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