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 104 100% 46.2%
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 92 100% 44.6%
Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS
Special 138 100% 47.8%
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE
Special 195 100% 49.7%
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 133 100% 51.1%
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 167 100% 50.3%
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 88 100% 42%
Joseph Clarke School
London, E4 9PP
Special 105 100% 48.6%
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT
Special 193 100% 50.3%
Blackfriars Academy
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF
Special 118 100% 40.7%
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 151 100% 44.4%
Brimble Hill Special School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 103 100% 36.9%
Nancealverne School
Penzance, TR20 8TP
Special 96 100% 58.3%
Doubletrees School
Par, PL24 2DS
Special 103 100% 44.7%
Halcyon Way School
Oldham Ol9 9QE
Special 108 100% 44.4%
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90 100% 48.9%
Kingsdown School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT
Special 127 100% 43.3%
Beckfoot Phoenix
Keighley, BD22 6HZ
Special 111 100% 31.5%
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU
Special 126 100% 31%
Peak School
High Peak, SK23 6ES
Special 81 100% 55.6%
Stanton Vale School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP
Special 113 100% 39.8%
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY
Special 119 100% 41.9%
The Milestone School
Gloucester, GL2 9EU
Special 327 100% 46.8%
Springfield School
WITNEY, OX28 1AR
Special 107 100% 31.8%
Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR
Special 66 100% 36.4%
Battledown Centre for Children and Families
Cheltenham, GL52 6PZ
Special 67 100% 43.3%
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 191 100% 45%
North Ridge Community School
Doncaster, DN6 7EF
Special 149 100% 45%
Springwell School
Hartlepool, TS26 0TB
Special 95 100% 52.7%
Sladewood Academy
Stroud, GL5 1NL
Special 32 100% 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
Curnow School
(Your chosen school)
Special 104 Sign in to see
Cambridge Park Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5EB
Special 215
Fosse Way School
Bath, BA3 3AL
Special 226
Dove House Academy
Basingstoke, RG21 5SU
Special 230
Alfriston School
Beaconsfield, HP9 2TS
Special 159
Tregonwell Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6QP
Special 145
Combe Pafford School
Torquay, TQ2 8NL
Special 258
Cliffdale Primary Academy
Portsmouth, PO2 0SN
Special 205
Catcote Academy
Hartlepool, TS25 4EZ
Special 211
Three Ways School
Bath, BA2 5RF
Special 236
Cloughwood Academy
Northwich, CW8 1NU
Special 122
Billing Brook Special School
Northampton, NN3 8EZ
Special 261
John F Kennedy Special School
London, E15 4RZ
Special 181
Isebrook School
Kettering, NN15 6PT
Special 250
Bromley Beacon Academy
Orpington, BR6 9BD
Special 159
Westcroft School
Wolverhampton, WV10 8NZ
Special 192
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL
Special 164
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
Special 160
Oak Lodge School
London, N2 0QY
Special 199
Great Oaks School
Southampton, SO16 7LT
Special 339
Westbury Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3BT
Special 107
Kingsdown School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT
Special 127
Newbridge School
Romford, RM6 4TR
Special 175
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215
Rocklands School
Lichfield, WS13 7PH
Special 138
Queensbury School
Birmingham, B24 8BL
Special 306
Woodside Academy
Erith, DA8 3PB
Special 199
Soundwell Academy
Kingswood, BS16 4RL
Special 133
Lime Academy Orton
Peterborough, PE2 5SD
Special 153
Vale of Evesham School
Evesham, WR11 1BN
Special 181