Heart of the Forest Community Special 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
Heart of the Forest Community Special School
(Your chosen school)
Special 143 100% 46.9%
Samuel Rhodes MLD School
London, N5 2EG
Special 129 100% 72.1%
Watergate School
London, SE6 3WG
Special 189 100% 41.8%
Highshore School
London, SE5 0TW
Special 169 100% 66.3%
The Old Park School
Brierley Hill, DY5 2JY
Special 153 100% 49%
Knowsley Central School
Liverpool, L36 7SY
Special 127 100% 48%
Woolley Wood School
Sheffield, S5 9QN
Special 102 100% 50%
Ravenshall School
Dewsbury, WF12 9EE
Special 200 100% 57%
Highfield School
Ossett, WF5 9BS
Special 208 100% 49.5%
Woodlawn School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9DL
Special 174 100% 45.4%
New Fosseway School
Bristol, BS13 0RG
Special 147 100% 57.8%
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT
Special 185 100% 45.4%
Baytree School
Weston-super-Mare, BS24 7DX
Special 119 100% 32.8%
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ
Special 172 100% 45.9%
Oaklands School
Winsford, CW7 1NU
Special 172 100% 42.4%
Park Lane School
Macclesfield, SK11 8JR
Special 136 100% 37.5%
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW
Special 236 100% 47.5%
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB
Special 139 100% 41.7%
The Lampard Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9DD
Special 184 100% 56.5%
Pathfield School
Barnstaple, EX31 1JU
Special 190 100% 43.2%
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU
Special 153 100% 43.8%
Westfield Arts College
Weymouth, DT3 6AA
Special 234 100% 49.6%
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW
Special 170 100% 47.6%
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR
Special 163 100% 41.7%
Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND
Special 158 100% 43%
Welburn Hall School
York, YO62 7HQ
Special 112 100% 50%
Barndale School
Alnwick, NE66 1DQ
Special 90 100% 54.4%
Marshlands School
Stafford, ST16 1PS
Special 173 100% 38.7%
Gosden House School
Guildford, GU5 0AH
Special 125 100% 49.6%
Woodfield School
Redhill, RH1 3PR
Special 198 100% 50%

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
Heart of the Forest Community Special School
(Your chosen school)
Special 143 Sign in to see
Tuke School
London, SE15 6ER
Special 100
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School
London, W9 3LG
Special 90
Priory School
London, SE19 3QN
Special 138
Lindon Bennett School
Feltham, TW13 6ST
Special 179
Langley School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 6TJ
Special 131
Millstead School
Liverpool, L5 3LU
Special 263
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF
Special 212
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ
Special 170
Brentwood School
Sale, M33 4GY
Special 169
Baytree School
Weston-super-Mare, BS24 7DX
Special 119
Briarwood School
Bristol, BS16 4EA
Special 167
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU
Special 153
Alderman Knight School
Tewkesbury, GL20 8JJ
Special 242
Osborne School
Winchester, SO23 7GA
Special 218
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT
Special 276
Rowhill School
Longfield, DA3 7PW
Special 161
St Giles School
Retford, DN22 7NJ
Special 201
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ
Special 98
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ
Special 326
Oakfield High School and College
Wigan, WN2 4XA
Special 399
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW
Special 240
Woodlands School
Edgware, HA8 6JP
Special 137
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA
Special 245
The Oaks Secondary School
Spennymoor, DL16 7DB
Special 349
Park View School
South Shields, NE34 0QA
Special 48
Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN
Special 182
Newbridge Learning Community
Wigan, WN2 3TL
Special 87
Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB
Special 166
New Horizons Learning Centre
Bristol, BS15 4EA
Special 70