St Mary's 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 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
Schools we've chosen
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
Schools we've chosen
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