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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
High Park School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 117 | 100% | 39.3% |
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ |
Special | 106 | 100% | 41.5% |
Lighthouse School Leeds
Leeds, LS16 6QB |
Special | 88 | 100% | 27.3% |
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF |
Special | 112 | 100% | 37.5% |
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ |
Special | 55 | 100% | 38.2% |
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF |
Special | 138 | 100% | 42% |
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR |
Special | 146 | 100% | 32.9% |
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH |
Special | 119 | 100% | 27.4% |
Vanguard School
London, SE11 6QH |
Special | 64 | 100% | 48.4% |
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW |
Special | 145 | 100% | 28.3% |
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR |
Special | 119 | 100% | 31.9% |
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB |
Special | 117 | 100% | 31.6% |
The Springfields Academy
Calne, SN11 0DS |
Special | 210 | 100% | 43.8% |
St Dominic's School
Godalming, GU8 4DX |
Special | 157 | 100% | 36.3% |
The Grove
London, N17 6AR |
Special | 128 | 100% | 43% |
The Chalet School
Swindon, SN3 6EX |
Special | 80 | 100% | 38.8% |
Woodside Academy
Erith, DA8 3PB |
Special | 199 | 100% | 29.6% |
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH |
Special | 153 | 100% | 39.2% |
Harry Watts Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5JA |
Special | 169 | 100% | 47.9% |
Snowfields Academy
Maidstone, ME14 5GA |
Special | 232 | 100% | 34.1% |
Addington Valley Academy
Croydon, CR0 9AZ |
Special | 133 | 100% | 42.1% |
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR |
Special | 56 | 100% | 48.2% |
Orchard Manor School
Dawlish, EX7 9SF |
Special | 201 | 100% | 44.3% |
Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, CM8 3HH |
Special | 71 | 100% | 25.4% |
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% |
Tettenhall Wood School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF |
Special | 164 | 100% | 50.6% |
Corley Academy
Coventry, CV7 8AZ |
Special | 149 | 100% | 42.3% |
Kenwood Academy
Sheffield, S7 1HQ |
Special | 176 | 100% | 40.9% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
---|---|---|---|---|
High Park School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 117 | 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 Iffley Academy
Oxford, OX4 4DU |
Special | 176 | ||
Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ |
Special | 219 | ||
Newlands Academy
London, SE15 3AZ |
Special | 72 | ||
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT |
Special | 193 | ||
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD |
Special | 198 | ||
Langham Oaks
Colchester, CO4 5PA |
Special | 73 | ||
Springwell Special Academy
Barnsley, S71 2AY |
Special | 117 | ||
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 | ||
Vanguard School
London, SE11 6QH |
Special | 64 | ||
Brimble Hill Special School
Swindon, SN25 2NB |
Special | 103 | ||
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB |
Special | 171 | ||
Eko Pathways
London, E6 6FE |
Special | 74 | ||
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB |
Special | 117 | ||
Churchward School
Swindon, SN25 2PP |
Special | 98 | ||
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY |
Special | 119 | ||
Frederick Holmes School
Hull, HU6 8JJ |
Special | 109 | ||
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND |
Special | 182 | ||
Aspire School
Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA |
Special | 176 | ||
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD |
Special | 129 | ||
Bader Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2EW |
Special | 106 | ||
Keyham Lodge School
Leicester, LE5 1FG |
Special | 123 | ||
Oastlers School
Bradford, BD4 7RH |
Special | 133 | ||
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT |
Special | 185 |