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 28 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
St Mary's School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 88 | 100% | 54.5% |
Stephenson Academy
Milton Keynes, MK14 6AX |
Special | 121 | 100% | 66.1% |
Marchbank Free School
Darlington, DL3 9BL |
Special | 53 | 100% | 75.5% |
Cloughwood Academy
Northwich, CW8 1NU |
Special | 122 | 100% | 70.5% |
Newlands Academy
London, SE15 3AZ |
Special | 72 | 100% | 58.6% |
Kingfisher School
Redditch, B98 0HF |
Special | 139 | 100% | 60.9% |
Adelaide School
Crewe, CW1 3DT |
Special | 91 | 100% | 53.8% |
Discovery Academy
Nuneaton, CV11 5SS |
Special | 97 | 100% | 57.7% |
INSPIRE Free Special School
Chatham, ME5 0LB |
Special | 68 | 100% | 54.4% |
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB |
Special | 84 | 100% | 67.9% |
Cuckmere House School
Seaford, BN25 4BA |
Special | 81 | 100% | 64.2% |
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU |
Special | 85 | 100% | 65.9% |
Riverside Meadows Academy
St Neots, PE19 1EA |
Special | 107 | 100% | 72% |
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ |
Special | 100 | 100% | 58% |
Notton House Academy
Chippenham, SN15 2NF |
Special | 51 | 100% | 47.1% |
Grafham Grange School
Guildford, GU5 0LH |
Special | 74 | 100% | 59.5% |
Brantridge School
Haywards Heath, RH17 6EQ |
Special | 69 | 100% | 42% |
Queensway
Telford, TF4 3PP |
Special | 118 | 100% | 49.2% |
Littlegreen Academy
Chichester, PO18 9NW |
Special | 78 | 100% | 59% |
Hamilton School
Reading, RG1 5SG |
Special | 60 | 100% | 63.3% |
The Harbour School
Portsmouth, PO2 8RA |
Special | 200 | 100% | 77.2% |
Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ |
Special | 83 | 100% | 69.9% |
Northern House Academy
Oxford, OX2 7JN |
Special | 87 | 100% | 55.2% |
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA |
Special | 64 | 100% | 57.8% |
Soundwell Academy
Kingswood, BS16 4RL |
Special | 133 | 100% | 62.4% |
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ |
Special | 56 | 100% | 71.4% |
The Wymering School
Portsmouth, PO6 3YB |
Special | 65 | 100% | 46.2% |
Brompton Hall School
Scarborough, YO13 9DB |
Special | 83 | 100% | 63.9% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 26 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
St Mary's School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 88 | Sign in to see | |
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE |
Special | 195 | ||
Kingfisher School
Abingdon, OX14 3RR |
Special | 111 | ||
Eaton Hall Specialist Academy
Norwich, NR4 7BU |
Special | 53 | ||
Littledown School
Slough, SL1 3QW |
Special | 32 | ||
Walton Hall Academy
Stafford, ST21 6JR |
Special | 201 | ||
Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy
Swanley, BR8 8DR |
Special | 124 | ||
Cuckmere House School
Seaford, BN25 4BA |
Special | 81 | ||
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU |
Special | 85 | ||
Cicely Haughton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0BX |
Special | 59 | ||
Loxley Hall School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8RS |
Special | 103 | ||
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG |
Special | 188 | ||
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU |
Special | 163 | ||
Spa School Camberwell
London, SE5 7EW |
Special | 101 | ||
Notton House Academy
Chippenham, SN15 2NF |
Special | 51 | ||
Grafham Grange School
Guildford, GU5 0LH |
Special | 74 | ||
St Dominic's School
Godalming, GU8 4DX |
Special | 157 | ||
Brantridge School
Haywards Heath, RH17 6EQ |
Special | 69 | ||
The Grove
London, N17 6AR |
Special | 128 | ||
Littlegreen Academy
Chichester, PO18 9NW |
Special | 78 | ||
Unified Academy
Dorking, RH5 4DB |
Special | 61 | ||
Shenstone Lodge School
Lichfield, WS14 0LB |
Special | 118 | ||
Hamilton School
Reading, RG1 5SG |
Special | 60 | ||
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ |
Special | 56 | ||
Millgate School
Leicester, LE2 6DW |
Special | 130 | ||
Brompton Hall School
Scarborough, YO13 9DB |
Special | 83 |