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 29 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 | 84 | 100% | 58.3% |
|
Marchbank Free School
Darlington, DL3 9BL |
Special | 55 | 100% | 60% |
|
Cloughwood Academy
Northwich, CW8 1NU |
Special | 118 | 100% | 72.9% |
|
Littledown School
Slough, SL1 3QW |
Special | 37 | 100% | 59.5% |
|
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB |
Special | 82 | 100% | 62.2% |
|
Castlewood School
Birmingham, B36 9LF |
Special | 99 | 100% | 71.7% |
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Cuckmere House School
Seaford, BN25 4BA |
Special | 85 | 100% | 68.2% |
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New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU |
Special | 69 | 100% | 68.1% |
|
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ |
Special | 117 | 100% | 58.1% |
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The PRIDE Academy
West Drayton, UB7 8AB |
Special | 117 | 100% | 59% |
|
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB |
Special | 95 | 100% | 69.5% |
|
Fern House School
Enfield, EN3 6NY |
Special | 72 | 100% | 70.8% |
|
Brantridge School
Haywards Heath, RH17 6EQ |
Special | 77 | 100% | 41.6% |
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Queensway
Telford, TF4 3PP |
Special | 129 | 100% | 51.2% |
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Littlegreen Academy
Chichester, PO18 9NW |
Special | 80 | 100% | 57.5% |
|
Unified Academy
Dorking, RH5 4DB |
Special | 84 | 100% | 75.9% |
|
Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ |
Special | 74 | 100% | 70.3% |
|
Northern House Academy
Oxford, OX2 7JN |
Special | 85 | 100% | 51.8% |
|
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA |
Special | 66 | 100% | 59.1% |
|
The Ropemakers' Academy
Hailsham, BN27 1FB |
Special | 111 | 100% | 62.2% |
|
Wells Park School
Chigwell, IG7 6NN |
Special | 59 | 100% | 59.3% |
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The Promise School
Okehampton, EX20 1GH |
Special | 79 | 100% | 65.8% |
|
Sir Peter Hall School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7PJ |
Special | 56 | 100% | 62.5% |
|
The Wymering School
Portsmouth, PO6 3YB |
Special | 73 | 100% | 50.7% |
|
Brompton Hall School
Scarborough, YO13 9DB |
Special | 75 | 100% | 74.7% |
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The Flagship School
Hastings, TN34 2AE |
Special | 61 | 100% | 62.3% |
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The Greenwell Academy
Harlow, CM18 7EZ |
Special | 16 | 100% | 31.3% |
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Hill View School
Martock, TA12 6GD |
Special | 55 | 100% | 54.5% |
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Chiltern Way Academy Basingstoke
Basingstoke, RG22 5TH |
Special | 50 | 100% | 68% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 27 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 | 84 | Sign in to see | |
|
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE |
Special | 201 | ||
|
Kingfisher School
Abingdon, OX14 3RR |
Special | 116 | ||
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Eaton Hall Specialist Academy
Norwich, NR4 7BU |
Special | 56 | ||
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Littledown School
Slough, SL1 3QW |
Special | 37 | ||
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Walton Hall Academy
Stafford, ST21 6JR |
Special | 216 | ||
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Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy
Swanley, BR8 8DR |
Special | 135 | ||
|
Cuckmere House School
Seaford, BN25 4BA |
Special | 85 | ||
|
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU |
Special | 69 | ||
|
Cicely Haughton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0BX |
Special | 56 | ||
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Loxley Hall School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8RS |
Special | 101 | ||
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Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG |
Special | 151 | ||
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The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU |
Special | 173 | ||
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Spa School Camberwell
London, SE5 7EW |
Special | 113 | ||
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Wightwick Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8DA |
Special | 164 | ||
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Notton House Academy
Chippenham, SN15 2NF |
Special | 53 | ||
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Grafham Grange School
Guildford, GU5 0LH |
Special | 70 | ||
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St Dominic's School
Godalming, GU8 4DX |
Special | 162 | ||
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Brantridge School
Haywards Heath, RH17 6EQ |
Special | 77 | ||
|
Littlegreen Academy
Chichester, PO18 9NW |
Special | 80 | ||
|
Unified Academy
Dorking, RH5 4DB |
Special | 84 | ||
|
Shenstone Lodge School
Lichfield, WS14 0LB |
Special | 125 | ||
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Northern House Academy
Oxford, OX2 7JN |
Special | 85 | ||
|
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ |
Special | 57 | ||
|
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH |
Special | 74 | ||
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Brompton Hall School
Scarborough, YO13 9DB |
Special | 75 | ||
|
The Flagship School
Hastings, TN34 2AE |
Special | 61 | ||