Childwall Abbey 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
Childwall Abbey School
(Your chosen school)
Special 217 100% 59.4%
Riverside School
London, N22 5QJ
Special 173 100% 59.5%
Langley School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 6TJ
Special 131 100% 51.9%
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP
Special 225 100% 56.6%
Alt Bridge School
Liverpool, L36 7TA
Special 325 100% 65.8%
Camberwell Park Specialist Support School
Manchester, M40 9GJ
Special 188 100% 65.4%
Broomfield South SILC
Leeds, LS10 3JP
Special 272 100% 55.5%
Epinay Business and Enterprise School
South Shields, NE34 8BT
Special 209 100% 57.6%
Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL
Special 212 100% 50%
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Special 257 100% 44.4%
Croft Community School
Stanley, DH9 8PR
Special 287 100% 61%
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB
Special 224 100% 58.3%
Woodlands School
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 108 100% 68.5%
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB
Special 221 100% 45.2%
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS
Special 169 100% 50%
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242 100% 48.3%
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5QW
Special 195 100% 58.5%
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ
Special 251 100% 50.6%
Hill Top School
Gateshead, NE10 8LT
Special 135 100% 56.3%
Newark Orchard School
Newark, NG24 3AL
Special 169 100% 49.1%
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU
Special 151 100% 42.4%
West Gate School
Leicester, LE3 6DG
Special 200 100% 45.5%
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 164 100% 33.5%
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP
Special 200 100% 67.5%
Bank View High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 424 100% 57.3%
Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB
Special 237 100% 47.7%
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Special 190 100% 60%
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG
Special 132 100% 42.4%
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW
Special 344 100% 50.9%
Elm Tree Community Primary School
Skelmersdale, WN8 6SA
Special 155 100% 61.3%

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
Childwall Abbey School
(Your chosen school)
Special 217 Sign in to see
Stormont House School
London, E5 8NP
Special 139
Brent Knoll School
London, SE23 2QU
Special 175
Cherry Garden School
London, SE15 5BB
Special 94
Bowden House School
Seaford, BN25 2JB
Special 38
Beatrice Tate School
London, E3 4PX
Special 127
Tiverton School
Coventry, CV3 4DE
Special 133
Palmerston School
Liverpool, L17 6AU
Special 174
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF
Special 212
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW
Special 174
Camberwell Park Specialist Support School
Manchester, M40 9GJ
Special 188
Brentwood School
Sale, M33 4GY
Special 169
Sandside Lodge School
Ulverston, LA12 0DZ
Special 100
Alderman Knight School
Tewkesbury, GL20 8JJ
Special 242
Osborne School
Winchester, SO23 7GA
Special 218
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR
Special 163
Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG
Special 136
Hope High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 9DP
Special 113
Ashmount School
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ
Special 207
Carlton Digby School
Nottingham, NG3 6DS
Special 95
Hill Top School
Gateshead, NE10 8LT
Special 135
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU
Special 151
Oakfield High School and College
Wigan, WN2 4XA
Special 399
The Livity School
London, SW16 2PW
Special 127
The Rose School
Burnley, BB11 4DT
Special 71
Newbridge Learning Community
Wigan, WN2 3TL
Special 87
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU
Special 150
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG
Special 132
Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB
Special 166
New Horizons Learning Centre
Bristol, BS15 4EA
Special 70