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 216 100% 60.2%
Riverside School
London, N22 5QJ
Special 172 100% 66.9%
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP
Special 238 100% 55.5%
Alt Bridge School
Liverpool, L36 7TA
Special 356 100% 66.3%
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ
Special 168 100% 60.1%
Broomfield South SILC
Leeds, LS10 3JP
Special 289 100% 55.4%
Epinay Business and Enterprise School
South Shields, NE34 8BT
Special 258 100% 59.7%
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 174 100% 45.4%
Greenbank School
Northwich, CW8 1LD
Special 129 100% 44.2%
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Special 274 100% 48.5%
Alfreton Park Community Special School
Alfreton, DE55 7AL
Special 167 100% 54.5%
Croft Community School
Stanley, DH9 8PR
Special 316 100% 58.2%
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB
Special 254 100% 55.1%
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB
Special 224 100% 58.5%
Oak Lodge School
Southampton, SO45 4RQ
Special 173 100% 48.6%
St Hugh's Special School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB
Special 160 100% 50.6%
Rowhill School
Longfield, DA3 7PW
Special 163 100% 62.6%
Woodlands School
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 111 100% 69.4%
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB
Special 224 100% 48.7%
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 267 100% 50.6%
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
Manchester, M22 5DR
Special 157 100% 63.7%
Hill Top School
Gateshead, NE10 8LT
Special 127 100% 62.2%
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU
Special 168 100% 46.4%
West Gate School
Leicester, LE3 6DG
Special 199 100% 49.2%
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 176 100% 38.1%
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP
Special 207 100% 70.5%
Evergreen Primary School
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LS
Special 211 100% 62.6%
Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB
Special 236 100% 45.8%
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Special 192 100% 60.4%
Elm Tree Community Primary School
Skelmersdale, WN8 6SA
Special 150 100% 60.7%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Childwall Abbey School
(Your chosen school)
Special 216 Sign in to see
Stormont House School
London, E5 8NP
Special 131
Brent Knoll School
London, SE23 2QU
Special 181
Cherry Garden School
London, SE15 5BB
Special 111
Bowden House School
Seaford, BN25 2JB
Special 39
Beatrice Tate School
London, E3 4PX
Special 134
Priory School
London, SE19 3QN
Special 140
Riverside School
London, N22 5QJ
Special 172
Tiverton School
Coventry, CV3 4DE
Special 136
Palmerston School
Liverpool, L17 6AU
Special 184
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF
Special 242
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW
Special 192
Brentwood School
Sale, M33 4GY
Special 185
Sandside Lodge School
Ulverston, LA12 0DZ
Special 104
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN
Special 243
Alderman Knight School
Tewkesbury, GL20 8JJ
Special 238
Osborne School
Winchester, SO23 7GA
Special 220
Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG
Special 137
Hope High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 9DP
Special 108
Ashmount School
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ
Special 209
Carlton Digby School
Nottingham, NG3 6DS
Special 97
Hill Top School
Gateshead, NE10 8LT
Special 127
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU
Special 168
Oakfield High School and College
Wigan, WN2 4XA
Special 413
The Livity School
London, SW16 2PW
Special 131
The Rose School
Burnley, BB11 4DT
Special 88
Newbridge Learning Community
Wigan, WN2 3TL
Special 83
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU
Special 152
Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG
Special 131
New Horizons Learning Centre
Bristol, BS15 4EA
Special 75