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 245 100% 51.8%
Cambridge Park Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5EB
Special 215 100% 51.4%
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 183 100% 41.5%
Beaumont Hill Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN
Special 328 100% 49.1%
Portland Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2NQ
Special 204 100% 58.3%
Melland High School
Gorton, M18 7DT
Special 223 100% 57%
The Cedars Academy
Gateshead, NE9 6QD
Special 231 100% 51.5%
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 167 100% 50.3%
The Woodlands Academy
Scarborough, YO12 6QN
Special 136 100% 58.8%
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Special 155 100% 33.5%
Co-op Academy Southfield
Bradford, BD5 9ET
Special 325 100% 46.2%
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT
Special 193 100% 50.3%
Piper Hill High School
Manchester, M23 2YS
Special 278 100% 59.7%
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 215 100% 48.4%
Chiltern Way Academy
Aylesbury, HP22 6NL
Special 265 100% 49.1%
Abbey School
Rotherham, S61 2RA
Special 218 100% 55%
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 144 100% 46.5%
Chatsworth High School and Community College
Salford, M30 9DY
Special 177 100% 60.5%
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215 100% 46%
Queensway
Telford, TF4 3PP
Special 118 100% 49.2%
Firwood High School
Bolton, BL2 4HU
Special 212 100% 51.4%
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 203 100% 41.9%
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ
Special 255 100% 41.6%
Queensbury School
Birmingham, B24 8BL
Special 306 100% 58.5%
Elms Bank
Bury, M45 8PJ
Special 339 100% 44.1%
The Milestone School
Gloucester, GL2 9EU
Special 327 100% 46.8%
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 154 100% 59.1%
St Martins School
Derby, DE24 0BT
Special 230 100% 50%
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 237 86.5% 44.7%
Mayfield School
Birmingham, B19 1HJ
Special 309 100% 61.2%

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 245 Sign in to see
Beaumont Hill Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN
Special 328
Columbus School and College
Chelmsford, CM1 4ZB
Special 283
Oakwood Academy
Eccles, M30 9DY
Special 315
Melland High School
Gorton, M18 7DT
Special 223
Tweendykes School
Hull, HU7 4PW
Special 165
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Special 155
Co-op Academy Southfield
Bradford, BD5 9ET
Special 325
Highfield Littleport Academy
Ely, CB6 1LJ
Special 143
Greenacre School
Barnsley, S70 6RG
Special 336
Piper Hill High School
Manchester, M23 2YS
Special 278
Springwell Leeds Academy
Leeds, LS10 3JA
Special 326
Doubletrees School
Par, PL24 2DS
Special 103
Hob Moor Oaks Academy
York, YO24 4PS
Special 118
Beckfoot Phoenix
Keighley, BD22 6HZ
Special 111
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Special 124
Arbour Vale School
Slough, SL2 3AE
Special 345
Firwood High School
Bolton, BL2 4HU
Special 212
Thomas Bewick School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2LW
Special 337
Cleeve Meadow School
Sidcup, DA14 4JN
Special 133
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 237
The Martin Bacon Academy
Northstowe, CB24 1DH
Special 127
Mabel Prichard School
Oxford, OX4 6SB
Special 117
Forest Moor School
Harrogate, HG3 2RA
Special 98
Samuel Laycock School
Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 8RF
Special 228