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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critchill Special School (Your chosen school) | Special | 97 | 100% | 36.1% | 
| Montacute School Poole, BH17 9NG | Special | 92 | 100% | 44.6% | 
| St John's School Bedford, MK42 8AA | Special | 183 | 100% | 41.5% | 
| Kingfisher School Abingdon, OX14 3RR | Special | 111 | 100% | 27.9% | 
| Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW | Special | 178 | 100% | 38.2% | 
| Barrs Court School Hereford, HR1 1EQ | Special | 88 | 100% | 42% | 
| Hazelbeck Special School Bingley, BD16 1EE | Special | 155 | 100% | 33.5% | 
| The Ridgeway School Farnham, GU9 8HB | Special | 111 | 100% | 32.1% | 
| Spring Common Academy Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ | Special | 215 | 100% | 48.4% | 
| Hilltop School Rotherham, S66 8AZ | Special | 147 | 100% | 40.8% | 
| Kelford School Rotherham, S61 2NU | Special | 144 | 100% | 46.5% | 
| Uplands School Swindon, SN25 2NB | Special | 171 | 100% | 35.1% | 
| Strathmore School Twickenham, TW1 4DQ | Special | 117 | 100% | 32.5% | 
| The Bridge School Birmingham, B73 6UE | Special | 90 | 100% | 48.9% | 
| Hob Moor Oaks Academy York, YO24 4PS | Special | 118 | 100% | 36.4% | 
| Hazel Court School Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ | Special | 124 | 100% | 39.5% | 
| Churchward School Swindon, SN25 2PP | Special | 98 | 100% | 39.8% | 
| Red Kite Academy Corby, NN18 0BX | Special | 136 | 100% | 35.3% | 
| New Siblands School Bristol, BS35 2JU | Special | 126 | 100% | 31% | 
| James Rennie School Carlisle, CA3 0BU | Special | 189 | 100% | 28.6% | 
| Bardwell School Bicester, OX26 4RZ | Special | 112 | 100% | 33.6% | 
| Selworthy Special School Taunton, TA2 8HD | Special | 201 | 100% | 38.3% | 
| ACE Tiverton Special School Tiverton, EX16 5HB | Special | 108 | 100% | 35.2% | 
| St Andrew's Academy Derby, DE21 4EW | Special | 152 | 100% | 46.7% | 
| Paternoster School Cirencester, GL7 1JR | Special | 66 | 100% | 36.4% | 
| The Bridge School Ipswich, IP8 3ND | Special | 182 | 100% | 42.3% | 
| Willoughby Academy Bourne, PE10 9JD | Special | 140 | 100% | 39.3% | 
| Glendinning Academy Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD | Special | 129 | 100% | 41.1% | 
| Pitcheroak School Redditch, B97 6PQ | Special | 155 | 100% | 38.7% | 
| Bishopswood School Reading, RG4 9RH | Special | 72 | 100% | 40.3% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critchill Special School (Your chosen school) | Special | 97 | Sign in to see | |
| Thriftwood School Chelmsford, CM2 8RW | Special | 252 | ||
| Weatherfield Academy Dunstable, LU6 1AF | Special | 164 | ||
| Nethergate Academy Nottingham, NG11 8HX | Special | 175 | ||
| Foxwood Academy Nottingham, NG9 3GF | Special | 112 | ||
| Kingsbury Academy Coventry, CV6 1PJ | Special | 99 | ||
| Joseph Clarke School London, E4 9PP | Special | 105 | ||
| Endeavour Academy, Oxford Oxford, OX3 8DD | Special | 30 | ||
| Castledon School Wickford, SS12 0PW | Special | 236 | ||
| George Hastwell School Special Academy Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 3LW | Special | 90 | ||
| St Bernard's School Louth, LN11 8RS | Special | 101 | ||
| Nancealverne School Penzance, TR20 8TP | Special | 96 | ||
| Ian Mikardo School London, E3 3LF | Special | 49 | ||
| The PRIDE Academy West Drayton, UB7 8AB | Special | 92 | ||
| Merryfields School Newcastle, ST5 9NY | Special | 108 | ||
| Wren Spinney Community School Kettering, NN15 7LB | Special | 88 | ||
| The Link School Croydon, CR0 4PG | Special | 152 | ||
| Southview School Witham, CM8 2TA | Special | 82 | ||
| Penny Field School Leeds, LS6 4QD | Special | 66 | ||
| Brookfields School Widnes, WA8 3JA | Special | 122 | ||
| Two Rivers Primary School Tamworth, B77 4EN | Special | 129 | ||
| The Abbey School Farnham, GU9 8DY | Special | 145 | ||
| The Chalet School Swindon, SN3 6EX | Special | 80 | ||
| Selworthy Special School Taunton, TA2 8HD | Special | 201 | ||
| Willoughby Academy Bourne, PE10 9JD | Special | 140 | ||
| Adelaide Heath Academy Knutsford, WA16 8PA | Special | 74 | ||
| Greenhall Stafford, ST16 1PS | Special | 33 | ||
| Springwell School Hartlepool, TS26 0TB | Special | 95 | ||
| Kings Meadow School Northampton, NN3 7AR | Special | 40 | ||
| Mount Tamar School Plymouth, PL5 2EF | Special | 106 | ||