Barrs Court 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
Barrs Court School
(Your chosen school)
Special 94 100% 44.7%
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 91 100% 45.7%
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 178 100% 46.6%
Portland Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2NQ
Special 208 100% 60.1%
Wyvern Academy
Weymouth, DT3 5AL
Special 89 100% 43.3%
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 175 100% 49.7%
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Special 158 100% 36.1%
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB
Special 114 100% 36%
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 202 100% 49%
The Lindfield School
Eastbourne, BN22 0BQ
Special 120 100% 47.5%
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Special 129 100% 40.3%
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90 100% 55.6%
Wren Spinney School
Kettering, NN15 7LB
Special 97 100% 44.3%
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 200 100% 47%
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215 100% 44.7%
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 142 100% 40.1%
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU
Special 121 100% 30.6%
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 250 100% 40.8%
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 161 100% 55.3%
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB
Special 97 100% 40.2%
Springfield School
WITNEY, OX28 1AR
Special 116 100% 29.3%
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 158 100% 50%
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 144 100% 38.2%
The Beacon College
Hereford, HR1 1NZ
Special 43 100% 27.9%
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 156 100% 44.2%
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH
Special 74 100% 41.9%
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR
Special 142 100% 52.8%
Trent View College
Scunthorpe, DN17 1DS
Special 45 100% 57.8%
Cromwell High School
Dukinfield, SK16 5BJ
Special 150 100% 52.7%
Baginton Fields Academy
Coventry, CV3 4EA
Special 128 100% 54.7%

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
Barrs Court School
(Your chosen school)
Special 94 Sign in to see
Nyland School
Swindon, SN3 3RD
Special 78
Alexandra School
Harrow, HA2 9DX
Special 83
Riversides School
Worcester, WR1 3HZ
Special 69
Kingfisher School
Redditch, B98 0HF
Special 144
King's Academy Lord Wilson
Southampton, SO31 7NL
Special 59
Newton Bridge Academy
Grantham, NG31 9AX
Special 258
Green Gates Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 0JD
Special 55
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY
Special 110
The Lindfield School
Eastbourne, BN22 0BQ
Special 120
Lever Park School
Bolton, BL6 6DE
Special 101
Nancealverne School
Penzance, TR20 8TP
Special 128
Gosberton House Academy
Spalding, PE11 4EW
Special 99
Springfield School
Leek, ST13 6LQ
Special 71
Phoenix Academy
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 48
Broadmeadow Special School
Wolverhampton, WV1 4AL
Special 73
Brays School
Birmingham, B26 1NS
Special 91
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90
Cherry Trees School
Wolverhampton, WV5 0AX
Special 59
Venture Academy
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AD
Special 48
Two Rivers Primary School
Tamworth, B77 4EN
Special 132
The Chalet School
Swindon, SN3 6EX
Special 87
ACE Tiverton Special School
Tiverton, EX16 5HB
Special 115
St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ
Special 160
St Giles' Spencer Academy
Derby, DE21 6BT
Special 148
The Forest School
Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ
Special 149
Bracken Hill School
Nottingham, NG17 7HZ
Special 173
The Greenwell Academy
Harlow, CM18 7EZ
Special 16
The Brookfield School
Hereford, HR4 9NG
Special 110
Sherbrook Primary School
Cannock, WS11 5SA
Special 135