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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kingsmead School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 130 | 100% | 62.8% |
Beormund Primary School
London, SE1 3PS |
Special | 29 | 100% | 65.5% |
New Rush Hall School
Ilford, IG6 2LB |
Special | 91 | 96.7% | 72.5% |
Rosewood School
Bilston, WV14 8XJ |
Special | 49 | 100% | 73.5% |
Woolton High School
Liverpool, L25 6JA |
Special | 75 | 100% | 64% |
The Holy Brook School
Reading, RG30 3LJ |
Special | 29 | 100% | 69% |
Woolston Brook School
Warrington, WA1 4JL |
Special | 69 | 100% | 66.7% |
Archers Brook SEMH Residential School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NA |
Special | 99 | 100% | 68.7% |
Holmwood School
Middlesbrough, TS4 3PT |
Special | 107 | 100% | 71% |
Barley Lane School
Exeter, EX4 1TA |
Special | 76 | 100% | 64.5% |
Walworth School
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LP |
Special | 89 | 100% | 76.4% |
Vermont School
Southampton, SO16 7LT |
Special | 53 | 100% | 81.1% |
Oakfield
Hull, HU9 4HD |
Special | 123 | 100% | 68.3% |
Bower Grove School
Maidstone, ME16 8NL |
Special | 239 | 100% | 68.2% |
St Anthony's School
Margate, CT9 3RA |
Special | 108 | 100% | 73.1% |
The Orchard School
Canterbury, CT1 3QQ |
Special | 110 | 100% | 73.6% |
Portal House School
Dover, CT15 6SS |
Special | 75 | 100% | 64% |
Moorbrook School
Preston, PR2 3DB |
Special | 72 | 100% | 72.2% |
Brookfield School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7HE |
Special | 84 | 100% | 58.3% |
Hope High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 9DP |
Special | 113 | 100% | 62.8% |
The Pilgrim School
Lincoln, LN6 0DE |
Special | 105 | 100% | 60% |
Cramlington Hillcrest School
Cramlington, NE23 1DY |
Special | 116 | 100% | 62.1% |
Athena School
Lincoln, LN5 8EL |
Special | 118 | 100% | 56.8% |
Haywood Grove School
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7BG |
Special | 60 | 100% | 65% |
High Well School
Pontefract, WF8 2DD |
Special | 104 | 100% | 76.7% |
Windlehurst School
Stockport, SK6 7HZ |
Special | 54 | 100% | 68.5% |
Willow Grove Primary School
Wigan, WN4 8XF |
Special | 73 | 100% | 63% |
Chasetown Community School
Burntwood, WS7 3QL |
Special | 84 | 100% | 58.3% |
Emily Wilding Davison School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9QB |
Special | 109 | 100% | 70.6% |
Fortuna School
Lincoln, LN6 0FB |
Special | 80 | 100% | 68.8% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kingsmead School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 130 | Sign in to see | |
Harmood School
London, NW1 8DP |
Special | 40 | ||
King's Oak School
London, SE9 5LX |
Special | 37 | ||
Cambridge School
London, W12 0SP |
Special | 143 | ||
Bensham Manor School
Thornton Heath, CR7 7BN |
Special | 242 | ||
Springfield House Community Special School
Solihull, B93 0AJ |
Special | 99 | ||
Abbot's Lea School
Liverpool, L25 6EE |
Special | 272 | ||
Woodley School and College
Huddersfield, HD5 8JE |
Special | 182 | ||
Claremont School
Bristol, BS9 4LR |
Special | 70 | ||
Linwood School
Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ |
Special | 411 | ||
Shorefields School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6HF |
Special | 162 | ||
Glenwood School
Emsworth, PO10 7NN |
Special | 115 | ||
Falconer School
Bushey, WD23 3AT |
Special | 66 | ||
Stone Bay School
Broadstairs, CT10 1EB |
Special | 112 | ||
Bleasdale School
Carnforth, LA5 0RG |
Special | 59 | ||
Rawtenstall Cribden House Community Special School
Rossendale, BB4 6RX |
Special | 102 | ||
Maplewell Hall School
Loughborough, LE12 8QY |
Special | 294 | ||
The Children's Hospital School
Leicester, LE1 5WW |
Special | 80 | ||
Barndale School
Alnwick, NE66 1DQ |
Special | 90 | ||
The Dales School
Blyth, NE24 4RE |
Special | 212 | ||
Woodeaton Manor School
Oxford, OX3 9TS |
Special | 80 | ||
Horton Lodge Community Special School
Leek, ST13 8RB |
Special | 61 | ||
Gosden House School
Guildford, GU5 0AH |
Special | 125 | ||
Limpsfield Grange School
Oxted, RH8 0RZ |
Special | 92 | ||
Oaklands School
Leicester, LE5 6GJ |
Special | 135 | ||
Rowan Gate Primary School -Three Sites and Two Satellites
Wellingborough, NN8 4NS |
Special | 296 | ||
Holly House Special School
Chesterfield, S41 9QR |
Special | 43 | ||
Hillside Specialist School and College
Preston, PR3 3XB |
Special | 115 | ||
Chasetown Community School
Burntwood, WS7 3QL |
Special | 84 | ||
Royal Cross Primary School
Preston, PR2 1NT |
Special | 31 |