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 70 100% 20%
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Special 106 100% 41.5%
Lighthouse School Leeds
Leeds, LS16 6QB
Special 88 100% 27.3%
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 112 100% 37.5%
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 55 100% 38.2%
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Special 138 100% 42%
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%
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH
Special 119 100% 27.4%
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL
Special 164 100% 31.7%
Strathmore School
Twickenham, TW1 4DQ
Special 117 100% 32.5%
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%
SGS Pegasus School
Bristol, BS32 4AJ
Special 114 100% 25.4%
St Dominic's School
Godalming, GU8 4DX
Special 157 100% 36.3%
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH
Special 153 100% 39.2%
The Fusion Academy
Leicester, LE9 8AG
Special 85 100% 23.5%
Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, CM8 3HH
Special 71 100% 25.4%
The Cavendish School
Impington, CB24 9LY
Special 99 100% 28.3%
The Bridge Easton
Easton, NR9 5EA
Special 100 100% 35%
Summerdown School
Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ
Special 132 100% 31.8%
The Hawthorns School
Chelmsford, CM1 2BN
Special 24 100% 20.8%
Corley Academy
Coventry, CV7 8AZ
Special 149 100% 42.3%
SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning)
Salisbury, SP2 7EU
Special 77 100% 45.5%
Spring School
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 7AB
Special 36 100% 25.7%
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
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 70 Sign in to see
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 92
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Special 106
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 55
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Special 138
Eden School
Blackburn, BB2 4NW
Special 58
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB
Special 84
Langham Oaks
Colchester, CO4 5PA
Special 73
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL
Special 75
The Mendip School
Shepton Mallet, BA4 4FZ
Special 226
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
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 136
Longford Park School
Manchester, M32 8QJ
Special 77
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
Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, CM8 3HH
Special 71
Windmill Hill School
Luton, LU2 0EZ
Special 103
The Cavendish School
Impington, CB24 9LY
Special 99
Woodbridge Road Academy
Ipswich, IP4 2EB
Special 64
Sir Peter Hall School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7PJ
Special 57
NeneGate
Peterborough, PE1 5GZ
Special 64