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