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