Pioneer House High 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
Pioneer House High School
(Your chosen school)
Special 141 100% 68.8%
Cambridge Park Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5EB
Special 215 100% 51.4%
Portland Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2NQ
Special 204 100% 58.3%
Melland High School
Gorton, M18 7DT
Special 223 100% 57%
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 167 100% 50.3%
The Woodlands Academy
Scarborough, YO12 6QN
Special 136 100% 58.8%
Tweendykes School
Hull, HU7 4PW
Special 165 100% 53.9%
The Cavendish High Academy
Runcorn, WA7 4YX
Special 108 100% 61.1%
Walton Hall Academy
Stafford, ST21 6JR
Special 201 100% 44.8%
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%
St Bernard's School
Louth, LN11 8RS
Special 101 100% 62.4%
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 151 100% 44.4%
Abbey School
Rotherham, S61 2RA
Special 218 100% 55%
Chatsworth High School and Community College
Salford, M30 9DY
Special 177 100% 60.5%
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Special 130 100% 36.2%
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
Special 160 100% 61.9%
Great Oaks School
Southampton, SO16 7LT
Special 339 100% 61.9%
Woodlands Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ
Special 91 100% 65.2%
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 97 100% 58.8%
Kingswode Hoe School
Colchester, CO3 3QJ
Special 151 100% 51%
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 136 100% 35.3%
Bennerley Fields School
Ilkeston, DE7 8QZ
Special 101 100% 58.4%
Warren School
Lowestoft, NR33 8HT
Special 131 100% 45.8%
Elms Bank
Bury, M45 8PJ
Special 339 100% 44.1%
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 154 100% 59.1%
Windmill Hill School
Luton, LU2 0EZ
Special 103 100% 47.6%
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH
Special 72 100% 40.3%
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
Pioneer House High School
(Your chosen school)
Special 141 Sign in to see
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 92
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Special 106
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 55
Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB
Special 70
Newlands Academy
London, SE15 3AZ
Special 72
Eden School
Blackburn, BB2 4NW
Special 58
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB
Special 84
Langham Oaks
Colchester, CO4 5PA
Special 73
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL
Special 75
The Mendip School
Shepton Mallet, BA4 4FZ
Special 226
Bridgeview Special School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD
Special 62
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH
Special 119
St Lawrence School
Horncastle, LN9 5EJ
Special 181
The Orchards
Stretford, M32 9TG
Special 127
Vanguard School
London, SE11 6QH
Special 64
Eko Pathways
London, E6 6FE
Special 74
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR
Special 119
Quest Academy
Rugby, CV22 5PE
Special 100
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB
Special 117
New Park Academy
Eccles, M30 0RW
Special 155
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 136
Longford Park School
Manchester, M32 8QJ
Special 77
Aspire School
Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA
Special 176
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 129
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA
Special 64
The Axis Academy
Crewe, CW2 8TU
Special 67
The Fusion Academy
Leicester, LE9 8AG
Special 85
Prospect House Specialist Support Primary School
MANCHESTER, M9 8LT
Special 125
Keyham Lodge School
Leicester, LE5 1FG
Special 123