Grange Academy

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
Grange Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 152 100% 42.1%
The Ashley School
Lowestoft, NR32 4EU
Special 189 100% 53.4%
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE
Special 201 100% 49.8%
Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2PT
Special 126 100% 38.1%
Combe Pafford School
Torquay, TQ2 8NL
Special 257 100% 58%
Catcote Academy
Hartlepool, TS25 4EZ
Special 218 100% 62.4%
Friars Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
Special 143 100% 48.3%
Carwarden House Community School
Camberley, GU15 1EJ
Special 160 100% 44.4%
Pinewood School
Ware, SG12 9PB
Special 209 100% 46.4%
Stone Lodge Academy
Ipswich, IP2 9HW
Special 173 100% 46.8%
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY
Special 110 100% 39.1%
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW
Special 238 100% 33.2%
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX
Special 198 100% 45.5%
St Philip's School
Chessington, KT9 2HR
Special 184 100% 39.3%
Highfield Ely Academy
Ely, CB6 1BD
Special 139 100% 48.8%
West Hill School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 153 100% 41.2%
Treetops School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 324 100% 38.6%
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 103 100% 64.1%
Lancaster School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Special 131 100% 35.9%
Glebe School
West Wickham, BR4 9AE
Special 289 100% 45.3%
Kingswode Hoe School
Colchester, CO3 3QJ
Special 154 100% 54.5%
Endeavour Co-Operative Academy
Brentwood, CM15 8BE
Special 164 100% 40.2%
Crosshill Special School
Darwen, BB3 1HZ
Special 175 100% 44.6%
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 197 100% 41.1%
Cleeve Meadow School
Sidcup, DA14 4JN
Special 138 100% 54.3%
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 154 100% 41.6%
The Bridge Easton
Easton, NR9 5EA
Special 161 100% 34.8%
Samuel Laycock School
Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 8RF
Special 239 100% 55.2%
Milton School
Mexborough, S64 8QG
Special 167 100% 52.1%
Philip Southcote School
Addlestone, KT15 2QH
Special 263 100% 41.1%

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
Grange Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 152 Sign in to see
Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS
Special 134
Priory School
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7BH
Special 224
Kingsley Special Academy
Kettering, NN15 5DP
Special 163
Weatherfield Academy
Dunstable, LU6 1AF
Special 166
Nethergate Academy
Nottingham, NG11 8HX
Special 172
Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2PT
Special 126
Stephenson Academy
Milton Keynes, MK14 6AX
Special 117
Hope Wood Academy
Durham, SR8 3LP
Special 227
Park Community Academy
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 328
INSPIRE Free Special School
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 90
Ash Trees Academy
Billingham, TS23 2BU
Special 183
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Special 171
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW
Special 238
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB
Special 114
Hailey Hall School
Hertford, SG13 7PB
Special 83
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ
Special 183
West Hill School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 153
Westbury Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3BT
Special 119
Pennine View School
Doncaster, DN12 3LR
Special 159
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 103
Kingsdown School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT
Special 130
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215
Welcombe Hills School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6TQ
Special 174
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 204
The Abbey School
Farnham, GU9 8DY
Special 157
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG
Special 211
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 144
Wells Park School
Chigwell, IG7 6NN
Special 59
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 156