Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
---|---|---|---|---|
Frederick Holmes School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 109 | 100% | 39.4% |
Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS |
Special | 138 | 100% | 47.8% |
Wilson Stuart School
Birmingham, B23 7AT |
Special | 268 | 100% | 41% |
Beacon Hill Academy
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY |
Special | 71 | 100% | 30.7% |
Tweendykes School
Hull, HU7 4PW |
Special | 165 | 100% | 53.9% |
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE |
Special | 155 | 100% | 33.5% |
Blackfriars Academy
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF |
Special | 118 | 100% | 40.7% |
Saxon Hill Academy
Lichfield, WS14 9DE |
Special | 130 | 100% | 37.1% |
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX |
Special | 151 | 100% | 44.4% |
Bedelsford School
Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2QZ |
Special | 129 | 100% | 32.8% |
Curnow School
Redruth, TR15 1LU |
Special | 104 | 100% | 46.2% |
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU |
Special | 130 | 100% | 36.2% |
Halcyon Way School
Oldham Ol9 9QE |
Special | 108 | 100% | 44.4% |
Brays School
Birmingham, B26 1NS |
Special | 106 | 100% | 23.6% |
Kingsdown School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT |
Special | 127 | 100% | 43.3% |
Lancaster School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT |
Special | 131 | 100% | 39.7% |
Hob Moor Oaks Academy
York, YO24 4PS |
Special | 118 | 100% | 36.4% |
Beckfoot Phoenix
Keighley, BD22 6HZ |
Special | 111 | 100% | 31.5% |
Southview School
Witham, CM8 2TA |
Special | 82 | 100% | 35.7% |
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX |
Special | 136 | 100% | 35.3% |
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU |
Special | 126 | 100% | 31% |
Stanton Vale School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP |
Special | 113 | 100% | 39.8% |
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY |
Special | 119 | 100% | 41.9% |
Co-op Academy Delius
Bradford, BD3 8QX |
Special | 170 | 100% | 41.8% |
Springfield School
WITNEY, OX28 1AR |
Special | 107 | 100% | 31.8% |
Heatherwood School
Doncaster, DN2 6HQ |
Special | 82 | 100% | 39.8% |
Mabel Prichard School
Oxford, OX4 6SB |
Special | 117 | 100% | 38.1% |
Penn Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV4 5HP |
Special | 135 | 100% | 56.7% |
Fountaindale School
Mansfield, NG18 5BA |
Special | 84 | 100% | 50% |
Trent View College
Scunthorpe, DN17 1DS |
Special | 29 | 100% | 37.9% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
---|---|---|---|---|
Frederick Holmes School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 109 | Sign in to see | |
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF |
Special | 133 | ||
Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
Leics, LE18 2DT |
Special | 242 | ||
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 | ||
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD |
Special | 198 | ||
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR |
Special | 146 | ||
Springwell Special Academy
Barnsley, S71 2AY |
Special | 117 | ||
Pentland Field School
Uxbridge, UB10 8TS |
Special | 168 | ||
Greenfields Specialist School for Communication
Northampton, NN3 8XS |
Special | 100 | ||
Saxon Hill Academy
Lichfield, WS14 9DE |
Special | 130 | ||
Brimble Hill Special School
Swindon, SN25 2NB |
Special | 103 | ||
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB |
Special | 171 | ||
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY |
Special | 117 | ||
Churchill Park Complex Needs School
King's Lynn, PE30 4RP |
Special | 230 | ||
Churchward School
Swindon, SN25 2PP |
Special | 98 | ||
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY |
Special | 119 | ||
Trinity Academy New Bridge
Sunderland, SR5 3NF |
Special | 134 | ||
Ivy House School
Derby, DE23 2FS |
Special | 98 | ||
North Ridge Community School
Doncaster, DN6 7EF |
Special | 149 | ||
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 | ||
Oastlers School
Bradford, BD4 7RH |
Special | 133 | ||
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT |
Special | 185 | ||
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR |
Special | 140 |