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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keelman's Way School (Your chosen school) | Special | 175 | 100% | 55.4% | 
| Greenvale School London, SE6 1UF | Special | 214 | 100% | 54.7% | 
| Paddock School London, SW15 5RT | Special | 220 | 100% | 58.6% | 
| Mandeville School Middlesex, UB6 0PA | Special | 182 | 100% | 34.9% | 
| Perseid School Morden, SM4 5LT | Special | 160 | 100% | 55% | 
| Oakwood School Walsall, WS9 9JS | Special | 245 | 100% | 51.4% | 
| Palmerston School Liverpool, L17 6AU | Special | 174 | 100% | 57.5% | 
| Redbridge High School Liverpool, L9 6AD | Special | 147 | 100% | 51% | 
| Princes School Liverpool, L8 1YQ | Special | 216 | 100% | 54.6% | 
| Millstead School Liverpool, L5 3LU | Special | 263 | 100% | 52.1% | 
| Foxfield School Woodchurch, CH49 5LF | Special | 212 | 100% | 54.2% | 
| Elleray Park School Wallasey, CH45 0LH | Special | 215 | 100% | 56.3% | 
| Meadowside School Wirral, CH49 5LA | Special | 112 | 100% | 66.1% | 
| Sunningdale School Sunderland, SR3 2PP | Special | 137 | 100% | 49.6% | 
| Woodlands Secondary School Luton, LU3 3SP | Special | 263 | 100% | 42.2% | 
| Mill Ford School Plymouth, PL5 2PY | Special | 132 | 100% | 56.8% | 
| Icknield School Andover, SP11 6LT | Special | 94 | 100% | 48.9% | 
| St Francis Special School Fareham, PO14 3BN | Special | 110 | 100% | 43.6% | 
| Breakspeare School Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU | Special | 139 | 100% | 43.2% | 
| Woodfield School Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL | Special | 125 | 100% | 36% | 
| Watling View School St Albans, AL1 2NU | Special | 111 | 100% | 34.2% | 
| Abbey Court Foundation Special School Rochester, ME2 3SP | Special | 217 | 100% | 45.6% | 
| Nether Hall School Leicester, LE5 1RT | Special | 136 | 100% | 44.9% | 
| Frank Wise School Banbury, OX16 9RL | Special | 121 | 100% | 39.3% | 
| Hillside Special School Sudbury, CO10 1NN | Special | 86 | 100% | 44.2% | 
| Hadrian School Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6PY | Special | 177 | 100% | 62.7% | 
| Sir Charles Parsons School Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4ED | Special | 210 | 100% | 68.1% | 
| Kingsley High School Harrow, HA3 6ND | Special | 129 | 100% | 41.1% | 
| The Livity School London, SW16 2PW | Special | 127 | 100% | 54.3% | 
| Forest Park School Southampton, SO40 8DZ | Special | 143 | 100% | 44.8% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keelman's Way School (Your chosen school) | Special | 175 | Sign in to see | |
| Ickburgh School London, E9 5RB | Special | 166 | ||
| Greenmead School London, SW19 6RY | Special | 60 | ||
| Priory School London, SE19 3QN | Special | 138 | ||
| Mandeville School Middlesex, UB6 0PA | Special | 182 | ||
| Springhallow School London, W13 0JG | Special | 164 | ||
| Riverside School London, N22 5QJ | Special | 173 | ||
| Meadow High School Uxbridge, UB8 3QU | Special | 285 | ||
| Langley School Sutton Coldfield, B75 6TJ | Special | 131 | ||
| The Old Park School Brierley Hill, DY5 2JY | Special | 153 | ||
| Stanley School Wirral, CH61 5UE | Special | 175 | ||
| Millwood Primary Special School Bury, M26 3BW | Special | 174 | ||
| Camberwell Park Specialist Support School Manchester, M40 9GJ | Special | 188 | ||
| Oak Haven School Heywood, OL10 3PY | Special | 284 | ||
| Sunningdale School Sunderland, SR3 2PP | Special | 137 | ||
| Furze Down School Buckingham, MK18 3BL | Special | 219 | ||
| The Edith Borthwick School Braintree, CM7 2YN | Special | 241 | ||
| Springwell School Southampton, SO19 6DH | Special | 272 | ||
| Foreland Fields School Ramsgate, CT12 6RH | Special | 291 | ||
| Chapel Green School Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF | Special | 179 | ||
| Portesbery School Deepcut, GU16 6TA | Special | 144 | ||
| West Gate School Leicester, LE3 6DG | Special | 200 | ||
| Gibside School Gateshead, NE8 4DE | Special | 211 | ||
| Beacon Hill School North Tyneside, NE28 9JW | Special | 240 | ||
| Newfield School Blackburn, BB1 2PW | Special | 235 | ||
| The Oaks Secondary School Spennymoor, DL16 7DB | Special | 349 | ||
| Laleham Gap School Ramsgate, CT12 6FH | Special | 241 | ||
| Springside Manchester, OL16 2SU | Special | 150 | ||
| Newlands School Manchester, M24 6JG | Special | 132 | ||
| Woodlands Meed Burgess Hill, RH15 9EY | Special | 281 | ||