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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Silverwood School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 473 | 100% | 38.7% |
Alt Bridge School
Liverpool, L36 7TA |
Special | 325 | 100% | 65.8% |
Castle Hill High School
Stockport, SK2 5DS |
Special | 341 | 100% | 39.9% |
John Jamieson School
Leeds, LS8 2PW |
Special | 442 | 100% | 50.7% |
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT |
Special | 185 | 100% | 45.4% |
Ravenswood School
Bristol, BS48 2NN |
Special | 136 | 100% | 39% |
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL |
Special | 259 | 100% | 39% |
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET |
Special | 243 | 100% | 33.3% |
Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA |
Special | 206 | 100% | 45.6% |
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW |
Special | 236 | 100% | 47.5% |
Mayfield School
Torquay, TQ2 8NH |
Special | 264 | 100% | 51.9% |
Winchelsea School
Poole, BH12 4LL |
Special | 235 | 100% | 43.8% |
Linwood School
Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ |
Special | 411 | 100% | 42.8% |
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW |
Special | 170 | 100% | 47.6% |
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB |
Special | 224 | 100% | 58.3% |
Alderman Knight School
Tewkesbury, GL20 8JJ |
Special | 242 | 100% | 32.6% |
Samuel Cody School
Farnborough, GU14 8SN |
Special | 336 | 100% | 39.3% |
The Beacon Folkestone
Folkestone, CT19 5DN |
Special | 431 | 100% | 56.4% |
St Nicholas' School
Canterbury, CT1 3JJ |
Special | 390 | 100% | 49% |
Morecambe Road School
Morecambe, LA3 3AB |
Special | 221 | 100% | 45.2% |
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ |
Special | 251 | 100% | 50.6% |
Collingwood School & Media Arts College
Morpeth, NE61 2HA |
Special | 308 | 100% | 46.4% |
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU |
Special | 247 | 100% | 43.7% |
Exhall Grange Specialist School
Coventry, CV7 9HP |
Special | 275 | 100% | 33.1% |
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ |
Special | 326 | 100% | 41.1% |
Ellesmere College
Leicester, LE3 2FD |
Special | 436 | 100% | 46.1% |
Oakfield High School and College
Wigan, WN2 4XA |
Special | 399 | 100% | 48.6% |
Bank View High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD |
Special | 424 | 100% | 57.3% |
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW |
Special | 344 | 100% | 50.9% |
Wyre Forest School
Kidderminster, DY11 6FA |
Special | 372 | 100% | 42.7% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Silverwood School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 473 | Sign in to see | |
The Garden School
London, N16 8BZ |
Special | 199 | ||
Phoenix School
London, E3 2AD |
Special | 502 | ||
Bradstow School
Broadstairs, CT10 1BY |
Special | 29 | ||
Paddock School
London, SW15 5RT |
Special | 220 | ||
Red Gates School
South Croydon, CR2 8HD |
Special | 160 | ||
Victoria School
Birmingham, B31 1LD |
Special | 224 | ||
Uffculme School
Birmingham, B13 8QG |
Special | 305 | ||
Castle Hill High School
Stockport, SK2 5DS |
Special | 341 | ||
Bents Green School
Sheffield, S11 7TB |
Special | 323 | ||
The Castle School
Newbury, RG14 2JG |
Special | 199 | ||
Chiltern Wood School
High Wycombe, HP12 3NE |
Special | 218 | ||
Booker Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP21 9ET |
Special | 243 | ||
Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL |
Special | 212 | ||
Green Lane Community Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS |
Special | 235 | ||
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS |
Special | 138 | ||
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW |
Special | 236 | ||
Mayfield School
Torquay, TQ2 8NH |
Special | 264 | ||
Westfield Arts College
Weymouth, DT3 6AA |
Special | 234 | ||
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB |
Special | 224 | ||
Samuel Cody School
Farnborough, GU14 8SN |
Special | 336 | ||
Broomhill Bank School
Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0TB |
Special | 392 | ||
Five Acre Wood School
Maidstone, ME15 9QF |
Special | 854 | ||
Exhall Grange Specialist School
Coventry, CV7 9HP |
Special | 275 | ||
Evergreen School
Warwick, CV34 5DF |
Special | 280 | ||
Trinity School
Dagenham, RM10 7SJ |
Special | 319 | ||
Marland School
Torrington, EX38 8QQ |
Special | 160 | ||
Hadrian School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6PY |
Special | 177 | ||
Meadowfield School
SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4NL |
Special | 401 | ||
Riverside School
Orpington, BR5 3HS |
Special | 355 |