John F Kennedy Special 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
John F Kennedy Special School
(Your chosen school)
Special 181 100% 56.4%
Fosse Way School
Bath, BA3 3AL
Special 226 100% 47.8%
Portland Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2NQ
Special 204 100% 58.3%
Barbara Priestman Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7QN
Special 172 100% 55.2%
Charlton Park Academy
London, SE7 8HX
Special 221 100% 53.2%
Hope Wood Academy
Durham, SR8 3LP
Special 227 100% 59.9%
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW
Special 178 100% 38.2%
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Special 138 100% 42%
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD
Special 198 100% 55.6%
Piper Hill High School
Manchester, M23 2YS
Special 278 100% 59.7%
Riverside Bridge School
Barking, IG11 0FU
Special 196 100% 43.4%
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG
Special 188 100% 44.2%
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 215 100% 48.4%
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ
Special 147 100% 40.8%
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 144 100% 46.5%
Chatsworth High School and Community College
Salford, M30 9DY
Special 177 100% 60.5%
Kingfisher Special School
Oldham, OL9 9QR
Special 204 100% 41.9%
Strathmore School
Twickenham, TW1 4DQ
Special 117 100% 32.5%
Willow Dene School
Plumstead, SE18 2JD
Special 287 100% 52.6%
Shenstone School
Crayford, DA1 4DZ
Special 191 100% 34%
Yeoman Park Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8PS
Special 108 100% 61.1%
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Special 124 100% 39.5%
NCEA Castle School
Ashington, NE63 9FZ
Special 138 100% 52.2%
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 201 100% 43.3%
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD
Special 201 100% 38.3%
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 154 100% 59.1%
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 152 100% 46.7%
St Martins School
Derby, DE24 0BT
Special 230 100% 50%
Mayfield School
Birmingham, B19 1HJ
Special 309 100% 61.2%
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
John F Kennedy Special School
(Your chosen school)
Special 181 Sign in to see
Northgate School Academy Trust
Northampton, NN2 6LR
Special 256
Cambridge Park Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5EB
Special 215
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 183
Fosse Way School
Bath, BA3 3AL
Special 226
Tregonwell Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6QP
Special 145
The St Christopher School
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4AW
Special 257
Cliffdale Primary Academy
Portsmouth, PO2 0SN
Special 205
Cloughwood Academy
Northwich, CW8 1NU
Special 122
Regency High School
Worcester, WR4 9JL
Special 291
Oak Bank School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3BE
Special 127
Billing Brook Special School
Northampton, NN3 8EZ
Special 261
Woodfield School
London, NW9 7LY
Special 192
Isebrook School
Kettering, NN15 6PT
Special 250
Bromley Beacon Academy
Orpington, BR6 9BD
Special 159
Westcroft School
Wolverhampton, WV10 8NZ
Special 192
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL
Special 164
Curnow School
Redruth, TR15 1LU
Special 104
Nightingale Community Academy
London, SW17 7DF
Special 134
Kingfisher Special School
Oldham, OL9 9QR
Special 204
Oak Lodge School
London, N2 0QY
Special 199
Great Oaks School
Southampton, SO16 7LT
Special 339
Newbridge School
Romford, RM6 4TR
Special 175
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 202
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 203
Queensbury School
Birmingham, B24 8BL
Special 306
The Harbour School
Portsmouth, PO2 8RA
Special 200
Soundwell Academy
Kingswood, BS16 4RL
Special 133
Vale of Evesham School
Evesham, WR11 1BN
Special 181
Cornerstone School
Belvedere, DA17 6DW
Special 78