Castle Wood Special School
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Castle Wood Special School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 194 | 100% | 33.5% |
|
Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre
London, N20 0DH |
Special | 155 | 100% | 35.8% |
|
St Nicholas School
Purley, CR8 4DS |
Special | 273 | 100% | 43.6% |
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Hatton Special School
Woodford Green, IG8 8EU |
Special | 197 | 100% | 49.7% |
|
The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
Birmingham, B13 0RW |
Special | 158 | 100% | 59.5% |
|
Cherry Oak School
Birmingham, B29 6PB |
Special | 112 | 100% | 57.1% |
|
Tiverton School
Coventry, CV3 4DE |
Special | 136 | 100% | 39% |
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Halesbury School
Halesowen, B62 9DR |
Special | 174 | 100% | 44.3% |
|
Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ |
Special | 182 | 100% | 39% |
|
Millwood Primary Special School
Bury, M26 3BW |
Special | 192 | 100% | 41.7% |
|
Rodney House School
Manchester, M12 4WF |
Special | 75 | 100% | 66.7% |
|
Furze Down School
Buckingham, MK18 3BL |
Special | 223 | 100% | 30.9% |
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Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET |
Special | 241 | 100% | 36.9% |
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Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL |
Special | 248 | 100% | 38.3% |
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Alderman Knight School
Tewkesbury, GL20 8JJ |
Special | 238 | 100% | 33.6% |
|
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD |
Special | 157 | 100% | 44.6% |
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Norman Gate School
Andover, SP10 1JZ |
Special | 103 | 100% | 27% |
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Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 150 | 100% | 39.3% |
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Northcott School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU7 4EL |
Special | 195 | 100% | 47.2% |
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St Luke's Primary School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1BN |
Special | 199 | 100% | 38.2% |
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Chorley Astley Park School
Chorley, PR7 1JZ |
Special | 161 | 100% | 37.9% |
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Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH |
Special | 142 | 100% | 49.6% |
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Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ |
Special | 261 | 100% | 51% |
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Exhall Grange Specialist School
Coventry, CV7 9HP |
Special | 271 | 100% | 34.3% |
|
St Anthony's School
Chichester, PO19 5PA |
Special | 254 | 100% | 41.7% |
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Ellesmere College
Leicester, LE3 2FD |
Special | 441 | 99.8% | 47.8% |
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Kingsbury Primary Special School
Skelmersdale, WN8 8EH |
Special | 132 | 100% | 43.9% |
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Kingsland Primary School
Wakefield, WF3 4BA |
Special | 201 | 100% | 46.3% |
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Newlands School
Manchester, M24 6JG |
Special | 131 | 100% | 45.8% |
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Acorns Primary School
Preston, PR1 6AU |
Special | 93 | 100% | 39.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Castle Wood Special School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 194 | Sign in to see | |
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Greenvale School
London, SE6 1UF |
Special | 216 | ||
|
Northway School
London, NW7 3HS |
Special | 185 | ||
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The Brook Special Primary School
London, N17 6HW |
Special | 148 | ||
|
Oaklands School
Hounslow, TW3 4BX |
Special | 296 | ||
|
The Pines Special School
Birmingham, B23 7EY |
Special | 287 | ||
|
Beaufort School
Birmingham, B34 6BJ |
Special | 83 | ||
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Langley School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 6TJ |
Special | 137 | ||
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The Old Park School
Brierley Hill, DY5 2JY |
Special | 147 | ||
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Green Park School
Bilston, WV14 6EH |
Special | 147 | ||
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Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP |
Special | 238 | ||
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Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD |
Special | 154 | ||
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Benton Dene School
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8FD |
Special | 139 | ||
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Beverley School
Middlesbrough, TS4 3JS |
Special | 183 | ||
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Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB |
Special | 254 | ||
|
Glenwood School
Benfleet, SS7 4LW |
Special | 263 | ||
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The Beacon Folkestone
Folkestone, CT19 5DN |
Special | 469 | ||
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Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA |
Special | 307 | ||
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Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT |
Special | 267 | ||
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Freemantles School
Woking, GU22 0AN |
Special | 305 | ||
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Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX |
Special | 210 | ||
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Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX |
Special | 275 | ||
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Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU |
Special | 208 | ||
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Sir Charles Parsons School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4ED |
Special | 214 | ||
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Bank View High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD |
Special | 518 | ||
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Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB |
Special | 236 | ||
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Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE |
Special | 255 | ||
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Oak Field School
Nottingham, NG8 3HW |
Special | 158 | ||
|
Wyre Forest School
Kidderminster, DY11 6FA |
Special | 389 | ||
|
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
London, BR1 5LE |
Special | 298 | ||