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 238 100% 33.2%
Northgate School Academy Trust
Northampton, NN2 6LR
Special 274 100% 37.6%
Fosse Way School
Bath, BA3 3AL
Special 224 100% 50%
Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2PT
Special 126 100% 38.1%
Beaumont Hill Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN
Special 356 100% 51.4%
Billing Brook Special School
Northampton, NN3 8EZ
Special 256 100% 41.8%
Walton Hall Academy
Stafford, ST21 6JR
Special 216 100% 47.7%
Pentland Field School
Uxbridge, UB10 8TS
Special 171 100% 43.9%
Lime Academy Forest Approach
Romford, RM3 9YA
Special 129 100% 54.3%
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX
Special 198 100% 45.5%
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 202 100% 49%
St Philip's School
Chessington, KT9 2HR
Special 184 100% 39.3%
The Lindfield School
Eastbourne, BN22 0BQ
Special 120 100% 47.5%
Daventry Hill School
Daventry, NN11 0QE
Special 223 100% 35%
Clarendon School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL
Special 163 100% 35.6%
Tor View School
Rossendale, BB4 6LR
Special 258 100% 37.2%
Treetops School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 324 100% 38.6%
Kingswode Hoe School
Colchester, CO3 3QJ
Special 154 100% 54.5%
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215 100% 44.7%
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 142 100% 40.1%
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 250 100% 40.8%
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 118 100% 32.2%
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD
Special 209 100% 36.8%
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ
Special 270 100% 44.4%
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 197 100% 41.1%
St Martins School
Derby, DE24 0BT
Special 243 100% 50.2%
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND
Special 216 100% 43.5%
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 260 89.7% 49.4%
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 154 100% 41.6%
The Bridge Easton
Easton, NR9 5EA
Special 161 100% 34.8%

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 238 Sign in to see
Weatherfield Academy
Dunstable, LU6 1AF
Special 166
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 147
Stephenson Academy
Milton Keynes, MK14 6AX
Special 117
Wyvern Academy
Weymouth, DT3 5AL
Special 89
Rosewood Free School
Southampton, SO16 5NA
Special 70
Grange Academy
Bedford, MK42 8AU
Special 152
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU
Special 102
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 8DD
Special 31
Ash Trees Academy
Billingham, TS23 2BU
Special 183
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL
Special 84
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB
Special 114
Hailey Hall School
Hertford, SG13 7PB
Special 83
St Bernard's School
Louth, LN11 8RS
Special 111
Woodlands Academy
Spilsby, PE23 5EJ
Special 82
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ
Special 183
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 158
Brimble Hill Special School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 122
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 170
Westbury Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3BT
Special 119
Kingsdown School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT
Special 130
The Abbey School
Farnham, GU9 8DY
Special 157
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 197
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 144
Ivy House School
Derby, DE23 2FS
Special 103
Hamilton School
Reading, RG1 5SG
Special 62
Lime Academy Orton
Peterborough, PE2 5SD
Special 153
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT
Special 190
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR
Special 142
Lotus Academy
Sheffield, S5 7WE
Special 92