Harbour School Dorset

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
Harbour School Dorset
(Your chosen school)
Special 140 100% 53.6%
The Courtyard Islington
London, N7 8LT
Special 68 100% 51.5%
The Woodlands Academy
Scarborough, YO12 6QN
Special 138 100% 60.1%
James Brindley School
Birmingham, B15 2AF
Special 277 100% 47.5%
Longspee Academy
Poole, BH17 8PJ
Special 111 100% 60.4%
Littledown School
Slough, SL1 3QW
Special 37 100% 59.5%
Riversides School
Worcester, WR1 3HZ
Special 69 100% 76.8%
Discovery Academy
Nuneaton, CV11 5SS
Special 102 100% 62.7%
The Beech Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6DX
Special 114 100% 56.1%
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB
Special 82 100% 62.2%
St Mary's School
Heathfield, TN21 0BT
Special 84 100% 58.3%
Chiltern Way Academy
Aylesbury, HP22 6NL
Special 285 100% 50.5%
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ
Special 117 100% 58.1%
Queensway
Telford, TF4 3PP
Special 129 100% 51.2%
Churchward School
Swindon, SN25 2PP
Special 127 100% 41.7%
ACE Tiverton Special School
Tiverton, EX16 5HB
Special 115 100% 41.7%
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 158 100% 50%
St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ
Special 160 100% 56.9%
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 130 100% 43.8%
Bader Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2EW
Special 120 100% 45%
Chaffinch Brook School
Croydon, CR0 6NA
Special 93 100% 76.3%
The Promise School
Okehampton, EX20 1GH
Special 79 100% 65.8%
Discovery Academy
Sheffield, S2 3QF
Special 108 100% 57.4%
The Wymering School
Portsmouth, PO6 3YB
Special 73 100% 50.7%
Kenwood Academy
Sheffield, S7 1HQ
Special 252 100% 35.7%
The Flagship School
Hastings, TN34 2AE
Special 61 100% 62.3%
The Greenwell Academy
Harlow, CM18 7EZ
Special 16 100% 31.3%
SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning)
Salisbury, SP2 7EU
Special 85 100% 57.6%
Beechcliffe Special School
Keighley, BD20 6ED
Special 244 100% 53.3%
Hopescourt School
West Molesey, KT8 1QW
Special 72 100% 38.9%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Harbour School Dorset
(Your chosen school)
Special 140 Sign in to see
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 91
The Iffley Academy
Oxford, OX4 4DU
Special 179
Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ
Special 233
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 157
The Avenue School
London, NW6 7BH
Special 100
The Windmill School
Barnet, EN5 5TS
Special 40
Halcyon Way School
Oldham Ol9 9QE
Special 118
Yeoman Park Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8PS
Special 114
Discovery Special Academy
Middlesbrough, TS5 7YN
Special 171
Pathways School
Dagenham, RM10 9NH
Special 73
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 130
Addington Valley Academy
Croydon, CR0 9AZ
Special 132
Prospect House Specialist Support Primary School
MANCHESTER, M9 8LT
Special 153
The Ropemakers' Academy
Hailsham, BN27 1FB
Special 111
Chiltern Way Academy Austen
BASINGSTOKE, RG24 9BP
Special 131
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 154
Fox Grove School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 147
Chelveston Road School
Higham Ferrers, NN10 8HN
Special 117
The Bridge Easton
Easton, NR9 5EA
Special 161
Kitts Green Academy
Birmingham, B33 9QY
Special 58
Duke of Lancaster School
Fakenham, NR21 9DQ
Special 101
The Promise School
Okehampton, EX20 1GH
Special 79
Brook Academy
Gloucester, GL3 4ZN
Special 64
The Keystone Academy
Shrewsbury, SY5 8PY
Special 111
The Hawthorns School
Chelmsford, CM1 2XT
Special 30
Oak Tree School
Wokingham, RG41 5LP
Special 96
Two Bridges Academy
Alveston, BS35 3JT
Special 40
Hill View School
Martock, TA12 6GD
Special 55
Marjorie McClure School
Chislehurst, BR7 6FG
Special 119