Churchward 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
Churchward School
(Your chosen school)
Special 98 100% 39.8%
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 112 100% 37.5%
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW
Special 178 100% 38.2%
The Courtyard Islington
London, N7 8LT
Special 67 100% 56.7%
James Brindley School
Birmingham, B15 2AF
Special 287 100% 46%
Longspee Academy
Poole, BH17 8PJ
Special 117 100% 61.5%
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Special 138 100% 42%
The Beech Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6DX
Special 106 100% 62.3%
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR
Special 146 100% 32.9%
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL
Special 164 100% 31.7%
Strathmore School
Twickenham, TW1 4DQ
Special 117 100% 32.5%
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY
Special 117 100% 39.3%
Hob Moor Oaks Academy
York, YO24 4PS
Special 118 100% 36.4%
SGS Pegasus School
Bristol, BS32 4AJ
Special 114 100% 25.4%
St Dominic's School
Godalming, GU8 4DX
Special 157 100% 36.3%
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD
Special 201 100% 38.3%
ACE Tiverton Special School
Tiverton, EX16 5HB
Special 108 100% 35.2%
Harbour School Dorset
BH20 6NU
Special 105 100% 46.7%
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB
Special 97 100% 36.1%
St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ
Special 154 100% 51.3%
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH
Special 153 100% 39.2%
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 129 100% 41.1%
Bader Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2EW
Special 106 100% 48.1%
Orchard Manor School
Dawlish, EX7 9SF
Special 201 100% 44.3%
Discovery Academy
Sheffield, S2 3QF
Special 97 100% 54.6%
Summerdown School
Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ
Special 132 100% 31.8%
The Wymering School
Portsmouth, PO6 3YB
Special 65 100% 46.2%
Corley Academy
Coventry, CV7 8AZ
Special 149 100% 42.3%
Kenwood Academy
Sheffield, S7 1HQ
Special 176 100% 40.9%
SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning)
Salisbury, SP2 7EU
Special 77 100% 45.5%

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
Churchward School
(Your chosen school)
Special 98 Sign in to see
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 92
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 133
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Special 106
Greenfields Academy
Grantham, NG31 7US
Special 82
Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ
Special 219
Newlands Academy
London, SE15 3AZ
Special 72
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT
Special 193
Castlewood School
Birmingham, B36 9LF
Special 91
Langham Oaks
Colchester, CO4 5PA
Special 73
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR
Special 146
Springwell Special Academy
Barnsley, S71 2AY
Special 117
The Mendip School
Shepton Mallet, BA4 4FZ
Special 226
The Orchards
Stretford, M32 9TG
Special 127
Vanguard School
London, SE11 6QH
Special 64
Brimble Hill Special School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 103
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 171
Eko Pathways
London, E6 6FE
Special 74
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY
Special 117
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB
Special 117
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY
Special 119
Frederick Holmes School
Hull, HU6 8JJ
Special 109
Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR
Special 66
Ivy House School
Derby, DE23 2FS
Special 98
Aspire School
Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA
Special 176
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 129
Bader Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2EW
Special 106
Keyham Lodge School
Leicester, LE5 1FG
Special 123
Heron Academy
London, SE24 0HZ
Special 79
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT
Special 185