Duke of Lancaster 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
Duke of Lancaster School
(Your chosen school)
Special 101 100% 38%
The St Christopher School
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4AW
Special 262 100% 43.1%
Lighthouse School Leeds
Leeds, LS16 6QB
Special 90 100% 23.3%
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 113 100% 39.8%
The Courtyard Islington
London, N7 8LT
Special 68 100% 51.5%
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 59 100% 44.1%
Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB
Special 71 100% 22.5%
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Special 143 100% 44.8%
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR
Special 154 100% 39%
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH
Special 121 100% 37.1%
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG
Special 151 100% 55.4%
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL
Special 173 100% 36.4%
Gosberton House Academy
Spalding, PE11 4EW
Special 99 100% 49.5%
Strathmore School
Twickenham, TW1 4DQ
Special 114 100% 35.1%
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY
Special 120 100% 44.2%
Hob Moor Oaks Academy
York, YO24 4PS
Special 127 100% 37.3%
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB
Special 130 100% 29.2%
SGS Pegasus School
Bristol, BS32 4AJ
Special 128 100% 24.2%
St Dominic's School
Godalming, GU8 4DX
Special 162 100% 37%
Churchward School
Swindon, SN25 2PP
Special 127 100% 41.7%
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH
Special 166 100% 43.4%
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 130 100% 43.8%
Chiltern Way Academy Austen
BASINGSTOKE, RG24 9BP
Special 131 100% 22.1%
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 154 100% 41.6%
Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, CM8 3HH
Special 75 100% 26.7%
The Bridge Easton
Easton, NR9 5EA
Special 161 100% 34.8%
Woodbridge Road Academy
Ipswich, IP4 2EB
Special 76 100% 45.3%
Summerdown School
Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ
Special 161 100% 31.1%
Oak Tree School
Wokingham, RG41 5LP
Special 96 100% 29.2%
Hopescourt School
West Molesey, KT8 1QW
Special 72 100% 38.9%

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
Duke of Lancaster School
(Your chosen school)
Special 101 Sign in to see
Grangewood School
Northolt, UB5 6GG
Special 136
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Special 114
Langham Oaks
Colchester, CO4 5PA
Special 75
Forest Bridge School
Maidenhead, SL6 1BN
Special 122
The Avenue School
London, NW6 7BH
Special 100
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB
Special 130
Discovery Special Academy
Middlesbrough, TS5 7YN
Special 171
Pathways School
Dagenham, RM10 9NH
Special 73
Harry Watts Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5JA
Special 175
Prospect House Specialist Support Primary School
MANCHESTER, M9 8LT
Special 153
The Ropemakers' Academy
Hailsham, BN27 1FB
Special 111
High Point Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0JS
Special 108
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 154
Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, CM8 3HH
Special 75
The Cavendish School
Impington, CB24 9LY
Special 116
The Bridge Easton
Easton, NR9 5EA
Special 161
The Promise School
Okehampton, EX20 1GH
Special 79
Woodbridge Road Academy
Ipswich, IP4 2EB
Special 76
Brook Academy
Gloucester, GL3 4ZN
Special 64
The Keystone Academy
Shrewsbury, SY5 8PY
Special 111
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
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
Hill View School
Martock, TA12 6GD
Special 55