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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Walton Hall Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 201 | 100% | 44.8% |
Northgate School Academy Trust
Northampton, NN2 6LR |
Special | 256 | 100% | 32.8% |
Cambridge Park Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5EB |
Special | 215 | 100% | 51.4% |
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE |
Special | 195 | 100% | 49.7% |
Fosse Way School
Bath, BA3 3AL |
Special | 226 | 100% | 47.8% |
Lime Academy Hornbeam
London, E17 5NT |
Special | 284 | 100% | 49.1% |
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH |
Special | 167 | 100% | 50.3% |
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW |
Special | 236 | 100% | 37.7% |
Isebrook School
Kettering, NN15 6PT |
Special | 250 | 100% | 40% |
Lime Academy Forest Approach
Romford, RM3 9YA |
Special | 129 | 100% | 58.1% |
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX |
Special | 207 | 100% | 47.8% |
Tulip Academy
Spalding, PE11 2EH |
Special | 214 | 100% | 53.7% |
Abbey School
Rotherham, S61 2RA |
Special | 218 | 100% | 55% |
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU |
Special | 130 | 100% | 36.2% |
Wightwick Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8DA |
Special | 139 | 100% | 41% |
Hallmoor School
Birmingham, B33 0DL |
Special | 273 | 100% | 63% |
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE |
Special | 215 | 100% | 46% |
Rocklands School
Lichfield, WS13 7PH |
Special | 138 | 100% | 46.4% |
Welcombe Hills School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6TQ |
Special | 184 | 100% | 45.1% |
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX |
Special | 136 | 100% | 35.3% |
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB |
Special | 236 | 100% | 38.6% |
Warren School
Lowestoft, NR33 8HT |
Special | 131 | 100% | 45.8% |
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ |
Special | 112 | 100% | 33.6% |
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ |
Special | 255 | 100% | 41.6% |
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ |
Special | 196 | 100% | 35.7% |
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF |
Special | 237 | 86.5% | 44.7% |
Windmill Hill School
Luton, LU2 0EZ |
Special | 103 | 100% | 47.6% |
Green Meadows Academy
Leeds, LS20 8LS |
Special | 218 | 100% | 48.6% |
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ |
Special | 155 | 100% | 38.7% |
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT |
Special | 185 | 100% | 49.2% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 24 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Walton Hall Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 201 | Sign in to see | |
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE |
Special | 195 | ||
Eaton Hall Specialist Academy
Norwich, NR4 7BU |
Special | 53 | ||
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 | ||
Wightwick Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8DA |
Special | 139 | ||
Notton House Academy
Chippenham, SN15 2NF |
Special | 51 | ||
Grafham Grange School
Guildford, GU5 0LH |
Special | 74 | ||
St Dominic's School
Godalming, GU8 4DX |
Special | 157 | ||
Holbrook School for Autism
Belper, DE56 0TE |
Special | 147 | ||
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB |
Special | 236 | ||
Spa School, Bermondsey
London, SE1 5RN |
Special | 115 | ||
Shenstone Lodge School
Lichfield, WS14 0LB |
Special | 118 | ||
Millgate School
Leicester, LE2 6DW |
Special | 130 | ||
Woodlands School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5PJ |
Special | 57 | ||
Castle EAST School
Bungay, NR35 1JS |
Special | 78 | ||
Lea Hall Academy
Birmingham, B33 9QY |
Special | 70 | ||
Penn Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV4 5HP |
Special | 135 | ||
Portland School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9JG |
Special | 114 | ||
Corley Academy
Coventry, CV7 8AZ |
Special | 149 | ||
Brompton Hall School
Scarborough, YO13 9DB |
Special | 83 |