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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                The Chalet School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Special | 80 | 100% | 38.8% | 
| 
                                Medeshamstede Academy
                                 Peterborough, PE1 5LQ  | 
                            Special | 106 | 100% | 41.5% | 
| 
                                Thames Valley School
                                 Reading, RG30 4BZ  | 
                            Special | 55 | 100% | 38.2% | 
| 
                                Church Lawton School
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL  | 
                            Special | 75 | 100% | 22.7% | 
| 
                                Vanguard School
                                 London, SE11 6QH  | 
                            Special | 64 | 100% | 48.4% | 
| 
                                High Park School
                                 Bradford, BD9 6RY  | 
                            Special | 117 | 100% | 39.3% | 
| 
                                Spa School Camberwell
                                 London, SE5 7EW  | 
                            Special | 101 | 100% | 59.4% | 
| 
                                The Windmill School
                                 Barnet, EN5 5TS  | 
                            Special | 11 | 100% | 27.3% | 
| 
                                Purple Oaks Academy
                                 Northampton, NN2 7RR  | 
                            Special | 119 | 100% | 31.9% | 
| 
                                The Wherry School
                                 Norwich, NR1 2GB  | 
                            Special | 117 | 100% | 31.6% | 
| 
                                The Springfields Academy
                                 Calne, SN11 0DS  | 
                            Special | 210 | 100% | 43.8% | 
| 
                                Churchward School
                                 Swindon, SN25 2PP  | 
                            Special | 98 | 100% | 39.8% | 
| 
                                The Grove
                                 London, N17 6AR  | 
                            Special | 128 | 100% | 43% | 
| 
                                Holbrook School for Autism
                                 Belper, DE56 0TE  | 
                            Special | 147 | 100% | 51.7% | 
| 
                                Spa School, Bermondsey
                                 London, SE1 5RN  | 
                            Special | 115 | 100% | 60.9% | 
| 
                                Woodside Academy
                                 Erith, DA8 3PB  | 
                            Special | 199 | 100% | 29.6% | 
| 
                                Harry Watts Academy
                                 Sunderland, SR5 5JA  | 
                            Special | 169 | 100% | 47.9% | 
| 
                                Addington Valley Academy
                                 Croydon, CR0 9AZ  | 
                            Special | 133 | 100% | 42.1% | 
| 
                                Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
                                 Wokingham, RG40 2HR  | 
                            Special | 56 | 100% | 48.2% | 
| 
                                Orchard Manor School
                                 Dawlish, EX7 9SF  | 
                            Special | 201 | 100% | 44.3% | 
| 
                                The Cavendish School
                                 Impington, CB24 9LY  | 
                            Special | 99 | 100% | 28.3% | 
| 
                                Cornerstone School
                                 Belvedere, DA17 6DW  | 
                            Special | 78 | 100% | 44.9% | 
| 
                                The Bridge Easton
                                 Easton, NR9 5EA  | 
                            Special | 100 | 100% | 35% | 
| 
                                Leycroft Academy
                                 Birmingham, B33 9UE  | 
                            Special | 171 | 100% | 47.4% | 
| 
                                Elm Tree Primary Academy
                                 Wednesbury, WS10 0TB  | 
                            Special | 48 | 100% | 35.4% | 
| 
                                Tettenhall Wood School
                                 Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF  | 
                            Special | 164 | 100% | 50.6% | 
| 
                                The Hawthorns School
                                 Chelmsford, CM1 2BN  | 
                            Special | 24 | 100% | 20.8% | 
| 
                                SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning)
                                 Salisbury, SP2 7EU  | 
                            Special | 77 | 100% | 45.5% | 
| 
                                The Heights Academy
                                 Solihull, B36 0DD  | 
                            Special | 26 | 100% | 53.8% | 
| 
                                Connaught Special School
                                 London, E13 9BT  | 
                            Special | 16 | 100% | 31.3% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                The Chalet School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Special | 80 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Thriftwood School
                                 Chelmsford, CM2 8RW  | 
                            Special | 252 | ||
| 
                                Nethergate Academy
                                 Nottingham, NG11 8HX  | 
                            Special | 175 | ||
| 
                                Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
                                 Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2PT  | 
                            Special | 125 | ||
| 
                                Nyland School
                                 Swindon, SN3 3RD  | 
                            Special | 80 | ||
| 
                                Barrs Court School
                                 Hereford, HR1 1EQ  | 
                            Special | 88 | ||
| 
                                Alexandra School
                                 Harrow, HA2 9DX  | 
                            Special | 81 | ||
| 
                                Kingfisher School
                                 Redditch, B98 0HF  | 
                            Special | 139 | ||
| 
                                Grantham Additional Needs Fellowship
                                 Grantham, NG31 9AX  | 
                            Special | 251 | ||
| 
                                Green Gates Academy
                                 Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 0JD  | 
                            Special | 47 | ||
| 
                                George Hastwell School Special Academy
                                 Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 3LW  | 
                            Special | 90 | ||
| 
                                The Lindfield School
                                 Eastbourne, BN22 0BQ  | 
                            Special | 114 | ||
| 
                                Lever Park School
                                 Bolton, BL6 6DE  | 
                            Special | 98 | ||
| 
                                Nancealverne School
                                 Penzance, TR20 8TP  | 
                            Special | 96 | ||
| 
                                Springfield School
                                 Leek, ST13 6LQ  | 
                            Special | 71 | ||
| 
                                Broadmeadow Special School
                                 Wolverhampton, WV1 4AL  | 
                            Special | 75 | ||
| 
                                Courtlands School
                                 Plymouth, PL6 5JS  | 
                            Special | 107 | ||
| 
                                Venture Academy
                                 Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AD  | 
                            Special | 46 | ||
| 
                                The Link School
                                 Croydon, CR0 4PG  | 
                            Special | 152 | ||
| 
                                Penny Field School
                                 Leeds, LS6 4QD  | 
                            Special | 66 | ||
| 
                                Culverhill School
                                 Bristol, BS37 8SZ  | 
                            Special | 149 | ||
| 
                                Peak School
                                 High Peak, SK23 6ES  | 
                            Special | 81 | ||
| 
                                The Abbey School
                                 Farnham, GU9 8DY  | 
                            Special | 145 | ||
| 
                                Selworthy Special School
                                 Taunton, TA2 8HD  | 
                            Special | 201 | ||
| 
                                ACE Tiverton Special School
                                 Tiverton, EX16 5HB  | 
                            Special | 108 | ||
| 
                                Critchill Special School
                                 Frome, BA11 4LB  | 
                            Special | 97 | ||
| 
                                St Clare's School
                                 Derby, DE3 9AZ  | 
                            Special | 154 | ||
| 
                                The Park School
                                 Woking, GU22 7AT  | 
                            Special | 110 | ||
| 
                                Springwell School
                                 Hartlepool, TS26 0TB  | 
                            Special | 95 | ||
| 
                                Mount Tamar School
                                 Plymouth, PL5 2EF  | 
                            Special | 106 | ||