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 102 100% 43.1%
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET
Special 125 100% 33.6%
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 59 100% 44.1%
Cliffdale Primary Academy
Portsmouth, PO2 0SN
Special 219 100% 58%
Alexandra School
Harrow, HA2 9DX
Special 83 100% 44.6%
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR
Special 154 100% 39%
The Mendip School
Shepton Mallet, BA4 4FZ
Special 227 100% 37.3%
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG
Special 151 100% 55.4%
The Lindfield School
Eastbourne, BN22 0BQ
Special 120 100% 47.5%
Gosberton House Academy
Spalding, PE11 4EW
Special 99 100% 49.5%
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY
Special 120 100% 44.2%
Merryfields School
Newcastle, ST5 9NY
Special 113 100% 43.4%
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW
Special 139 100% 30.2%
The Link School
Croydon, CR0 4PG
Special 157 100% 42.7%
SGS Pegasus School
Bristol, BS32 4AJ
Special 128 100% 24.2%
St Dominic's School
Godalming, GU8 4DX
Special 162 100% 37%
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH
Special 166 100% 43.4%
Aspire School
Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA
Special 188 100% 38.3%
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 130 100% 43.8%
The Fusion Academy
Leicester, LE9 8AG
Special 93 100% 26.9%
Bader Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2EW
Special 120 100% 45%
Fox Grove School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 147 100% 34.7%
Woodbridge Road Academy
Ipswich, IP4 2EB
Special 76 100% 45.3%
Summerdown School
Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ
Special 161 100% 31.1%
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH
Special 74 100% 41.9%
Co-op Academy Brierley
Leeds, LS9 0BA
Special 144 100% 53.5%
Oak Tree School
Wokingham, RG41 5LP
Special 96 100% 29.2%
Columbia Grange School
Washington, NE38 7NY
Special 140 100% 63.6%
Sherbrook Primary School
Cannock, WS11 5SA
Special 135 100% 37%
Hopescourt School
West Molesey, KT8 1QW
Special 72 100% 38.9%

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 102 Sign in to see
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET
Special 125
The Woodlands Academy
Scarborough, YO12 6QN
Special 138
Glyne Gap School
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2PU
Special 130
Riversides School
Worcester, WR1 3HZ
Special 69
The Cavendish High Academy
Runcorn, WA7 4YX
Special 107
North Star 180°
Bath, BA2 5RF
Special 103
The Beech Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6DX
Special 114
Carwarden House Community School
Camberley, GU15 1EJ
Special 160
Stone Lodge Academy
Ipswich, IP2 9HW
Special 173
Blackfriars Academy
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF
Special 120
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU
Special 69
Tulip Academy
Spalding, PE11 2EH
Special 215
Lime Academy Ravensbourne
Romford, RM3 8HN
Special 86
Joseph Norton Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 9JU
Special 61
Gosberton House Academy
Spalding, PE11 4EW
Special 99
Courtlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5JS
Special 108
Brays School
Birmingham, B26 1NS
Special 91
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90
Lancaster School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Special 131
Culverhill School
Bristol, BS37 8SZ
Special 155
The Park School
Woking, GU22 7AT
Special 111
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 181
The Forest School
Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ
Special 149
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ
Special 57
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH
Special 74
Peak Academy
Dursley, GL11 5HD
Special 64
The Flagship School
Hastings, TN34 2AE
Special 61
Milton School
Mexborough, S64 8QG
Special 167
Philip Southcote School
Addlestone, KT15 2QH
Special 263