Halcyon Way 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
Halcyon Way School
(Your chosen school)
Special 118 100% 46.6%
Oak Wood Primary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 138 100% 44.9%
The St Marylebone Church of England Bridge School
London, W10 4LE
Special 71 100% 52.1%
Tweendykes School
Hull, HU7 4PW
Special 166 100% 54.8%
Blackfriars Academy
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF
Special 120 100% 39.2%
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX
Special 198 100% 45.5%
St Lawrence School
Horncastle, LN9 5EJ
Special 180 100% 58.3%
St Bernard's School
Louth, LN11 8RS
Special 111 100% 58.6%
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 157 100% 50.3%
Curnow School
Redruth, TR15 1LU
Special 112 100% 50%
Nancealverne School
Penzance, TR20 8TP
Special 128 100% 50.8%
Doubletrees School
Par, PL24 2DS
Special 103 100% 49.5%
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Special 129 100% 40.3%
Merryfields School
Newcastle, ST5 9NY
Special 113 100% 43.4%
Courtlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5JS
Special 108 100% 50.9%
Wightwick Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8DA
Special 164 100% 45.1%
West Hill School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 153 100% 41.2%
Beckfoot Phoenix
Keighley, BD22 6HZ
Special 113 100% 36.3%
Rocklands School
Lichfield, WS13 7PH
Special 139 100% 46%
Peak School
High Peak, SK23 6ES
Special 89 100% 61.8%
Stanton Vale School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP
Special 118 100% 42.1%
The Abbey School
Farnham, GU9 8DY
Special 157 100% 42%
Capella House School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL
Special 87 100% 42.5%
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 181 100% 42%
The Forest School
Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ
Special 149 100% 42.6%
North Ridge Community School
Doncaster, DN6 7EF
Special 161 100% 46%
Chelveston Road School
Higham Ferrers, NN10 8HN
Special 117 100% 44.4%
Springwell School
Hartlepool, TS26 0TB
Special 99 100% 48%
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH
Special 74 100% 41.9%
Sladewood Academy
Stroud, GL5 1NL
Special 55 100% 32.7%

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
Halcyon Way School
(Your chosen school)
Special 118 Sign in to see
The Iffley Academy
Oxford, OX4 4DU
Special 179
Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ
Special 233
Forest Bridge School
Maidenhead, SL6 1BN
Special 122
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 157
The Avenue School
London, NW6 7BH
Special 100
The Windmill School
Barnet, EN5 5TS
Special 40
Discovery Special Academy
Middlesbrough, TS5 7YN
Special 171
Harbour School Dorset
BH20 6NU
Special 140
Pathways School
Dagenham, RM10 9NH
Special 73
Prospect House Specialist Support Primary School
MANCHESTER, M9 8LT
Special 153
The Ropemakers' Academy
Hailsham, BN27 1FB
Special 111
Chiltern Way Academy Austen
BASINGSTOKE, RG24 9BP
Special 131
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 154
Fox Grove School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 147
The Cavendish School
Impington, CB24 9LY
Special 116
Chelveston Road School
Higham Ferrers, NN10 8HN
Special 117
The Bridge Easton
Easton, NR9 5EA
Special 161
Duke of Lancaster School
Fakenham, NR21 9DQ
Special 101
The Promise School
Okehampton, EX20 1GH
Special 79
Brook Academy
Gloucester, GL3 4ZN
Special 64
The Keystone Academy
Shrewsbury, SY5 8PY
Special 111
The Hawthorns School
Chelmsford, CM1 2XT
Special 30
The Heights Academy
Solihull, B36 0DD
Special 49
Bloxham Grove Academy
Banbury, OX15 4UL
Special 77
Oak Tree School
Wokingham, RG41 5LP
Special 96
Brookhaven School
Bury, BL9 8LP
Special 50
Hill View School
Martock, TA12 6GD
Special 55
The Raise Academy
Widnes, WA8 0BS
Special 39
Marjorie McClure School
Chislehurst, BR7 6FG
Special 119