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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Spring School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 36 | 100% | 25.7% |
Lighthouse School Leeds
Leeds, LS16 6QB |
Special | 88 | 100% | 27.3% |
The Courtyard Islington
London, N7 8LT |
Special | 67 | 100% | 56.7% |
Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB |
Special | 70 | 100% | 20% |
Alexandra School
Harrow, HA2 9DX |
Special | 81 | 100% | 44.4% |
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF |
Special | 138 | 100% | 42% |
Torfield School
Hastings, TN34 3JT |
Special | 101 | 100% | 44.6% |
The Mendip School
Shepton Mallet, BA4 4FZ |
Special | 226 | 92.7% | 36.6% |
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL |
Special | 164 | 100% | 31.7% |
Gosberton House Academy
Spalding, PE11 4EW |
Special | 101 | 100% | 44.6% |
Strathmore School
Twickenham, TW1 4DQ |
Special | 117 | 100% | 32.5% |
The Windmill School
Barnet, EN5 5TS |
Special | 11 | 100% | 27.3% |
The Link School
Croydon, CR0 4PG |
Special | 152 | 100% | 40.8% |
SGS Pegasus School
Bristol, BS32 4AJ |
Special | 114 | 100% | 25.4% |
St Dominic's School
Godalming, GU8 4DX |
Special | 157 | 100% | 36.3% |
ACE Tiverton Special School
Tiverton, EX16 5HB |
Special | 108 | 100% | 35.2% |
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH |
Special | 153 | 100% | 39.2% |
Aspire School
Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA |
Special | 176 | 100% | 37.5% |
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD |
Special | 129 | 100% | 41.1% |
The Fusion Academy
Leicester, LE9 8AG |
Special | 85 | 100% | 23.5% |
Bader Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2EW |
Special | 106 | 100% | 48.1% |
Hatchside School
Ilford, IG2 7SR |
Special | 62 | 100% | 24.2% |
Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, CM8 3HH |
Special | 71 | 100% | 25.4% |
Fox Grove School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW |
Special | 133 | 100% | 33.8% |
Woodbridge Road Academy
Ipswich, IP4 2EB |
Special | 64 | 100% | 42.2% |
Discovery Academy
Sheffield, S2 3QF |
Special | 97 | 100% | 54.6% |
Summerdown School
Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ |
Special | 132 | 100% | 31.8% |
SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning)
Salisbury, SP2 7EU |
Special | 77 | 100% | 45.5% |
Connaught Special School
London, E13 9BT |
Special | 16 | 100% | 31.3% |
Oak Tree School
Wokingham, RG41 5LP |
Special | 52 | 100% | 30.8% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 0 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 |
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