Linden Bridge 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 29 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
Linden Bridge School
(Your chosen school)
Special 139 100% 30.2%
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Special 114 100% 47.4%
Charlton Park Academy
London, SE7 8HX
Special 222 100% 51.4%
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 59 100% 44.1%
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 8DD
Special 31 100% 12.9%
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR
Special 154 100% 39%
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL
Special 84 100% 28.6%
Forest Bridge School
Maidenhead, SL6 1BN
Special 122 100% 12.3%
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG
Special 151 100% 55.4%
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL
Special 173 100% 36.4%
Branthwaite Academy
Workington, CA14 4SS
Special 66 100% 36.4%
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR
Special 121 100% 30.6%
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB
Special 130 100% 29.2%
St Dominic's School
Godalming, GU8 4DX
Special 162 100% 37%
The Grove
London, N17 6AR
Special 147 100% 41.5%
Holbrook School for Autism
Belper, DE56 0TE
Special 160 100% 52.5%
The Chalet School
Swindon, SN3 6EX
Special 87 100% 32.2%
Woodside Academy
Erith, DA8 3PB
Special 207 100% 33.3%
Aspire School
Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA
Special 188 100% 38.3%
Harry Watts Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5JA
Special 175 100% 51.4%
Leigh Academy Snowfields
Maidstone, ME14 5GA
Special 303 100% 34.7%
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR
Special 64 100% 48.4%
Orchard Manor School
Dawlish, EX7 9SF
Special 219 100% 42.9%
Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, CM8 3HH
Special 75 100% 26.7%
The Cavendish School
Impington, CB24 9LY
Special 116 100% 30.2%
Leycroft Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UE
Special 171 100% 54.4%
Summerdown School
Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ
Special 161 100% 31.1%
Connaught Special School
London, E13 9BT
Special 26 100% 46.2%
Oak Tree School
Wokingham, RG41 5LP
Special 96 100% 29.2%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 29 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
Linden Bridge School
(Your chosen school)
Special 139 Sign in to see
Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS
Special 134
Priory School
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7BH
Special 224
Kingsley Special Academy
Kettering, NN15 5DP
Special 163
Nethergate Academy
Nottingham, NG11 8HX
Special 172
Stephenson Academy
Milton Keynes, MK14 6AX
Special 117
Barbara Priestman Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7QN
Special 190
Hope Wood Academy
Durham, SR8 3LP
Special 227
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET
Special 125
Cloughwood Academy
Northwich, CW8 1NU
Special 118
Park Community Academy
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 328
INSPIRE Free Special School
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 90
Carwarden House Community School
Camberley, GU15 1EJ
Special 160
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Special 171
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB
Special 114
Abbey School
Rotherham, S61 2RA
Special 234
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
Special 165
West Hill School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 153
Woodlands Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ
Special 95
Pennine View School
Doncaster, DN12 3LR
Special 159
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 103
Welcombe Hills School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6TQ
Special 174
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 118
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 158
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR
Special 64
Green Meadows Academy
Leeds, LS20 8LS
Special 221
Wells Park School
Chigwell, IG7 6NN
Special 59
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 156
Philip Southcote School
Addlestone, KT15 2QH
Special 263