Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
---|---|---|---|---|
Marchbank Free School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 53 | 100% | 75.5% |
Cloughwood Academy
Northwich, CW8 1NU |
Special | 122 | 100% | 70.5% |
Riversides School
Worcester, WR1 3HZ |
Special | 68 | 100% | 80.9% |
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB |
Special | 84 | 100% | 67.9% |
Westlands Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9RA |
Special | 83 | 100% | 68.7% |
Trinity Academy Newcastle
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 8XJ |
Special | 198 | 100% | 86.2% |
Cuckmere House School
Seaford, BN25 4BA |
Special | 81 | 100% | 64.2% |
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU |
Special | 85 | 100% | 65.9% |
St Mary's School
Heathfield, TN21 0BT |
Special | 88 | 100% | 54.5% |
Bridgeview Special School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD |
Special | 62 | 100% | 75.8% |
Riverside Meadows Academy
St Neots, PE19 1EA |
Special | 107 | 100% | 72% |
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ |
Special | 100 | 100% | 58% |
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB |
Special | 82 | 100% | 67.1% |
Aspire Academy
Welling, DA16 1JB |
Special | 55 | 100% | 74.5% |
Venture Academy
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AD |
Special | 46 | 100% | 67.4% |
Knowle DGE Academy
Bristol, BS4 1QY |
Special | 166 | 100% | 75.3% |
Unified Academy
Dorking, RH5 4DB |
Special | 61 | 100% | 83.6% |
Trinity Academy New Bridge
Sunderland, SR5 3NF |
Special | 134 | 100% | 70.9% |
Hamilton School
Reading, RG1 5SG |
Special | 60 | 100% | 63.3% |
Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ |
Special | 83 | 100% | 69.9% |
Northern House Academy
Oxford, OX2 7JN |
Special | 87 | 100% | 55.2% |
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA |
Special | 64 | 100% | 57.8% |
Soundwell Academy
Kingswood, BS16 4RL |
Special | 133 | 100% | 62.4% |
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ |
Special | 56 | 100% | 71.4% |
North Star 240°
Bristol, BS11 0QA |
Special | 76 | 100% | 81.6% |
The Promise School
Okehampton, EX20 1GH |
Special | 46 | 100% | 67.4% |
River Tees Academy Grangetown
Middlesbrough, TS3 7EA |
Special | 40 | 100% | 80% |
Brompton Hall School
Scarborough, YO13 9DB |
Special | 83 | 100% | 63.9% |
Gilbert Ward Academy
Blyth, NE24 2TS |
Special | 29 | 100% | 58.6% |
Brunel School
Paignton, TQ3 2AL |
Special | 54 | 100% | 79.6% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
---|---|---|---|---|
Marchbank Free School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 53 | Sign in to see | |
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE |
Special | 195 | ||
Lighthouse School Leeds
Leeds, LS16 6QB |
Special | 88 | ||
The Cedars Academy
Gateshead, NE9 6QD |
Special | 231 | ||
Carew Academy
Wallington, SM6 7NH |
Special | 246 | ||
Adelaide School
Crewe, CW1 3DT |
Special | 91 | ||
Discovery Academy
Nuneaton, CV11 5SS |
Special | 97 | ||
Walton Hall Academy
Stafford, ST21 6JR |
Special | 201 | ||
Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy
Swanley, BR8 8DR |
Special | 124 | ||
Cuckmere House School
Seaford, BN25 4BA |
Special | 81 | ||
St Mary's School
Heathfield, TN21 0BT |
Special | 88 | ||
Cicely Haughton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0BX |
Special | 59 | ||
Loxley Hall School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8RS |
Special | 103 | ||
Bedelsford School
Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2QZ |
Special | 129 | ||
Spa School Camberwell
London, SE5 7EW |
Special | 101 | ||
Wightwick Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8DA |
Special | 139 | ||
Oak Hill School
London, EN4 8XE |
Special | 51 | ||
Kingswode Hoe School
Colchester, CO3 3QJ |
Special | 151 | ||
Grafham Grange School
Guildford, GU5 0LH |
Special | 74 | ||
Brantridge School
Haywards Heath, RH17 6EQ |
Special | 69 | ||
The Grove
London, N17 6AR |
Special | 128 | ||
Littlegreen Academy
Chichester, PO18 9NW |
Special | 78 | ||
Mo Mowlam Academy
Redcar, TS10 1PA |
Special | 96 | ||
Becton School
Sheffield, S20 1NZ |
Special | 125 | ||
Battledown Centre for Children and Families
Cheltenham, GL52 6PZ |
Special | 67 | ||
Hamilton School
Reading, RG1 5SG |
Special | 60 | ||
North Star 82°
Bristol, BS10 7AH |
Special | 69 | ||
Woodlands School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5PJ |
Special | 57 | ||
Castle EAST School
Bungay, NR35 1JS |
Special | 78 | ||
Brompton Hall School
Scarborough, YO13 9DB |
Special | 83 |