St John's 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
St John's School
(Your chosen school)
Special 178 100% 46.6%
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 91 100% 45.7%
Portland Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2NQ
Special 208 100% 60.1%
Melland High School
Gorton, M18 7DT
Special 251 100% 66.1%
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW
Special 189 100% 42.3%
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 94 100% 44.7%
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Special 158 100% 36.1%
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT
Special 197 100% 53.3%
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB
Special 114 100% 36%
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 202 100% 49%
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 170 99.4% 36.5%
Shenstone School
Crayford, DA1 4DZ
Special 209 100% 37.3%
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90 100% 55.6%
Meadowgate Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2JH
Special 181 100% 56.4%
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 200 100% 47%
Oak View School
Loughton, IG10 1TS
Special 138 100% 42.8%
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU
Special 121 100% 30.6%
James Rennie School
Carlisle, CA3 0BU
Special 202 100% 30.3%
Firwood High School
Bolton, BL2 4HU
Special 230 100% 51.3%
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 218 100% 39.9%
Warren School
Lowestoft, NR33 8HT
Special 141 100% 48.9%
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 161 100% 55.3%
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 158 100% 50%
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND
Special 216 100% 43.5%
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 154 100% 41.6%
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 156 100% 44.2%
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR
Special 142 100% 52.8%
Cromwell High School
Dukinfield, SK16 5BJ
Special 150 100% 52.7%
Kennel Lane School
Bracknell, RG42 2EX
Special 198 100% 35.4%
Baginton Fields Academy
Coventry, CV3 4EA
Special 128 100% 54.7%

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
St John's School
(Your chosen school)
Special 178 Sign in to see
Northgate School Academy Trust
Northampton, NN2 6LR
Special 274
Priory School
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7BH
Special 224
Tregonwell Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6QP
Special 144
The St Christopher School
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4AW
Special 262
Lift Wishmore
Woking, GU24 8NE
Special 85
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET
Special 125
Cloughwood Academy
Northwich, CW8 1NU
Special 118
Friars Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
Special 143
Oak Bank School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3BE
Special 126
Woodfield School
London, NW9 7LY
Special 200
Bromley Beacon Academy
Orpington, BR6 9BD
Special 173
St Philip's School
Chessington, KT9 2HR
Special 184
Highfield Ely Academy
Ely, CB6 1BD
Special 139
Nightingale Community Academy
London, SW17 7DF
Special 137
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ
Special 117
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
Special 165
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 200
Rocklands School
Lichfield, WS13 7PH
Special 139
Welcombe Hills School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6TQ
Special 174
Warren School
Lowestoft, NR33 8HT
Special 141
Queensbury School
Birmingham, B24 8BL
Special 348
Heatherwood School
Doncaster, DN2 6HQ
Special 94
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH
Special 166
Soundwell Academy
Kingswood, BS16 4RL
Special 140
North Star 240°
Bristol, BS11 0QA
Special 75
Vale of Evesham School
Evesham, WR11 1BN
Special 187
Cornerstone School
Belvedere, DA17 6DW
Special 99
Wells Park School
Chigwell, IG7 6NN
Special 59
Baginton Fields Academy
Coventry, CV3 4EA
Special 128