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 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
Schools we've chosen
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