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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                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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