Castle School, Cambridge

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
Castle School, Cambridge
(Your chosen school)
Special 235 100% 45.1%
Princes School
Liverpool, L8 1YQ
Special 216 100% 54.6%
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF
Special 212 100% 54.2%
Stanley School
Wirral, CH61 5UE
Special 175 100% 41.7%
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ
Special 257 100% 40.5%
Richmond Hill School
Luton, LU2 7JL
Special 282 100% 35.1%
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP
Special 263 100% 42.2%
Marshfields School
Peterborough, PE1 4PP
Special 191 100% 54.5%
Hebden Green Community School
Winsford, CW7 4EJ
Special 136 100% 36.8%
Kirkleatham Hall School
Redcar, TS10 4QR
Special 204 100% 50.5%
Pathfield School
Barnstaple, EX31 1JU
Special 190 100% 43.2%
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU
Special 153 100% 43.8%
Glenwood School
Benfleet, SS7 4LW
Special 248 100% 29.8%
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 141 100% 44.7%
Shepherds Down Special School
Winchester, SO21 2AJ
Special 195 100% 34.4%
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR
Special 163 100% 41.7%
Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG
Special 136 100% 53.7%
St George's School
Newport, PO30 1XW
Special 212 100% 55.2%
Ashmount School
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ
Special 207 100% 45.4%
Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND
Special 158 100% 43%
The Parkside School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 3JA
Special 189 100% 53.4%
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU
Special 247 100% 43.7%
Woodfield School
Redhill, RH1 3PR
Special 198 100% 50%
Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Special 279 100% 47.7%
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA
Special 144 100% 41.7%
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA
Special 245 100% 38.4%
West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre
Pudsey, LS28 6HL
Special 287 100% 41.8%
Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN
Special 182 100% 41.2%
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
Castle School, Cambridge
(Your chosen school)
Special 235 Sign in to see
Waverley School
Enfield, EN3 7DL
Special 163
Perseid School
Morden, SM4 5LT
Special 160
The Pines Special School
Birmingham, B23 7EY
Special 282
Woolton High School
Liverpool, L25 6JA
Special 75
Millstead School
Liverpool, L5 3LU
Special 263
Rumworth School
Bolton, BL3 4TP
Special 336
Baytree School
Weston-super-Mare, BS24 7DX
Special 119
Briarwood School
Bristol, BS16 4EA
Special 167
Richmond Hill School
Luton, LU2 7JL
Special 282
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP
Special 263
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY
Special 240
The Woodlands School
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PU
Special 233
Slated Row School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5NJ
Special 237
Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL
Special 212
Greenbank School
Northwich, CW8 1LD
Special 121
Hebden Green Community School
Winsford, CW7 4EJ
Special 136
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW
Special 236
Westfield Arts College
Weymouth, DT3 6AA
Special 234
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT
Special 276
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5QW
Special 195
St Giles School
Retford, DN22 7NJ
Special 201
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ
Special 98
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ
Special 326
Fort Royal
Worcester, WR5 1DR
Special 232
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW
Special 240
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN
Special 177
The Oaks Secondary School
Spennymoor, DL16 7DB
Special 349
Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN
Special 182
Chellow Heights Special School
Bradford, BD9 6AL
Special 267