Beechcliffe 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
Beechcliffe Special School
(Your chosen school)
Special 244 100% 53.3%
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 178 100% 46.6%
Beaumont Hill Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN
Special 356 100% 51.4%
Portland Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2NQ
Special 208 100% 60.1%
Melland High School
Gorton, M18 7DT
Special 251 100% 66.1%
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 175 100% 49.7%
The Woodlands Academy
Scarborough, YO12 6QN
Special 138 100% 60.1%
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Special 158 100% 36.1%
Co-op Academy Southfield
Bradford, BD5 9ET
Special 353 100% 46.2%
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT
Special 197 100% 53.3%
Walton Hall Academy
Stafford, ST21 6JR
Special 216 100% 47.7%
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 202 100% 49%
Abbey School
Rotherham, S61 2RA
Special 234 100% 54.3%
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 158 100% 50.6%
Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF
Special 156 100% 68.6%
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 200 100% 47%
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215 100% 44.7%
Queensway
Telford, TF4 3PP
Special 129 100% 51.2%
Firwood High School
Bolton, BL2 4HU
Special 230 100% 51.3%
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ
Special 270 100% 44.4%
Elms Bank
Bury, M45 8PJ
Special 350 100% 47.1%
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 161 100% 55.3%
St Martins School
Derby, DE24 0BT
Special 243 100% 50.2%
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND
Special 216 100% 43.5%
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 260 89.7% 49.4%
Bader Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2EW
Special 120 100% 45%
Kenwood Academy
Sheffield, S7 1HQ
Special 252 100% 35.7%
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT
Special 190 100% 54.2%
Cromwell High School
Dukinfield, SK16 5BJ
Special 150 100% 52.7%
Newman School
Rotherham, S60 3LX
Special 187 100% 59.9%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 25 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
Beechcliffe Special School
(Your chosen school)
Special 244 Sign in to see
Beaumont Hill Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN
Special 356
Lift Columbus
Chelmsford, CM1 4ZB
Special 287
Melland High School
Gorton, M18 7DT
Special 251
Tweendykes School
Hull, HU7 4PW
Special 166
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Special 158
Co-op Academy Southfield
Bradford, BD5 9ET
Special 353
John F Kennedy Special School
London, E15 4RZ
Special 198
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD
Special 208
Piper Hill High School
Manchester, M23 2YS
Special 281
Aegir - A Specialist Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 1PB
Special 141
Springwell Leeds Academy
Leeds, LS10 3JA
Special 346
Hob Moor Oaks Academy
York, YO24 4PS
Special 127
Arbour Vale School
Slough, SL2 3AE
Special 358
Firwood High School
Bolton, BL2 4HU
Special 230
Thomas Bewick School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2LW
Special 360
Cleeve Meadow School
Sidcup, DA14 4JN
Special 138
Co-op Academy Delius
Bradford, BD3 8QX
Special 176
St Martins School
Derby, DE24 0BT
Special 243
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 260
The Martin Bacon Academy
Northstowe, CB24 1DH
Special 136
Mabel Prichard School
Oxford, OX4 6SB
Special 116
Mayfield School
Birmingham, B19 1HJ
Special 304
Forest Moor School
Harrogate, HG3 2RA
Special 105
Samuel Laycock School
Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 8RF
Special 239