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 149 100% 37.6%
The Ashley School
Lowestoft, NR32 4EU
Special 167 100% 53.3%
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE
Special 195 100% 49.7%
Dove House Academy
Basingstoke, RG21 5SU
Special 230 100% 39.1%
Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2PT
Special 125 100% 36%
Combe Pafford School
Torquay, TQ2 8NL
Special 258 100% 56.2%
Carew Academy
Wallington, SM6 7NH
Special 246 100% 51.2%
Catcote Academy
Hartlepool, TS25 4EZ
Special 211 100% 61.1%
Friars Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
Special 151 100% 45%
Carwarden House Community School
Camberley, GU15 1EJ
Special 156 100% 36.5%
Pinewood School
Ware, SG12 9PB
Special 210 100% 43.1%
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY
Special 112 100% 37.5%
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW
Special 236 100% 37.7%
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX
Special 207 100% 47.8%
St Philip's School
Chessington, KT9 2HR
Special 182 100% 35.2%
Highfield Ely Academy
Ely, CB6 1BD
Special 138 100% 47.6%
Clarendon School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL
Special 165 100% 35.2%
Treetops School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 309 100% 36.2%
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 97 100% 58.8%
Glebe School
West Wickham, BR4 9AE
Special 279 100% 41.6%
Kingswode Hoe School
Colchester, CO3 3QJ
Special 151 100% 51%
Culverhill School
Bristol, BS37 8SZ
Special 149 100% 27.5%
Endeavour Co-Operative Academy
Brentwood, CM15 8BE
Special 163 100% 41.1%
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 196 100% 35.7%
Cleeve Meadow School
Sidcup, DA14 4JN
Special 133 100% 55.6%
The Martin Bacon Academy
Northstowe, CB24 1DH
Special 127 100% 37%
The Forest School
Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ
Special 147 100% 38.8%
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 146 100% 38.4%
Samuel Laycock School
Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 8RF
Special 228 100% 47.8%
Milton School
Mexborough, S64 8QG
Special 148 100% 57.4%

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 149 Sign in to see
Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS
Special 138
Thriftwood School
Chelmsford, CM2 8RW
Special 252
Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2PT
Special 125
Barbara Priestman Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7QN
Special 172
Hope Wood Academy
Durham, SR8 3LP
Special 227
Friars Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
Special 151
INSPIRE Free Special School
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 68
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY
Special 112
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Special 160
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW
Special 236
Lime Academy Ravensbourne
Romford, RM3 8HN
Special 79
Abbey School
Rotherham, S61 2RA
Special 218
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ
Special 100
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW
Special 145
Pennine View School
Doncaster, DN12 3LR
Special 137
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB
Special 82
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 97
Welcombe Hills School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6TQ
Special 184
Culverhill School
Bristol, BS37 8SZ
Special 149
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 201
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG
Special 197
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 112
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 152
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH
Special 153
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR
Special 56
Adelaide Heath Academy
Knutsford, WA16 8PA
Special 74
Green Meadows Academy
Leeds, LS20 8LS
Special 218
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 155
Mount Tamar School
Plymouth, PL5 2EF
Special 106