Billing Brook Special 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
Billing Brook Special School
(Your chosen school)
Special 256 100% 41.8%
Fosse Way School
Bath, BA3 3AL
Special 224 100% 50%
Kingsley Special Academy
Kettering, NN15 5DP
Special 163 100% 28.8%
The St Christopher School
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4AW
Special 262 100% 43.1%
Beaumont Hill Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN
Special 356 100% 51.4%
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW
Special 189 100% 42.3%
Alexandra School
Harrow, HA2 9DX
Special 83 100% 44.6%
Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ
Special 233 100% 42.5%
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD
Special 208 100% 55.3%
Pentland Field School
Uxbridge, UB10 8TS
Special 171 100% 43.9%
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW
Special 238 100% 33.2%
Riverside Bridge School
Barking, IG11 0FU
Special 249 100% 39.4%
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 202 100% 49%
Daventry Hill School
Daventry, NN11 0QE
Special 223 100% 35%
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ
Special 183 100% 43.7%
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 158 100% 50.6%
Kingfisher Special School
Oldham, OL9 9QR
Special 209 100% 48.6%
The Link School
Croydon, CR0 4PG
Special 157 100% 42.7%
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215 100% 44.7%
Arbour Vale School
Slough, SL2 3AE
Special 358 100% 41.5%
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 250 100% 40.8%
St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ
Special 160 100% 56.9%
St Martins School
Derby, DE24 0BT
Special 243 100% 50.2%
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH
Special 166 100% 43.4%
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 260 89.7% 49.4%
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 130 100% 43.8%
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 154 100% 41.6%
The Bridge Easton
Easton, NR9 5EA
Special 161 100% 34.8%
Summerdown School
Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ
Special 161 100% 31.1%
Co-op Academy Brierley
Leeds, LS9 0BA
Special 144 100% 53.5%

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
Billing Brook Special School
(Your chosen school)
Special 256 Sign in to see
Northgate School Academy Trust
Northampton, NN2 6LR
Special 274
Cambridge Park Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5EB
Special 217
Dove House Academy
Basingstoke, RG21 5SU
Special 234
Kingsley Special Academy
Kettering, NN15 5DP
Special 163
Alfriston School
Beaconsfield, HP9 2TS
Special 164
Tregonwell Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6QP
Special 144
Cliffdale Primary Academy
Portsmouth, PO2 0SN
Special 219
Catcote Academy
Hartlepool, TS25 4EZ
Special 218
Cloughwood Academy
Northwich, CW8 1NU
Special 118
Bromley Beacon Academy
Orpington, BR6 9BD
Special 173
Westcroft School
Wolverhampton, WV10 8NZ
Special 193
St Philip's School
Chessington, KT9 2HR
Special 184
Curnow School
Redruth, TR15 1LU
Special 112
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
Special 165
Oak Lodge School
London, N2 0QY
Special 188
Tor View School
Rossendale, BB4 6LR
Special 258
Great Oaks School
Southampton, SO16 7LT
Special 352
Westbury Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3BT
Special 119
Kingsdown School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT
Special 130
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 200
Beckmead Park Academy
Beckenham, BR3 3BZ
Special 126
Queensbury School
Birmingham, B24 8BL
Special 348
Elms Bank
Bury, M45 8PJ
Special 350
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 144
Soundwell Academy
Kingswood, BS16 4RL
Special 140
Vale of Evesham School
Evesham, WR11 1BN
Special 187
Wells Park School
Chigwell, IG7 6NN
Special 59
Chaffinch Brook School
Croydon, CR0 6NA
Special 93
Kennel Lane School
Bracknell, RG42 2EX
Special 198