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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
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
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 |