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 261 100% 39.1%
Northgate School Academy Trust
Northampton, NN2 6LR
Special 256 100% 32.8%
Fosse Way School
Bath, BA3 3AL
Special 226 100% 47.8%
Kingsley Special Academy
Kettering, NN15 5DP
Special 156 100% 28.8%
The St Christopher School
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4AW
Special 257 100% 44.4%
Columbus School and College
Chelmsford, CM1 4ZB
Special 283 100% 30.4%
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW
Special 178 100% 38.2%
Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ
Special 219 100% 42%
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW
Special 236 100% 37.7%
The Mendip School
Shepton Mallet, BA4 4FZ
Special 226 92.7% 36.6%
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG
Special 188 100% 44.2%
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 215 100% 48.4%
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU
Special 163 100% 33.3%
Daventry Hill School
Daventry, NN11 0QE
Special 221 100% 37.1%
Market Field School
Colchester, CO7 7ET
Special 472 100% 42.4%
Oak Lodge School
London, N2 0QY
Special 199 100% 42.2%
Tor View School
Rossendale, BB4 6LR
Special 260 100% 35%
Treetops School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 309 100% 36.2%
The Link School
Croydon, CR0 4PG
Special 152 100% 40.8%
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215 100% 46%
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Special 124 100% 39.5%
Arbour Vale School
Slough, SL2 3AE
Special 345 100% 41.4%
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 236 100% 38.6%
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD
Special 201 100% 38.3%
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ
Special 255 100% 41.6%
St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ
Special 154 100% 51.3%
St Martins School
Derby, DE24 0BT
Special 230 100% 50%
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 237 86.5% 44.7%
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 129 100% 41.1%
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 146 100% 38.4%

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 261 Sign in to see
Northgate School Academy Trust
Northampton, NN2 6LR
Special 256
Cambridge Park Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5EB
Special 215
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 183
Dove House Academy
Basingstoke, RG21 5SU
Special 230
Kingsley Special Academy
Kettering, NN15 5DP
Special 156
Alfriston School
Beaconsfield, HP9 2TS
Special 159
Tregonwell Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6QP
Special 145
Cliffdale Primary Academy
Portsmouth, PO2 0SN
Special 205
Catcote Academy
Hartlepool, TS25 4EZ
Special 211
Cloughwood Academy
Northwich, CW8 1NU
Special 122
Friars Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
Special 151
John F Kennedy Special School
London, E15 4RZ
Special 181
Isebrook School
Kettering, NN15 6PT
Special 250
Bromley Beacon Academy
Orpington, BR6 9BD
Special 159
Westcroft School
Wolverhampton, WV10 8NZ
Special 192
Curnow School
Redruth, TR15 1LU
Special 104
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
Special 160
Oak Lodge School
London, N2 0QY
Special 199
Great Oaks School
Southampton, SO16 7LT
Special 339
Westbury Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3BT
Special 107
Kingsdown School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT
Special 127
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 202
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215
Rocklands School
Lichfield, WS13 7PH
Special 138
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 203
Queensbury School
Birmingham, B24 8BL
Special 306
The Harbour School
Portsmouth, PO2 8RA
Special 200
Soundwell Academy
Kingswood, BS16 4RL
Special 133
Vale of Evesham School
Evesham, WR11 1BN
Special 181