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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Exeter House Special School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 173 | 100% | 33.5% |
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA |
Special | 183 | 100% | 41.5% |
Fosse Way School
Bath, BA3 3AL |
Special | 226 | 100% | 47.8% |
Kingfisher School
Abingdon, OX14 3RR |
Special | 111 | 100% | 27.9% |
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW |
Special | 178 | 100% | 38.2% |
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE |
Special | 155 | 100% | 33.5% |
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW |
Special | 236 | 100% | 37.7% |
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ |
Special | 215 | 100% | 48.4% |
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL |
Special | 164 | 100% | 31.7% |
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU |
Special | 163 | 100% | 33.3% |
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ |
Special | 147 | 100% | 40.8% |
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU |
Special | 144 | 100% | 46.5% |
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB |
Special | 171 | 100% | 35.1% |
Kingfisher Special School
Oldham, OL9 9QR |
Special | 204 | 100% | 41.9% |
Strathmore School
Twickenham, TW1 4DQ |
Special | 117 | 100% | 32.5% |
Shenstone School
Crayford, DA1 4DZ |
Special | 191 | 100% | 34% |
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ |
Special | 124 | 100% | 39.5% |
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU |
Special | 126 | 100% | 31% |
James Rennie School
Carlisle, CA3 0BU |
Special | 189 | 100% | 28.6% |
Warren School
Lowestoft, NR33 8HT |
Special | 131 | 100% | 45.8% |
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ |
Special | 112 | 100% | 33.6% |
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD |
Special | 201 | 100% | 38.3% |
ACE Tiverton Special School
Tiverton, EX16 5HB |
Special | 108 | 100% | 35.2% |
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB |
Special | 97 | 100% | 36.1% |
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW |
Special | 152 | 100% | 46.7% |
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND |
Special | 182 | 100% | 42.3% |
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF |
Special | 237 | 86.5% | 44.7% |
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD |
Special | 129 | 100% | 41.1% |
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ |
Special | 155 | 100% | 38.7% |
Kenwood Academy
Sheffield, S7 1HQ |
Special | 176 | 100% | 40.9% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
---|---|---|---|---|
Exeter House Special School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 173 | Sign in to see | |
Cambridge Park Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5EB |
Special | 215 | ||
Dove House Academy
Basingstoke, RG21 5SU |
Special | 230 | ||
Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy
Ipswich, IP1 6SG |
Special | 101 | ||
Alfriston School
Beaconsfield, HP9 2TS |
Special | 159 | ||
The Pioneer School
Basildon, SS14 2LA |
Special | 174 | ||
Portland Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2NQ |
Special | 204 | ||
Three Ways School
Bath, BA2 5RF |
Special | 236 | ||
Castlewood School
Birmingham, B36 9LF |
Special | 91 | ||
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR |
Special | 146 | ||
Greenfields Specialist School for Communication
Northampton, NN3 8XS |
Special | 100 | ||
Isebrook School
Kettering, NN15 6PT |
Special | 250 | ||
Bromley Beacon Academy
Orpington, BR6 9BD |
Special | 159 | ||
Saxon Hill Academy
Lichfield, WS14 9DE |
Special | 130 | ||
Westcroft School
Wolverhampton, WV10 8NZ |
Special | 192 | ||
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL |
Special | 164 | ||
Brimble Hill Special School
Swindon, SN25 2NB |
Special | 103 | ||
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB |
Special | 171 | ||
Curnow School
Redruth, TR15 1LU |
Special | 104 | ||
Westbury Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3BT |
Special | 107 | ||
Kingsdown School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT |
Special | 127 | ||
Newbridge School
Romford, RM6 4TR |
Special | 175 | ||
Churchill Park Complex Needs School
King's Lynn, PE30 4RP |
Special | 230 | ||
Trinity Academy New Bridge
Sunderland, SR5 3NF |
Special | 134 | ||
Woodside Academy
Erith, DA8 3PB |
Special | 199 | ||
North Ridge Community School
Doncaster, DN6 7EF |
Special | 149 | ||
Soundwell Academy
Kingswood, BS16 4RL |
Special | 133 | ||
Lime Academy Orton
Peterborough, PE2 5SD |
Special | 153 | ||
Heron Academy
London, SE24 0HZ |
Special | 79 | ||
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR |
Special | 140 |