Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 242 | 100% | 32.2% |
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Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG |
Special | 92 | 100% | 44.6% |
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Northgate School Academy Trust
Northampton, NN2 6LR |
Special | 256 | 100% | 32.8% |
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Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS |
Special | 138 | 100% | 47.8% |
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The Avenue Special School
Reading, RG30 4BZ |
Special | 233 | 100% | 38.6% |
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St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA |
Special | 183 | 100% | 41.5% |
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Forest Way School
Coalville, LE67 4UU |
Special | 276 | 100% | 33% |
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Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF |
Special | 133 | 100% | 51.1% |
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The Pioneer School
Basildon, SS14 2LA |
Special | 174 | 100% | 31.6% |
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Beacon Hill Academy
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY |
Special | 71 | 100% | 30.7% |
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Three Ways School
Bath, BA2 5RF |
Special | 236 | 100% | 44.1% |
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Joseph Clarke School
London, E4 9PP |
Special | 105 | 100% | 48.6% |
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Ganton School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7JB |
Special | 175 | 100% | 59.4% |
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The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB |
Special | 111 | 100% | 32.1% |
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Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX |
Special | 151 | 100% | 44.4% |
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Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB |
Special | 171 | 100% | 35.1% |
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Meadowgate Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2JH |
Special | 182 | 100% | 51.1% |
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Kingsdown School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT |
Special | 127 | 100% | 43.3% |
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Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY |
Special | 202 | 100% | 43.6% |
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Discovery Special Academy
Middlesbrough, TS5 7YN |
Special | 149 | 100% | 59.1% |
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Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX |
Special | 136 | 100% | 35.3% |
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New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU |
Special | 126 | 100% | 31% |
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Stanton Vale School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP |
Special | 113 | 100% | 39.8% |
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Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY |
Special | 119 | 100% | 41.9% |
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Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD |
Special | 203 | 100% | 41.9% |
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Watermill School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6JZ |
Special | 238 | 100% | 44.5% |
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Springfield School
WITNEY, OX28 1AR |
Special | 107 | 100% | 31.8% |
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St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW |
Special | 152 | 100% | 46.7% |
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Battledown Centre for Children and Families
Cheltenham, GL52 6PZ |
Special | 67 | 100% | 43.3% |
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Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF |
Special | 237 | 86.5% | 44.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 242 | Sign in to see | |
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Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy
Ipswich, IP1 6SG |
Special | 101 | ||
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Forest Way School
Coalville, LE67 4UU |
Special | 276 | ||
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The Pioneer School
Basildon, SS14 2LA |
Special | 174 | ||
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Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ |
Special | 219 | ||
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Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT |
Special | 193 | ||
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Hollinwood Academy
Oldham, OL8 3PT |
Special | 292 | ||
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Castlewood School
Birmingham, B36 9LF |
Special | 91 | ||
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Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD |
Special | 198 | ||
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Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR |
Special | 146 | ||
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Springwell Special Academy
Barnsley, S71 2AY |
Special | 117 | ||
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Pentland Field School
Uxbridge, UB10 8TS |
Special | 168 | ||
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Greenfields Specialist School for Communication
Northampton, NN3 8XS |
Special | 100 | ||
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Saxon Hill Academy
Lichfield, WS14 9DE |
Special | 130 | ||
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Daventry Hill School
Daventry, NN11 0QE |
Special | 221 | ||
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Strathmore School
Twickenham, TW1 4DQ |
Special | 117 | ||
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Market Field School
Colchester, CO7 7ET |
Special | 472 | ||
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Hallmoor School
Birmingham, B33 0DL |
Special | 273 | ||
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Churchill Park Complex Needs School
King's Lynn, PE30 4RP |
Special | 230 | ||
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Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY |
Special | 119 | ||
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Frederick Holmes School
Hull, HU6 8JJ |
Special | 109 | ||
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Trinity Academy New Bridge
Sunderland, SR5 3NF |
Special | 134 | ||
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The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND |
Special | 182 | ||
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Ivy House School
Derby, DE23 2FS |
Special | 98 | ||
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Bader Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2EW |
Special | 106 | ||
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Keyham Lodge School
Leicester, LE5 1FG |
Special | 123 | ||
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Tettenhall Wood School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF |
Special | 164 | ||
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Heron Academy
London, SE24 0HZ |
Special | 79 | ||
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Oastlers School
Bradford, BD4 7RH |
Special | 133 | ||
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Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR |
Special | 140 | ||