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% |
The Livity School
London, SW16 2PW |
Special | 127 | 100% | 54.3% |
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 | |
Ickburgh School
London, E9 5RB |
Special | 166 | ||
Greenvale School
London, SE6 1UF |
Special | 214 | ||
Watergate School
London, SE6 3WG |
Special | 189 | ||
Greenmead School
London, SW19 6RY |
Special | 60 | ||
The Brook Special Primary School
London, N17 6HW |
Special | 138 | ||
Sherwood Park School
Wallington, SM6 7NP |
Special | 183 | ||
Beaufort School
Birmingham, B34 6BJ |
Special | 92 | ||
Woolton High School
Liverpool, L25 6JA |
Special | 75 | ||
Oak Haven School
Heywood, OL10 3PY |
Special | 284 | ||
West Oaks School
Leeds, LS6 2ST |
Special | 488 | ||
Benton Dene School
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8FD |
Special | 132 | ||
The Chiltern School
Dunstable, LU5 5PX |
Special | 347 | ||
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET |
Special | 243 | ||
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB |
Special | 224 | ||
Bettridge School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT |
Special | 144 | ||
Springwell School
Southampton, SO19 6DH |
Special | 272 | ||
Oakfield
Hull, HU9 4HD |
Special | 123 | ||
Nexus Foundation Special School
Tonbridge, TN11 8AA |
Special | 305 | ||
The Lincoln St Christopher's School
Lincoln, LN6 8AR |
Special | 312 | ||
Freemantles School
Woking, GU22 0AN |
Special | 280 | ||
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 | ||
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Ashford, TN23 4ER |
Special | 371 | ||
Sir Charles Parsons School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4ED |
Special | 210 | ||
Laleham Gap School
Ramsgate, CT12 6FH |
Special | 241 | ||
Woodlands Meed
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EY |
Special | 281 | ||
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
London, BR1 5LE |
Special | 294 |