Connaught Special 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
Connaught Special School
(Your chosen school)
Special 26 100% 46.2%
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Special 114 100% 47.4%
The Courtyard Islington
London, N7 8LT
Special 68 100% 51.5%
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 59 100% 44.1%
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Special 143 100% 44.8%
The Bridge Integrated Learning Space
London, N1 0HY
Special 31 100% 80.6%
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL
Special 173 100% 36.4%
Vanguard School
London, SE11 6QH
Special 63 100% 52.4%
Strathmore School
Twickenham, TW1 4DQ
Special 114 100% 35.1%
The Bridge Satellite Provision
London, N19 3DL
Special 51 100% 64.7%
Branthwaite Academy
Workington, CA14 4SS
Special 66 100% 36.4%
The Avenue School
London, NW6 7BH
Special 100 100% 43%
Spa School Camberwell
London, SE5 7EW
Special 113 100% 70.8%
The Windmill School
Barnet, EN5 5TS
Special 40 100% 45%
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW
Special 139 100% 30.2%
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR
Special 121 100% 30.6%
The Grove
London, N17 6AR
Special 147 100% 41.5%
Holbrook School for Autism
Belper, DE56 0TE
Special 160 100% 52.5%
Spa School, Bermondsey
London, SE1 5RN
Special 114 100% 63.2%
The Chalet School
Swindon, SN3 6EX
Special 87 100% 32.2%
Woodside Academy
Erith, DA8 3PB
Special 207 100% 33.3%
Harry Watts Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5JA
Special 175 100% 51.4%
Addington Valley Academy
Croydon, CR0 9AZ
Special 132 100% 50.8%
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR
Special 64 100% 48.4%
Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, CM8 3HH
Special 75 100% 26.7%
Cornerstone School
Belvedere, DA17 6DW
Special 99 100% 43.4%
Leycroft Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UE
Special 171 100% 54.4%
Elm Tree Primary Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0TB
Special 88 100% 44.3%
The Heights Academy
Solihull, B36 0DD
Special 49 100% 55.1%
Spring School
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 7AB
Special 49 100% 34.7%

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
Connaught Special School
(Your chosen school)
Special 26 Sign in to see
Weatherfield Academy
Dunstable, LU6 1AF
Special 166
Lighthouse School Leeds
Leeds, LS16 6QB
Special 90
Knightsfield School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7LW
Special 73
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 113
The Courtyard Islington
London, N7 8LT
Special 68
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU
Special 102
Kingsbury Academy
Coventry, CV6 1PJ
Special 102
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 8DD
Special 31
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL
Special 84
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 158
Merryfields School
Newcastle, ST5 9NY
Special 113
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB
Special 95
Penny Field School
Leeds, LS6 4QD
Special 69
The Springboard Project
Oldham, OL1 1AN
Special 141
Brookfields School
Widnes, WA8 3JA
Special 131
Two Rivers Primary School
Tamworth, B77 4EN
Special 132
The Chalet School
Swindon, SN3 6EX
Special 87
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB
Special 97
Longford Park School
Manchester, M32 8QJ
Special 87
Hamilton School
Reading, RG1 5SG
Special 62
Greenhall
Stafford, ST16 1PS
Special 39
River Tees Academy Grangetown
Middlesbrough, TS3 7EA
Special 52
Springwell School
Hartlepool, TS26 0TB
Special 99
Kings Meadow School
Northampton, NN3 7AR
Special 42
NeneGate
Peterborough, PE1 5GZ
Special 65
Sladewood Academy
Stroud, GL5 1NL
Special 55
The Brookfield School
Hereford, HR4 9NG
Special 110
Brunel School
Paignton, TQ3 2AL
Special 48
Chiltern Way Academy Basingstoke
Basingstoke, RG22 5TH
Special 50