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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Vanguard School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Special | 64 | 100% | 48.4% | 
| 
                                Medeshamstede Academy
                                 Peterborough, PE1 5LQ  | 
                            Special | 106 | 100% | 41.5% | 
| 
                                The Courtyard Islington
                                 London, N7 8LT  | 
                            Special | 67 | 100% | 56.7% | 
| 
                                Thames Valley School
                                 Reading, RG30 4BZ  | 
                            Special | 55 | 100% | 38.2% | 
| 
                                The Rise Free School
                                 Feltham, TW13 7EF  | 
                            Special | 138 | 100% | 42% | 
| 
                                Church Lawton School
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL  | 
                            Special | 75 | 100% | 22.7% | 
| 
                                The Bridge Integrated Learning Space
                                 London, N1 0HY  | 
                            Special | 27 | 100% | 70.4% | 
| 
                                Riverside Bridge School
                                 Barking, IG11 0FU  | 
                            Special | 196 | 100% | 43.4% | 
| 
                                Dysart School
                                 Surbiton, KT6 6HL  | 
                            Special | 164 | 100% | 31.7% | 
| 
                                The Bridge School
                                 London, N7 9LD  | 
                            Special | 246 | 100% | 63.8% | 
| 
                                High Park School
                                 Bradford, BD9 6RY  | 
                            Special | 117 | 100% | 39.3% | 
| 
                                Spa School Camberwell
                                 London, SE5 7EW  | 
                            Special | 101 | 100% | 59.4% | 
| 
                                The Windmill School
                                 Barnet, EN5 5TS  | 
                            Special | 11 | 100% | 27.3% | 
| 
                                The Springfields Academy
                                 Calne, SN11 0DS  | 
                            Special | 210 | 100% | 43.8% | 
| 
                                The Grove
                                 London, N17 6AR  | 
                            Special | 128 | 100% | 43% | 
| 
                                Holbrook School for Autism
                                 Belper, DE56 0TE  | 
                            Special | 147 | 100% | 51.7% | 
| 
                                Spa School, Bermondsey
                                 London, SE1 5RN  | 
                            Special | 115 | 100% | 60.9% | 
| 
                                The Chalet School
                                 Swindon, SN3 6EX  | 
                            Special | 80 | 100% | 38.8% | 
| 
                                Woodside Academy
                                 Erith, DA8 3PB  | 
                            Special | 199 | 100% | 29.6% | 
| 
                                Harry Watts Academy
                                 Sunderland, SR5 5JA  | 
                            Special | 169 | 100% | 47.9% | 
| 
                                Addington Valley Academy
                                 Croydon, CR0 9AZ  | 
                            Special | 133 | 100% | 42.1% | 
| 
                                Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
                                 Wokingham, RG40 2HR  | 
                            Special | 56 | 100% | 48.2% | 
| 
                                The Cavendish School
                                 Impington, CB24 9LY  | 
                            Special | 99 | 100% | 28.3% | 
| 
                                Cornerstone School
                                 Belvedere, DA17 6DW  | 
                            Special | 78 | 100% | 44.9% | 
| 
                                The Bridge Easton
                                 Easton, NR9 5EA  | 
                            Special | 100 | 100% | 35% | 
| 
                                Leycroft Academy
                                 Birmingham, B33 9UE  | 
                            Special | 171 | 100% | 47.4% | 
| 
                                Elm Tree Primary Academy
                                 Wednesbury, WS10 0TB  | 
                            Special | 48 | 100% | 35.4% | 
| 
                                Tettenhall Wood School
                                 Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF  | 
                            Special | 164 | 100% | 50.6% | 
| 
                                The Heights Academy
                                 Solihull, B36 0DD  | 
                            Special | 26 | 100% | 53.8% | 
| 
                                Connaught Special School
                                 London, E13 9BT  | 
                            Special | 16 | 100% | 31.3% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Vanguard School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Special | 64 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Montacute School
                                 Poole, BH17 9NG  | 
                            Special | 92 | ||
| 
                                Moorcroft School
                                 Uxbridge, UB8 3BF  | 
                            Special | 133 | ||
| 
                                Medeshamstede Academy
                                 Peterborough, PE1 5LQ  | 
                            Special | 106 | ||
| 
                                The St Marylebone Church of England Bridge School
                                 London, W10 4LE  | 
                            Special | 66 | ||
| 
                                Churchill Special Free School
                                 Haverhill, CB9 0LB  | 
                            Special | 70 | ||
| 
                                Newlands Academy
                                 London, SE15 3AZ  | 
                            Special | 72 | ||
| 
                                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 | ||
| 
                                The Orchards
                                 Stretford, M32 9TG  | 
                            Special | 127 | ||
| 
                                Pioneer House High School
                                 Manchester, M23 0FF  | 
                            Special | 141 | ||
| 
                                Eko Pathways
                                 London, E6 6FE  | 
                            Special | 74 | ||
| 
                                High Park School
                                 Bradford, BD9 6RY  | 
                            Special | 117 | ||
| 
                                Purple Oaks Academy
                                 Northampton, NN2 7RR  | 
                            Special | 119 | ||
| 
                                Quest Academy
                                 Rugby, CV22 5PE  | 
                            Special | 100 | ||
| 
                                The Wherry School
                                 Norwich, NR1 2GB  | 
                            Special | 117 | ||
| 
                                Churchward School
                                 Swindon, SN25 2PP  | 
                            Special | 98 | ||
| 
                                Red Kite Academy
                                 Corby, NN18 0BX  | 
                            Special | 136 | ||
| 
                                Pathways School
                                 Dagenham, RM10 9NH  | 
                            Special | 56 | ||
| 
                                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 | ||
| 
                                Keyham Lodge School
                                 Leicester, LE5 1FG  | 
                            Special | 123 | ||
| 
                                Hatchside School
                                 Ilford, IG2 7SR  | 
                            Special | 62 | ||
| 
                                Salmons Brook School
                                 Enfield, EN3 5PB  | 
                            Special | 44 | ||