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 183 100% 41.5%
The Avenue Special School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 233 100% 38.6%
The Pioneer School
Basildon, SS14 2LA
Special 174 100% 31.6%
Portland Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2NQ
Special 204 100% 58.3%
Melland High School
Gorton, M18 7DT
Special 223 100% 57%
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Special 155 100% 33.5%
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT
Special 193 100% 50.3%
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB
Special 111 100% 32.1%
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 215 100% 48.4%
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 144 100% 46.5%
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 171 100% 35.1%
Shenstone School
Crayford, DA1 4DZ
Special 191 100% 34%
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90 100% 48.9%
Meadowgate Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2JH
Special 182 100% 51.1%
NCEA Castle School
Ashington, NE63 9FZ
Special 138 100% 52.2%
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU
Special 126 100% 31%
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY
Special 119 100% 41.9%
James Rennie School
Carlisle, CA3 0BU
Special 189 100% 28.6%
Firwood High School
Bolton, BL2 4HU
Special 212 100% 51.4%
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 203 100% 41.9%
Warren School
Lowestoft, NR33 8HT
Special 131 100% 45.8%
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD
Special 201 100% 38.3%
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB
Special 97 100% 36.1%
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 152 100% 46.7%
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND
Special 182 100% 42.3%
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 140 100% 39.3%
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 237 86.5% 44.7%
Mabel Prichard School
Oxford, OX4 6SB
Special 117 100% 38.1%
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 155 100% 38.7%
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR
Special 140 100% 53.6%

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 183 Sign in to see
Northgate School Academy Trust
Northampton, NN2 6LR
Special 256
Tregonwell Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6QP
Special 145
The St Christopher School
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4AW
Special 257
Wishmore Cross Academy
Woking, GU24 8NE
Special 65
Grange Academy
Bedford, MK42 8AU
Special 149
Cloughwood Academy
Northwich, CW8 1NU
Special 122
Oak Bank School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3BE
Special 127
Woodfield School
London, NW9 7LY
Special 192
John F Kennedy Special School
London, E15 4RZ
Special 181
Highfield Ely Academy
Ely, CB6 1BD
Special 138
Nightingale Community Academy
London, SW17 7DF
Special 134
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ
Special 100
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
Special 160
Tor View School
Rossendale, BB4 6LR
Special 260
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 202
Rocklands School
Lichfield, WS13 7PH
Special 138
Welcombe Hills School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6TQ
Special 184
James Rennie School
Carlisle, CA3 0BU
Special 189
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 203
Warren School
Lowestoft, NR33 8HT
Special 131
Queensbury School
Birmingham, B24 8BL
Special 306
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 154
Heatherwood School
Doncaster, DN2 6HQ
Special 82
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH
Special 153
The Harbour School
Portsmouth, PO2 8RA
Special 200
Soundwell Academy
Kingswood, BS16 4RL
Special 133
North Star 240°
Bristol, BS11 0QA
Special 76
Vale of Evesham School
Evesham, WR11 1BN
Special 181
Cornerstone School
Belvedere, DA17 6DW
Special 78