Joseph Clarke 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
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%
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%
Cromwell High School
Dukinfield, SK16 5BJ
Special 150 100% 52.7%
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
Schools we've chosen
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
Knightsfield School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7LW
Special 73
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 113
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU
Special 102
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
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB
Special 114
Hailey Hall School
Hertford, SG13 7PB
Special 83
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ
Special 183
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 158
Merryfields School
Newcastle, ST5 9NY
Special 113
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB
Special 95
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
Longford Park School
Manchester, M32 8QJ
Special 87
Hamilton School
Reading, RG1 5SG
Special 62
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