Thames Valley 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
Thames Valley School
(Your chosen school)
Special 59 100% 44.1%
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Special 114 100% 47.4%
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 113 100% 39.8%
The Courtyard Islington
London, N7 8LT
Special 68 100% 51.5%
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR
Special 154 100% 39%
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%
Vanguard School
London, SE11 6QH
Special 63 100% 52.4%
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY
Special 120 100% 44.2%
Branthwaite Academy
Workington, CA14 4SS
Special 66 100% 36.4%
The Avenue School
London, NW6 7BH
Special 100 100% 43%
The Windmill School
Barnet, EN5 5TS
Special 40 100% 45%
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW
Special 139 100% 30.2%
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR
Special 121 100% 30.6%
St Dominic's School
Godalming, GU8 4DX
Special 162 100% 37%
Holbrook School for Autism
Belper, DE56 0TE
Special 160 100% 52.5%
The Chalet School
Swindon, SN3 6EX
Special 87 100% 32.2%
Aspire School
Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA
Special 188 100% 38.3%
Harry Watts Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5JA
Special 175 100% 51.4%
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR
Special 64 100% 48.4%
Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, CM8 3HH
Special 75 100% 26.7%
Cornerstone School
Belvedere, DA17 6DW
Special 99 100% 43.4%
Duke of Lancaster School
Fakenham, NR21 9DQ
Special 101 100% 38%
Summerdown School
Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ
Special 161 100% 31.1%
Elm Tree Primary Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0TB
Special 88 100% 44.3%
Tettenhall Wood School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF
Special 170 100% 57.6%
The Heights Academy
Solihull, B36 0DD
Special 49 100% 55.1%
Spring School
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 7AB
Special 49 100% 34.7%
Connaught Special School
London, E13 9BT
Special 26 100% 46.2%

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
Thames Valley School
(Your chosen school)
Special 59 Sign in to see
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Special 114
Lighthouse School Leeds
Leeds, LS16 6QB
Special 90
Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB
Special 71
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Special 143
Eden School
Blackburn, BB2 4NW
Special 59
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB
Special 82
The Bridge Integrated Learning Space
London, N1 0HY
Special 31
Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre
Wolverhampton, WV4 6JP
Special 61
Bridgeview Special School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD
Special 84
St Lawrence School
Horncastle, LN9 5EJ
Special 180
The Orchards
Stretford, M32 9TG
Special 141
Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF
Special 156
Vanguard School
London, SE11 6QH
Special 63
Branthwaite Academy
Workington, CA14 4SS
Special 66
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR
Special 121
Quest Academy
Rugby, CV22 5PE
Special 100
SGS Pegasus School
Bristol, BS32 4AJ
Special 128
Fern House School
Enfield, EN3 6NY
Special 72
Mo Mowlam Academy
Redcar, TS10 1PA
Special 102
Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR
Special 66
Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ
Special 74
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
The Wymering School
Portsmouth, PO6 3YB
Special 73
NeneGate
Peterborough, PE1 5GZ
Special 65
The Compass School
Romford, RM7 9NU
Special 40
Brunel School
Paignton, TQ3 2AL
Special 48
The Maple School
Blackpool, FY4 4RR
Special 40