Philip Southcote 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
Philip Southcote School
(Your chosen school)
Special 238 100% 40.8%
The Ashley School
Lowestoft, NR32 4EU
Special 167 100% 53.3%
Thriftwood School
Chelmsford, CM2 8RW
Special 252 100% 45.4%
Dove House Academy
Basingstoke, RG21 5SU
Special 230 100% 39.1%
Alfriston School
Beaconsfield, HP9 2TS
Special 159 100% 27%
The Iffley Academy
Oxford, OX4 4DU
Special 176 100% 44.3%
Grange Academy
Bedford, MK42 8AU
Special 149 100% 37.6%
Combe Pafford School
Torquay, TQ2 8NL
Special 258 100% 56.2%
Carew Academy
Wallington, SM6 7NH
Special 246 100% 51.2%
Catcote Academy
Hartlepool, TS25 4EZ
Special 211 100% 61.1%
Friars Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
Special 151 100% 45%
Carwarden House Community School
Camberley, GU15 1EJ
Special 156 100% 36.5%
Pinewood School
Ware, SG12 9PB
Special 210 100% 43.1%
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Special 160 100% 53.8%
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX
Special 207 100% 47.8%
St Philip's School
Chessington, KT9 2HR
Special 182 100% 35.2%
Highfield Ely Academy
Ely, CB6 1BD
Special 138 100% 47.6%
Clarendon School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL
Special 165 100% 35.2%
West Hill School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 149 100% 40.3%
Glebe School
West Wickham, BR4 9AE
Special 279 100% 41.6%
Culverhill School
Bristol, BS37 8SZ
Special 149 100% 27.5%
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 236 100% 38.6%
The Abbey School
Farnham, GU9 8DY
Special 145 100% 39.3%
Watermill School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6JZ
Special 238 100% 44.5%
Endeavour Co-Operative Academy
Brentwood, CM15 8BE
Special 163 100% 41.1%
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ
Special 255 100% 41.6%
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 196 100% 35.7%
Cleeve Meadow School
Sidcup, DA14 4JN
Special 133 100% 55.6%
The Park School
Woking, GU22 7AT
Special 110 100% 38.2%
Samuel Laycock School
Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 8RF
Special 228 100% 47.8%

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
Philip Southcote School
(Your chosen school)
Special 238 Sign in to see
Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS
Special 138
Thriftwood School
Chelmsford, CM2 8RW
Special 252
Nethergate Academy
Nottingham, NG11 8HX
Special 175
Stephenson Academy
Milton Keynes, MK14 6AX
Special 121
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 112
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET
Special 122
Kingsbury Academy
Coventry, CV6 1PJ
Special 99
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 8DD
Special 30
INSPIRE Free Special School
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 68
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Special 160
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB
Special 111
St Bernard's School
Louth, LN11 8RS
Special 101
The Lindfield School
Eastbourne, BN22 0BQ
Special 114
The PRIDE Academy
West Drayton, UB7 8AB
Special 92
West Hill School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 149
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW
Special 145
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB
Special 82
Wren Spinney Community School
Kettering, NN15 7LB
Special 88
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 97
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 201
Two Rivers Primary School
Tamworth, B77 4EN
Special 129
The Abbey School
Farnham, GU9 8DY
Special 145
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG
Special 197
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 112
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 152
The Park School
Woking, GU22 7AT
Special 110
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR
Special 56
Adelaide Heath Academy
Knutsford, WA16 8PA
Special 74
Springwell School
Hartlepool, TS26 0TB
Special 95