Holly Grove School

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
Holly Grove School
(Your chosen school)
Special 137 100% 38%
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
London, NW8 6HX
Special 260 100% 58.1%
Northway School
London, NW7 3HS
Special 163 100% 42.9%
Priory School
London, SE19 3QN
Special 138 100% 47.8%
Hedgewood School
Hayes, UB4 8NF
Special 189 100% 38.6%
Presfield High School and Specialist College
Southport, PR9 8PA
Special 131 100% 36.6%
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW
Special 174 100% 39.7%
Delamere School
Manchester, M41 6AP
Special 132 100% 39.4%
Woodley School and College
Huddersfield, HD5 8JE
Special 182 100% 40.1%
Kingsweston School
Bristol, BS11 0UT
Special 179 100% 49.2%
Dee Banks School
Chester, CH3 5UX
Special 140 100% 43.9%
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 138 100% 45.7%
Greenbank School
Northwich, CW8 1LD
Special 121 100% 41.3%
Rosebank School
Northwich, CW8 4QP
Special 51 100% 29.4%
Longcause Community Special School
Plymouth, PL7 1JB
Special 111 100% 46.8%
Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School
Rossendale, BB4 6RX
Special 102 100% 42.2%
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD
Special 116 100% 40.5%
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Accrington, BB5 4QG
Special 116 100% 41.4%
John Watson School
Oxford, OX33 1NN
Special 113 100% 29.2%
Sunnydown School
Caterham, CR3 5ED
Special 91 100% 33%
Manor Mead School
Shepperton, TW17 8EL
Special 237 100% 33%
Mill Green School
St Helens, WA9 1BU
Special 151 100% 42.4%
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 164 100% 33.5%
Kingsbury Primary Special School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 133 100% 39.8%
Rowan Tree Primary School
Manchester, M46 9HP
Special 139 100% 36.7%
Hillside Specialist School and College
Preston, PR3 3XB
Special 115 100% 36.5%
Westfield School
Bourne End, SL8 5BE
Special 80 100% 37.5%
Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB
Special 237 100% 47.7%
Pendle View Primary School
Colne, BB8 8JT
Special 134 100% 42.5%
Springside
Manchester, OL16 2SU
Special 150 100% 45.3%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 24 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
Holly Grove School
(Your chosen school)
Special 137 Sign in to see
Richard Cloudesley School
London, N1 8RE
Special 98
Priestley Smith School
Birmingham, B42 2PY
Special 89
Merstone School
Birmingham, B36 0UE
Special 359
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP
Special 225
Ernest Cookson School
Liverpool, L13 0BQ
Special 63
Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 147
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College
Leasowe, CH46 1RA
Special 410
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Special 234
John Jamieson School
Leeds, LS8 2PW
Special 442
New Fosseway School
Bristol, BS13 0RG
Special 147
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Special 257
Woodlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5ES
Special 87
Linwood School
Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ
Special 411
Lonsdale School
Stevenage, SG2 8UT
Special 128
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP
Special 200
Hope School
Liverpool, L25 2RY
Special 68
Bank View High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 424
Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB
Special 237
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Special 190
Pendle Community High School & College
Nelson, BB9 8LF
Special 163
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW
Special 344
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE
Special 237