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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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% |
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Spring School
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 7AB |
Special | 36 | 100% | 25.7% |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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 | ||
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North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB |
Special | 84 | ||
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Langham Oaks
Colchester, CO4 5PA |
Special | 73 | ||
|
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL |
Special | 75 | ||
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The Mendip School
Shepton Mallet, BA4 4FZ |
Special | 226 | ||
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Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre
Wolverhampton, WV4 6JP |
Special | 51 | ||
|
Bridgeview Special School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD |
Special | 62 | ||
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St Lawrence School
Horncastle, LN9 5EJ |
Special | 181 | ||
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The Orchards
Stretford, M32 9TG |
Special | 127 | ||
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Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF |
Special | 141 | ||
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Vanguard School
London, SE11 6QH |
Special | 64 | ||
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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 | ||
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The Axis Academy
Crewe, CW2 8TU |
Special | 67 | ||
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The Fusion Academy
Leicester, LE9 8AG |
Special | 85 | ||
|
Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, CM8 3HH |
Special | 71 | ||
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Windmill Hill School
Luton, LU2 0EZ |
Special | 103 | ||
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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 | ||