Applefields 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
Applefields School
(Your chosen school)
Special 224 100% 35.7%
Meadow High School
Uxbridge, UB8 3QU
Special 285 100% 43.9%
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX
Special 267 100% 42.3%
Lindon Bennett School
Feltham, TW13 6ST
Special 179 100% 24%
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ
Special 257 100% 40.5%
Broomfield South SILC
Leeds, LS10 3JP
Special 272 100% 55.5%
Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL
Special 170 100% 28.8%
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL
Special 259 100% 39%
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY
Special 240 100% 29.8%
The Castle School
Newbury, RG14 2JG
Special 199 100% 43.2%
Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL
Special 212 100% 50%
Green Lane Community Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 235 100% 42.6%
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Special 257 100% 44.4%
Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU
Special 264 100% 43.6%
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN
Special 241 100% 44.4%
Greenside School
Stevenage, SG2 9XS
Special 190 100% 34.2%
St Hugh's Special School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB
Special 157 100% 49%
Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA
Special 305 100% 40.5%
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG
Special 116 100% 41.4%
Brooklands School
Skipton, BD23 2DB
Special 108 100% 36.1%
John Watson School
Oxford, OX33 1NN
Special 113 100% 29.2%
Manor Mead School
Shepperton, TW17 8EL
Special 237 100% 33%
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP
Special 223 100% 33.2%
Newark Orchard School
Newark, NG24 3AL
Special 169 100% 49.1%
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU
Special 151 100% 42.4%
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 164 100% 33.5%
Fort Royal
Worcester, WR5 1DR
Special 232 100% 35.3%
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW
Special 235 100% 43%
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE
Special 238 100% 42.4%
Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB
Special 166 100% 45.2%

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
Applefields School
(Your chosen school)
Special 224 Sign in to see
St Giles School
South Croydon, CR2 6DF
Special 115
West Lea School
London, N9 9TU
Special 527
Baskerville School
Birmingham, B17 9TS
Special 190
Sherbourne Fields School
Coventry, CV6 1PR
Special 261
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER
Special 143
Hope School
Wigan, WN3 6SP
Special 235
Woolley Wood School
Sheffield, S5 9QN
Special 102
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ
Special 257
Highfield School
Ossett, WF5 9BS
Special 208
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL
Special 259
Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW
Special 213
Kirkleatham Hall School
Redcar, TS10 4QR
Special 204
Beaucroft Foundation School
Wimborne, BH21 2SS
Special 231
St Luke's School
St Albans, AL3 7ET
Special 178
Amwell View School
Ware, SG12 8EH
Special 184
Northcott School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU7 4EL
Special 183
St George's School
Newport, PO30 1XW
Special 212
Bower Grove School
Maidstone, ME16 8NL
Special 239
Great Arley School
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 4HH
Special 107
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH
Special 134
Welburn Hall School
York, YO62 7HQ
Special 112
Collingwood School & Media Arts College
Morpeth, NE61 2HA
Special 308
Haughton School
Telford, TF7 4BW
Special 193
Stephen Hawking School
London, E14 7LL
Special 98
Kingsbury Primary Special School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 133
Woodfield
Coventry, CV4 7AB
Special 160
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN
Special 177
Kingsland Primary School
Wakefield, WF3 4BA
Special 201
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT
Special 162