Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
---|---|---|---|---|
Church Lawton School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 75 | 100% | 22.7% |
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ |
Special | 106 | 100% | 41.5% |
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ |
Special | 55 | 100% | 38.2% |
Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB |
Special | 70 | 100% | 20% |
Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ |
Special | 219 | 100% | 42% |
Hollinwood Academy
Oldham, OL8 3PT |
Special | 292 | 100% | 41.8% |
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH |
Special | 119 | 100% | 27.4% |
Vanguard School
London, SE11 6QH |
Special | 64 | 100% | 48.4% |
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY |
Special | 117 | 100% | 39.3% |
Spa School Camberwell
London, SE5 7EW |
Special | 101 | 100% | 59.4% |
The Windmill School
Barnet, EN5 5TS |
Special | 11 | 100% | 27.3% |
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW |
Special | 145 | 100% | 28.3% |
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR |
Special | 119 | 100% | 31.9% |
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB |
Special | 117 | 100% | 31.6% |
Grange School
Manchester, M12 4GR |
Special | 263 | 100% | 67.7% |
The Grove
London, N17 6AR |
Special | 128 | 100% | 43% |
Holbrook School for Autism
Belper, DE56 0TE |
Special | 147 | 100% | 51.7% |
Spa School, Bermondsey
London, SE1 5RN |
Special | 115 | 100% | 60.9% |
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG |
Special | 197 | 100% | 41.6% |
The Chalet School
Swindon, SN3 6EX |
Special | 80 | 100% | 38.8% |
Woodside Academy
Erith, DA8 3PB |
Special | 199 | 100% | 29.6% |
Addington Valley Academy
Croydon, CR0 9AZ |
Special | 133 | 100% | 42.1% |
Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, CM8 3HH |
Special | 71 | 100% | 25.4% |
The Cavendish School
Impington, CB24 9LY |
Special | 99 | 100% | 28.3% |
Cornerstone School
Belvedere, DA17 6DW |
Special | 78 | 100% | 44.9% |
The Bridge Easton
Easton, NR9 5EA |
Special | 100 | 100% | 35% |
Elm Tree Primary Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0TB |
Special | 48 | 100% | 35.4% |
The Hawthorns School
Chelmsford, CM1 2BN |
Special | 24 | 100% | 20.8% |
The Heights Academy
Solihull, B36 0DD |
Special | 26 | 100% | 53.8% |
Connaught Special School
London, E13 9BT |
Special | 16 | 100% | 31.3% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
---|---|---|---|---|
Church Lawton School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 75 | Sign in to see | |
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG |
Special | 92 | ||
Grangewood School
Northolt, UB5 6GG |
Special | 138 | ||
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ |
Special | 106 | ||
Greenfields Academy
Grantham, NG31 7US |
Special | 82 | ||
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ |
Special | 55 | ||
Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB |
Special | 70 | ||
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF |
Special | 138 | ||
Eden School
Blackburn, BB2 4NW |
Special | 58 | ||
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB |
Special | 84 | ||
Langham Oaks
Colchester, CO4 5PA |
Special | 73 | ||
The Mendip School
Shepton Mallet, BA4 4FZ |
Special | 226 | ||
Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre
Wolverhampton, WV4 6JP |
Special | 51 | ||
Bridgeview Special School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD |
Special | 62 | ||
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH |
Special | 119 | ||
St Lawrence School
Horncastle, LN9 5EJ |
Special | 181 | ||
The Orchards
Stretford, M32 9TG |
Special | 127 | ||
Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF |
Special | 141 | ||
Vanguard School
London, SE11 6QH |
Special | 64 | ||
Eko Pathways
London, E6 6FE |
Special | 74 | ||
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR |
Special | 119 | ||
Quest Academy
Rugby, CV22 5PE |
Special | 100 | ||
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB |
Special | 117 | ||
New Park Academy
Eccles, M30 0RW |
Special | 155 | ||
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX |
Special | 136 | ||
Longford Park School
Manchester, M32 8QJ |
Special | 77 | ||
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA |
Special | 64 | ||
The Axis Academy
Crewe, CW2 8TU |
Special | 67 | ||
The Fusion Academy
Leicester, LE9 8AG |
Special | 85 | ||
Prospect House Specialist Support Primary School
MANCHESTER, M9 8LT |
Special | 125 |