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 29 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Brimble Hill Special School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Special | 103 | 100% | 36.9% | 
| 
                                Montacute School
                                 Poole, BH17 9NG  | 
                            Special | 92 | 100% | 44.6% | 
| 
                                Moorcroft School
                                 Uxbridge, UB8 3BF  | 
                            Special | 133 | 100% | 51.1% | 
| 
                                Fitzwaryn School
                                 Wantage, OX12 9ET  | 
                            Special | 122 | 100% | 35.2% | 
| 
                                Glyne Gap School
                                 Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2PU  | 
                            Special | 118 | 100% | 39.7% | 
| 
                                Barrs Court School
                                 Hereford, HR1 1EQ  | 
                            Special | 88 | 100% | 42% | 
| 
                                Hazelbeck Special School
                                 Bingley, BD16 1EE  | 
                            Special | 155 | 100% | 33.5% | 
| 
                                Mary Rose Academy
                                 Portsmouth, PO4 8GT  | 
                            Special | 193 | 100% | 50.3% | 
| 
                                The Ridgeway School
                                 Farnham, GU9 8HB  | 
                            Special | 111 | 100% | 32.1% | 
| 
                                Boston Endeavour Academy
                                 Boston, PE21 0PX  | 
                            Special | 151 | 100% | 44.4% | 
| 
                                Uplands School
                                 Swindon, SN25 2NB  | 
                            Special | 171 | 100% | 35.1% | 
| 
                                Curnow School
                                 Redruth, TR15 1LU  | 
                            Special | 104 | 100% | 46.2% | 
| 
                                The Bridge School
                                 Birmingham, B73 6UE  | 
                            Special | 90 | 100% | 48.9% | 
| 
                                Hob Moor Oaks Academy
                                 York, YO24 4PS  | 
                            Special | 118 | 100% | 36.4% | 
| 
                                Hazel Court School
                                 Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ  | 
                            Special | 124 | 100% | 39.5% | 
| 
                                Oak View School
                                 Loughton, IG10 1TS  | 
                            Special | 134 | 100% | 44% | 
| 
                                New Siblands School
                                 Bristol, BS35 2JU  | 
                            Special | 126 | 100% | 31% | 
| 
                                Stanton Vale School
                                 Nottingham, NG10 3NP  | 
                            Special | 113 | 100% | 39.8% | 
| 
                                Hexham Priory School
                                 Hexham, NE46 1UY  | 
                            Special | 119 | 100% | 41.9% | 
| 
                                Selworthy Special School
                                 Taunton, TA2 8HD  | 
                            Special | 201 | 100% | 38.3% | 
| 
                                Co-op Academy Delius
                                 Bradford, BD3 8QX  | 
                            Special | 170 | 100% | 41.8% | 
| 
                                Critchill Special School
                                 Frome, BA11 4LB  | 
                            Special | 97 | 100% | 36.1% | 
| 
                                Springfield School
                                 WITNEY, OX28 1AR  | 
                            Special | 107 | 100% | 31.8% | 
| 
                                Paternoster School
                                 Cirencester, GL7 1JR  | 
                            Special | 66 | 100% | 36.4% | 
| 
                                Willoughby Academy
                                 Bourne, PE10 9JD  | 
                            Special | 140 | 100% | 39.3% | 
| 
                                Mabel Prichard School
                                 Oxford, OX4 6SB  | 
                            Special | 117 | 100% | 38.1% | 
| 
                                Fountaindale School
                                 Mansfield, NG18 5BA  | 
                            Special | 84 | 100% | 50% | 
| 
                                Mary Elliot Academy
                                 Walsall, WS2 7NR  | 
                            Special | 140 | 100% | 53.6% | 
| 
                                Sladewood Academy
                                 Stroud, GL5 1NL  | 
                            Special | 32 | 100% | 31.3% | 
Building cost categories
We've chosen 27 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Brimble Hill Special School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Special | 103 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Montacute School
                                 Poole, BH17 9NG  | 
                            Special | 92 | ||
| 
                                Moorcroft School
                                 Uxbridge, UB8 3BF  | 
                            Special | 133 | ||
| 
                                Rosewood Free School
                                 Southampton, SO16 5NA  | 
                            Special | 64 | ||
| 
                                Greenfields Academy
                                 Grantham, NG31 7US  | 
                            Special | 82 | ||
| 
                                Hawthorns School
                                 Hyde, SK14 6PJ  | 
                            Special | 219 | ||
| 
                                Mary Rose Academy
                                 Portsmouth, PO4 8GT  | 
                            Special | 193 | ||
| 
                                Castlewood School
                                 Birmingham, B36 9LF  | 
                            Special | 91 | ||
| 
                                Pond Meadow School
                                 Guildford, GU1 1DR  | 
                            Special | 146 | ||
| 
                                Springwell Special Academy
                                 Barnsley, S71 2AY  | 
                            Special | 117 | ||
| 
                                The Mendip School
                                 Shepton Mallet, BA4 4FZ  | 
                            Special | 226 | ||
| 
                                Pictor Academy
                                 Timperley, WA15 6PH  | 
                            Special | 119 | ||
| 
                                Woodlands Academy
                                 Spilsby, PE23 5EJ  | 
                            Special | 70 | ||
| 
                                Uplands School
                                 Swindon, SN25 2NB  | 
                            Special | 171 | ||
| 
                                Hollis Academy
                                 Middlesbrough, TS4 3JS  | 
                            Special | 84 | ||
| 
                                New Park Academy
                                 Eccles, M30 0RW  | 
                            Special | 155 | ||
| 
                                Churchward School
                                 Swindon, SN25 2PP  | 
                            Special | 98 | ||
| 
                                Hexham Priory School
                                 Hexham, NE46 1UY  | 
                            Special | 119 | ||
| 
                                Frederick Holmes School
                                 Hull, HU6 8JJ  | 
                            Special | 109 | ||
| 
                                Trinity Academy New Bridge
                                 Sunderland, SR5 3NF  | 
                            Special | 134 | ||
| 
                                Paternoster School
                                 Cirencester, GL7 1JR  | 
                            Special | 66 | ||
| 
                                Ivy House School
                                 Derby, DE23 2FS  | 
                            Special | 98 | ||
| 
                                Glendinning Academy
                                 Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD  | 
                            Special | 129 | ||
| 
                                Windmill Hill School
                                 Luton, LU2 0EZ  | 
                            Special | 103 | ||
| 
                                Heron Academy
                                 London, SE24 0HZ  | 
                            Special | 79 | ||
| 
                                The Willows School
                                 Rotherham, S66 9NT  | 
                            Special | 185 | ||
| 
                                Mary Elliot Academy
                                 Walsall, WS2 7NR  | 
                            Special | 140 | ||