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 117 100% 58.1%
Marchbank Free School
Darlington, DL3 9BL
Special 55 100% 60%
Cloughwood Academy
Northwich, CW8 1NU
Special 118 100% 72.9%
Kingfisher School
Redditch, B98 0HF
Special 144 100% 65%
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB
Special 82 100% 62.2%
Castlewood School
Birmingham, B36 9LF
Special 99 100% 71.7%
Cuckmere House School
Seaford, BN25 4BA
Special 85 100% 68.2%
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU
Special 69 100% 68.1%
St Mary's School
Heathfield, TN21 0BT
Special 84 100% 58.3%
Riverside Meadows Academy
Wisbech, PE13 4TG
Special 113 100% 70.8%
The PRIDE Academy
West Drayton, UB7 8AB
Special 117 100% 59%
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB
Special 95 100% 69.5%
Aspire Academy
Welling, DA16 1JB
Special 64 100% 76.6%
Fern House School
Enfield, EN3 6NY
Special 72 100% 70.8%
Beckmead Park Academy
Beckenham, BR3 3BZ
Special 126 100% 71.7%
Littlegreen Academy
Chichester, PO18 9NW
Special 80 100% 57.5%
Trinity Academy New Bridge
Sunderland, SR5 3NF
Special 133 100% 75.2%
Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ
Special 74 100% 70.3%
Northern House Academy
Oxford, OX2 7JN
Special 85 100% 51.8%
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA
Special 66 100% 59.1%
The Ropemakers' Academy
Hailsham, BN27 1FB
Special 111 100% 62.2%
Wells Park School
Chigwell, IG7 6NN
Special 59 100% 59.3%
The Promise School
Okehampton, EX20 1GH
Special 79 100% 65.8%
Sir Peter Hall School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7PJ
Special 56 100% 62.5%
Brompton Hall School
Scarborough, YO13 9DB
Special 75 100% 74.7%
Gilbert Ward Academy
Blyth, NE24 2TS
Special 55 100% 63.6%
Lotus Academy
Sheffield, S5 7WE
Special 92 100% 84.4%
Hill View School
Martock, TA12 6GD
Special 55 100% 54.5%
Bowman Academy
Loughborough, LE12 9BN
Special 41 100% 46.3%
Chiltern Way Academy Basingstoke
Basingstoke, RG22 5TH
Special 50 100% 68%

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 117 Sign in to see
Priory School
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7BH
Special 224
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 178
Barbara Priestman Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7QN
Special 190
Beacon Hill Academy
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY
Special 73
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET
Special 125
Friars Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
Special 143
Oak Bank School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3BE
Special 126
North Star 180°
Bath, BA2 5RF
Special 103
INSPIRE Free Special School
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 90
Carwarden House Community School
Camberley, GU15 1EJ
Special 160
Stone Lodge Academy
Ipswich, IP2 9HW
Special 173
The Russett School
Northwich, CW8 3BW
Special 142
Abbey School
Rotherham, S61 2RA
Special 234
Nightingale Community Academy
London, SW17 7DF
Special 137
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW
Special 139
Woodlands Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ
Special 95
Lancaster School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Special 131
Rocklands School
Lichfield, WS13 7PH
Special 139
Welcombe Hills School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6TQ
Special 174
Warren School
Lowestoft, NR33 8HT
Special 141
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 161
Heatherwood School
Doncaster, DN2 6HQ
Special 94
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH
Special 166
North Star 240°
Bristol, BS11 0QA
Special 75
Cornerstone School
Belvedere, DA17 6DW
Special 99
Green Meadows Academy
Leeds, LS20 8LS
Special 221
Wells Park School
Chigwell, IG7 6NN
Special 59
Philip Southcote School
Addlestone, KT15 2QH
Special 263
Baginton Fields Academy
Coventry, CV3 4EA
Special 128