Bishopswood 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
Bishopswood School
(Your chosen school)
Special 74 100% 41.9%
Kingsley Special Academy
Kettering, NN15 5DP
Special 163 100% 28.8%
Wyvern Academy
Weymouth, DT3 5AL
Special 89 100% 43.3%
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET
Special 125 100% 33.6%
Oak Wood Primary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 138 100% 44.9%
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 94 100% 44.7%
Alexandra School
Harrow, HA2 9DX
Special 83 100% 44.6%
Pentland Field School
Uxbridge, UB10 8TS
Special 171 100% 43.9%
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB
Special 114 100% 36%
Lime Academy Forest Approach
Romford, RM3 9YA
Special 129 100% 54.3%
The Lindfield School
Eastbourne, BN22 0BQ
Special 120 100% 47.5%
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Special 129 100% 40.3%
Merryfields School
Newcastle, ST5 9NY
Special 113 100% 43.4%
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90 100% 55.6%
Wren Spinney School
Kettering, NN15 7LB
Special 97 100% 44.3%
The Link School
Croydon, CR0 4PG
Special 157 100% 42.7%
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215 100% 44.7%
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Special 129 100% 40.3%
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 142 100% 40.1%
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU
Special 121 100% 30.6%
Warren School
Lowestoft, NR33 8HT
Special 141 100% 48.9%
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 118 100% 32.2%
ACE Tiverton Special School
Tiverton, EX16 5HB
Special 115 100% 41.7%
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB
Special 97 100% 40.2%
Springfield School
WITNEY, OX28 1AR
Special 116 100% 29.3%
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 130 100% 43.8%
Bader Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2EW
Special 120 100% 45%
Woodbridge Road Academy
Ipswich, IP4 2EB
Special 76 100% 45.3%
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
Bishopswood School
(Your chosen school)
Special 74 Sign in to see
Beacon Hill Academy
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY
Special 73
Kingfisher School
Abingdon, OX14 3RR
Special 116
Eaton Hall Specialist Academy
Norwich, NR4 7BU
Special 56
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET
Special 125
The Woodlands Academy
Scarborough, YO12 6QN
Special 138
Glyne Gap School
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2PU
Special 130
Carwarden House Community School
Camberley, GU15 1EJ
Special 160
Westlands Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9RA
Special 85
Stone Lodge Academy
Ipswich, IP2 9HW
Special 173
Blackfriars Academy
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF
Special 120
Torfield School
Hastings, TN34 3JT
Special 102
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU
Special 69
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG
Special 151
Tulip Academy
Spalding, PE11 2EH
Special 215
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU
Special 173
Riverside Meadows Academy
Wisbech, PE13 4TG
Special 113
Lancaster School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Special 131
Oak View School
Loughton, IG10 1TS
Special 138
Holbrook School for Autism
Belper, DE56 0TE
Special 160
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 250
The Park School
Woking, GU22 7AT
Special 111
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 181
Northern House Academy
Oxford, OX2 7JN
Special 85
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ
Special 57
Foxfields Academy
Blaby, LE8 4FE
Special 98
Millgate School
Leicester, LE2 6DW
Special 124
Peak Academy
Dursley, GL11 5HD
Special 64
The Flagship School
Hastings, TN34 2AE
Special 61
Philip Southcote School
Addlestone, KT15 2QH
Special 263