Curnow 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
Curnow School
(Your chosen school)
Special 112 100% 50%
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 91 100% 45.7%
Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS
Special 134 100% 53.7%
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE
Special 201 100% 49.8%
The Iffley Academy
Oxford, OX4 4DU
Special 179 100% 45.3%
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 175 100% 49.7%
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 94 100% 44.7%
Friars Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
Special 143 100% 48.3%
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT
Special 197 100% 53.3%
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 157 100% 50.3%
Brimble Hill Special School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 122 100% 31.1%
Nancealverne School
Penzance, TR20 8TP
Special 128 100% 50.8%
Doubletrees School
Par, PL24 2DS
Special 103 100% 49.5%
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Special 129 100% 40.3%
Halcyon Way School
Oldham Ol9 9QE
Special 118 100% 46.6%
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
Special 165 100% 57%
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90 100% 55.6%
Beckfoot Phoenix
Keighley, BD22 6HZ
Special 113 100% 36.3%
Rocklands School
Lichfield, WS13 7PH
Special 139 100% 46%
NCEA Castle School
Ashington, NE63 9FZ
Special 157 100% 56.7%
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU
Special 121 100% 30.6%
Stanton Vale School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP
Special 118 100% 42.1%
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY
Special 122 100% 47.1%
Watermill School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6JZ
Special 240 100% 47.9%
The Milestone School
Gloucester, GL2 9EU
Special 318 100% 48.7%
Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR
Special 66 100% 39.4%
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 181 100% 42%
Springwell School
Hartlepool, TS26 0TB
Special 99 100% 48%
Sladewood Academy
Stroud, GL5 1NL
Special 55 100% 32.7%
Cromwell High School
Dukinfield, SK16 5BJ
Special 150 100% 52.7%

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
Curnow School
(Your chosen school)
Special 112 Sign in to see
Cambridge Park Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5EB
Special 217
Fosse Way School
Bath, BA3 3AL
Special 224
Dove House Academy
Basingstoke, RG21 5SU
Special 234
Alfriston School
Beaconsfield, HP9 2TS
Special 164
Tregonwell Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6QP
Special 144
Oakwood Academy
Eccles, M30 9DY
Special 333
Catcote Academy
Hartlepool, TS25 4EZ
Special 218
Cloughwood Academy
Northwich, CW8 1NU
Special 118
Billing Brook Special School
Northampton, NN3 8EZ
Special 256
Exeter House Special School
Salisbury, SP1 3BL
Special 194
Westcroft School
Wolverhampton, WV10 8NZ
Special 193
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL
Special 173
St Philip's School
Chessington, KT9 2HR
Special 184
Oak Lodge School
London, N2 0QY
Special 188
Tor View School
Rossendale, BB4 6LR
Special 258
Great Oaks School
Southampton, SO16 7LT
Special 352
Kingsdown School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT
Special 130
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 200
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215
Queensway
Telford, TF4 3PP
Special 129
Beckmead Park Academy
Beckenham, BR3 3BZ
Special 126
Queensbury School
Birmingham, B24 8BL
Special 348
Woodside Academy
Erith, DA8 3PB
Special 207
Elms Bank
Bury, M45 8PJ
Special 350
Soundwell Academy
Kingswood, BS16 4RL
Special 140
Lime Academy Orton
Peterborough, PE2 5SD
Special 153
Wells Park School
Chigwell, IG7 6NN
Special 59
Chaffinch Brook School
Croydon, CR0 6NA
Special 93
The Sky Academy
Taunton, TA2 7HW
Special 100