Torfield 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
Torfield School
(Your chosen school)
Special 101 100% 44.6%
Kingsley Special Academy
Kettering, NN15 5DP
Special 156 100% 28.8%
Lighthouse School Leeds
Leeds, LS16 6QB
Special 88 100% 27.3%
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET
Special 122 100% 35.2%
Oak Wood Primary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 140 100% 45.7%
Cliffdale Primary Academy
Portsmouth, PO2 0SN
Special 205 100% 53.7%
Alexandra School
Harrow, HA2 9DX
Special 81 100% 44.4%
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Special 160 100% 53.8%
The Mendip School
Shepton Mallet, BA4 4FZ
Special 226 92.7% 36.6%
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG
Special 188 100% 44.2%
The Lindfield School
Eastbourne, BN22 0BQ
Special 114 100% 43%
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU
Special 163 100% 33.3%
Gosberton House Academy
Spalding, PE11 4EW
Special 101 100% 44.6%
The Link School
Croydon, CR0 4PG
Special 152 100% 40.8%
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Special 124 100% 39.5%
St Dominic's School
Godalming, GU8 4DX
Special 157 100% 36.3%
Brookfields School
Widnes, WA8 3JA
Special 122 100% 51.6%
Aspire School
Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA
Special 176 100% 37.5%
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 129 100% 41.1%
Bader Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2EW
Special 106 100% 48.1%
Fox Grove School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 133 100% 33.8%
Woodbridge Road Academy
Ipswich, IP4 2EB
Special 64 100% 42.2%
Discovery Academy
Sheffield, S2 3QF
Special 97 100% 54.6%
Summerdown School
Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ
Special 132 100% 31.8%
Springwell School
Hartlepool, TS26 0TB
Special 95 100% 52.7%
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH
Special 72 100% 40.3%
The Wymering School
Portsmouth, PO6 3YB
Special 65 100% 46.2%
Co-op Academy Brierley
Leeds, LS9 0BA
Special 54 100% 50%
Spring School
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 7AB
Special 36 100% 25.7%
Oak Tree School
Wokingham, RG41 5LP
Special 52 100% 30.8%

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
Torfield School
(Your chosen school)
Special 101 Sign in to see
Beacon Hill Academy
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY
Special 71
The Woodlands Academy
Scarborough, YO12 6QN
Special 136
Glyne Gap School
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2PU
Special 118
Riversides School
Worcester, WR1 3HZ
Special 68
The Cavendish High Academy
Runcorn, WA7 4YX
Special 108
The Beech Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6DX
Special 106
Carwarden House Community School
Camberley, GU15 1EJ
Special 156
Blackfriars Academy
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF
Special 118
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU
Special 85
Tulip Academy
Spalding, PE11 2EH
Special 214
Gosberton House Academy
Spalding, PE11 4EW
Special 101
Phoenix Academy
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 47
Courtlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5JS
Special 107
Brays School
Birmingham, B26 1NS
Special 106
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90
Woodlands Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ
Special 91
Yeoman Park Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8PS
Special 108
Lancaster School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Special 131
Queensway
Telford, TF4 3PP
Special 118
Bennerley Fields School
Ilkeston, DE7 8QZ
Special 101
Warren School
Lowestoft, NR33 8HT
Special 131
The Park School
Woking, GU22 7AT
Special 110
St Giles' Spencer Academy
Derby, DE21 6BT
Special 148
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 191
Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ
Special 83
Northern House Academy
Oxford, OX2 7JN
Special 87
The Forest School
Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ
Special 147
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ
Special 56
Milton School
Mexborough, S64 8QG
Special 148