Elmwood 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
Elmwood School
(Your chosen school)
Special 83 100% 72.3%
The Cedars Primary School
Hounslow, TW5 9RU
Special 66 100% 75.8%
New Rush Hall School
Ilford, IG6 2LB
Special 91 96.7% 72.5%
Springfield House Community Special School
Solihull, B93 0AJ
Special 99 100% 35.4%
Lindsworth School
Birmingham, B30 3QA
Special 131 100% 88.5%
Rosewood School
Bilston, WV14 8XJ
Special 49 100% 73.5%
Clifford Holroyde Specialist Sen College
Liverpool, L14 7NX
Special 70 100% 77.1%
Kilgarth School
Birkenhead, CH41 8BA
Special 60 100% 83.3%
Furrowfield School
Gateshead, NE10 9RZ
Special 90 100% 66.7%
Elemore Hall School
Durham, DH6 1QD
Special 198 100% 79.8%
Lakeside School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW
Special 100 100% 63%
The Polygon School
Southampton, SO15 2FH
Special 76 100% 81.6%
The Waterloo School
Waterlooville, PO7 7JJ
Special 75 100% 72%
Wolverdene Special School
Andover, SP10 2AF
Special 56 100% 60.7%
Oakfield
Hull, HU9 4HD
Special 123 100% 68.3%
Moorbrook School
Preston, PR2 3DB
Special 72 100% 72.2%
Downland School
Devizes, SN10 5EF
Special 88 100% 55.7%
High Well School
Pontefract, WF8 2DD
Special 104 100% 76.7%
Marland School
Torrington, EX38 8QQ
Special 160 100% 68.1%
Woodfield
Coventry, CV4 7AB
Special 160 100% 71.3%
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%
Waterside School
London, SE18 7NB
Special 38 100% 76.3%
Silverdale School
Wallsend, NE28 0HG
Special 143 100% 82.7%
Prospect School
Havant, PO9 4AQ
Special 85 100% 71.8%
Fortuna School
Lincoln, LN6 0FB
Special 80 100% 68.8%
The Rose School
Burnley, BB11 4DT
Special 71 100% 80.3%
Park View School
South Shields, NE34 0QA
Special 48 100% 68.8%
Newbridge Learning Community
Wigan, WN2 3TL
Special 87 100% 73.6%
New Horizons Learning Centre
Bristol, BS15 4EA
Special 70 100% 55.7%

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
Elmwood School
(Your chosen school)
Special 83 Sign in to see
St Giles School
South Croydon, CR2 6DF
Special 115
Baskerville School
Birmingham, B17 9TS
Special 190
Sutton School
Dudley, DY1 2DU
Special 189
Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ
Special 200
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER
Special 143
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 230
Elleray Park School
Wallasey, CH45 0LH
Special 215
Mossbrook School
Sheffield, S8 8JR
Special 176
Warmley Park School
Bristol, BS30 8XL
Special 170
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL
Special 259
Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW
Special 213
Kirkleatham Hall School
Redcar, TS10 4QR
Special 204
Shepherds Down Special School
Winchester, SO21 2AJ
Special 195
Rigby Hall Day Special School
Bromsgrove, B60 2EP
Special 215
Chadsgrove School
Bromsgrove, B61 0JL
Special 138
Amwell View School
Ware, SG12 8EH
Special 184
Heathlands School
St Albans, AL3 5AY
Special 152
Greenside School
Stevenage, SG2 9XS
Special 190
St George's School
Newport, PO30 1XW
Special 212
Bower Grove School
Maidstone, ME16 8NL
Special 239
St Anthony's School
Margate, CT9 3RA
Special 108
Great Arley School
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 4HH
Special 107
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH
Special 134
The Clare School
Norwich, NR4 7AU
Special 128
Haughton School
Telford, TF7 4BW
Special 193
St Anthony's School
Chichester, PO19 5PA
Special 240
Downland School
Devizes, SN10 5EF
Special 88
Kingsbury Primary Special School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH
Special 133
Woodfield
Coventry, CV4 7AB
Special 160