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% 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
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
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