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 105 100% 48.6%
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 92 100% 44.6%
Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS
Special 138 100% 47.8%
The Avenue Special School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 233 100% 38.6%
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 183 100% 41.5%
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 133 100% 51.1%
The Pioneer School
Basildon, SS14 2LA
Special 174 100% 31.6%
Melland High School
Gorton, M18 7DT
Special 223 100% 57%
Beacon Hill Academy
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY
Special 71 100% 30.7%
Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
Leics, LE18 2DT
Special 242 100% 32.2%
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 167 100% 50.3%
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 88 100% 42%
Three Ways School
Bath, BA2 5RF
Special 236 100% 44.1%
Ganton School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7JB
Special 175 100% 59.4%
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB
Special 111 100% 32.1%
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 151 100% 44.4%
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 171 100% 35.1%
Curnow School
Redruth, TR15 1LU
Special 104 100% 46.2%
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90 100% 48.9%
Meadowgate Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2JH
Special 182 100% 51.1%
Kingsdown School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT
Special 127 100% 43.3%
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 202 100% 43.6%
Discovery Special Academy
Middlesbrough, TS5 7YN
Special 149 100% 59.1%
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU
Special 126 100% 31%
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY
Special 119 100% 41.9%
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 203 100% 41.9%
Springfield School
WITNEY, OX28 1AR
Special 107 100% 31.8%
Battledown Centre for Children and Families
Cheltenham, GL52 6PZ
Special 67 100% 43.3%
The Beacon College
Hereford, HR1 1NZ
Special 42 100% 25.6%
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR
Special 140 100% 53.6%

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
Joseph Clarke School
(Your chosen school)
Special 105 Sign in to see
Weatherfield Academy
Dunstable, LU6 1AF
Special 164
Grangewood School
Northolt, UB5 6GG
Special 138
Stephenson Academy
Milton Keynes, MK14 6AX
Special 121
Knightsfield School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7LW
Special 63
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 112
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU
Special 96
Kingsbury Academy
Coventry, CV6 1PJ
Special 99
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 8DD
Special 30
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW
Special 236
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB
Special 111
George Hastwell School Special Academy
Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 3LW
Special 90
Hailey Hall School
Hertford, SG13 7PB
Special 84
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ
Special 147
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 144
Ian Mikardo School
London, E3 3LF
Special 49
The PRIDE Academy
West Drayton, UB7 8AB
Special 92
Merryfields School
Newcastle, ST5 9NY
Special 108
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB
Special 82
Wren Spinney Community School
Kettering, NN15 7LB
Special 88
The Link School
Croydon, CR0 4PG
Special 152
Southview School
Witham, CM8 2TA
Special 82
Penny Field School
Leeds, LS6 4QD
Special 66
Brookfields School
Widnes, WA8 3JA
Special 122
Two Rivers Primary School
Tamworth, B77 4EN
Special 129
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 196
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB
Special 97
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 140
Greenhall
Stafford, ST16 1PS
Special 33
Kings Meadow School
Northampton, NN3 7AR
Special 40