Birch Wood (Melton Area 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 245 | 100% | 38.4% |
|
St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS |
Special | 274 | 100% | 41.6% |
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Shaftesbury High School
Harrow, HA3 6LE |
Special | 171 | 100% | 44.4% |
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Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ |
Special | 200 | 100% | 38% |
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Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ |
Special | 257 | 100% | 40.5% |
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Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT |
Special | 185 | 100% | 45.4% |
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Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL |
Special | 259 | 100% | 39% |
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Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ |
Special | 172 | 100% | 45.9% |
|
Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW |
Special | 213 | 100% | 38.5% |
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Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET |
Special | 243 | 100% | 33.3% |
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Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD |
Special | 157 | 100% | 38.9% |
|
Sandgate School
Kendal, LA9 6JG |
Special | 151 | 100% | 29.1% |
|
Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA |
Special | 206 | 100% | 45.6% |
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Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW |
Special | 236 | 100% | 47.5% |
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Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB |
Special | 139 | 100% | 41.7% |
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Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43.8% |
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Alderman Knight School
Tewkesbury, GL20 8JJ |
Special | 242 | 100% | 32.6% |
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Rigby Hall Day Special School
Bromsgrove, B60 2EP |
Special | 215 | 100% | 36.7% |
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Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR |
Special | 163 | 100% | 41.7% |
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Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB |
Special | 221 | 100% | 45.2% |
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Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH |
Special | 134 | 100% | 52.2% |
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Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF |
Special | 179 | 100% | 36.3% |
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The Parkside School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 3JA |
Special | 189 | 100% | 53.4% |
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Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU |
Special | 247 | 100% | 43.7% |
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Marshlands School
Stafford, ST16 1PS |
Special | 173 | 100% | 38.7% |
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Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX |
Special | 210 | 100% | 38.6% |
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Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ |
Special | 326 | 100% | 41.1% |
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Pendle Community High School & College
Nelson, BB9 8LF |
Special | 163 | 100% | 49.1% |
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Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE |
Special | 237 | 100% | 46.4% |
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Woodlands Meed
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EY |
Special | 281 | 100% | 31.7% |
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 245 | Sign in to see | |
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Tuke School
London, SE15 6ER |
Special | 100 | ||
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Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School
London, W9 3LG |
Special | 90 | ||
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Waverley School
Enfield, EN3 7DL |
Special | 163 | ||
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Lindon Bennett School
Feltham, TW13 6ST |
Special | 179 | ||
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Pens Meadow School
Stourbridge, DY8 5ST |
Special | 114 | ||
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Millstead School
Liverpool, L5 3LU |
Special | 263 | ||
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Rumworth School
Bolton, BL3 4TP |
Special | 336 | ||
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The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ |
Special | 170 | ||
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Ravenshall School
Dewsbury, WF12 9EE |
Special | 200 | ||
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Briarwood School
Bristol, BS16 4EA |
Special | 167 | ||
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Slated Row School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5NJ |
Special | 237 | ||
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Greenbank School
Northwich, CW8 1LD |
Special | 121 | ||
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Oaklands School
Winsford, CW7 1NU |
Special | 172 | ||
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Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU |
Special | 153 | ||
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Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT |
Special | 276 | ||
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Rowhill School
Longfield, DA3 7PW |
Special | 161 | ||
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St Nicholas' School
Canterbury, CT1 3JJ |
Special | 390 | ||
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St Giles School
Retford, DN22 7NJ |
Special | 201 | ||
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Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ |
Special | 98 | ||
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Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ |
Special | 326 | ||
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Oakfield High School and College
Wigan, WN2 4XA |
Special | 399 | ||
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Fort Royal
Worcester, WR5 1DR |
Special | 232 | ||
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Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW |
Special | 240 | ||
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Woodlands School
Edgware, HA8 6JP |
Special | 137 | ||
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Heart of the Forest Community Special School
Coleford, GL16 7EJ |
Special | 143 | ||
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Evergreen Primary School
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LS |
Special | 205 | ||
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Park View School
South Shields, NE34 0QA |
Special | 48 | ||
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Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN |
Special | 182 | ||
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Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB |
Special | 166 | ||