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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
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
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 |