Southview 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
Southview School
(Your chosen school)
Special 93 100% 35.8%
Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy
Ipswich, IP1 6SG
Special 99 100% 30.1%
Ash Field Academy
Leicester, LE5 4PY
Special 157 100% 43.9%
Lift Pioneer
Basildon, SS14 2LA
Special 189 100% 37.6%
Wilson Stuart School
Birmingham, B23 7AT
Special 255 100% 47.1%
Beacon Hill Academy
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY
Special 73 100% 25%
Glyne Gap School
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2PU
Special 130 100% 35.8%
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Special 158 100% 36.1%
Blackfriars Academy
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF
Special 120 100% 39.2%
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB
Special 114 100% 36%
Saxon Hill Academy
Lichfield, WS14 9DE
Special 132 100% 36.8%
Castle Hill School
Huddersfield, HD4 6JL
Special 130 100% 40%
Bedelsford School
Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2QZ
Special 133 100% 33.3%
Curnow School
Redruth, TR15 1LU
Special 112 100% 50%
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Special 129 100% 40.3%
Brays School
Birmingham, B26 1NS
Special 91 100% 34.1%
Kingsdown School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT
Special 130 100% 46.2%
Lancaster School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Special 131 100% 35.9%
Beckfoot Phoenix
Keighley, BD22 6HZ
Special 113 100% 36.3%
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU
Special 121 100% 30.6%
Stanton Vale School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP
Special 118 100% 42.1%
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY
Special 122 100% 47.1%
Frederick Holmes School
Hull, HU6 8JJ
Special 109 100% 42.2%
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 218 100% 39.9%
Springfield School
WITNEY, OX28 1AR
Special 116 100% 29.3%
Heatherwood School
Doncaster, DN2 6HQ
Special 94 100% 48.9%
Battledown School
Cheltenham, GL52 6PZ
Special 70 100% 44.3%
Lime Academy Orton
Peterborough, PE2 5SD
Special 153 100% 49.7%
Penn Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV4 5HP
Special 139 100% 62.3%
Highfurlong School
Blackpool, FY3 7LS
Special 124 100% 55.6%

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
Southview School
(Your chosen school)
Special 93 Sign in to see
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 91
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Special 114
Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB
Special 71
Lift Newlands
London, SE15 3AZ
Special 80
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB
Special 82
Langham Oaks
Colchester, CO4 5PA
Special 75
Springwell Special Academy
Barnsley, S71 2AY
Special 122
The Bridge Integrated Learning Space
London, N1 0HY
Special 31
The Mendip School
Shepton Mallet, BA4 4FZ
Special 227
Bridgeview Special School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD
Special 84
The Orchards
Stretford, M32 9TG
Special 141
Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF
Special 156
Vanguard School
London, SE11 6QH
Special 63
Horizon Academy
London, E6 6FE
Special 69
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY
Special 120
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB
Special 130
SGS Pegasus School
Bristol, BS32 4AJ
Special 128
Churchward School
Swindon, SN25 2PP
Special 127
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 142
Mo Mowlam Academy
Redcar, TS10 1PA
Special 102
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND
Special 216
Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ
Special 74
Aspire School
Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA
Special 188
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 130
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA
Special 66
The Axis Academy
Crewe, CW2 8TU
Special 74
Bader Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2EW
Special 120
Keyham Lodge School
Leicester, LE5 1FG
Special 115
Fountaindale School
Mansfield, NG18 5BA
Special 92