Marchbank Free 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
Marchbank Free School
(Your chosen school)
Special 55 100% 60%
Nyland School
Swindon, SN3 3RD
Special 78 100% 71%
Lift Newlands
London, SE15 3AZ
Special 80 100% 59%
Littledown School
Slough, SL1 3QW
Special 37 100% 59.5%
Kingfisher School
Redditch, B98 0HF
Special 144 100% 65%
Eden School
Blackburn, BB2 4NW
Special 59 100% 52.5%
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB
Special 82 100% 62.2%
Cuckmere House School
Seaford, BN25 4BA
Special 85 100% 68.2%
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU
Special 69 100% 68.1%
St Mary's School
Heathfield, TN21 0BT
Special 84 100% 58.3%
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ
Special 117 100% 58.1%
The PRIDE Academy
West Drayton, UB7 8AB
Special 117 100% 59%
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB
Special 95 100% 69.5%
Aspire Academy
Welling, DA16 1JB
Special 64 100% 76.6%
Venture Academy
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AD
Special 48 100% 75%
Fern House School
Enfield, EN3 6NY
Special 72 100% 70.8%
Littlegreen Academy
Chichester, PO18 9NW
Special 80 100% 57.5%
Unified Academy
Dorking, RH5 4DB
Special 84 100% 75.9%
Trinity Academy New Bridge
Sunderland, SR5 3NF
Special 133 100% 75.2%
Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ
Special 74 100% 70.3%
Northern House Academy
Oxford, OX2 7JN
Special 85 100% 51.8%
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA
Special 66 100% 59.1%
The Ropemakers' Academy
Hailsham, BN27 1FB
Special 111 100% 62.2%
North Star 82°
Bristol, BS10 7AH
Special 61 100% 80.3%
The Promise School
Okehampton, EX20 1GH
Special 79 100% 65.8%
River Tees Academy Grangetown
Middlesbrough, TS3 7EA
Special 52 100% 76.9%
The Compass School
Romford, RM7 9NU
Special 40 100% 57.5%
Gilbert Ward Academy
Blyth, NE24 2TS
Special 55 100% 63.6%
Hill View School
Martock, TA12 6GD
Special 55 100% 54.5%
Bowman Academy
Loughborough, LE12 9BN
Special 41 100% 46.3%

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
Marchbank Free School
(Your chosen school)
Special 55 Sign in to see
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE
Special 201
The Cedars Academy
Gateshead, NE9 6QD
Special 243
Littledown School
Slough, SL1 3QW
Special 37
Adelaide School
Crewe, CW1 3DT
Special 89
Discovery Academy
Nuneaton, CV11 5SS
Special 102
Walton Hall Academy
Stafford, ST21 6JR
Special 216
Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy
Swanley, BR8 8DR
Special 135
Cuckmere House School
Seaford, BN25 4BA
Special 85
St Mary's School
Heathfield, TN21 0BT
Special 84
Cicely Haughton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0BX
Special 56
Loxley Hall School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8RS
Special 101
Bedelsford School
Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2QZ
Special 133
Sutton House Academy
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG
Special 89
Spa School Camberwell
London, SE5 7EW
Special 113
Manor School
London, NW10 3NT
Special 204
Wightwick Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8DA
Special 164
Oak Hill School
London, EN4 8XE
Special 50
Kingswode Hoe School
Colchester, CO3 3QJ
Special 154
Grafham Grange School
Guildford, GU5 0LH
Special 70
Brantridge School
Haywards Heath, RH17 6EQ
Special 77
The Grove
London, N17 6AR
Special 147
Littlegreen Academy
Chichester, PO18 9NW
Special 80
Crosshill Special School
Darwen, BB3 1HZ
Special 175
Kingfisher Academy
Sheffield, S20 1NZ
Special 132
Battledown School
Cheltenham, GL52 6PZ
Special 70
North Star 82°
Bristol, BS10 7AH
Special 61
Woodlands School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5PJ
Special 55
Castle EAST School
Bungay, NR35 1JS
Special 120
Brompton Hall School
Scarborough, YO13 9DB
Special 75