Critchill Special 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
Critchill Special School
(Your chosen school)
Special 97 100% 40.2%
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 91 100% 45.7%
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 178 100% 46.6%
Fosse Way School
Bath, BA3 3AL
Special 224 100% 50%
Wyvern Academy
Weymouth, DT3 5AL
Special 89 100% 43.3%
Kingfisher School
Abingdon, OX14 3RR
Special 116 100% 27.6%
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 94 100% 44.7%
Alexandra School
Harrow, HA2 9DX
Special 83 100% 44.6%
Exeter House Special School
Salisbury, SP1 3BL
Special 194 100% 30.9%
Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy
Swanley, BR8 8DR
Special 135 100% 43.7%
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 202 100% 49%
The Lindfield School
Eastbourne, BN22 0BQ
Special 120 100% 47.5%
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ
Special 183 100% 43.7%
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 158 100% 50.6%
Strathmore School
Twickenham, TW1 4DQ
Special 114 100% 35.1%
Wren Spinney School
Kettering, NN15 7LB
Special 97 100% 44.3%
Hob Moor Oaks Academy
York, YO24 4PS
Special 127 100% 37.3%
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Special 129 100% 40.3%
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 142 100% 40.1%
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU
Special 121 100% 30.6%
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 118 100% 32.2%
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD
Special 209 100% 36.8%
ACE Tiverton Special School
Tiverton, EX16 5HB
Special 115 100% 41.7%
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 158 100% 50%
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 144 100% 38.2%
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 130 100% 43.8%
Hatchside School
Ilford, IG2 7SR
Special 70 100% 38.6%
Duke of Lancaster School
Fakenham, NR21 9DQ
Special 101 100% 38%
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 156 100% 44.2%
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH
Special 74 100% 41.9%

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
Critchill Special School
(Your chosen school)
Special 97 Sign in to see
Weatherfield Academy
Dunstable, LU6 1AF
Special 166
Nethergate Academy
Nottingham, NG11 8HX
Special 172
Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2PT
Special 126
Knightsfield School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7LW
Special 73
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 113
Kingsbury Academy
Coventry, CV6 1PJ
Special 102
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 8DD
Special 31
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL
Special 84
Nancealverne School
Penzance, TR20 8TP
Special 128
Merryfields School
Newcastle, ST5 9NY
Special 113
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB
Special 95
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 103
Penny Field School
Leeds, LS6 4QD
Special 69
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 204
Brookfields School
Widnes, WA8 3JA
Special 131
Two Rivers Primary School
Tamworth, B77 4EN
Special 132
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG
Special 211
The Chalet School
Swindon, SN3 6EX
Special 87
Longford Park School
Manchester, M32 8QJ
Special 87
Hamilton School
Reading, RG1 5SG
Special 62
Adelaide Heath Academy
Knutsford, WA16 8PA
Special 87
Greenhall
Stafford, ST16 1PS
Special 39
Springwell School
Hartlepool, TS26 0TB
Special 99
Kings Meadow School
Northampton, NN3 7AR
Special 42
Mount Tamar School
Plymouth, PL5 2EF
Special 108
Sladewood Academy
Stroud, GL5 1NL
Special 55
The Brookfield School
Hereford, HR4 9NG
Special 110
Sherbrook Primary School
Cannock, WS11 5SA
Special 135
Chiltern Way Academy Basingstoke
Basingstoke, RG22 5TH
Special 50