Vanguard 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
Vanguard School
(Your chosen school)
Special 63 100% 52.4%
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Special 114 100% 47.4%
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 113 100% 39.8%
The Courtyard Islington
London, N7 8LT
Special 68 100% 51.5%
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 59 100% 44.1%
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Special 143 100% 44.8%
The Bridge Integrated Learning Space
London, N1 0HY
Special 31 100% 80.6%
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL
Special 173 100% 36.4%
Strathmore School
Twickenham, TW1 4DQ
Special 114 100% 35.1%
Broadmeadow Special School
Wolverhampton, WV1 4AL
Special 73 100% 60.3%
The Bridge Satellite Provision
London, N19 3DL
Special 51 100% 64.7%
Branthwaite Academy
Workington, CA14 4SS
Special 66 100% 36.4%
The Avenue School
London, NW6 7BH
Special 100 100% 43%
Spa School Camberwell
London, SE5 7EW
Special 113 100% 70.8%
The Windmill School
Barnet, EN5 5TS
Special 40 100% 45%
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW
Special 139 100% 30.2%
The Grove
London, N17 6AR
Special 147 100% 41.5%
Holbrook School for Autism
Belper, DE56 0TE
Special 160 100% 52.5%
Spa School, Bermondsey
London, SE1 5RN
Special 114 100% 63.2%
Woodside Academy
Erith, DA8 3PB
Special 207 100% 33.3%
Harry Watts Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5JA
Special 175 100% 51.4%
Addington Valley Academy
Croydon, CR0 9AZ
Special 132 100% 50.8%
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR
Special 64 100% 48.4%
Cornerstone School
Belvedere, DA17 6DW
Special 99 100% 43.4%
Leycroft Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UE
Special 171 100% 54.4%
Elm Tree Primary Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0TB
Special 88 100% 44.3%
Tettenhall Wood School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF
Special 170 100% 57.6%
The Heights Academy
Solihull, B36 0DD
Special 49 100% 55.1%
Spring School
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 7AB
Special 49 100% 34.7%
Connaught Special School
London, E13 9BT
Special 26 100% 46.2%

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
Vanguard School
(Your chosen school)
Special 63 Sign in to see
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 91
Grangewood School
Northolt, UB5 6GG
Special 136
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Special 114
Lift Newlands
London, SE15 3AZ
Special 80
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB
Special 82
Langham Oaks
Colchester, CO4 5PA
Special 75
The Bridge Integrated Learning Space
London, N1 0HY
Special 31
The Mendip School
Shepton Mallet, BA4 4FZ
Special 227
Bridgeview Special School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD
Special 84
The Orchards
Stretford, M32 9TG
Special 141
Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF
Special 156
Horizon Academy
London, E6 6FE
Special 69
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY
Special 120
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR
Special 121
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB
Special 130
Southview School
Witham, CM8 2TA
Special 93
SGS Pegasus School
Bristol, BS32 4AJ
Special 128
Churchward School
Swindon, SN25 2PP
Special 127
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 142
Mo Mowlam Academy
Redcar, TS10 1PA
Special 102
Pathways School
Dagenham, RM10 9NH
Special 73
Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ
Special 74
Aspire School
Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA
Special 188
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 130
The Axis Academy
Crewe, CW2 8TU
Special 74
Keyham Lodge School
Leicester, LE5 1FG
Special 115
Beckmead College
London, SE25 5RR
Special 84
Salmons Brook School
Enfield, EN3 5PB
Special 63
Fountaindale School
Mansfield, NG18 5BA
Special 92