Castledon 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
Castledon School
(Your chosen school)
Special 236 100% 37.7%
Northgate School Academy Trust
Northampton, NN2 6LR
Special 256 100% 32.8%
Cambridge Park Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5EB
Special 215 100% 51.4%
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 183 100% 41.5%
Fosse Way School
Bath, BA3 3AL
Special 226 100% 47.8%
The St Christopher School
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4AW
Special 257 100% 44.4%
Beaumont Hill Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN
Special 328 100% 49.1%
Lime Academy Hornbeam
London, E17 5NT
Special 284 100% 49.1%
Billing Brook Special School
Northampton, NN3 8EZ
Special 261 100% 39.1%
Walton Hall Academy
Stafford, ST21 6JR
Special 201 100% 44.8%
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX
Special 207 100% 47.8%
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 215 100% 48.4%
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Special 130 100% 36.2%
Tor View School
Rossendale, BB4 6LR
Special 260 100% 35%
Treetops School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 309 100% 36.2%
Kingswode Hoe School
Colchester, CO3 3QJ
Special 151 100% 51%
Churchill Park Complex Needs School
King's Lynn, PE30 4RP
Special 230 100% 53.9%
Arbour Vale School
Slough, SL2 3AE
Special 345 100% 41.4%
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%
St Martins School
Derby, DE24 0BT
Special 230 100% 50%
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND
Special 182 100% 42.3%
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 237 86.5% 44.7%
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 146 100% 38.4%
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 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
Castledon School
(Your chosen school)
Special 236 Sign in to see
Thriftwood School
Chelmsford, CM2 8RW
Special 252
Weatherfield Academy
Dunstable, LU6 1AF
Special 164
Stephenson Academy
Milton Keynes, MK14 6AX
Special 121
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 112
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET
Special 122
Grange Academy
Bedford, MK42 8AU
Special 149
Kingsbury Academy
Coventry, CV6 1PJ
Special 99
Park Community Academy
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 330
Joseph Clarke School
London, E4 9PP
Special 105
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 8DD
Special 30
Ash Trees Academy
Billingham, TS23 2BU
Special 175
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Special 160
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB
Special 111
Hailey Hall School
Hertford, SG13 7PB
Special 84
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ
Special 147
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 144
The PRIDE Academy
West Drayton, UB7 8AB
Special 92
Merryfields School
Newcastle, ST5 9NY
Special 108
West Hill School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 149
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB
Special 82
Wren Spinney Community School
Kettering, NN15 7LB
Special 88
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 97
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 201
Brookfields School
Widnes, WA8 3JA
Special 122
Two Rivers Primary School
Tamworth, B77 4EN
Special 129
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG
Special 197
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 140
Adelaide Heath Academy
Knutsford, WA16 8PA
Special 74
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 155