Blackfriars Academy

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
Blackfriars Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 118 100% 40.7%
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 92 100% 44.6%
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE
Special 195 100% 49.7%
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET
Special 122 100% 35.2%
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 167 100% 50.3%
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 88 100% 42%
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Special 155 100% 33.5%
Joseph Clarke School
London, E4 9PP
Special 105 100% 48.6%
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY
Special 112 100% 37.5%
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 151 100% 44.4%
The Lindfield School
Eastbourne, BN22 0BQ
Special 114 100% 43%
Curnow School
Redruth, TR15 1LU
Special 104 100% 46.2%
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Special 130 100% 36.2%
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90 100% 48.9%
Hob Moor Oaks Academy
York, YO24 4PS
Special 118 100% 36.4%
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215 100% 46%
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 136 100% 35.3%
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU
Special 126 100% 31%
Stanton Vale School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP
Special 113 100% 39.8%
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 236 100% 38.6%
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY
Special 119 100% 41.9%
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%
Springfield School
WITNEY, OX28 1AR
Special 107 100% 31.8%
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 140 100% 39.3%
Mabel Prichard School
Oxford, OX4 6SB
Special 117 100% 38.1%
The Beacon College
Hereford, HR1 1NZ
Special 42 100% 25.6%
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 155 100% 38.7%
Penn Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV4 5HP
Special 135 100% 56.7%
Trent View College
Scunthorpe, DN17 1DS
Special 29 100% 37.9%

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
Blackfriars Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 118 Sign in to see
Beacon Hill Academy
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY
Special 71
Eaton Hall Specialist Academy
Norwich, NR4 7BU
Special 53
The Woodlands Academy
Scarborough, YO12 6QN
Special 136
Glyne Gap School
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2PU
Special 118
Riversides School
Worcester, WR1 3HZ
Special 68
The Cavendish High Academy
Runcorn, WA7 4YX
Special 108
Carwarden House Community School
Camberley, GU15 1EJ
Special 156
Westlands Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9RA
Special 83
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY
Special 112
Torfield School
Hastings, TN34 3JT
Special 101
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU
Special 85
Tulip Academy
Spalding, PE11 2EH
Special 214
Phoenix Academy
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 47
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ
Special 100
Brays School
Birmingham, B26 1NS
Special 106
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90
Woodlands Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ
Special 91
Yeoman Park Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8PS
Special 108
Lancaster School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Special 131
Queensway
Telford, TF4 3PP
Special 118
Holbrook School for Autism
Belper, DE56 0TE
Special 147
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 236
Warren School
Lowestoft, NR33 8HT
Special 131
Heatherwood School
Doncaster, DN2 6HQ
Special 82
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 191
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH
Special 153
The Forest School
Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ
Special 147
Green Meadows Academy
Leeds, LS20 8LS
Special 218
Milton School
Mexborough, S64 8QG
Special 148