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