Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
---|---|---|---|---|
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 195 | 100% | 58.5% |
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX |
Special | 236 | 100% | 40.3% |
The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
Birmingham, B13 0RW |
Special | 146 | 100% | 60.3% |
Beaufort School
Birmingham, B34 6BJ |
Special | 92 | 100% | 59.8% |
Langley School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 6TJ |
Special | 131 | 100% | 51.9% |
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP |
Special | 225 | 100% | 56.6% |
Camberwell Park Specialist Support School
Manchester, M40 9GJ |
Special | 188 | 100% | 65.4% |
Oakdale School
Dukinfield, SK16 5LD |
Special | 169 | 100% | 62.7% |
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP |
Special | 234 | 100% | 55.6% |
Bamburgh School
South Shields, NE34 7TD |
Special | 222 | 100% | 54.5% |
Epinay Business and Enterprise School
South Shields, NE34 8BT |
Special | 209 | 100% | 57.6% |
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL |
Special | 259 | 100% | 39% |
Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL |
Special | 212 | 100% | 50% |
Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA |
Special | 206 | 100% | 45.6% |
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB |
Special | 224 | 100% | 58.3% |
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN |
Special | 241 | 100% | 44.4% |
Springwell School
Southampton, SO19 6DH |
Special | 272 | 100% | 63.2% |
The Collett School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TQ |
Special | 128 | 100% | 38.3% |
Northcott School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU7 4EL |
Special | 183 | 100% | 47.5% |
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS |
Special | 169 | 100% | 50% |
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT |
Special | 242 | 100% | 48.3% |
Harford Manor School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 2LN |
Special | 106 | 100% | 52.8% |
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ |
Special | 251 | 100% | 50.6% |
St Anthony's School
Chichester, PO19 5PA |
Special | 240 | 100% | 41.3% |
Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU |
Special | 214 | 100% | 31.9% |
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP |
Special | 193 | 100% | 38.9% |
Southfield School
Hatfield, AL10 8NN |
Special | 102 | 100% | 59.8% |
West Gate School
Leicester, LE3 6DG |
Special | 200 | 100% | 45.5% |
Childwall Abbey School
Liverpool, L16 5EY |
Special | 217 | 100% | 59.4% |
Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB |
Special | 166 | 100% | 45.2% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
---|---|---|---|---|
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 195 | Sign in to see | |
Waverley School
Enfield, EN3 7DL |
Special | 163 | ||
Cricket Green School
Mitcham, CR4 3AF |
Special | 263 | ||
Alt Bridge School
Liverpool, L36 7TA |
Special | 325 | ||
Rumworth School
Bolton, BL3 4TP |
Special | 336 | ||
Woolley Wood School
Sheffield, S5 9QN |
Special | 102 | ||
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ |
Special | 257 | ||
Briarwood School
Bristol, BS16 4EA |
Special | 167 | ||
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL |
Special | 259 | ||
Richmond Hill School
Luton, LU2 7JL |
Special | 282 | ||
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP |
Special | 263 | ||
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY |
Special | 240 | ||
The Woodlands School
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PU |
Special | 233 | ||
Slated Row School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5NJ |
Special | 237 | ||
Greenbank School
Northwich, CW8 1LD |
Special | 121 | ||
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW |
Special | 236 | ||
The Lampard Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9DD |
Special | 184 | ||
Pathfield School
Barnstaple, EX31 1JU |
Special | 190 | ||
Beaucroft Foundation School
Wimborne, BH21 2SS |
Special | 231 | ||
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW |
Special | 170 | ||
Hill Park School
Brighton, BN41 2FU |
Special | 264 | ||
Amwell View School
Ware, SG12 8EH |
Special | 184 | ||
Welburn Hall School
York, YO62 7HQ |
Special | 112 | ||
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ |
Special | 98 | ||
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ |
Special | 326 | ||
Stephen Hawking School
London, E14 7LL |
Special | 98 | ||
Fort Royal
Worcester, WR5 1DR |
Special | 232 | ||
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN |
Special | 177 | ||
Kingsland Primary School
Wakefield, WF3 4BA |
Special | 201 | ||
Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE |
Special | 235 |