Royal Cross Primary School
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Royal Cross Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 31 | 100% | 51.6% |
|
Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children
London, N1C 4BT |
Special | 34 | 100% | 40% |
|
Oak Lodge School
London, SW12 8NA |
Special | 91 | 100% | 65.9% |
|
Blanche Nevile School
London, N10 1NJ |
Special | 84 | 100% | 42.9% |
|
Victoria School
Birmingham, B31 1LD |
Special | 224 | 100% | 62.9% |
|
Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children
Birmingham, B31 1LD |
Special | 54 | 100% | 66.7% |
|
Braidwood School for the Deaf
Birmingham, B36 8AF |
Special | 92 | 100% | 68.5% |
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Priestley Smith School
Birmingham, B42 2PY |
Special | 89 | 100% | 47.2% |
|
Wirral Hospitals' School
Wirral, CH41 0EZ |
Special | 4 | 100% | 50% |
|
Thomasson Memorial School
Bolton, BL3 3LA |
Special | 85 | 100% | 40% |
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Wood Bank School
Halifax, HX2 6PB |
Special | 140 | 100% | 52.9% |
|
Elmfield School for Deaf Children
Bristol, BS7 0PU |
Special | 50 | 100% | 42% |
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Heritage House School
Chesham, HP5 3BP |
Special | 135 | 100% | 27.4% |
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Park Lane School
Macclesfield, SK11 8JR |
Special | 136 | 100% | 37.5% |
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Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD |
Special | 157 | 100% | 38.9% |
|
Chesnut Lodge Special School
Widnes, WA8 7HF |
Special | 86 | 100% | 65.1% |
|
Ashley High School
Widnes, WA8 7HG |
Special | 128 | 100% | 57% |
|
Swanwick School and Sports College
Alfreton, DE55 1AR |
Special | 94 | 100% | 53.2% |
|
Heathlands School
St Albans, AL3 5AY |
Special | 152 | 100% | 32.7% |
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Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA |
Special | 112 | 100% | 39.3% |
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The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD |
Special | 116 | 100% | 40.5% |
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The Coppice School
Preston, PR5 6GY |
Special | 66 | 100% | 36.4% |
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Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH |
Special | 134 | 100% | 52.2% |
|
Maplewell Hall School
Loughborough, LE12 8QY |
Special | 294 | 100% | 36.1% |
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The St Francis Special School, Lincoln
Lincoln, LN1 3TJ |
Special | 177 | 100% | 51.7% |
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The Clare School
Norwich, NR4 7AU |
Special | 128 | 100% | 41.4% |
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Springwater School
Harrogate, HG2 7LW |
Special | 121 | 100% | 38% |
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Avalon School
Street, BA16 0PS |
Special | 73 | 100% | 42.5% |
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Horton Lodge Community Special School
Leek, ST13 8RB |
Special | 61 | 100% | 29% |
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Pendle Community High School & College
Nelson, BB9 8LF |
Special | 163 | 100% | 49.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Royal Cross Primary School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 31 | Sign in to see | |
|
King's Oak School
London, SE9 5LX |
Special | 37 | ||
|
Cambridge School
London, W12 0SP |
Special | 143 | ||
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The Cedars Primary School
Hounslow, TW5 9RU |
Special | 66 | ||
|
Melrose School
Mitcham/ Raynes Park, CR4 3BE |
Special | 128 | ||
|
Clifford Holroyde Specialist Sen College
Liverpool, L14 7NX |
Special | 70 | ||
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Kilgarth School
Birkenhead, CH41 8BA |
Special | 60 | ||
|
Orrets Meadow School
Wirral, CH46 9QQ |
Special | 93 | ||
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Thomasson Memorial School
Bolton, BL3 3LA |
Special | 85 | ||
|
Manchester Hospital School
Manchester, M13 9WL |
Special | 318 | ||
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Claremont School
Bristol, BS9 4LR |
Special | 70 | ||
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Hinderton School
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ |
Special | 52 | ||
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Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS |
Special | 102 | ||
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The Polygon School
Southampton, SO15 2FH |
Special | 76 | ||
|
Glenwood School
Emsworth, PO10 7NN |
Special | 115 | ||
|
The Collett School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TQ |
Special | 128 | ||
|
Falconer School
Bushey, WD23 3AT |
Special | 66 | ||
|
Moorbrook School
Preston, PR2 3DB |
Special | 72 | ||
|
Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School
Rossendale, BB4 6RX |
Special | 102 | ||
|
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS |
Special | 169 | ||
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The Coppice School
Preston, PR5 6GY |
Special | 66 | ||
|
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG |
Special | 116 | ||
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Brookfield School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7HE |
Special | 84 | ||
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The Children's Hospital School
Leicester, LE1 5WW |
Special | 80 | ||
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Sandfield Park School
Liverpool, L12 1LH |
Special | 88 | ||
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Rowan Tree Primary School
Manchester, M46 9HP |
Special | 139 | ||
|
Hillside Specialist School and College
Preston, PR3 3XB |
Special | 115 | ||
|
Windlehurst School
Stockport, SK6 7HZ |
Special | 54 | ||
|
Willow Grove Primary School
Wigan, WN4 8XF |
Special | 73 | ||
|
Acorns Primary School
Preston, PR1 6AU |
Special | 92 | ||