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 | ||