The Chalet 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
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
Schools we've chosen
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