Granta 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
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
Schools we've chosen
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