Churchill Special Free 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
Churchill Special Free School
(Your chosen school)
Special 71 100% 22.5%
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Special 114 100% 47.4%
Lighthouse School Leeds
Leeds, LS16 6QB
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%
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 8DD
Special 31 100% 12.9%
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Special 143 100% 44.8%
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%
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL
Special 173 100% 36.4%
Vanguard School
London, SE11 6QH
Special 63 100% 52.4%
Strathmore School
Twickenham, TW1 4DQ
Special 114 100% 35.1%
Branthwaite Academy
Workington, CA14 4SS
Special 66 100% 36.4%
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW
Special 139 100% 30.2%
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%
The Fusion Academy
Leicester, LE9 8AG
Special 93 100% 26.9%
Chiltern Way Academy Austen
BASINGSTOKE, RG24 9BP
Special 131 100% 22.1%
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR
Special 64 100% 48.4%
Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, CM8 3HH
Special 75 100% 26.7%
The Cavendish School
Impington, CB24 9LY
Special 116 100% 30.2%
The Bridge Easton
Easton, NR9 5EA
Special 161 100% 34.8%
Duke of Lancaster School
Fakenham, NR21 9DQ
Special 101 100% 38%
The Hawthorns School
Chelmsford, CM1 2XT
Special 30 100% 20%
James Marks Academy
Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4RZ
Special 51 100% 15.7%
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
Churchill Special Free School
(Your chosen school)
Special 71 Sign in to see
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Special 114
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 59
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Special 143
Eden School
Blackburn, BB2 4NW
Special 59
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB
Special 82
Langham Oaks
Colchester, CO4 5PA
Special 75
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
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR
Special 121
Quest Academy
Rugby, CV22 5PE
Special 100
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB
Special 130
Southview School
Witham, CM8 2TA
Special 93
SGS Pegasus School
Bristol, BS32 4AJ
Special 128
Mo Mowlam Academy
Redcar, TS10 1PA
Special 102
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
Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, CM8 3HH
Special 75
Woodbridge Road Academy
Ipswich, IP4 2EB
Special 76
Sir Peter Hall School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7PJ
Special 56
NeneGate
Peterborough, PE1 5GZ
Special 65
James Marks Academy
Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4RZ
Special 51
The Maple School
Blackpool, FY4 4RR
Special 40