The Mark Way 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 Mark Way School
(Your chosen school)
Special 118 100% 51.7%
Oaktree School
London, N14 4HN
Special 143 100% 53.8%
Sutton School
Dudley, DY1 2DU
Special 189 100% 52.9%
Castle School
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 230 100% 57%
Westhaven School
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT
Special 185 100% 45.4%
White Spire School
Milton Keynes, MK3 6EW
Special 170 100% 45.9%
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ
Special 172 100% 45.9%
Stony Dean School
Amersham, HP7 9JW
Special 213 100% 38.5%
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP
Special 105 99.1% 41.9%
Marshfields School
Peterborough, PE1 4PP
Special 191 100% 54.5%
Southbrook School
Exeter, EX2 6JB
Special 139 100% 41.7%
The Lampard Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9DD
Special 184 100% 56.5%
Mountjoy School
Beaminster, DT8 3HB
Special 112 100% 40.2%
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW
Special 170 100% 47.6%
Grove Park School
Crowborough, TN6 1BN
Special 143 100% 28.7%
Osborne School
Winchester, SO23 7GA
Special 218 100% 37.6%
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD
Special 151 100% 44.4%
Heathfield Special School
Fareham, PO14 3BN
Special 141 100% 44.7%
Baycroft School
Fareham, PO14 2AE
Special 199 100% 51.3%
Glenwood School
Emsworth, PO10 7NN
Special 115 100% 55.7%
Great Arley School
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 4HH
Special 107 100% 56.1%
Sidestrand Hall School
Cromer, NR27 0NH
Special 193 100% 48.7%
Fred Nicholson School
Dereham, NR19 1JB
Special 197 100% 54.3%
The Parkside School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 3JA
Special 189 100% 53.4%
Barndale School
Alnwick, NE66 1DQ
Special 90 100% 54.4%
Gosden House School
Guildford, GU5 0AH
Special 125 100% 49.6%
Woodfield School
Redhill, RH1 3PR
Special 198 100% 50%
Manor Green College
Crawley, RH11 0DX
Special 210 100% 38.6%
Oak Grove College
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Special 279 100% 47.7%
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA
Special 144 100% 41.7%

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 Mark Way School
(Your chosen school)
Special 118 Sign in to see
Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre
London, N20 0DH
Special 178
Phoenix Arch School
London, NW10 0NQ
Special 55
Cherry Oak School
Birmingham, B29 6PB
Special 112
Princes School
Liverpool, L8 1YQ
Special 216
Newfield School
Liverpool, L23 4TG
Special 129
Green Fold School
Bolton, BL4 0NS
Special 166
The Rowan School
Sheffield, S17 3PT
Special 100
Pebble Brook School
Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ
Special 172
Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA
Special 206
Villa Real School
Consett, DH8 6BH
Special 119
Grove Park School
Crowborough, TN6 1BN
Special 143
Riverside Community Special School
Waterlooville, PO7 5QD
Special 151
Maple Ridge School
Basingstoke, RG21 5SX
Special 104
Icknield School
Andover, SP11 6LT
Special 94
Rachel Madocks School
Waterlooville, PO8 9XP
Special 102
The Waterloo School
Waterlooville, PO7 7JJ
Special 75
Saxon Wood School
Basingstoke, RG24 9NH
Special 44
Wolverdene Special School
Andover, SP10 2AF
Special 56
Oak Lodge School
Southampton, SO45 4RQ
Special 164
Middleton School
Ware, SG12 9PD
Special 112
Meadow Wood School
Bushey, WD23 4NN
Special 37
Harford Manor School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 2LN
Special 106
Woodlands School
Leatherhead, KT22 8RY
Special 106
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Horsham
Horsham, RH13 5NW
Special 138
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN
Special 145
Cornfield School, Littlehampton
Littlehampton, BN17 6HY
Special 79
Silverdale School
Wallsend, NE28 0HG
Special 143
Prospect School
Havant, PO9 4AQ
Special 85
Pendle View Primary School
Colne, BB8 8JT
Special 134