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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Vanguard School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 64 | 100% | 48.4% |
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ |
Special | 106 | 100% | 41.5% |
The Courtyard Islington
London, N7 8LT |
Special | 67 | 100% | 56.7% |
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ |
Special | 55 | 100% | 38.2% |
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF |
Special | 138 | 100% | 42% |
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL |
Special | 75 | 100% | 22.7% |
The Bridge Integrated Learning Space
London, N1 0HY |
Special | 27 | 100% | 70.4% |
Riverside Bridge School
Barking, IG11 0FU |
Special | 196 | 100% | 43.4% |
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL |
Special | 164 | 100% | 31.7% |
The Bridge School
London, N7 9LD |
Special | 246 | 100% | 63.8% |
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% |
The Springfields Academy
Calne, SN11 0DS |
Special | 210 | 100% | 43.8% |
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% |
The Chalet School
Swindon, SN3 6EX |
Special | 80 | 100% | 38.8% |
Woodside Academy
Erith, DA8 3PB |
Special | 199 | 100% | 29.6% |
Harry Watts Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5JA |
Special | 169 | 100% | 47.9% |
Addington Valley Academy
Croydon, CR0 9AZ |
Special | 133 | 100% | 42.1% |
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR |
Special | 56 | 100% | 48.2% |
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% |
Leycroft Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UE |
Special | 171 | 100% | 47.4% |
Elm Tree Primary Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0TB |
Special | 48 | 100% | 35.4% |
Tettenhall Wood School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF |
Special | 164 | 100% | 50.6% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Vanguard School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 64 | Sign in to see | |
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG |
Special | 92 | ||
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF |
Special | 133 | ||
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ |
Special | 106 | ||
The St Marylebone Church of England Bridge School
London, W10 4LE |
Special | 66 | ||
Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB |
Special | 70 | ||
Newlands Academy
London, SE15 3AZ |
Special | 72 | ||
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB |
Special | 84 | ||
Langham Oaks
Colchester, CO4 5PA |
Special | 73 | ||
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL |
Special | 75 | ||
The Mendip School
Shepton Mallet, BA4 4FZ |
Special | 226 | ||
Bridgeview Special School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD |
Special | 62 | ||
The Orchards
Stretford, M32 9TG |
Special | 127 | ||
Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF |
Special | 141 | ||
Eko Pathways
London, E6 6FE |
Special | 74 | ||
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY |
Special | 117 | ||
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR |
Special | 119 | ||
Quest Academy
Rugby, CV22 5PE |
Special | 100 | ||
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB |
Special | 117 | ||
Churchward School
Swindon, SN25 2PP |
Special | 98 | ||
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX |
Special | 136 | ||
Pathways School
Dagenham, RM10 9NH |
Special | 56 | ||
Aspire School
Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA |
Special | 176 | ||
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD |
Special | 129 | ||
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 | ||
Keyham Lodge School
Leicester, LE5 1FG |
Special | 123 | ||
Hatchside School
Ilford, IG2 7SR |
Special | 62 | ||
Salmons Brook School
Enfield, EN3 5PB |
Special | 44 |