Cromwell High 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
Cromwell High School
(Your chosen school)
Special 139 46.8%
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 92 100% 44.6%
Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS
Special 138 100% 47.8%
The Avenue Special School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 233 100% 38.6%
Forest Way School
Coalville, LE67 4UU
Special 276 100% 33%
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 133 100% 51.1%
The Pioneer School
Basildon, SS14 2LA
Special 174 100% 31.6%
Melland High School
Gorton, M18 7DT
Special 223 100% 57%
Beacon Hill Academy
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY
Special 71 100% 30.7%
Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
Leics, LE18 2DT
Special 242 100% 32.2%
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 167 100% 50.3%
Three Ways School
Bath, BA2 5RF
Special 236 100% 44.1%
Joseph Clarke School
London, E4 9PP
Special 105 100% 48.6%
Ganton School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7JB
Special 175 100% 59.4%
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB
Special 111 100% 32.1%
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 151 100% 44.4%
Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF
Special 141 100% 68.8%
Curnow School
Redruth, TR15 1LU
Special 104 100% 46.2%
Meadowgate Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2JH
Special 182 100% 51.1%
Kingsdown School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT
Special 127 100% 43.3%
Lancaster School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Special 131 100% 39.7%
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 202 100% 43.6%
Discovery Special Academy
Middlesbrough, TS5 7YN
Special 149 100% 59.1%
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY
Special 119 100% 41.9%
Firwood High School
Bolton, BL2 4HU
Special 212 100% 51.4%
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 203 100% 41.9%
Warren School
Lowestoft, NR33 8HT
Special 131 100% 45.8%
Watermill School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6JZ
Special 238 100% 44.5%
Springfield School
WITNEY, OX28 1AR
Special 107 100% 31.8%
Battledown Centre for Children and Families
Cheltenham, GL52 6PZ
Special 67 100% 43.3%

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
Cromwell High School
(Your chosen school)
Special 139 Sign in to see
Grangewood School
Northolt, UB5 6GG
Special 138
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 133
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Special 106
Rosewood Free School
Southampton, SO16 5NA
Special 64
Greenfields Academy
Grantham, NG31 7US
Special 82
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU
Special 96
Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ
Special 219
Eden School
Blackburn, BB2 4NW
Special 58
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL
Special 75
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH
Special 119
Woodlands Academy
Spilsby, PE23 5EJ
Special 70
The Orchards
Stretford, M32 9TG
Special 127
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 144
Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF
Special 141
Brimble Hill Special School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 103
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 171
Hollis Academy
Middlesbrough, TS4 3JS
Special 84
New Park Academy
Eccles, M30 0RW
Special 155
Churchward School
Swindon, SN25 2PP
Special 98
Brookfields School
Widnes, WA8 3JA
Special 122
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 196
Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR
Special 66
Longford Park School
Manchester, M32 8QJ
Special 77
Ivy House School
Derby, DE23 2FS
Special 98
The Axis Academy
Crewe, CW2 8TU
Special 67
Windmill Hill School
Luton, LU2 0EZ
Special 103
NeneGate
Peterborough, PE1 5GZ
Special 64
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT
Special 185
Brunel School
Paignton, TQ3 2AL
Special 54