Church Lawton 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
Church Lawton School
(Your chosen school)
Special 84 100% 28.6%
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Special 114 100% 47.4%
Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ
Special 233 100% 42.5%
Hollinwood Academy
Oldham, OL8 3PT
Special 284 100% 48.6%
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH
Special 121 100% 37.1%
E-Act Venturers' Academy
Bristol, BS13 9AX
Special 256 100% 49.2%
Branthwaite Academy
Workington, CA14 4SS
Special 66 100% 36.4%
The Avenue School
London, NW6 7BH
Special 100 100% 43%
Spa School Camberwell
London, SE5 7EW
Special 113 100% 70.8%
The Windmill School
Barnet, EN5 5TS
Special 40 100% 45%
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW
Special 139 100% 30.2%
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR
Special 121 100% 30.6%
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB
Special 130 100% 29.2%
The Springfields Academy
Calne, SN11 0DS
Special 241 100% 51.9%
The Grove
London, N17 6AR
Special 147 100% 41.5%
Holbrook School for Autism
Belper, DE56 0TE
Special 160 100% 52.5%
Spa School, Bermondsey
London, SE1 5RN
Special 114 100% 63.2%
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG
Special 211 100% 39.8%
The Chalet School
Swindon, SN3 6EX
Special 87 100% 32.2%
Woodside Academy
Erith, DA8 3PB
Special 207 100% 33.3%
Addington Valley Academy
Croydon, CR0 9AZ
Special 132 100% 50.8%
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR
Special 64 100% 48.4%
Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, CM8 3HH
Special 75 100% 26.7%
The Cavendish School
Impington, CB24 9LY
Special 116 100% 30.2%
Cornerstone School
Belvedere, DA17 6DW
Special 99 100% 43.4%
Elm Tree Primary Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0TB
Special 88 100% 44.3%
The Hawthorns School
Chelmsford, CM1 2XT
Special 30 100% 20%
The Heights Academy
Solihull, B36 0DD
Special 49 100% 55.1%
Spring School
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 7AB
Special 49 100% 34.7%
Connaught Special School
London, E13 9BT
Special 26 100% 46.2%

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
Church Lawton School
(Your chosen school)
Special 84 Sign in to see
Weatherfield Academy
Dunstable, LU6 1AF
Special 166
Stephenson Academy
Milton Keynes, MK14 6AX
Special 117
Knightsfield School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7LW
Special 73
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 113
Rosewood Free School
Southampton, SO16 5NA
Special 70
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU
Special 102
Kingsbury Academy
Coventry, CV6 1PJ
Special 102
Park Community Academy
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 328
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 8DD
Special 31
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW
Special 238
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB
Special 114
Hailey Hall School
Hertford, SG13 7PB
Special 83
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH
Special 121
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ
Special 183
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 158
Merryfields School
Newcastle, ST5 9NY
Special 113
New Park Academy
Eccles, M30 0RW
Special 185
Brookfields School
Widnes, WA8 3JA
Special 131
Two Rivers Primary School
Tamworth, B77 4EN
Special 132
The Abbey School
Farnham, GU9 8DY
Special 157
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG
Special 211
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 197
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB
Special 97
Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR
Special 66
Longford Park School
Manchester, M32 8QJ
Special 87
Hamilton School
Reading, RG1 5SG
Special 62
Adelaide Heath Academy
Knutsford, WA16 8PA
Special 87
Greenhall
Stafford, ST16 1PS
Special 39
Kings Meadow School
Northampton, NN3 7AR
Special 42