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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Joseph Clarke School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 109 | 100% | 45% |
|
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG |
Special | 91 | 100% | 45.7% |
|
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA |
Special | 178 | 100% | 46.6% |
|
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF |
Special | 147 | 100% | 49.7% |
|
Lift Pioneer
Basildon, SS14 2LA |
Special | 189 | 100% | 37.6% |
|
Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
Leics, LE18 2DT |
Special | 252 | 100% | 32.5% |
|
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH |
Special | 175 | 100% | 49.7% |
|
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ |
Special | 94 | 100% | 44.7% |
|
Ganton School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7JB |
Special | 184 | 100% | 58.9% |
|
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB |
Special | 114 | 100% | 36% |
|
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX |
Special | 157 | 100% | 50.3% |
|
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB |
Special | 170 | 99.4% | 36.5% |
|
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE |
Special | 90 | 100% | 55.6% |
|
Meadowgate Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2JH |
Special | 181 | 100% | 56.4% |
|
Wren Spinney School
Kettering, NN15 7LB |
Special | 97 | 100% | 44.3% |
|
Kingsdown School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT |
Special | 130 | 100% | 46.2% |
|
Lancaster School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT |
Special | 131 | 100% | 35.9% |
|
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY |
Special | 200 | 100% | 47% |
|
Discovery Special Academy
Middlesbrough, TS5 7YN |
Special | 171 | 100% | 66.7% |
|
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU |
Special | 121 | 100% | 30.6% |
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Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY |
Special | 122 | 100% | 47.1% |
|
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD |
Special | 218 | 100% | 39.9% |
|
Springfield School
WITNEY, OX28 1AR |
Special | 116 | 100% | 29.3% |
|
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW |
Special | 158 | 100% | 50% |
|
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND |
Special | 216 | 100% | 43.5% |
|
Battledown School
Cheltenham, GL52 6PZ |
Special | 70 | 100% | 44.3% |
|
The Beacon College
Hereford, HR1 1NZ |
Special | 43 | 100% | 27.9% |
|
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR |
Special | 142 | 100% | 52.8% |
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Cromwell High School
Dukinfield, SK16 5BJ |
Special | 150 | 100% | 52.7% |
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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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Joseph Clarke School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 109 | Sign in to see | |
|
Weatherfield Academy
Dunstable, LU6 1AF |
Special | 166 | ||
|
Stephenson Academy
Milton Keynes, MK14 6AX |
Special | 117 | ||
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Knightsfield School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7LW |
Special | 73 | ||
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Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF |
Special | 113 | ||
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The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU |
Special | 102 | ||
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Kingsbury Academy
Coventry, CV6 1PJ |
Special | 102 | ||
|
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 8DD |
Special | 31 | ||
|
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL |
Special | 84 | ||
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The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB |
Special | 114 | ||
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Hailey Hall School
Hertford, SG13 7PB |
Special | 83 | ||
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Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ |
Special | 183 | ||
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Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU |
Special | 158 | ||
|
Merryfields School
Newcastle, ST5 9NY |
Special | 113 | ||
|
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB |
Special | 95 | ||
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Penny Field School
Leeds, LS6 4QD |
Special | 69 | ||
|
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB |
Special | 204 | ||
|
Brookfields School
Widnes, WA8 3JA |
Special | 131 | ||
|
Two Rivers Primary School
Tamworth, B77 4EN |
Special | 132 | ||
|
The Abbey School
Farnham, GU9 8DY |
Special | 157 | ||
|
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG |
Special | 211 | ||
|
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ |
Special | 197 | ||
|
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB |
Special | 97 | ||
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Longford Park School
Manchester, M32 8QJ |
Special | 87 | ||
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Hamilton School
Reading, RG1 5SG |
Special | 62 | ||
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Adelaide Heath Academy
Knutsford, WA16 8PA |
Special | 87 | ||
|
Greenhall
Stafford, ST16 1PS |
Special | 39 | ||
|
Kings Meadow School
Northampton, NN3 7AR |
Special | 42 | ||
|
Connaught Special School
London, E13 9BT |
Special | 26 | ||
|
Chiltern Way Academy Basingstoke
Basingstoke, RG22 5TH |
Special | 50 | ||