The Cavendish 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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The Cavendish School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 116 | 100% | 30.2% |
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Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ |
Special | 114 | 100% | 47.4% |
|
Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB |
Special | 71 | 100% | 22.5% |
|
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL |
Special | 84 | 100% | 28.6% |
|
E-Act Venturers' Academy
Bristol, BS13 9AX |
Special | 256 | 100% | 49.2% |
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Branthwaite Academy
Workington, CA14 4SS |
Special | 66 | 100% | 36.4% |
|
The Avenue School
London, NW6 7BH |
Special | 100 | 100% | 43% |
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Spa School Camberwell
London, SE5 7EW |
Special | 113 | 100% | 70.8% |
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The Windmill School
Barnet, EN5 5TS |
Special | 40 | 100% | 45% |
|
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% |
|
The Springfields Academy
Calne, SN11 0DS |
Special | 241 | 100% | 51.9% |
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The Grove
London, N17 6AR |
Special | 147 | 100% | 41.5% |
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Holbrook School for Autism
Belper, DE56 0TE |
Special | 160 | 100% | 52.5% |
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Spa School, Bermondsey
London, SE1 5RN |
Special | 114 | 100% | 63.2% |
|
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG |
Special | 211 | 100% | 39.8% |
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The Chalet School
Swindon, SN3 6EX |
Special | 87 | 100% | 32.2% |
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Woodside Academy
Erith, DA8 3PB |
Special | 207 | 100% | 33.3% |
|
Harry Watts Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5JA |
Special | 175 | 100% | 51.4% |
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Addington Valley Academy
Croydon, CR0 9AZ |
Special | 132 | 100% | 50.8% |
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Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, CM8 3HH |
Special | 75 | 100% | 26.7% |
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Cornerstone School
Belvedere, DA17 6DW |
Special | 99 | 100% | 43.4% |
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Leycroft Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UE |
Special | 171 | 100% | 54.4% |
|
Duke of Lancaster School
Fakenham, NR21 9DQ |
Special | 101 | 100% | 38% |
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Elm Tree Primary Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0TB |
Special | 88 | 100% | 44.3% |
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The Hawthorns School
Chelmsford, CM1 2XT |
Special | 30 | 100% | 20% |
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The Heights Academy
Solihull, B36 0DD |
Special | 49 | 100% | 55.1% |
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Spring School
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 7AB |
Special | 49 | 100% | 34.7% |
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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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
The Cavendish School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 116 | Sign in to see | |
|
Grangewood School
Northolt, UB5 6GG |
Special | 136 | ||
|
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ |
Special | 114 | ||
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Langham Oaks
Colchester, CO4 5PA |
Special | 75 | ||
|
Forest Bridge School
Maidenhead, SL6 1BN |
Special | 122 | ||
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The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB |
Special | 130 | ||
|
Discovery Special Academy
Middlesbrough, TS5 7YN |
Special | 171 | ||
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Pathways School
Dagenham, RM10 9NH |
Special | 73 | ||
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Harry Watts Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5JA |
Special | 175 | ||
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Prospect House Specialist Support Primary School
MANCHESTER, M9 8LT |
Special | 153 | ||
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The Ropemakers' Academy
Hailsham, BN27 1FB |
Special | 111 | ||
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High Point Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0JS |
Special | 108 | ||
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Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU |
Special | 154 | ||
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Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, CM8 3HH |
Special | 75 | ||
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The Bridge Easton
Easton, NR9 5EA |
Special | 161 | ||
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Duke of Lancaster School
Fakenham, NR21 9DQ |
Special | 101 | ||
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The Promise School
Okehampton, EX20 1GH |
Special | 79 | ||
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Woodbridge Road Academy
Ipswich, IP4 2EB |
Special | 76 | ||
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Brook Academy
Gloucester, GL3 4ZN |
Special | 64 | ||
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The Keystone Academy
Shrewsbury, SY5 8PY |
Special | 111 | ||
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Salmons Brook School
Enfield, EN3 5PB |
Special | 63 | ||
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Sir Peter Hall School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7PJ |
Special | 56 | ||
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Elm Tree Primary Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0TB |
Special | 88 | ||
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The Hawthorns School
Chelmsford, CM1 2XT |
Special | 30 | ||
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James Marks Academy
Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4RZ |
Special | 51 | ||
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The Heights Academy
Solihull, B36 0DD |
Special | 49 | ||
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Bloxham Grove Academy
Banbury, OX15 4UL |
Special | 77 | ||
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Gilbert Ward Academy
Blyth, NE24 2TS |
Special | 55 | ||
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Brookhaven School
Bury, BL9 8LP |
Special | 50 | ||
|
Hill View School
Martock, TA12 6GD |
Special | 55 | ||