Abbey 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
Abbey School
(Your chosen school)
Special 234 100% 54.3%
Northgate School Academy Trust
Northampton, NN2 6LR
Special 274 100% 37.6%
Cambridge Park Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5EB
Special 217 100% 57.6%
Fosse Way School
Bath, BA3 3AL
Special 224 100% 50%
Oakwood Academy
Eccles, M30 9DY
Special 333 100% 47.4%
The Cedars Academy
Gateshead, NE9 6QD
Special 243 100% 54.7%
Bradfields Academy
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 416 100% 49.5%
Walton Hall Academy
Stafford, ST21 6JR
Special 216 100% 47.7%
Newton Bridge Academy
Grantham, NG31 9AX
Special 258 100% 46.5%
Pentland Field School
Uxbridge, UB10 8TS
Special 171 100% 43.9%
Greenacre School
Barnsley, S70 6RG
Special 338 100% 53.8%
Lime Academy Forest Approach
Romford, RM3 9YA
Special 129 100% 54.3%
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX
Special 198 100% 45.5%
St Lawrence School
Horncastle, LN9 5EJ
Special 180 100% 58.3%
Daventry Hill School
Daventry, NN11 0QE
Special 223 100% 35%
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 158 100% 50.6%
Great Oaks School
Southampton, SO16 7LT
Special 352 100% 66.5%
Kingswode Hoe School
Colchester, CO3 3QJ
Special 154 100% 54.5%
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215 100% 44.7%
Churchill Park Complex Needs School
King's Lynn, PE30 4RP
Special 229 100% 56.3%
The Abbey School
Farnham, GU9 8DY
Special 157 100% 42%
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ
Special 270 100% 44.4%
Queensbury School
Birmingham, B24 8BL
Special 348 100% 54.9%
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 181 100% 42%
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 260 89.7% 49.4%
The Forest School
Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ
Special 149 100% 42.6%
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT
Special 190 100% 54.2%
Beechcliffe Special School
Keighley, BD20 6ED
Special 244 100% 53.3%
Milton School
Mexborough, S64 8QG
Special 167 100% 52.1%
Newman School
Rotherham, S60 3LX
Special 187 100% 59.9%

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
Abbey School
(Your chosen school)
Special 234 Sign in to see
Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS
Special 134
Priory School
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7BH
Special 224
Kingsley Special Academy
Kettering, NN15 5DP
Special 163
Nethergate Academy
Nottingham, NG11 8HX
Special 172
Barbara Priestman Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7QN
Special 190
Hope Wood Academy
Durham, SR8 3LP
Special 227
INSPIRE Free Special School
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 90
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Special 171
The Russett School
Northwich, CW8 3BW
Special 142
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ
Special 183
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ
Special 117
West Hill School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 153
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW
Special 139
Woodlands Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ
Special 95
Pennine View School
Doncaster, DN12 3LR
Special 159
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB
Special 95
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 103
Welcombe Hills School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6TQ
Special 174
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 204
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 118
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 158
Heatherwood School
Doncaster, DN2 6HQ
Special 94
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH
Special 166
North Star 240°
Bristol, BS11 0QA
Special 75
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR
Special 64
Cornerstone School
Belvedere, DA17 6DW
Special 99
Green Meadows Academy
Leeds, LS20 8LS
Special 221
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 156
Milton School
Mexborough, S64 8QG
Special 167