Lighthouse School Leeds

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
Lighthouse School Leeds
(Your chosen school)
Special 90 100% 23.3%
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 113 100% 39.8%
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 59 100% 44.1%
Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB
Special 71 100% 22.5%
Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ
Special 233 100% 42.5%
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 8DD
Special 31 100% 12.9%
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR
Special 154 100% 39%
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL
Special 84 100% 28.6%
Forest Bridge School
Maidenhead, SL6 1BN
Special 122 100% 12.3%
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH
Special 121 100% 37.1%
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG
Special 151 100% 55.4%
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL
Special 173 100% 36.4%
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY
Special 120 100% 44.2%
Branthwaite Academy
Workington, CA14 4SS
Special 66 100% 36.4%
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW
Special 139 100% 30.2%
Hob Moor Oaks Academy
York, YO24 4PS
Special 127 100% 37.3%
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR
Special 121 100% 30.6%
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB
Special 130 100% 29.2%
SGS Pegasus School
Bristol, BS32 4AJ
Special 128 100% 24.2%
St Dominic's School
Godalming, GU8 4DX
Special 162 100% 37%
The Chalet School
Swindon, SN3 6EX
Special 87 100% 32.2%
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH
Special 166 100% 43.4%
Aspire School
Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA
Special 188 100% 38.3%
The Fusion Academy
Leicester, LE9 8AG
Special 93 100% 26.9%
Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, CM8 3HH
Special 75 100% 26.7%
The Cavendish School
Impington, CB24 9LY
Special 116 100% 30.2%
Duke of Lancaster School
Fakenham, NR21 9DQ
Special 101 100% 38%
Summerdown School
Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ
Special 161 100% 31.1%
Connaught Special School
London, E13 9BT
Special 26 100% 46.2%
Oak Tree School
Wokingham, RG41 5LP
Special 96 100% 29.2%

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
Lighthouse School Leeds
(Your chosen school)
Special 90 Sign in to see
Knightsfield School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7LW
Special 73
Rosewood Free School
Southampton, SO16 5NA
Special 70
Greenfields Academy
Grantham, NG31 7US
Special 82
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU
Special 102
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 59
Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB
Special 71
Eden School
Blackburn, BB2 4NW
Special 59
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB
Special 82
Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre
Wolverhampton, WV4 6JP
Special 61
Bridgeview Special School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD
Special 84
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH
Special 121
Woodlands Academy
Spilsby, PE23 5EJ
Special 82
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 158
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR
Special 121
Quest Academy
Rugby, CV22 5PE
Special 100
SGS Pegasus School
Bristol, BS32 4AJ
Special 128
New Park Academy
Eccles, M30 0RW
Special 185
The Springboard Project
Oldham, OL1 1AN
Special 141
Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR
Special 66
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA
Special 66
The Axis Academy
Crewe, CW2 8TU
Special 74
The Fusion Academy
Leicester, LE9 8AG
Special 93
Beckmead College
London, SE25 5RR
Special 84
NeneGate
Peterborough, PE1 5GZ
Special 65
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT
Special 190
Lotus Academy
Sheffield, S5 7WE
Special 92
Columbia Grange School
Washington, NE38 7NY
Special 140
Brunel School
Paignton, TQ3 2AL
Special 48
The Maple School
Blackpool, FY4 4RR
Special 40