Forest Park 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
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
Schools we've chosen
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