Highfurlong 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
Highfurlong School
(Your chosen school)
Special 124 100% 55.6%
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 147 100% 49.7%
Tweendykes School
Hull, HU7 4PW
Special 166 100% 54.8%
Friars Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
Special 143 100% 48.3%
The Cavendish High Academy
Runcorn, WA7 4YX
Special 107 100% 62.6%
Stone Lodge Academy
Ipswich, IP2 9HW
Special 173 100% 46.8%
Blackfriars Academy
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF
Special 120 100% 39.2%
Greenfields Specialist School for Communication
Northampton, NN3 8XS
Special 100 100% 46%
Lime Academy Forest Approach
Romford, RM3 9YA
Special 129 100% 54.3%
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX
Special 198 100% 45.5%
Westcroft School
Wolverhampton, WV10 8NZ
Special 193 100% 71.5%
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 157 100% 50.3%
Abbey School
Rotherham, S61 2RA
Special 234 100% 54.3%
Curnow School
Redruth, TR15 1LU
Special 112 100% 50%
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Special 129 100% 40.3%
Halcyon Way School
Oldham Ol9 9QE
Special 118 100% 46.6%
Brays School
Birmingham, B26 1NS
Special 91 100% 34.1%
Wightwick Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8DA
Special 164 100% 45.1%
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 103 100% 64.1%
Kingswode Hoe School
Colchester, CO3 3QJ
Special 154 100% 54.5%
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 142 100% 40.1%
Frederick Holmes School
Hull, HU6 8JJ
Special 109 100% 42.2%
Warren School
Lowestoft, NR33 8HT
Special 141 100% 48.9%
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 161 100% 55.3%
Chelveston Road School
Higham Ferrers, NN10 8HN
Special 117 100% 44.4%
Penn Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV4 5HP
Special 139 100% 62.3%
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT
Special 190 100% 54.2%
Trent View College
Scunthorpe, DN17 1DS
Special 45 100% 57.8%
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 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
Highfurlong School
(Your chosen school)
Special 124 Sign in to see
The Avenue Special School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 246
The Centre School
Cambridge, CB24 8UA
Special 137
Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy
Ipswich, IP1 6SG
Special 99
Lift Columbus
Chelmsford, CM1 4ZB
Special 287
Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley
Hinckley, LE10 0EA
Special 404
Melland High School
Gorton, M18 7DT
Special 251
New Bridge School
Oldham, OL8 3PH
Special 717
Abbey Hill Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8BU
Special 367
Severndale Specialist Academy
Shrewsbury, SY2 5SH
Special 415
Highfield Littleport Academy
Ely, CB6 1LJ
Special 146
Piper Hill High School
Manchester, M23 2YS
Special 281
Trinity Academy Newcastle
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 8XJ
Special 206
Springwell Leeds Academy
Leeds, LS10 3JA
Special 346
Clarendon School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL
Special 163
Spring Brook Academy
Oldham, M35 0DQ
Special 114
Hollis Academy
Middlesbrough, TS4 3JS
Special 89
Willow Dene School
Plumstead, SE18 2JD
Special 309
Knowle DGE Academy
Bristol, BS4 1QY
Special 163
Hob Moor Oaks Academy
York, YO24 4PS
Special 127
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Special 129
Grange School
Manchester, M12 4GR
Special 275
The Village School
London, NW9 0JY
Special 311
The Milestone School
Gloucester, GL2 9EU
Special 318
Co-op Academy Delius
Bradford, BD3 8QX
Special 176
Capella House School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL
Special 87
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 260
Cromwell High School
Dukinfield, SK16 5BJ
Special 150
Springwood Primary School
Salford, M27 5LP
Special 360
Rowan Park School
Liverpool, L21 0DB
Special 317