The Gateway 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
The Gateway School
(Your chosen school)
Special 78 100% 62.8%
Lift Crescent View
Cheltenham, GL52 5QH
Special 67 100% 70.1%
Oak Bank School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3BE
Special 126 100% 64.3%
INSPIRE Free Special School
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 90 100% 63.3%
Westlands Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9RA
Special 85 100% 73.5%
Langham Oaks
Colchester, CO4 5PA
Special 75 100% 64%
Pine Green Academy
Wolverhampton, WV6 0UB
Special 126 100% 68.3%
Cicely Haughton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0BX
Special 56 100% 50%
Loxley Hall School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8RS
Special 101 100% 63.4%
Hailey Hall School
Hertford, SG13 7PB
Special 83 100% 60.2%
Ramsden Hall Academy
Billericay, CM11 1HN
Special 99 100% 66.7%
Joseph Norton Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 9JU
Special 61 100% 68.9%
Phoenix Academy
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 48 100% 72.9%
Westbury Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3BT
Special 119 100% 80.2%
Oak Hill School
London, EN4 8XE
Special 50 100% 59.2%
Grafham Grange School
Guildford, GU5 0LH
Special 70 100% 61.4%
St Luke's Academy
Swindon, SN2 7AS
Special 83 100% 66.3%
The Springboard Project
Oldham, OL1 1AN
Special 141 100% 65.2%
Longford Park School
Manchester, M32 8QJ
Special 87 100% 57%
Brandles School
Baldock, SG7 6EY
Special 70 100% 67.1%
Millgate School
Leicester, LE2 6DW
Special 124 100% 80.6%
Keyham Lodge School
Leicester, LE5 1FG
Special 115 100% 68.7%
The Harbour School
Ely, CB6 3RR
Special 95 100% 72.6%
Brook Academy
Gloucester, GL3 4ZN
Special 64 100% 62.5%
Lime Hills Academy
Nailsea, BS48 2NN
Special 55 100% 60%
Kings Meadow School
Northampton, NN3 7AR
Special 42 100% 64.3%
Portland School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9JG
Special 135 100% 62.2%
Oastlers School
Bradford, BD4 7RH
Special 164 100% 61.6%
Fen Rivers Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 2HU
Special 82 100% 57.3%
Oakgrove School
Cheadle, SK8 3BU
Special 39 100% 61.5%

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
The Gateway School
(Your chosen school)
Special 78 Sign in to see
Oakwood Academy
Eccles, M30 9DY
Special 333
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 147
Wyvern Academy
Weymouth, DT3 5AL
Special 89
Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
Leics, LE18 2DT
Special 252
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT
Special 197
Castlewood School
Birmingham, B36 9LF
Special 99
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR
Special 154
Exeter House Special School
Salisbury, SP1 3BL
Special 194
Greenfields Specialist School for Communication
Northampton, NN3 8XS
Special 100
Saxon Hill Academy
Lichfield, WS14 9DE
Special 132
St Bernard's School
Louth, LN11 8RS
Special 111
Castle Hill School
Huddersfield, HD4 6JL
Special 130
Woodlands Academy
Spilsby, PE23 5EJ
Special 82
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL
Special 173
Brimble Hill Special School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 122
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 170
Westbury Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3BT
Special 119
Queensway
Telford, TF4 3PP
Special 129
Churchill Park Complex Needs School
King's Lynn, PE30 4RP
Special 229
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY
Special 122
Frederick Holmes School
Hull, HU6 8JJ
Special 109
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 218
Trinity Academy New Bridge
Sunderland, SR5 3NF
Special 133
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 144
Ivy House School
Derby, DE23 2FS
Special 103
North Ridge Community School
Doncaster, DN6 7EF
Special 161
Lime Academy Orton
Peterborough, PE2 5SD
Special 153
Heron Academy
London, SE24 0HZ
Special 81
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR
Special 142