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 218 100% 55%
Northgate School Academy Trust
Northampton, NN2 6LR
Special 256 100% 32.8%
Cambridge Park Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5EB
Special 215 100% 51.4%
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE
Special 195 100% 49.7%
Dove House Academy
Basingstoke, RG21 5SU
Special 230 100% 39.1%
Lime Academy Hornbeam
London, E17 5NT
Special 284 100% 49.1%
The Cedars Academy
Gateshead, NE9 6QD
Special 231 100% 51.5%
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 167 100% 50.3%
Tweendykes School
Hull, HU7 4PW
Special 165 100% 53.9%
Walton Hall Academy
Stafford, ST21 6JR
Special 201 100% 44.8%
Greenacre School
Barnsley, S70 6RG
Special 336 100% 52.4%
Lime Academy Forest Approach
Romford, RM3 9YA
Special 129 100% 58.1%
Danecourt School
Gillingham, ME8 6AA
Special 254 100% 45.7%
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX
Special 207 100% 47.8%
St Lawrence School
Horncastle, LN9 5EJ
Special 181 100% 59.7%
St Bernard's School
Louth, LN11 8RS
Special 101 100% 62.4%
Daventry Hill School
Daventry, NN11 0QE
Special 221 100% 37.1%
Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF
Special 141 100% 68.8%
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Special 130 100% 36.2%
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
Special 160 100% 61.9%
Wightwick Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8DA
Special 139 100% 41%
Pennine View School
Doncaster, DN12 3LR
Special 137 100% 63.5%
Kingswode Hoe School
Colchester, CO3 3QJ
Special 151 100% 51%
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215 100% 46%
Rocklands School
Lichfield, WS13 7PH
Special 138 100% 46.4%
Churchill Park Complex Needs School
King's Lynn, PE30 4RP
Special 230 100% 53.9%
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ
Special 255 100% 41.6%
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 191 100% 45%
The Forest School
Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ
Special 147 100% 38.8%
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT
Special 185 100% 49.2%

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 218 Sign in to see
Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS
Special 138
Kingsley Special Academy
Kettering, NN15 5DP
Special 156
Barbara Priestman Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7QN
Special 172
Hope Wood Academy
Durham, SR8 3LP
Special 227
Grange Academy
Bedford, MK42 8AU
Special 149
Park Community Academy
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 330
Friars Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
Special 151
INSPIRE Free Special School
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 68
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Special 160
Lime Academy Ravensbourne
Romford, RM3 8HN
Special 79
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ
Special 147
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ
Special 100
West Hill School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 149
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
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 97
Welcombe Hills School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6TQ
Special 184
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 201
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 112
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 152
Heatherwood School
Doncaster, DN2 6HQ
Special 82
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH
Special 153
North Star 240°
Bristol, BS11 0QA
Special 76
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR
Special 56
Cornerstone School
Belvedere, DA17 6DW
Special 78
Green Meadows Academy
Leeds, LS20 8LS
Special 218
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 155
Milton School
Mexborough, S64 8QG
Special 148