Pictor 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
Pictor Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 119 100% 27.4%
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Special 106 100% 41.5%
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 112 100% 37.5%
Kingfisher School
Abingdon, OX14 3RR
Special 111 100% 27.9%
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 55 100% 38.2%
Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB
Special 70 100% 20%
Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ
Special 219 100% 42%
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Special 138 100% 42%
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR
Special 146 100% 32.9%
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL
Special 75 100% 22.7%
Forest Bridge School
Maidenhead, SL6 1BN
Special 113 100% 8.8%
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL
Special 164 100% 31.7%
Kingfisher Special School
Oldham, OL9 9QR
Special 204 100% 41.9%
Strathmore School
Twickenham, TW1 4DQ
Special 117 100% 32.5%
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY
Special 117 100% 39.3%
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW
Special 145 100% 28.3%
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR
Special 119 100% 31.9%
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB
Special 117 100% 31.6%
SGS Pegasus School
Bristol, BS32 4AJ
Special 114 100% 25.4%
St Dominic's School
Godalming, GU8 4DX
Special 157 100% 36.3%
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG
Special 197 100% 41.6%
Woodside Academy
Erith, DA8 3PB
Special 199 100% 29.6%
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH
Special 153 100% 39.2%
The Fusion Academy
Leicester, LE9 8AG
Special 85 100% 23.5%
Snowfields Academy
Maidstone, ME14 5GA
Special 232 100% 34.1%
Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, CM8 3HH
Special 71 100% 25.4%
The Cavendish School
Impington, CB24 9LY
Special 99 100% 28.3%
The Bridge Easton
Easton, NR9 5EA
Special 100 100% 35%
Summerdown School
Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ
Special 132 100% 31.8%
Corley Academy
Coventry, CV7 8AZ
Special 149 100% 42.3%

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
Pictor Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 119 Sign in to see
Weatherfield Academy
Dunstable, LU6 1AF
Special 164
Grangewood School
Northolt, UB5 6GG
Special 138
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 133
Rosewood Free School
Southampton, SO16 5NA
Special 64
Greenfields Academy
Grantham, NG31 7US
Special 82
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU
Special 96
Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ
Special 219
Eden School
Blackburn, BB2 4NW
Special 58
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB
Special 84
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL
Special 75
Woodlands Academy
Spilsby, PE23 5EJ
Special 70
The Orchards
Stretford, M32 9TG
Special 127
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 144
Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF
Special 141
Brimble Hill Special School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 103
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 171
Hollis Academy
Middlesbrough, TS4 3JS
Special 84
New Park Academy
Eccles, M30 0RW
Special 155
Churchward School
Swindon, SN25 2PP
Special 98
Brookfields School
Widnes, WA8 3JA
Special 122
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 196
Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR
Special 66
Longford Park School
Manchester, M32 8QJ
Special 77
Ivy House School
Derby, DE23 2FS
Special 98
The Axis Academy
Crewe, CW2 8TU
Special 67
Windmill Hill School
Luton, LU2 0EZ
Special 103
NeneGate
Peterborough, PE1 5GZ
Special 64
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT
Special 185
Brunel School
Paignton, TQ3 2AL
Special 54