West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre

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
West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre
(Your chosen school)
Special 287 100% 41.8%
Castle Hill High School
Stockport, SK2 5DS
Special 341 100% 39.9%
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Special 234 100% 55.6%
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ
Special 257 100% 40.5%
Broomfield South SILC
Leeds, LS10 3JP
Special 272 100% 55.5%
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL
Special 259 100% 39%
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP
Special 263 100% 42.2%
The Castle School
Newbury, RG14 2JG
Special 199 100% 43.2%
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Special 257 100% 44.4%
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN
Special 241 100% 44.4%
Samuel Cody School
Farnborough, GU14 8SN
Special 336 100% 39.3%
Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG
Special 136 100% 53.7%
St Hugh's Special School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB
Special 157 100% 49%
St George's School
Newport, PO30 1XW
Special 212 100% 55.2%
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242 100% 48.3%
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU
Special 247 100% 43.7%
Exhall Grange Specialist School
Coventry, CV7 9HP
Special 275 100% 33.1%
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ
Special 326 100% 41.1%
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW
Special 240 99.6% 50%
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW
Special 235 100% 43%
Oakley School
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4NE
Special 238 100% 42.4%
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT
Special 162 100% 57.4%
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA
Special 245 100% 38.4%
Applefields School
York, YO31 0LW
Special 224 100% 35.7%
Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN
Special 182 100% 41.2%
Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE
Special 235 100% 45.1%
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Special 190 100% 60%
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW
Special 344 100% 50.9%
Seven Hills School
Sheffield, S2 2RJ
Special 249 100% 58.2%
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE
Special 237 100% 46.4%

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
West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre
(Your chosen school)
Special 287 Sign in to see
Richard Cloudesley School
London, N1 8RE
Special 98
Samuel Rhodes MLD School
London, N5 2EG
Special 129
Highshore School
London, SE5 0TW
Special 169
Phoenix School
London, E3 2AD
Special 502
John Chilton School
Northolt, UB5 5LD
Special 157
Lindsworth School
Birmingham, B30 3QA
Special 131
Merstone School
Birmingham, B36 0UE
Special 359
Penn Fields School
Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT
Special 187
Ernest Cookson School
Liverpool, L13 0BQ
Special 63
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College
Leasowe, CH46 1RA
Special 410
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Special 234
Woodlawn School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9DL
Special 174
Bamburgh School
South Shields, NE34 7TD
Special 222
New Fosseway School
Bristol, BS13 0RG
Special 147
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Special 257
Woodlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5ES
Special 87
Elemore Hall School
Durham, DH6 1QD
Special 198
Lakeside School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW
Special 100
St Anne's School and Sixth Form College
Hessle, HU13 9AR
Special 155
Valence School
Westerham, TN16 1QN
Special 132
Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Rochester, ME2 3SP
Special 217
Nether Hall School
Leicester, LE5 1RT
Special 136
John Watson School
Oxford, OX33 1NN
Special 113
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU
Special 247
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP
Special 200
Hope School
Liverpool, L25 2RY
Special 68
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Special 190
Pendle Community High School & College
Nelson, BB9 8LF
Special 163
Seven Hills School
Sheffield, S2 2RJ
Special 249