Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kelford School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 144 | 100% | 46.5% |
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA |
Special | 183 | 100% | 41.5% |
Portland Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2NQ |
Special | 204 | 100% | 58.3% |
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW |
Special | 178 | 100% | 38.2% |
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ |
Special | 88 | 100% | 42% |
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE |
Special | 155 | 100% | 33.5% |
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT |
Special | 193 | 100% | 50.3% |
John F Kennedy Special School
London, E15 4RZ |
Special | 181 | 100% | 56.4% |
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD |
Special | 198 | 100% | 55.6% |
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ |
Special | 215 | 100% | 48.4% |
The Lindfield School
Eastbourne, BN22 0BQ |
Special | 114 | 100% | 43% |
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ |
Special | 147 | 100% | 40.8% |
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE |
Special | 90 | 100% | 48.9% |
Hob Moor Oaks Academy
York, YO24 4PS |
Special | 118 | 100% | 36.4% |
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ |
Special | 124 | 100% | 39.5% |
NCEA Castle School
Ashington, NE63 9FZ |
Special | 138 | 100% | 52.2% |
James Rennie School
Carlisle, CA3 0BU |
Special | 189 | 100% | 28.6% |
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD |
Special | 201 | 100% | 38.3% |
Co-op Academy Delius
Bradford, BD3 8QX |
Special | 170 | 100% | 41.8% |
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN |
Special | 154 | 100% | 59.1% |
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB |
Special | 97 | 100% | 36.1% |
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW |
Special | 152 | 100% | 46.7% |
St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ |
Special | 154 | 100% | 51.3% |
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND |
Special | 182 | 100% | 42.3% |
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD |
Special | 140 | 100% | 39.3% |
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF |
Special | 237 | 86.5% | 44.7% |
Bader Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2EW |
Special | 106 | 100% | 48.1% |
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU |
Special | 146 | 100% | 38.4% |
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ |
Special | 155 | 100% | 38.7% |
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR |
Special | 140 | 100% | 53.6% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kelford School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 144 | Sign in to see | |
Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS |
Special | 138 | ||
Weatherfield Academy
Dunstable, LU6 1AF |
Special | 164 | ||
Stephenson Academy
Milton Keynes, MK14 6AX |
Special | 121 | ||
Rosewood Free School
Southampton, SO16 5NA |
Special | 64 | ||
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET |
Special | 122 | ||
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU |
Special | 96 | ||
Kingsbury Academy
Coventry, CV6 1PJ |
Special | 99 | ||
Joseph Clarke School
London, E4 9PP |
Special | 105 | ||
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 8DD |
Special | 30 | ||
Ash Trees Academy
Billingham, TS23 2BU |
Special | 175 | ||
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW |
Special | 236 | ||
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB |
Special | 111 | ||
Hailey Hall School
Hertford, SG13 7PB |
Special | 84 | ||
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH |
Special | 119 | ||
Woodlands Academy
Spilsby, PE23 5EJ |
Special | 70 | ||
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ |
Special | 147 | ||
Hollis Academy
Middlesbrough, TS4 3JS |
Special | 84 | ||
The PRIDE Academy
West Drayton, UB7 8AB |
Special | 92 | ||
Merryfields School
Newcastle, ST5 9NY |
Special | 108 | ||
Westbury Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3BT |
Special | 107 | ||
Pennine View School
Doncaster, DN12 3LR |
Special | 137 | ||
Penny Field School
Leeds, LS6 4QD |
Special | 66 | ||
New Park Academy
Eccles, M30 0RW |
Special | 155 | ||
Brookfields School
Widnes, WA8 3JA |
Special | 122 | ||
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ |
Special | 196 | ||
Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR |
Special | 66 | ||
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD |
Special | 140 | ||
Windmill Hill School
Luton, LU2 0EZ |
Special | 103 | ||
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT |
Special | 185 |