St Bernard'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 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
St Bernard's School
(Your chosen school)
Special 111 100% 58.6%
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE
Special 201 100% 49.8%
Oak Wood Primary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 138 100% 44.9%
The St Marylebone Church of England Bridge School
London, W10 4LE
Special 71 100% 52.1%
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU
Special 102 100% 60.8%
Newton Bridge Academy
Grantham, NG31 9AX
Special 258 100% 46.5%
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY
Special 110 100% 39.1%
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Special 171 100% 58.5%
Lime Academy Forest Approach
Romford, RM3 9YA
Special 129 100% 54.3%
Aegir - A Specialist Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 1PB
Special 141 100% 58.9%
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX
Special 198 100% 45.5%
St Lawrence School
Horncastle, LN9 5EJ
Special 180 100% 58.3%
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 157 100% 50.3%
Abbey School
Rotherham, S61 2RA
Special 234 100% 54.3%
Nancealverne School
Penzance, TR20 8TP
Special 128 100% 50.8%
Doubletrees School
Par, PL24 2DS
Special 103 100% 49.5%
Halcyon Way School
Oldham Ol9 9QE
Special 118 100% 46.6%
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
Special 165 100% 57%
West Hill School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 153 100% 41.2%
Kingswode Hoe School
Colchester, CO3 3QJ
Special 154 100% 54.5%
Rocklands School
Lichfield, WS13 7PH
Special 139 100% 46%
Bennerley Fields School
Ilkeston, DE7 8QZ
Special 103 100% 63.1%
Peak School
High Peak, SK23 6ES
Special 89 100% 61.8%
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 161 100% 55.3%
Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR
Special 66 100% 39.4%
Capella House School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL
Special 87 100% 42.5%
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 181 100% 42%
The Forest School
Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ
Special 149 100% 42.6%
Chelveston Road School
Higham Ferrers, NN10 8HN
Special 117 100% 44.4%
Springwell School
Hartlepool, TS26 0TB
Special 99 100% 48%

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
St Bernard's School
(Your chosen school)
Special 111 Sign in to see
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 147
Wyvern Academy
Weymouth, DT3 5AL
Special 89
Rosewood Free School
Southampton, SO16 5NA
Special 70
Greenfields Academy
Grantham, NG31 7US
Special 82
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU
Special 102
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT
Special 197
Castlewood School
Birmingham, B36 9LF
Special 99
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW
Special 238
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH
Special 121
Castle Hill School
Huddersfield, HD4 6JL
Special 130
Woodlands Academy
Spilsby, PE23 5EJ
Special 82
Brimble Hill Special School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 122
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 170
Westbury Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3BT
Special 119
New Park Academy
Eccles, M30 0RW
Special 185
Churchward School
Swindon, SN25 2PP
Special 127
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 142
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY
Special 122
Frederick Holmes School
Hull, HU6 8JJ
Special 109
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 144
Ivy House School
Derby, DE23 2FS
Special 103
Keyham Lodge School
Leicester, LE5 1FG
Special 115
Beckmead College
London, SE25 5RR
Special 84
Fountaindale School
Mansfield, NG18 5BA
Special 92
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT
Special 190
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR
Special 142
Lotus Academy
Sheffield, S5 7WE
Special 92
Columbia Grange School
Washington, NE38 7NY
Special 140
The Gateway School
Northampton, NN12 8AA
Special 78