The Lindfield 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
The Lindfield School
(Your chosen school)
Special 120 100% 47.5%
Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2PT
Special 126 100% 38.1%
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET
Special 125 100% 33.6%
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 94 100% 44.7%
Alexandra School
Harrow, HA2 9DX
Special 83 100% 44.6%
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD
Special 208 100% 55.3%
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW
Special 238 100% 33.2%
Lime Academy Forest Approach
Romford, RM3 9YA
Special 129 100% 54.3%
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG
Special 151 100% 55.4%
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 202 100% 49%
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 158 100% 50.6%
Clarendon School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL
Special 163 100% 35.6%
Woodlands Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ
Special 95 100% 67%
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 142 100% 40.1%
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 250 100% 40.8%
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 118 100% 32.2%
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB
Special 97 100% 40.2%
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 158 100% 50%
St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ
Special 160 100% 56.9%
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 130 100% 43.8%
Bader Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2EW
Special 120 100% 45%
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 154 100% 41.6%
The Bridge Easton
Easton, NR9 5EA
Special 161 100% 34.8%
Woodbridge Road Academy
Ipswich, IP4 2EB
Special 76 100% 45.3%
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 156 100% 44.2%
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH
Special 74 100% 41.9%
Co-op Academy Brierley
Leeds, LS9 0BA
Special 144 100% 53.5%
Trent View College
Scunthorpe, DN17 1DS
Special 45 100% 57.8%
Baginton Fields Academy
Coventry, CV3 4EA
Special 128 100% 54.7%
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
The Lindfield School
(Your chosen school)
Special 120 Sign in to see
Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2PT
Special 126
Glyne Gap School
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2PU
Special 130
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 94
Alexandra School
Harrow, HA2 9DX
Special 83
Kingfisher School
Redditch, B98 0HF
Special 144
King's Academy Lord Wilson
Southampton, SO31 7NL
Special 59
Newton Bridge Academy
Grantham, NG31 9AX
Special 258
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY
Special 110
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Special 171
Lime Academy Forest Approach
Romford, RM3 9YA
Special 129
Lever Park School
Bolton, BL6 6DE
Special 101
Nancealverne School
Penzance, TR20 8TP
Special 128
Wren Spinney School
Kettering, NN15 7LB
Special 97
Peak School
High Peak, SK23 6ES
Special 89
Two Rivers Primary School
Tamworth, B77 4EN
Special 132
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 118
ACE Tiverton Special School
Tiverton, EX16 5HB
Special 115
St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ
Special 160
The Park School
Woking, GU22 7AT
Special 111
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR
Special 64
Adelaide Heath Academy
Knutsford, WA16 8PA
Special 87
Springwell School
Hartlepool, TS26 0TB
Special 99
Mount Tamar School
Plymouth, PL5 2EF
Special 108
Bracken Hill School
Nottingham, NG17 7HZ
Special 173
The Greenwell Academy
Harlow, CM18 7EZ
Special 16
The Brookfield School
Hereford, HR4 9NG
Special 110
Philip Southcote School
Addlestone, KT15 2QH
Special 263
Sherbrook Primary School
Cannock, WS11 5SA
Special 135
Chiltern Way Academy Basingstoke
Basingstoke, RG22 5TH
Special 50