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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Forest Park School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 143 | 100% | 44.8% |
|
Cherry Garden School
London, SE15 5BB |
Special | 94 | 100% | 57.4% |
|
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School
London, W9 3LG |
Special | 90 | 100% | 65.6% |
|
Mandeville School
Middlesex, UB6 0PA |
Special | 182 | 100% | 34.9% |
|
St Ann's School
London, W7 3JP |
Special | 124 | 100% | 47.6% |
|
Perseid School
Morden, SM4 5LT |
Special | 160 | 100% | 55% |
|
Palmerston School
Liverpool, L17 6AU |
Special | 174 | 100% | 57.5% |
|
Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD |
Special | 147 | 100% | 51% |
|
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP |
Special | 263 | 100% | 42.2% |
|
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE |
Special | 218 | 100% | 27.5% |
|
The Redway School
Milton Keynes, MK6 4HG |
Special | 179 | 100% | 40.2% |
|
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT |
Special | 144 | 100% | 38.2% |
|
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT |
Special | 94 | 100% | 48.9% |
|
Limington House School
Basingstoke, RG22 6PS |
Special | 102 | 100% | 34.3% |
|
St Francis Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN |
Special | 110 | 100% | 43.6% |
|
Breakspeare School
Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU |
Special | 139 | 100% | 43.2% |
|
Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Rochester, ME2 3SP |
Special | 217 | 100% | 45.6% |
|
Nether Hall School
Leicester, LE5 1RT |
Special | 136 | 100% | 44.9% |
|
Springhead School
Scarborough, YO12 4HA |
Special | 104 | 100% | 56.7% |
|
Frank Wise School
Banbury, OX16 9RL |
Special | 121 | 100% | 39.3% |
|
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ |
Special | 98 | 100% | 49% |
|
Hillside Special School
Sudbury, CO10 1NN |
Special | 86 | 100% | 44.2% |
|
Woodlands School
Leatherhead, KT22 8RY |
Special | 106 | 100% | 23.4% |
|
Portesbery School
Deepcut, GU16 6TA |
Special | 144 | 100% | 35.9% |
|
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN |
Special | 145 | 100% | 32.4% |
|
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA |
Special | 144 | 100% | 41.7% |
|
Henry Tyndale School
Farnborough, GU14 8BX |
Special | 172 | 100% | 29.1% |
|
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND |
Special | 129 | 100% | 41.1% |
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The Livity School
London, SW16 2PW |
Special | 127 | 100% | 54.3% |
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Keelman's Way School
Hebburn, NE31 1QY |
Special | 175 | 100% | 55.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Forest Park School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 143 | Sign in to see | |
|
Watergate School
London, SE6 3WG |
Special | 189 | ||
|
Tuke School
London, SE15 6ER |
Special | 100 | ||
|
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School
London, W9 3LG |
Special | 90 | ||
|
Waverley School
Enfield, EN3 7DL |
Special | 163 | ||
|
Pens Meadow School
Pensnett, DY5 4LN |
Special | 114 | ||
|
Millstead School
Liverpool, L5 3LU |
Special | 263 | ||
|
Rumworth School
Bolton, BL3 4TP |
Special | 336 | ||
|
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ |
Special | 170 | ||
|
Ravenshall School
Dewsbury, WF12 9EE |
Special | 200 | ||
|
Briarwood School
Bristol, BS16 4EA |
Special | 167 | ||
|
The Woodlands School
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PU |
Special | 233 | ||
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Slated Row School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5NJ |
Special | 237 | ||
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Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET |
Special | 243 | ||
|
The Redway School
Milton Keynes, MK6 4HG |
Special | 179 | ||
|
Greenbank School
Northwich, CW8 1LD |
Special | 121 | ||
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Oaklands School
Winsford, CW7 1NU |
Special | 172 | ||
|
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT |
Special | 276 | ||
|
Rowhill School
Longfield, DA3 7PW |
Special | 161 | ||
|
St Nicholas' School
Canterbury, CT1 3JJ |
Special | 390 | ||
|
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5QW |
Special | 195 | ||
|
St Giles School
Retford, DN22 7NJ |
Special | 201 | ||
|
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ |
Special | 98 | ||
|
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ |
Special | 326 | ||
|
Russet House School
Enfield, EN1 4JA |
Special | 145 | ||
|
Oakfield High School and College
Wigan, WN2 4XA |
Special | 399 | ||
|
Fort Royal
Worcester, WR5 1DR |
Special | 232 | ||
|
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA |
Special | 245 | ||
|
Granta School
Cambridge, CB21 4NN |
Special | 182 | ||
|
Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE |
Special | 235 | ||