Grangewood 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
Grangewood School
(Your chosen school)
Special 138 100% 35.5%
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 183 100% 41.5%
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 133 100% 51.1%
The Pioneer School
Basildon, SS14 2LA
Special 174 100% 31.6%
Tweendykes School
Hull, HU7 4PW
Special 165 100% 53.9%
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Special 155 100% 33.5%
Joseph Clarke School
London, E4 9PP
Special 105 100% 48.6%
Walton Hall Academy
Stafford, ST21 6JR
Special 201 100% 44.8%
Greenfields Specialist School for Communication
Northampton, NN3 8XS
Special 100 100% 46%
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB
Special 111 100% 32.1%
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 151 100% 44.4%
Bedelsford School
Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2QZ
Special 129 100% 32.8%
Lime Academy Ravensbourne
Romford, RM3 8HN
Special 79 100% 45.6%
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Special 130 100% 36.2%
Brays School
Birmingham, B26 1NS
Special 106 100% 23.6%
Meadowgate Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2JH
Special 182 100% 51.1%
Wightwick Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8DA
Special 139 100% 41%
Wren Spinney Community School
Kettering, NN15 7LB
Special 88 100% 46.6%
Lancaster School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Special 131 100% 39.7%
Newbridge School
Romford, RM6 4TR
Special 175 100% 38.9%
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 136 100% 35.3%
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU
Special 126 100% 31%
Stanton Vale School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP
Special 113 100% 39.8%
The Village School
London, NW9 0JY
Special 323 100% 39%
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 203 100% 41.9%
Warren School
Lowestoft, NR33 8HT
Special 131 100% 45.8%
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 112 100% 33.6%
Springfield School
WITNEY, OX28 1AR
Special 107 100% 31.8%
Windmill Hill School
Luton, LU2 0EZ
Special 103 100% 47.6%
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 155 100% 38.7%

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
Grangewood School
(Your chosen school)
Special 138 Sign in to see
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 133
Rosewood Free School
Southampton, SO16 5NA
Special 64
Greenfields Academy
Grantham, NG31 7US
Special 82
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU
Special 96
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 55
Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB
Special 70
Joseph Clarke School
London, E4 9PP
Special 105
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Special 138
Eden School
Blackburn, BB2 4NW
Special 58
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL
Special 75
Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre
Wolverhampton, WV4 6JP
Special 51
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH
Special 119
Woodlands Academy
Spilsby, PE23 5EJ
Special 70
Vanguard School
London, SE11 6QH
Special 64
Eko Pathways
London, E6 6FE
Special 74
Hollis Academy
Middlesbrough, TS4 3JS
Special 84
Ian Mikardo School
London, E3 3LF
Special 49
Quest Academy
Rugby, CV22 5PE
Special 100
New Park Academy
Eccles, M30 0RW
Special 155
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 136
The Springboard Project
Oldham, OL1 1AN
Special 97
Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR
Special 66
Longford Park School
Manchester, M32 8QJ
Special 77
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA
Special 64
The Fusion Academy
Leicester, LE9 8AG
Special 85
Windmill Hill School
Luton, LU2 0EZ
Special 103
NeneGate
Peterborough, PE1 5GZ
Special 64
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT
Special 185
Brunel School
Paignton, TQ3 2AL
Special 54