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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Granta School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 182 | 100% | 41.2% |
Pens Meadow School
Stourbridge, DY8 5ST |
Special | 114 | 100% | 41.2% |
Reynalds Cross School
Solihull, B92 7ER |
Special | 143 | 100% | 41.3% |
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP |
Special | 234 | 100% | 55.6% |
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ |
Special | 257 | 100% | 40.5% |
Highfield School
Ossett, WF5 9BS |
Special | 208 | 100% | 49.5% |
Ivel Valley School & College
Biggleswade, SG18 0NL |
Special | 259 | 100% | 39% |
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton, LU2 9AY |
Special | 240 | 100% | 29.8% |
The Castle School
Newbury, RG14 2JG |
Special | 199 | 100% | 43.2% |
The Redway School
Milton Keynes, MK6 4HG |
Special | 179 | 100% | 40.2% |
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD |
Special | 157 | 100% | 38.9% |
Kirkleatham Hall School
Redcar, TS10 4QR |
Special | 204 | 100% | 50.5% |
Sandgate School
Kendal, LA9 6JG |
Special | 151 | 100% | 29.1% |
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU |
Special | 153 | 100% | 43.8% |
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN |
Special | 241 | 100% | 44.4% |
Shorefields School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6HF |
Special | 162 | 100% | 54.9% |
Garston Manor School
Watford, WD25 7HR |
Special | 163 | 100% | 41.7% |
Greenside School
Stevenage, SG2 9XS |
Special | 190 | 100% | 34.2% |
Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG |
Special | 136 | 100% | 53.7% |
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA |
Special | 112 | 100% | 39.3% |
Mayfield School
Chorley, PR7 3HN |
Special | 129 | 100% | 38% |
Hall School
Norwich, NR6 7AD |
Special | 99 | 100% | 42.4% |
Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND |
Special | 158 | 100% | 43% |
Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF |
Special | 179 | 100% | 36.3% |
St Giles School
Retford, DN22 7NJ |
Special | 201 | 100% | 43.8% |
Polden Bower School
Bridgwater, TA6 4GU |
Special | 247 | 100% | 43.7% |
Fordwater School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 6PP |
Special | 193 | 100% | 38.9% |
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW |
Special | 240 | 99.6% | 50% |
Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE |
Special | 235 | 100% | 45.1% |
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE |
Special | 237 | 100% | 46.4% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Granta School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 182 | Sign in to see | |
Tuke School
London, SE15 6ER |
Special | 100 | ||
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School
London, W9 3LG |
Special | 90 | ||
Priory School
London, SE19 3QN |
Special | 138 | ||
Waverley School
Enfield, EN3 7DL |
Special | 163 | ||
Lindon Bennett School
Feltham, TW13 6ST |
Special | 179 | ||
Langley School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 6TJ |
Special | 131 | ||
Millstead School
Liverpool, L5 3LU |
Special | 263 | ||
Foxfield School
Woodchurch, CH49 5LF |
Special | 212 | ||
The Birches School
Manchester, M20 2XZ |
Special | 170 | ||
Brentwood School
Sale, M33 4GY |
Special | 169 | ||
Ravenshall School
Dewsbury, WF12 9EE |
Special | 200 | ||
The Edith Borthwick School
Braintree, CM7 2YN |
Special | 241 | ||
Osborne School
Winchester, SO23 7GA |
Special | 218 | ||
Ifield School
Gravesend, DA12 5JT |
Special | 276 | ||
Rowhill School
Longfield, DA3 7PW |
Special | 161 | ||
Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND |
Special | 158 | ||
Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF |
Special | 179 | ||
St Giles School
Retford, DN22 7NJ |
Special | 201 | ||
Oakfield High School and College
Wigan, WN2 4XA |
Special | 399 | ||
Beacon Hill School
North Tyneside, NE28 9JW |
Special | 240 | ||
Woodlands School
Edgware, HA8 6JP |
Special | 137 | ||
Heart of the Forest Community Special School
Coleford, GL16 7EJ |
Special | 143 | ||
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA |
Special | 245 | ||
The Oaks Secondary School
Spennymoor, DL16 7DB |
Special | 349 | ||
Evergreen Primary School
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LS |
Special | 205 | ||
Park View School
South Shields, NE34 0QA |
Special | 48 | ||
Castle School, Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2EE |
Special | 235 | ||
Newbridge Learning Community
Wigan, WN2 3TL |
Special | 87 | ||
Stone Hill School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB |
Special | 166 |