Kingsmead 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
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
Schools we've chosen
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