Melland High 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
Melland High School
(Your chosen school)
Special 223 100% 57%
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 92 100% 44.6%
The Avenue Special School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 233 100% 38.6%
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 183 100% 41.5%
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 133 100% 51.1%
Portland Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2NQ
Special 204 100% 58.3%
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Special 155 100% 33.5%
Co-op Academy Southfield
Bradford, BD5 9ET
Special 325 100% 46.2%
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT
Special 193 100% 50.3%
The Cavendish High Academy
Runcorn, WA7 4YX
Special 108 100% 61.1%
Piper Hill High School
Manchester, M23 2YS
Special 278 100% 59.7%
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 215 100% 48.4%
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 144 100% 46.5%
Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF
Special 141 100% 68.8%
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 171 100% 35.1%
Chatsworth High School and Community College
Salford, M30 9DY
Special 177 100% 60.5%
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%
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%
Elms Bank
Bury, M45 8PJ
Special 339 100% 44.1%
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 154 100% 59.1%
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 152 100% 46.7%
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND
Special 182 100% 42.3%
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 237 86.5% 44.7%
Mayfield School
Birmingham, B19 1HJ
Special 309 100% 61.2%
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
Melland High School
(Your chosen school)
Special 223 Sign in to see
The Avenue Special School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 233
Beaumont Hill Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN
Special 328
Columbus School and College
Chelmsford, CM1 4ZB
Special 283
Oakwood Academy
Eccles, M30 9DY
Special 315
New Bridge School
Oldham, OL8 3PH
Special 644
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Special 155
Severndale Specialist Academy
Shrewsbury, SY2 5SH
Special 414
Highfield Littleport Academy
Ely, CB6 1LJ
Special 143
The Bridge Integrated Learning Space
London, N1 0HY
Special 27
Piper Hill High School
Manchester, M23 2YS
Special 278
Springwell Leeds Academy
Leeds, LS10 3JA
Special 326
Doubletrees School
Par, PL24 2DS
Special 103
Clarendon School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL
Special 165
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Special 130
Spring Brook Academy
Oldham, M35 0DQ
Special 111
Willow Dene School
Plumstead, SE18 2JD
Special 287
Knowle DGE Academy
Bristol, BS4 1QY
Special 166
Hob Moor Oaks Academy
York, YO24 4PS
Special 118
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Special 124
Arbour Vale School
Slough, SL2 3AE
Special 345
Grange School
Manchester, M12 4GR
Special 263
The Village School
London, NW9 0JY
Special 323
Firwood High School
Bolton, BL2 4HU
Special 212
Elms Bank
Bury, M45 8PJ
Special 339
Cleeve Meadow School
Sidcup, DA14 4JN
Special 133
The Milestone School
Gloucester, GL2 9EU
Special 327
Capella House School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL
Special 67
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 237
The Martin Bacon Academy
Northstowe, CB24 1DH
Special 127