Springfield 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
Springfield School
(Your chosen school)
Special 116 100% 29.3%
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 91 100% 45.7%
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 178 100% 46.6%
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 147 100% 49.7%
Lift Pioneer
Basildon, SS14 2LA
Special 189 100% 37.6%
Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
Leics, LE18 2DT
Special 252 100% 32.5%
Kingfisher School
Abingdon, OX14 3RR
Special 116 100% 27.6%
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET
Special 125 100% 33.6%
Glyne Gap School
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2PU
Special 130 100% 35.8%
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 94 100% 44.7%
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Special 158 100% 36.1%
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT
Special 197 100% 53.3%
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB
Special 114 100% 36%
Brimble Hill Special School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 122 100% 31.1%
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 170 99.4% 36.5%
Lancaster School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Special 131 100% 35.9%
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 200 100% 47%
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 142 100% 40.1%
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU
Special 121 100% 30.6%
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY
Special 122 100% 47.1%
James Rennie School
Carlisle, CA3 0BU
Special 202 100% 30.3%
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 218 100% 39.9%
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 118 100% 32.2%
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND
Special 216 100% 43.5%
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 144 100% 38.2%
Mabel Prichard School
Oxford, OX4 6SB
Special 116 100% 44%
The Beacon College
Hereford, HR1 1NZ
Special 43 100% 27.9%
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH
Special 74 100% 41.9%
Cromwell High School
Dukinfield, SK16 5BJ
Special 150 100% 52.7%
Kennel Lane School
Bracknell, RG42 2EX
Special 198 100% 35.4%

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
Springfield School
(Your chosen school)
Special 116 Sign in to see
Lift Pioneer
Basildon, SS14 2LA
Special 189
Portland Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2NQ
Special 208
Maplefields Academy
Corby, NN18 0TH
Special 119
Oak Wood Primary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 138
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 175
Bradfields Academy
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 416
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR
Special 154
Greenacre School
Barnsley, S70 6RG
Special 338
Greenfields Specialist School for Communication
Northampton, NN3 8XS
Special 100
Isebrook School
Kettering, NN15 6PT
Special 252
Ramsden Hall Academy
Billericay, CM11 1HN
Special 99
Daventry Hill School
Daventry, NN11 0QE
Special 223
The Bridge School
London, N7 9LD
Special 255
Meadowgate Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2JH
Special 181
Hallmoor School
Birmingham, B33 0DL
Special 294
Beckfoot Phoenix
Keighley, BD22 6HZ
Special 113
Grange School
Manchester, M12 4GR
Special 275
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU
Special 121
Kemball School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3JD
Special 220
Watermill School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6JZ
Special 240
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD
Special 209
Leigh Academy Snowfields
Maidstone, ME14 5GA
Special 303
The Warwickshire Academy
Coventry, CV7 9RA
Special 60
Summerdown School
Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ
Special 161
Tettenhall Wood School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF
Special 170
Portland School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9JG
Special 135
Abbey Hill Academy & College
Stoke-On-Trent, ST3 5PP
Special 373
Springwood Primary School
Salford, M27 5LP
Special 360
Rowan Park School
Liverpool, L21 0DB
Special 317