Silverwood 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
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
Schools we've chosen
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