John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea

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
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
Schools we've chosen
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