Battledown School
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Battledown School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 70 | 100% | 44.3% |
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Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG |
Special | 91 | 100% | 45.7% |
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Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS |
Special | 134 | 100% | 53.7% |
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The Avenue Special School
Reading, RG30 4BZ |
Special | 246 | 100% | 40.2% |
|
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF |
Special | 147 | 100% | 49.7% |
|
Lift Pioneer
Basildon, SS14 2LA |
Special | 189 | 100% | 37.6% |
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Beacon Hill Academy
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY |
Special | 73 | 100% | 25% |
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Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
Leics, LE18 2DT |
Special | 252 | 100% | 32.5% |
|
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH |
Special | 175 | 100% | 49.7% |
|
Glyne Gap School
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2PU |
Special | 130 | 100% | 35.8% |
|
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ |
Special | 94 | 100% | 44.7% |
|
Ganton School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7JB |
Special | 184 | 100% | 58.9% |
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The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB |
Special | 114 | 100% | 36% |
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Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX |
Special | 157 | 100% | 50.3% |
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Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB |
Special | 170 | 99.4% | 36.5% |
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Curnow School
Redruth, TR15 1LU |
Special | 112 | 100% | 50% |
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The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE |
Special | 90 | 100% | 55.6% |
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Meadowgate Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2JH |
Special | 181 | 100% | 56.4% |
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Wren Spinney School
Kettering, NN15 7LB |
Special | 97 | 100% | 44.3% |
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Kingsdown School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT |
Special | 130 | 100% | 46.2% |
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Lancaster School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT |
Special | 131 | 100% | 35.9% |
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Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY |
Special | 200 | 100% | 47% |
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Discovery Special Academy
Middlesbrough, TS5 7YN |
Special | 171 | 100% | 66.7% |
|
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU |
Special | 121 | 100% | 30.6% |
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Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY |
Special | 122 | 100% | 47.1% |
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Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD |
Special | 218 | 100% | 39.9% |
|
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB |
Special | 97 | 100% | 40.2% |
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Springfield School
WITNEY, OX28 1AR |
Special | 116 | 100% | 29.3% |
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Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR |
Special | 66 | 100% | 39.4% |
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The Beacon College
Hereford, HR1 1NZ |
Special | 43 | 100% | 27.9% |
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Battledown School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 70 | Sign in to see | |
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Lift Crescent View
Cheltenham, GL52 5QH |
Special | 67 | ||
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The Cedars Academy
Gateshead, NE9 6QD |
Special | 243 | ||
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Kingfisher School
Abingdon, OX14 3RR |
Special | 116 | ||
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Longspee Academy
Poole, BH17 8PJ |
Special | 111 | ||
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Littledown School
Slough, SL1 3QW |
Special | 37 | ||
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Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG |
Special | 151 | ||
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Bedelsford School
Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2QZ |
Special | 133 | ||
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E-Act Venturers' Academy
Bristol, BS13 9AX |
Special | 256 | ||
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Sutton House Academy
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG |
Special | 89 | ||
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Courtlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5JS |
Special | 108 | ||
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Shenstone School
Crayford, DA1 4DZ |
Special | 209 | ||
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Notton House Academy
Chippenham, SN15 2NF |
Special | 53 | ||
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Kisharon School
London, NW4 1TP |
Special | 77 | ||
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Oak Hill School
London, EN4 8XE |
Special | 50 | ||
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Kingswode Hoe School
Colchester, CO3 3QJ |
Special | 154 | ||
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Grafham Grange School
Guildford, GU5 0LH |
Special | 70 | ||
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St Luke's Academy
Swindon, SN2 7AS |
Special | 83 | ||
|
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB |
Special | 250 | ||
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Spa School, Bermondsey
London, SE1 5RN |
Special | 114 | ||
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Crosshill Special School
Darwen, BB3 1HZ |
Special | 175 | ||
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Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT |
Special | 181 | ||
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Brandles School
Baldock, SG7 6EY |
Special | 70 | ||
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Northern House Academy
Oxford, OX2 7JN |
Special | 85 | ||
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Foxfields Academy
Blaby, LE8 4FE |
Special | 98 | ||
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Woodlands School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5PJ |
Special | 55 | ||
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Castle EAST School
Bungay, NR35 1JS |
Special | 120 | ||
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Sunrise Academy
Lowestoft, NR33 8AX |
Special | 44 | ||
|
Peak Academy
Dursley, GL11 5HD |
Special | 64 | ||
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The Flagship School
Hastings, TN34 2AE |
Special | 61 | ||