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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Uplands School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 171 | 100% | 35.1% |
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG |
Special | 92 | 100% | 44.6% |
The Avenue Special School
Reading, RG30 4BZ |
Special | 233 | 100% | 38.6% |
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA |
Special | 183 | 100% | 41.5% |
The Pioneer School
Basildon, SS14 2LA |
Special | 174 | 100% | 31.6% |
Portland Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2NQ |
Special | 204 | 100% | 58.3% |
Melland High School
Gorton, M18 7DT |
Special | 223 | 100% | 57% |
Kingfisher School
Abingdon, OX14 3RR |
Special | 111 | 100% | 27.9% |
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE |
Special | 155 | 100% | 33.5% |
Three Ways School
Bath, BA2 5RF |
Special | 236 | 100% | 44.1% |
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT |
Special | 193 | 100% | 50.3% |
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB |
Special | 111 | 100% | 32.1% |
Brimble Hill Special School
Swindon, SN25 2NB |
Special | 103 | 100% | 36.9% |
Shenstone School
Crayford, DA1 4DZ |
Special | 191 | 100% | 34% |
Hob Moor Oaks Academy
York, YO24 4PS |
Special | 118 | 100% | 36.4% |
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU |
Special | 126 | 100% | 31% |
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY |
Special | 119 | 100% | 41.9% |
James Rennie School
Carlisle, CA3 0BU |
Special | 189 | 100% | 28.6% |
Firwood High School
Bolton, BL2 4HU |
Special | 212 | 100% | 51.4% |
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD |
Special | 203 | 100% | 41.9% |
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD |
Special | 201 | 100% | 38.3% |
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% |
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND |
Special | 182 | 100% | 42.3% |
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD |
Special | 140 | 100% | 39.3% |
Mabel Prichard School
Oxford, OX4 6SB |
Special | 117 | 100% | 38.1% |
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ |
Special | 155 | 100% | 38.7% |
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR |
Special | 140 | 100% | 53.6% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Uplands School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 171 | 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 | ||
Brimble Hill Special School
Swindon, SN25 2NB |
Special | 103 | ||
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 |