Sir Tom Finney Community High 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
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
(Your chosen school)
Special 237 100% 46.4%
Pens Meadow School
Stourbridge, DY8 5ST
Special 114 100% 41.2%
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP
Special 225 100% 56.6%
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF
Special 212 100% 54.2%
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Special 234 100% 55.6%
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ
Special 257 100% 40.5%
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD
Special 157 100% 38.9%
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Special 257 100% 44.4%
Sandgate School
Kendal, LA9 6JG
Special 151 100% 29.1%
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB
Special 224 100% 58.3%
Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG
Special 136 100% 53.7%
St George's School
Newport, PO30 1XW
Special 212 100% 55.2%
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB
Special 221 100% 45.2%
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%
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN
Special 129 100% 38%
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH
Special 134 100% 52.2%
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU
Special 247 100% 43.7%
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX
Special 210 100% 38.6%
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW
Special 240 99.6% 50%
Newfield School
Blackburn, BB1 2PW
Special 235 100% 43%
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%
Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE
Special 235 100% 45.1%
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Special 190 100% 60%
Pendle Community High School & College
Nelson, BB9 8LF
Special 163 100% 49.1%
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW
Special 344 100% 50.9%
Seven Hills School
Sheffield, S2 2RJ
Special 249 100% 58.2%

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
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
(Your chosen school)
Special 237 Sign in to see
The Garden School
London, N16 8BZ
Special 199
Northway School
London, NW7 3HS
Special 163
The Brook Special Primary School
London, N17 6HW
Special 138
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX
Special 267
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP
Special 225
Woolton High School
Liverpool, L25 6JA
Special 75
Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 147
Oak Haven School
Heywood, OL10 3PY
Special 284
Benton Dene School
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8FD
Special 132
The Chiltern School
Dunstable, LU5 5PX
Special 347
Green Lane Community Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 235
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 138
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB
Special 252
Glenwood School
Benfleet, SS7 4LW
Special 248
Oakfield
Hull, HU9 4HD
Special 123
The Beacon Folkestone
Folkestone, CT19 5DN
Special 431
Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA
Special 305
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX
Special 210
Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Special 279
Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU
Special 214
Ellesmere College
Leicester, LE3 2FD
Special 436
Sir Charles Parsons School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4ED
Special 210
Bank View High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 424
Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB
Special 237
Castle Wood Special School
Coventry, CV2 1FN
Special 166
Wyre Forest School
Kidderminster, DY11 6FA
Special 372
Forest Park School
Southampton, SO40 8DZ
Special 143
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
London, BR1 5LE
Special 294