Larwood School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Larwood School
(Your chosen school)
Special 100 100% 58%
Tregonwell Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6QP
Special 145 100% 70.4%
Stephenson Academy
Milton Keynes, MK14 6AX
Special 121 100% 66.1%
Nyland School
Swindon, SN3 3RD
Special 80 100% 59.7%
Maplefields Academy
Corby, NN18 0TH
Special 116 100% 65.5%
Newlands Academy
London, SE15 3AZ
Special 72 100% 58.6%
Kingfisher School
Redditch, B98 0HF
Special 139 100% 60.9%
Adelaide School
Crewe, CW1 3DT
Special 91 100% 53.8%
Discovery Academy
Nuneaton, CV11 5SS
Special 97 100% 57.7%
Cuckmere House School
Seaford, BN25 4BA
Special 81 100% 64.2%
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU
Special 85 100% 65.9%
St Mary's School
Heathfield, TN21 0BT
Special 88 100% 54.5%
Bridgeview Special School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD
Special 62 100% 75.8%
Lever Park School
Bolton, BL6 6DE
Special 98 100% 54.6%
Riverside Meadows Academy
St Neots, PE19 1EA
Special 107 100% 72%
The PRIDE Academy
West Drayton, UB7 8AB
Special 92 100% 51.6%
Notton House Academy
Chippenham, SN15 2NF
Special 51 100% 47.1%
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB
Special 82 100% 67.1%
Aspire Academy
Welling, DA16 1JB
Special 55 100% 74.5%
Venture Academy
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AD
Special 46 100% 67.4%
Littlegreen Academy
Chichester, PO18 9NW
Special 78 100% 59%
Hamilton School
Reading, RG1 5SG
Special 60 100% 63.3%
Brandles School
Baldock, SG7 6EY
Special 70 100% 62.9%
Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ
Special 83 100% 69.9%
Northern House Academy
Oxford, OX2 7JN
Special 87 100% 55.2%
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA
Special 64 100% 57.8%
Soundwell Academy
Kingswood, BS16 4RL
Special 133 100% 62.4%
Sir Peter Hall School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7PJ
Special 57 100% 64.9%
Elements Academy
Sheffield, S25 2NF
Special 170 100% 64.7%
Brompton Hall School
Scarborough, YO13 9DB
Special 83 100% 63.9%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Larwood School
(Your chosen school)
Special 100 Sign in to see
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 183
Barbara Priestman Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7QN
Special 172
Hope Wood Academy
Durham, SR8 3LP
Special 227
Beacon Hill Academy
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY
Special 71
Grange Academy
Bedford, MK42 8AU
Special 149
Cloughwood Academy
Northwich, CW8 1NU
Special 122
Friars Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
Special 151
Oak Bank School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3BE
Special 127
INSPIRE Free Special School
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 68
Carwarden House Community School
Camberley, GU15 1EJ
Special 156
Blackfriars Academy
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF
Special 118
Abbey School
Rotherham, S61 2RA
Special 218
Nightingale Community Academy
London, SW17 7DF
Special 134
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
Special 160
Tor View School
Rossendale, BB4 6LR
Special 260
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW
Special 145
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 97
Lancaster School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Special 131
Welcombe Hills School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6TQ
Special 184
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 203
Warren School
Lowestoft, NR33 8HT
Special 131
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 112
Heatherwood School
Doncaster, DN2 6HQ
Special 82
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH
Special 153
The Harbour School
Portsmouth, PO2 8RA
Special 200
North Star 240°
Bristol, BS11 0QA
Special 76
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR
Special 56
Cornerstone School
Belvedere, DA17 6DW
Special 78
Green Meadows Academy
Leeds, LS20 8LS
Special 218