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 101 100% 62.4%
Northgate School Academy Trust
Northampton, NN2 6LR
Special 256 100% 32.8%
The Ashley School
Lowestoft, NR32 4EU
Special 167 100% 53.3%
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE
Special 195 100% 49.7%
Oak Wood Primary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 140 100% 45.7%
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU
Special 96 100% 57.3%
Tweendykes School
Hull, HU7 4PW
Special 165 100% 53.9%
The Cavendish High Academy
Runcorn, WA7 4YX
Special 108 100% 61.1%
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Special 160 100% 53.8%
Lime Academy Forest Approach
Romford, RM3 9YA
Special 129 100% 58.1%
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX
Special 207 100% 47.8%
St Lawrence School
Horncastle, LN9 5EJ
Special 181 100% 59.7%
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 151 100% 44.4%
Abbey School
Rotherham, S61 2RA
Special 218 100% 55%
Daventry Hill School
Daventry, NN11 0QE
Special 221 100% 37.1%
Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF
Special 141 100% 68.8%
Nancealverne School
Penzance, TR20 8TP
Special 96 100% 58.3%
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
Special 160 100% 61.9%
West Hill School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 149 100% 40.3%
Woodlands Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ
Special 91 100% 65.2%
Pennine View School
Doncaster, DN12 3LR
Special 137 100% 63.5%
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 97 100% 58.8%
Rocklands School
Lichfield, WS13 7PH
Special 138 100% 46.4%
Bennerley Fields School
Ilkeston, DE7 8QZ
Special 101 100% 58.4%
Peak School
High Peak, SK23 6ES
Special 81 100% 55.6%
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 154 100% 59.1%
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 191 100% 45%
The Forest School
Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ
Special 147 100% 38.8%
Chelveston Road School
Higham Ferrers, NN10 8HN
Special 92 100% 39.1%
Springwell School
Hartlepool, TS26 0TB
Special 95 100% 52.7%

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 101 Sign in to see
Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS
Special 138
Thriftwood School
Chelmsford, CM2 8RW
Special 252
Nethergate Academy
Nottingham, NG11 8HX
Special 175
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 112
Kingsbury Academy
Coventry, CV6 1PJ
Special 99
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 8DD
Special 30
Friars Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
Special 151
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY
Special 112
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Special 160
George Hastwell School Special Academy
Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 3LW
Special 90
The Lindfield School
Eastbourne, BN22 0BQ
Special 114
The PRIDE Academy
West Drayton, UB7 8AB
Special 92
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW
Special 145
Pennine View School
Doncaster, DN12 3LR
Special 137
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB
Special 82
Wren Spinney Community School
Kettering, NN15 7LB
Special 88
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 97
Peak School
High Peak, SK23 6ES
Special 81
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 201
Two Rivers Primary School
Tamworth, B77 4EN
Special 129
The Abbey School
Farnham, GU9 8DY
Special 145
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG
Special 197
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 152
St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ
Special 154
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 140
Adelaide Heath Academy
Knutsford, WA16 8PA
Special 74
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 155
Springwell School
Hartlepool, TS26 0TB
Special 95
Mount Tamar School
Plymouth, PL5 2EF
Special 106