Bushey, WD23 4NN
Special 37
St Luke's Primary School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1BN
Special 191
Riverside Special School
Goole, DN14 5JS
Special 140
Elms School
Dover, CT17 9PS
Special 138
Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND
Special 158
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN
Special 145
Cornfield School, Littlehampton
Littlehampton, BN17 6HY
Special 79
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA
Special 144
Dryden School
Gateshead, NE9 5UR
Special 71
Athena School
Lincoln, LN5 8EL
Special 118
Belmont Park School
London, E10 6DB
Special 58
Egerton High School
Manchester, M41 7FZ
Special 66
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND
Special 129
Fortuna School
Lincoln, LN6 0FB
Special 80
Evergreen Primary School
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LS
Special 205