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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
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
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 |