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 29 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 207 100% 40.1%
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE
Special 195 100% 49.7%
Dove House Academy
Basingstoke, RG21 5SU
Special 230 100% 39.1%
Alfriston School
Beaconsfield, HP9 2TS
Special 159 100% 27%
The Iffley Academy
Oxford, OX4 4DU
Special 176 100% 44.3%
The St Marylebone Church of England Bridge School
London, W10 4LE
Special 66 100% 56.1%
Kingsbury Academy
Coventry, CV6 1PJ
Special 99 100% 38.4%
Grantham Additional Needs Fellowship
Grantham, NG31 9AX
Special 251 100% 42.2%
Ash Trees Academy
Billingham, TS23 2BU
Special 175 100% 42.9%
Grove House School
Brentwood, CM15 9DA
Special 128 100% 25.8%
Danecourt School
Gillingham, ME8 6AA
Special 254 100% 45.7%
St Lawrence School
Horncastle, LN9 5EJ
Special 181 100% 59.7%
St Bernard's School
Louth, LN11 8RS
Special 101 100% 62.4%
The Orchards
Stretford, M32 9TG
Special 127 100% 57.9%
Daventry Hill School
Daventry, NN11 0QE
Special 221 100% 37.1%
Doubletrees School
Par, PL24 2DS
Special 103 100% 44.7%
Springfield School
Leek, ST13 6LQ
Special 71 100% 38%
Courtlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5JS
Special 107 100% 50.5%
Cherry Trees School
Wolverhampton, WV5 0AX
Special 52 100% 36.5%
West Hill School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 149 100% 40.3%
Rocklands School
Lichfield, WS13 7PH
Special 138 100% 46.4%
Two Rivers Primary School
Tamworth, B77 4EN
Special 129 100% 39.5%
The Abbey School
Farnham, GU9 8DY
Special 145 100% 39.3%
Capella House School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL
Special 67 100% 26.9%
The Park School
Woking, GU22 7AT
Special 110 100% 38.2%
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 191 100% 45%
The Martin Bacon Academy
Northstowe, CB24 1DH
Special 127 100% 37%
North Ridge Community School
Doncaster, DN6 7EF
Special 149 100% 45%
Castle EAST School
Bungay, NR35 1JS
Special 78 100% 41%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 29 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 207 Sign in to see
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 183
Kingsley Special Academy
Kettering, NN15 5DP
Special 156
Barbara Priestman Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7QN
Special 172
Hope Wood Academy
Durham, SR8 3LP
Special 227
Grange Academy
Bedford, MK42 8AU
Special 149
Cloughwood Academy
Northwich, CW8 1NU
Special 122
Park Community Academy
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 330
Friars Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
Special 151
Oak Bank School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3BE
Special 127
INSPIRE Free Special School
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 68
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW
Special 236
St Bernard's School
Louth, LN11 8RS
Special 101
Abbey School
Rotherham, S61 2RA
Special 218
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ
Special 100
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
Special 160
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW
Special 145
Pennine View School
Doncaster, DN12 3LR
Special 137
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 97
Welcombe Hills School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6TQ
Special 184
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 203
Warren School
Lowestoft, NR33 8HT
Special 131
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 112
Heatherwood School
Doncaster, DN2 6HQ
Special 82
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH
Special 153
North Star 240°
Bristol, BS11 0QA
Special 76
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR
Special 56
Cornerstone School
Belvedere, DA17 6DW
Special 78
Green Meadows Academy
Leeds, LS20 8LS
Special 218