Meadowfield 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
Meadowfield School
(Your chosen school)
Special 401 100% 47.5%
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
London, NW8 6HX
Special 260 100% 58.1%
Red Gates School
South Croydon, CR2 8HD
Special 160 100% 48.8%
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX
Special 267 100% 42.3%
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College
Leasowe, CH46 1RA
Special 410 100% 54.9%
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP
Special 132 100% 39.4%
Briarwood School
Bristol, BS16 4EA
Special 167 100% 61.1%
Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL
Special 212 100% 50%
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Special 257 100% 44.4%
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB
Special 252 100% 52.4%
Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU
Special 264 100% 43.6%
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN
Special 241 100% 44.4%
Broomhill Bank School
Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0TB
Special 392 100% 33.9%
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT
Special 276 100% 44.2%
Foreland Fields School
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH
Special 291 100% 47.1%
The Beacon Folkestone
Folkestone, CT19 5DN
Special 431 100% 56.4%
Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA
Special 305 100% 40.5%
St Nicholas' School
Canterbury, CT1 3JJ
Special 390 100% 49%
Manor Mead School
Shepperton, TW17 8EL
Special 237 100% 33%
Palatine Primary School
Worthing, BN12 6JP
Special 223 100% 33.2%
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
Manchester, M22 5DR
Special 156 100% 63.5%
Newark Orchard School
Newark, NG24 3AL
Special 169 100% 49.1%
Fort Royal
Worcester, WR5 1DR
Special 232 100% 35.3%
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER
Special 371 100% 43.3%
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW
Special 235 100% 43%
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE
Special 238 100% 42.4%
The Oaks Secondary School
Spennymoor, DL16 7DB
Special 349 100% 59%
Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB
Special 237 100% 47.7%
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU
Special 150 100% 45.3%
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW
Special 344 100% 50.9%

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
Meadowfield School
(Your chosen school)
Special 401 Sign in to see
The Garden School
London, N16 8BZ
Special 199
Phoenix School
London, E3 2AD
Special 502
Northway School
London, NW7 3HS
Special 163
Lindsworth School
Birmingham, B30 3QA
Special 131
Epinay Business and Enterprise School
South Shields, NE34 8BT
Special 209
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE
Special 218
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET
Special 243
Green Lane Community Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 235
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 138
Mayfield School
Torquay, TQ2 8NH
Special 264
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB
Special 224
Samuel Cody School
Farnborough, GU14 8SN
Special 336
Broomhill Bank School
Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0TB
Special 392
Valence School
Westerham, TN16 1QN
Special 132
The Beacon Folkestone
Folkestone, CT19 5DN
Special 431
Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Rochester, ME2 3SP
Special 217
Five Acre Wood School
Maidstone, ME15 9QF
Special 854
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242
Exhall Grange Specialist School
Coventry, CV7 9HP
Special 275
Evergreen School
Warwick, CV34 5DF
Special 280
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX
Special 210
Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Special 279
Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU
Special 214
Trinity School
Dagenham, RM10 7SJ
Special 319
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER
Special 371
Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB
Special 237
Riverside School
Orpington, BR5 3HS
Special 355
Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ
Special 143
Silverwood School
Devizes, SN10 2QQ
Special 473