Priory 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
Priory School
(Your chosen school)
Special 224 100% 47.3%
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE
Special 201 100% 49.8%
Alfriston School
Beaconsfield, HP9 2TS
Special 164 100% 26.8%
The Iffley Academy
Oxford, OX4 4DU
Special 179 100% 45.3%
The St Marylebone Church of England Bridge School
London, W10 4LE
Special 71 100% 52.1%
Kingsbury Academy
Coventry, CV6 1PJ
Special 102 100% 40.2%
Regency High School
Worcester, WR4 9JL
Special 306 100% 50%
Newton Bridge Academy
Grantham, NG31 9AX
Special 258 100% 46.5%
Ash Trees Academy
Billingham, TS23 2BU
Special 183 100% 43.7%
Grove House School
Brentwood, CM15 9DA
Special 126 100% 24.6%
Warren Wood - A Specialist Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 1PU
Special 118 100% 63.6%
St Lawrence School
Horncastle, LN9 5EJ
Special 180 100% 58.3%
The Orchards
Stretford, M32 9TG
Special 141 100% 54.9%
Nancealverne School
Penzance, TR20 8TP
Special 128 100% 50.8%
Doubletrees School
Par, PL24 2DS
Special 103 100% 49.5%
Springfield School
Leek, ST13 6LQ
Special 71 100% 32.4%
Courtlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5JS
Special 108 100% 50.9%
Cherry Trees School
Wolverhampton, WV5 0AX
Special 59 100% 47.5%
Beckfoot Phoenix
Keighley, BD22 6HZ
Special 113 100% 36.3%
Rocklands School
Lichfield, WS13 7PH
Special 139 100% 46%
Brookfields School
Widnes, WA8 3JA
Special 131 100% 50.4%
Two Rivers Primary School
Tamworth, B77 4EN
Special 132 100% 37.9%
The Abbey School
Farnham, GU9 8DY
Special 157 100% 42%
Watermill School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6JZ
Special 240 100% 47.9%
Capella House School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL
Special 87 100% 42.5%
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 181 100% 42%
North Ridge Community School
Doncaster, DN6 7EF
Special 161 100% 46%
Castle EAST School
Bungay, NR35 1JS
Special 120 100% 41.7%
Sladewood Academy
Stroud, GL5 1NL
Special 55 100% 32.7%
Abbey Hill Academy & College
Stoke-On-Trent, ST3 5PP
Special 373 100% 53.9%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 28 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
Priory School
(Your chosen school)
Special 224 Sign in to see
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 178
Kingsley Special Academy
Kettering, NN15 5DP
Special 163
Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2PT
Special 126
Barbara Priestman Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7QN
Special 190
Hope Wood Academy
Durham, SR8 3LP
Special 227
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET
Special 125
Grange Academy
Bedford, MK42 8AU
Special 152
Cloughwood Academy
Northwich, CW8 1NU
Special 118
Oak Bank School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3BE
Special 126
INSPIRE Free Special School
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 90
Abbey School
Rotherham, S61 2RA
Special 234
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ
Special 117
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
Special 165
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW
Special 139
Woodlands Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ
Special 95
Pennine View School
Doncaster, DN12 3LR
Special 159
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 103
Welcombe Hills School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6TQ
Special 174
Warren School
Lowestoft, NR33 8HT
Special 141
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 118
Heatherwood School
Doncaster, DN2 6HQ
Special 94
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH
Special 166
North Star 240°
Bristol, BS11 0QA
Special 75
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR
Special 64
Cornerstone School
Belvedere, DA17 6DW
Special 99
Green Meadows Academy
Leeds, LS20 8LS
Special 221
Wells Park School
Chigwell, IG7 6NN
Special 59