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 26 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 |
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Pendle Community High School & College
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 163 | 100% | 49.1% |
Shaftesbury High School
Harrow, HA3 6LE |
Special | 171 | 100% | 44.4% |
The Old Park School
Brierley Hill, DY5 2JY |
Special | 153 | 100% | 49% |
Pens Meadow School
Stourbridge, DY8 5ST |
Special | 114 | 100% | 41.2% |
Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ |
Special | 200 | 100% | 38% |
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP |
Special | 234 | 100% | 55.6% |
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ |
Special | 257 | 100% | 40.5% |
Wood Bank School
Halifax, HX2 6PB |
Special | 140 | 100% | 52.9% |
Highbury School
Brighouse, HD6 3LD |
Special | 154 | 100% | 39.6% |
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP |
Special | 105 | 99.1% | 41.9% |
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD |
Special | 157 | 100% | 38.9% |
Ashley High School
Widnes, WA8 7HG |
Special | 128 | 100% | 57% |
Sandgate School
Kendal, LA9 6JG |
Special | 151 | 100% | 29.1% |
Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG |
Special | 136 | 100% | 53.7% |
St George's School
Newport, PO30 1XW |
Special | 212 | 100% | 55.2% |
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS |
Special | 169 | 100% | 50% |
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT |
Special | 242 | 100% | 48.3% |
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA |
Special | 112 | 100% | 39.3% |
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD |
Special | 116 | 100% | 40.5% |
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH |
Special | 134 | 100% | 52.2% |
Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF |
Special | 179 | 100% | 36.3% |
The Parkside School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 3JA |
Special | 189 | 100% | 53.4% |
Avalon School
Street, BA16 0PS |
Special | 73 | 100% | 42.5% |
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA |
Special | 245 | 100% | 38.4% |
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT |
Special | 190 | 100% | 60% |
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE |
Special | 237 | 100% | 46.4% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 25 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 |
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Pendle Community High School & College
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 163 | Sign in to see | |
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
London, NW8 6HX |
Special | 260 | ||
Richard Cloudesley School
London, N1 8RE |
Special | 98 | ||
Phoenix School
London, E3 2AD |
Special | 502 | ||
John Chilton School
Northolt, UB5 5LD |
Special | 157 | ||
Merstone School
Birmingham, B36 0UE |
Special | 359 | ||
Penn Fields School
Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT |
Special | 187 | ||
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 | ||
Green Lane Community Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS |
Special | 235 | ||
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS |
Special | 138 | ||
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG |
Special | 257 | ||
Woodlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5ES |
Special | 87 | ||
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 | ||
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW |
Special | 344 | ||
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE |
Special | 237 | ||
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
London, BR1 5LE |
Special | 294 |