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 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
Schools we've chosen
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