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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
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
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 |