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 198 100% 57.6%
Cambridge School
London, W12 0SP
Special 141 100% 58.2%
Little Heath School
Romford, RM6 5RX
Special 264 100% 50.8%
The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
Birmingham, B13 0RW
Special 158 100% 59.5%
Fox Hollies School
Birmingham, B13 8QB
Special 116 100% 66.4%
Langley School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 6TJ
Special 137 100% 59.1%
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP
Special 238 100% 55.5%
Highfield School
Ossett, WF5 9BS
Special 210 100% 51.9%
Southlands School
North Shields, NE30 2QR
Special 136 100% 61.8%
Bamburgh School
South Shields, NE34 7TD
Special 223 100% 55.6%
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL
Special 261 100% 42.9%
Romans Field School
Milton Keynes, MK3 7AW
Special 95 100% 74.7%
Marshfields School
Peterborough, PE1 4PP
Special 205 100% 55.6%
Brackenfield Special School
Nottingham, NG10 4DA
Special 283 100% 52.3%
Alfreton Park Community Special School
Alfreton, DE55 7AL
Special 167 100% 54.5%
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham, DH1 5WB
Special 254 100% 55.1%
Downs View Special School
Brighton, BN2 6BB
Special 224 100% 58.5%
The Collett School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TQ
Special 128 100% 41.4%
Northcott School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU7 4EL
Special 195 100% 47.2%
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 267 100% 50.6%
Harford Manor School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 2LN
Special 110 100% 50%
Cleaswell Hill School
Choppington, NE62 5DJ
Special 261 100% 51%
Manor Green Primary School
Crawley, RH11 0DU
Special 208 100% 31.3%
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ
Special 348 100% 41.1%
Southfield School
Hatfield, AL10 8NN
Special 108 100% 48.1%
Hill Top School
Gateshead, NE10 8LT
Special 127 100% 62.2%
West Gate School
Leicester, LE3 6DG
Special 199 100% 49.2%
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW
Special 243 100% 52.9%
Childwall Abbey School
Liverpool, L16 5EY
Special 216 100% 60.2%
Holly Grove School
Burnley, BB10 1JD
Special 138 100% 42.8%

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 198 Sign in to see
Castlebar School
London, W13 0DH
Special 193
Waverley School
Enfield, EN3 7DL
Special 163
Cricket Green School
Mitcham, CR4 3AF
Special 267
Alt Bridge School
Liverpool, L36 7TA
Special 356
Rumworth School
Bolton, BL3 4TP
Special 363
Woolley Wood School
Sheffield, S5 9QN
Special 99
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ
Special 258
Briarwood School
Bristol, BS16 4EA
Special 167
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL
Special 261
Richmond Hill School
Luton, LU2 7JL
Special 282
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton, LU3 3SP
Special 262
The Woodlands School
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PU
Special 239
Slated Row School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5NJ
Special 232
The Redway School
Milton Keynes, MK6 4HG
Special 184
Heltwate School
Peterborough, PE3 8RL
Special 211
Greenbank School
Northwich, CW8 1LD
Special 129
Ellen Tinkham School
Exeter, EX1 3RW
Special 240
Pathfield School
Barnstaple, EX31 1JU
Special 183
Westfield Arts College
Weymouth, DT3 6AA
Special 233
Yewstock School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW
Special 167
Fred Nicholson School
Swaffham, PE37 7BB
Special 195
Welburn Hall School
York, YO62 7HQ
Special 127
Fiveways Special School
Yeovil, BA21 5AZ
Special 100
Crowdys Hill School
Swindon, SN2 7HJ
Special 348
The Hamlet School
London, E14 7LL
Special 93
Fort Royal
Worcester, WR5 1DR
Special 208
Harlow Fields School and College
Harlow, CM18 6RN
Special 213
Oakfield Park School
Pontefract, WF7 7DT
Special 176
Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE
Special 233