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 88 100% 42%
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 92 100% 44.6%
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 183 100% 41.5%
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET
Special 122 100% 35.2%
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 167 100% 50.3%
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Special 155 100% 33.5%
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD
Special 198 100% 55.6%
Blackfriars Academy
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF
Special 118 100% 40.7%
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY
Special 112 100% 37.5%
The Lindfield School
Eastbourne, BN22 0BQ
Special 114 100% 43%
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 144 100% 46.5%
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Special 130 100% 36.2%
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90 100% 48.9%
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215 100% 46%
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Special 124 100% 39.5%
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 136 100% 35.3%
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU
Special 126 100% 31%
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 236 100% 38.6%
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY
Special 119 100% 41.9%
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB
Special 97 100% 36.1%
Springfield School
WITNEY, OX28 1AR
Special 107 100% 31.8%
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 152 100% 46.7%
Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR
Special 66 100% 36.4%
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 140 100% 39.3%
Mabel Prichard School
Oxford, OX4 6SB
Special 117 100% 38.1%
The Beacon College
Hereford, HR1 1NZ
Special 42 100% 25.6%
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 155 100% 38.7%
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH
Special 72 100% 40.3%
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR
Special 140 100% 53.6%
Trent View College
Scunthorpe, DN17 1DS
Special 29 100% 37.9%

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 88 Sign in to see
Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2PT
Special 125
Nyland School
Swindon, SN3 3RD
Special 80
Alexandra School
Harrow, HA2 9DX
Special 81
Riversides School
Worcester, WR1 3HZ
Special 68
Kingfisher School
Redditch, B98 0HF
Special 139
Grantham Additional Needs Fellowship
Grantham, NG31 9AX
Special 251
Green Gates Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 0JD
Special 47
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY
Special 112
The Lindfield School
Eastbourne, BN22 0BQ
Special 114
Lever Park School
Bolton, BL6 6DE
Special 98
Nancealverne School
Penzance, TR20 8TP
Special 96
Joseph Norton Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 9JU
Special 60
Gosberton House Academy
Spalding, PE11 4EW
Special 101
Springfield School
Leek, ST13 6LQ
Special 71
Phoenix Academy
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 47
Broadmeadow Special School
Wolverhampton, WV1 4AL
Special 75
Brays School
Birmingham, B26 1NS
Special 106
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90
Cherry Trees School
Wolverhampton, WV5 0AX
Special 52
Venture Academy
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AD
Special 46
Yeoman Park Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8PS
Special 108
Two Rivers Primary School
Tamworth, B77 4EN
Special 129
The Chalet School
Swindon, SN3 6EX
Special 80
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD
Special 201
ACE Tiverton Special School
Tiverton, EX16 5HB
Special 108
St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ
Special 154
The Park School
Woking, GU22 7AT
Special 110
St Giles' Spencer Academy
Derby, DE21 6BT
Special 148
The Forest School
Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ
Special 147