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 | 99 | 100% | 28.3% |
|
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ |
Special | 106 | 100% | 41.5% |
|
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ |
Special | 55 | 100% | 38.2% |
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Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB |
Special | 70 | 100% | 20% |
|
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL |
Special | 75 | 100% | 22.7% |
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Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH |
Special | 119 | 100% | 27.4% |
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Vanguard School
London, SE11 6QH |
Special | 64 | 100% | 48.4% |
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High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY |
Special | 117 | 100% | 39.3% |
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Spa School Camberwell
London, SE5 7EW |
Special | 101 | 100% | 59.4% |
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The Windmill School
Barnet, EN5 5TS |
Special | 11 | 100% | 27.3% |
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Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW |
Special | 145 | 100% | 28.3% |
|
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR |
Special | 119 | 100% | 31.9% |
|
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB |
Special | 117 | 100% | 31.6% |
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The Springfields Academy
Calne, SN11 0DS |
Special | 210 | 100% | 43.8% |
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The Grove
London, N17 6AR |
Special | 128 | 100% | 43% |
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Holbrook School for Autism
Belper, DE56 0TE |
Special | 147 | 100% | 51.7% |
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Spa School, Bermondsey
London, SE1 5RN |
Special | 115 | 100% | 60.9% |
|
The Chalet School
Swindon, SN3 6EX |
Special | 80 | 100% | 38.8% |
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Woodside Academy
Erith, DA8 3PB |
Special | 199 | 100% | 29.6% |
|
Snowfields Academy
Maidstone, ME14 5GA |
Special | 232 | 100% | 34.1% |
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Addington Valley Academy
Croydon, CR0 9AZ |
Special | 133 | 100% | 42.1% |
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Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR |
Special | 56 | 100% | 48.2% |
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Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, CM8 3HH |
Special | 71 | 100% | 25.4% |
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Cornerstone School
Belvedere, DA17 6DW |
Special | 78 | 100% | 44.9% |
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The Bridge Easton
Easton, NR9 5EA |
Special | 100 | 100% | 35% |
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Leycroft Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UE |
Special | 171 | 100% | 47.4% |
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Elm Tree Primary Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0TB |
Special | 48 | 100% | 35.4% |
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The Hawthorns School
Chelmsford, CM1 2BN |
Special | 24 | 100% | 20.8% |
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The Heights Academy
Solihull, B36 0DD |
Special | 26 | 100% | 53.8% |
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Connaught Special School
London, E13 9BT |
Special | 16 | 100% | 31.3% |
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 | 99 | Sign in to see | |
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Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ |
Special | 106 | ||
|
The Iffley Academy
Oxford, OX4 4DU |
Special | 176 | ||
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The St Marylebone Church of England Bridge School
London, W10 4LE |
Special | 66 | ||
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Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB |
Special | 70 | ||
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Langham Oaks
Colchester, CO4 5PA |
Special | 73 | ||
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Forest Bridge School
Maidenhead, SL6 1BN |
Special | 113 | ||
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Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX |
Special | 151 | ||
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The Orchards
Stretford, M32 9TG |
Special | 127 | ||
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Vanguard School
London, SE11 6QH |
Special | 64 | ||
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Halcyon Way School
Oldham Ol9 9QE |
Special | 108 | ||
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The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB |
Special | 117 | ||
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Discovery Special Academy
Middlesbrough, TS5 7YN |
Special | 149 | ||
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Harbour School Dorset
BH20 6NU |
Special | 105 | ||
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The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND |
Special | 182 | ||
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Pathways School
Dagenham, RM10 9NH |
Special | 56 | ||
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Harry Watts Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5JA |
Special | 169 | ||
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Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA |
Special | 64 | ||
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Prospect House Specialist Support Primary School
MANCHESTER, M9 8LT |
Special | 125 | ||
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Hatchside School
Ilford, IG2 7SR |
Special | 62 | ||
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High Point Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0JS |
Special | 96 | ||
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Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU |
Special | 146 | ||
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Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, CM8 3HH |
Special | 71 | ||
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Chelveston Road School
Higham Ferrers, NN10 8HN |
Special | 92 | ||
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The Beacon College
Hereford, HR1 1NZ |
Special | 42 | ||
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Woodbridge Road Academy
Ipswich, IP4 2EB |
Special | 64 | ||
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Brook Academy
Gloucester, GL3 4ZN |
Special | 49 | ||
|
Discovery Academy
Sheffield, S2 3QF |
Special | 97 | ||
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Salmons Brook School
Enfield, EN3 5PB |
Special | 44 | ||
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Sir Peter Hall School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7PJ |
Special | 57 | ||