Chatten Free 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
Chatten Free School
(Your chosen school)
Special 75 100% 26.7%
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Special 114 100% 47.4%
Lighthouse School Leeds
Leeds, LS16 6QB
Special 90 100% 23.3%
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 113 100% 39.8%
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 59 100% 44.1%
Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB
Special 71 100% 22.5%
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 8DD
Special 31 100% 12.9%
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL
Special 84 100% 28.6%
Forest Bridge School
Maidenhead, SL6 1BN
Special 122 100% 12.3%
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH
Special 121 100% 37.1%
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL
Special 173 100% 36.4%
Vanguard School
London, SE11 6QH
Special 63 100% 52.4%
Strathmore School
Twickenham, TW1 4DQ
Special 114 100% 35.1%
Branthwaite Academy
Workington, CA14 4SS
Special 66 100% 36.4%
The Avenue School
London, NW6 7BH
Special 100 100% 43%
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW
Special 139 100% 30.2%
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR
Special 121 100% 30.6%
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB
Special 130 100% 29.2%
St Dominic's School
Godalming, GU8 4DX
Special 162 100% 37%
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG
Special 211 100% 39.8%
The Chalet School
Swindon, SN3 6EX
Special 87 100% 32.2%
Woodside Academy
Erith, DA8 3PB
Special 207 100% 33.3%
Harry Watts Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5JA
Special 175 100% 51.4%
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR
Special 64 100% 48.4%
The Cavendish School
Impington, CB24 9LY
Special 116 100% 30.2%
Cornerstone School
Belvedere, DA17 6DW
Special 99 100% 43.4%
Duke of Lancaster School
Fakenham, NR21 9DQ
Special 101 100% 38%
The Hawthorns School
Chelmsford, CM1 2XT
Special 30 100% 20%
Spring School
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 7AB
Special 49 100% 34.7%
Connaught Special School
London, E13 9BT
Special 26 100% 46.2%

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
Chatten Free School
(Your chosen school)
Special 75 Sign in to see
Grangewood School
Northolt, UB5 6GG
Special 136
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Special 114
The St Marylebone Church of England Bridge School
London, W10 4LE
Special 71
Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB
Special 71
Forest Bridge School
Maidenhead, SL6 1BN
Special 122
Harry Watts Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5JA
Special 175
Hatchside School
Ilford, IG2 7SR
Special 70
High Point Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0JS
Special 108
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 154
The Cavendish School
Impington, CB24 9LY
Special 116
The Beacon College
Hereford, HR1 1NZ
Special 43
Duke of Lancaster School
Fakenham, NR21 9DQ
Special 101
Woodbridge Road Academy
Ipswich, IP4 2EB
Special 76
Discovery Academy
Sheffield, S2 3QF
Special 108
Salmons Brook School
Enfield, EN3 5PB
Special 63
Sir Peter Hall School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7PJ
Special 56
Elm Tree Primary Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0TB
Special 88
The Hawthorns School
Chelmsford, CM1 2XT
Special 30
The Wymering School
Portsmouth, PO6 3YB
Special 73
Trent View College
Scunthorpe, DN17 1DS
Special 45
James Marks Academy
Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4RZ
Special 51
The Heights Academy
Solihull, B36 0DD
Special 49
Bloxham Grove Academy
Banbury, OX15 4UL
Special 77
Gilbert Ward Academy
Blyth, NE24 2TS
Special 55
Brookhaven School
Bury, BL9 8LP
Special 50
Hartlepool Free School
Hartlepool, TS25 1FF
Special 19
Manor Abbey School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8LG
Special 14
Bowman Academy
Loughborough, LE12 9BN
Special 41
The Raise Academy
Widnes, WA8 0BS
Special 39