George Hastwell School Special 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
George Hastwell School Special Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 94 100% 67%
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE
Special 201 100% 49.8%
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 147 100% 49.7%
Melland High School
Gorton, M18 7DT
Special 251 100% 66.1%
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU
Special 102 100% 60.8%
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Special 158 100% 36.1%
The Cavendish High Academy
Runcorn, WA7 4YX
Special 107 100% 62.6%
Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre
Wolverhampton, WV4 6JP
Special 61 100% 68.9%
Aegir - A Specialist Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 1PB
Special 141 100% 58.9%
St Bernard's School
Louth, LN11 8RS
Special 111 100% 58.6%
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 157 100% 50.3%
Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF
Special 156 100% 68.6%
Redgate Primary Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6EL
Special 58 100% 55.2%
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90 100% 55.6%
Woodlands Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ
Special 95 100% 67%
Yeoman Park Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8PS
Special 114 100% 63.2%
Kingswode Hoe School
Colchester, CO3 3QJ
Special 154 100% 54.5%
NCEA Castle School
Ashington, NE63 9FZ
Special 157 100% 56.7%
Oak View School
Loughton, IG10 1TS
Special 138 100% 42.8%
Bennerley Fields School
Ilkeston, DE7 8QZ
Special 103 100% 63.1%
Stanton Vale School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP
Special 118 100% 42.1%
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 161 100% 55.3%
Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR
Special 66 100% 39.4%
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 144 100% 38.2%
St Giles' Spencer Academy
Derby, DE21 6BT
Special 148 100% 55.4%
The Martin Bacon Academy
Northstowe, CB24 1DH
Special 136 100% 41.9%
The Forest School
Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ
Special 149 100% 42.6%
Mabel Prichard School
Oxford, OX4 6SB
Special 116 100% 44%
Trent View College
Scunthorpe, DN17 1DS
Special 45 100% 57.8%
Cromwell High School
Dukinfield, SK16 5BJ
Special 150 100% 52.7%

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
George Hastwell School Special Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 94 Sign in to see
Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2PT
Special 126
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 113
Kingsbury Academy
Coventry, CV6 1PJ
Special 102
Kingfisher School
Redditch, B98 0HF
Special 144
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY
Special 110
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL
Special 84
The Lindfield School
Eastbourne, BN22 0BQ
Special 120
Lever Park School
Bolton, BL6 6DE
Special 101
Nancealverne School
Penzance, TR20 8TP
Special 128
Merryfields School
Newcastle, ST5 9NY
Special 113
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB
Special 95
Wren Spinney School
Kettering, NN15 7LB
Special 97
Penny Field School
Leeds, LS6 4QD
Special 69
Peak School
High Peak, SK23 6ES
Special 89
Brookfields School
Widnes, WA8 3JA
Special 131
Two Rivers Primary School
Tamworth, B77 4EN
Special 132
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG
Special 211
The Chalet School
Swindon, SN3 6EX
Special 87
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB
Special 97
St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ
Special 160
Longford Park School
Manchester, M32 8QJ
Special 87
Adelaide Heath Academy
Knutsford, WA16 8PA
Special 87
Springwell School
Hartlepool, TS26 0TB
Special 99
Mount Tamar School
Plymouth, PL5 2EF
Special 108
The Greenwell Academy
Harlow, CM18 7EZ
Special 16
Sladewood Academy
Stroud, GL5 1NL
Special 55
The Brookfield School
Hereford, HR4 9NG
Special 110
Sherbrook Primary School
Cannock, WS11 5SA
Special 135
Chiltern Way Academy Basingstoke
Basingstoke, RG22 5TH
Special 50