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 | ||