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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Thames Valley School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Special | 55 | 100% | 38.2% | 
| 
                                Medeshamstede Academy
                                 Peterborough, PE1 5LQ  | 
                            Special | 106 | 100% | 41.5% | 
| 
                                Pond Meadow School
                                 Guildford, GU1 1DR  | 
                            Special | 146 | 100% | 32.9% | 
| 
                                Church Lawton School
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL  | 
                            Special | 75 | 100% | 22.7% | 
| 
                                Forest Bridge School
                                 Maidenhead, SL6 1BN  | 
                            Special | 113 | 100% | 8.8% | 
| 
                                Rivermead School
                                 Gillingham, ME7 1UG  | 
                            Special | 188 | 100% | 44.2% | 
| 
                                Vanguard School
                                 London, SE11 6QH  | 
                            Special | 64 | 100% | 48.4% | 
| 
                                High Park School
                                 Bradford, BD9 6RY  | 
                            Special | 117 | 100% | 39.3% | 
| 
                                The Windmill School
                                 Barnet, EN5 5TS  | 
                            Special | 11 | 100% | 27.3% | 
| 
                                Linden Bridge School
                                 Worcester Park, KT4 7JW  | 
                            Special | 145 | 100% | 28.3% | 
| 
                                Purple Oaks Academy
                                 Northampton, NN2 7RR  | 
                            Special | 119 | 100% | 31.9% | 
| 
                                The Wherry School
                                 Norwich, NR1 2GB  | 
                            Special | 117 | 100% | 31.6% | 
| 
                                St Dominic's School
                                 Godalming, GU8 4DX  | 
                            Special | 157 | 100% | 36.3% | 
| 
                                The Grove
                                 London, N17 6AR  | 
                            Special | 128 | 100% | 43% | 
| 
                                Holbrook School for Autism
                                 Belper, DE56 0TE  | 
                            Special | 147 | 100% | 51.7% | 
| 
                                The Chalet School
                                 Swindon, SN3 6EX  | 
                            Special | 80 | 100% | 38.8% | 
| 
                                Snowfields Academy
                                 Maidstone, ME14 5GA  | 
                            Special | 232 | 100% | 34.1% | 
| 
                                Addington Valley Academy
                                 Croydon, CR0 9AZ  | 
                            Special | 133 | 100% | 42.1% | 
| 
                                Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
                                 Wokingham, RG40 2HR  | 
                            Special | 56 | 100% | 48.2% | 
| 
                                Chatten Free School
                                 Rivenhall, CM8 3HH  | 
                            Special | 71 | 100% | 25.4% | 
| 
                                Fox Grove School
                                 Leatherhead, KT22 7PW  | 
                            Special | 133 | 100% | 33.8% | 
| 
                                The Cavendish School
                                 Impington, CB24 9LY  | 
                            Special | 99 | 100% | 28.3% | 
| 
                                Cornerstone School
                                 Belvedere, DA17 6DW  | 
                            Special | 78 | 100% | 44.9% | 
| 
                                The Bridge Easton
                                 Easton, NR9 5EA  | 
                            Special | 100 | 100% | 35% | 
| 
                                Summerdown School
                                 Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ  | 
                            Special | 132 | 100% | 31.8% | 
| 
                                Elm Tree Primary Academy
                                 Wednesbury, WS10 0TB  | 
                            Special | 48 | 100% | 35.4% | 
| 
                                Tettenhall Wood School
                                 Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF  | 
                            Special | 164 | 100% | 50.6% | 
| 
                                The Hawthorns School
                                 Chelmsford, CM1 2BN  | 
                            Special | 24 | 100% | 20.8% | 
| 
                                The Heights Academy
                                 Solihull, B36 0DD  | 
                            Special | 26 | 100% | 53.8% | 
| 
                                Connaught Special School
                                 London, E13 9BT  | 
                            Special | 16 | 100% | 31.3% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Thames Valley School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Special | 55 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Grangewood School
                                 Northolt, UB5 6GG  | 
                            Special | 138 | ||
| 
                                Medeshamstede Academy
                                 Peterborough, PE1 5LQ  | 
                            Special | 106 | ||
| 
                                Rosewood Free School
                                 Southampton, SO16 5NA  | 
                            Special | 64 | ||
| 
                                Churchill Special Free School
                                 Haverhill, CB9 0LB  | 
                            Special | 70 | ||
| 
                                The Rise Free School
                                 Feltham, TW13 7EF  | 
                            Special | 138 | ||
| 
                                Eden School
                                 Blackburn, BB2 4NW  | 
                            Special | 58 | ||
| 
                                North View Academy
                                 Sunderland, SR4 0HB  | 
                            Special | 84 | ||
| 
                                Church Lawton School
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL  | 
                            Special | 75 | ||
| 
                                Forest Bridge School
                                 Maidenhead, SL6 1BN  | 
                            Special | 113 | ||
| 
                                Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre
                                 Wolverhampton, WV4 6JP  | 
                            Special | 51 | ||
| 
                                Bridgeview Special School
                                 Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD  | 
                            Special | 62 | ||
| 
                                St Lawrence School
                                 Horncastle, LN9 5EJ  | 
                            Special | 181 | ||
| 
                                The Orchards
                                 Stretford, M32 9TG  | 
                            Special | 127 | ||
| 
                                Pioneer House High School
                                 Manchester, M23 0FF  | 
                            Special | 141 | ||
| 
                                Vanguard School
                                 London, SE11 6QH  | 
                            Special | 64 | ||
| 
                                Purple Oaks Academy
                                 Northampton, NN2 7RR  | 
                            Special | 119 | ||
| 
                                Quest Academy
                                 Rugby, CV22 5PE  | 
                            Special | 100 | ||
| 
                                The Wherry School
                                 Norwich, NR1 2GB  | 
                            Special | 117 | ||
| 
                                Fern House School
                                 Enfield, EN3 6NY  | 
                            Special | 65 | ||
| 
                                Red Kite Academy
                                 Corby, NN18 0BX  | 
                            Special | 136 | ||
| 
                                Paternoster School
                                 Cirencester, GL7 1JR  | 
                            Special | 66 | ||
| 
                                Longford Park School
                                 Manchester, M32 8QJ  | 
                            Special | 77 | ||
| 
                                Aspire School
                                 Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA  | 
                            Special | 176 | ||
| 
                                Sir Bobby Robson School
                                 Ipswich, IP3 9FA  | 
                            Special | 64 | ||
| 
                                The Axis Academy
                                 Crewe, CW2 8TU  | 
                            Special | 67 | ||
| 
                                The Fusion Academy
                                 Leicester, LE9 8AG  | 
                            Special | 85 | ||
| 
                                Sir Peter Hall School
                                 Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7PJ  | 
                            Special | 57 | ||
| 
                                NeneGate
                                 Peterborough, PE1 5GZ  | 
                            Special | 64 | ||
| 
                                Brunel School
                                 Paignton, TQ3 2AL  | 
                            Special | 54 | ||