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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Eko Pathways
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Special | 74 | 100% | 51.4% | 
| 
                                Wandle Valley Academy
                                 Carshalton, SM5 1LW  | 
                            Special | 91 | 100% | 73.6% | 
| 
                                Wishmore Cross Academy
                                 Woking, GU24 8NE  | 
                            Special | 65 | 100% | 66.2% | 
| 
                                Oak Bank School
                                 Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3BE  | 
                            Special | 127 | 100% | 59.1% | 
| 
                                Eden School
                                 Blackburn, BB2 4NW  | 
                            Special | 58 | 100% | 51.7% | 
| 
                                Langham Oaks
                                 Colchester, CO4 5PA  | 
                            Special | 73 | 100% | 58.9% | 
| 
                                Bromley Beacon Academy
                                 Orpington, BR6 9BD  | 
                            Special | 159 | 100% | 88.1% | 
| 
                                Cicely Haughton School
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0BX  | 
                            Special | 59 | 100% | 44.1% | 
| 
                                Loxley Hall School
                                 Uttoxeter, ST14 8RS  | 
                            Special | 103 | 100% | 63.1% | 
| 
                                Hailey Hall School
                                 Hertford, SG13 7PB  | 
                            Special | 84 | 100% | 63.1% | 
| 
                                Ramsden Hall Academy
                                 Billericay, CM11 1HN  | 
                            Special | 100 | 100% | 66% | 
| 
                                Nightingale Community Academy
                                 London, SW17 7DF  | 
                            Special | 134 | 100% | 69.9% | 
| 
                                Joseph Norton Academy
                                 Huddersfield, HD8 9JU  | 
                            Special | 60 | 100% | 71.7% | 
| 
                                The PRIDE Academy
                                 West Drayton, UB7 8AB  | 
                            Special | 92 | 100% | 51.6% | 
| 
                                Oak Hill School
                                 London, EN4 8XE  | 
                            Special | 51 | 100% | 55.1% | 
| 
                                Fern House School
                                 Enfield, EN3 6NY  | 
                            Special | 65 | 100% | 69.2% | 
| 
                                Grafham Grange School
                                 Guildford, GU5 0LH  | 
                            Special | 74 | 100% | 59.5% | 
| 
                                The Springboard Project
                                 Oldham, OL1 1AN  | 
                            Special | 97 | 100% | 62.9% | 
| 
                                Mo Mowlam Academy
                                 Redcar, TS10 1PA  | 
                            Special | 96 | 100% | 77.1% | 
| 
                                Pathways School
                                 Dagenham, RM10 9NH  | 
                            Special | 56 | 100% | 76.8% | 
| 
                                Longford Park School
                                 Manchester, M32 8QJ  | 
                            Special | 77 | 100% | 61% | 
| 
                                Brandles School
                                 Baldock, SG7 6EY  | 
                            Special | 70 | 100% | 62.9% | 
| 
                                Keyham Lodge School
                                 Leicester, LE5 1FG  | 
                            Special | 123 | 100% | 67.5% | 
| 
                                Forest Moor School
                                 Harrogate, HG3 2RA  | 
                            Special | 98 | 100% | 56.1% | 
| 
                                Brook Academy
                                 Gloucester, GL3 4ZN  | 
                            Special | 49 | 100% | 55.1% | 
| 
                                Salmons Brook School
                                 Enfield, EN3 5PB  | 
                            Special | 44 | 100% | 68.2% | 
| 
                                NeneGate
                                 Peterborough, PE1 5GZ  | 
                            Special | 64 | 100% | 59.4% | 
| 
                                Portland School
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9JG  | 
                            Special | 114 | 100% | 69.3% | 
| 
                                Oastlers School
                                 Bradford, BD4 7RH  | 
                            Special | 133 | 100% | 60.2% | 
| 
                                The Compass School
                                 Romford, RM7 9NU  | 
                            Special | 22 | 100% | 50% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Eko Pathways
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Special | 74 | 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 Iffley Academy
                                 Oxford, OX4 4DU  | 
                            Special | 176 | ||
| 
                                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 | ||
| 
                                Springwell Special Academy
                                 Barnsley, S71 2AY  | 
                            Special | 117 | ||
| 
                                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 | ||
| 
                                Vanguard School
                                 London, SE11 6QH  | 
                            Special | 64 | ||
| 
                                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 | ||
| 
                                Pathways School
                                 Dagenham, RM10 9NH  | 
                            Special | 56 | ||
| 
                                Aspire School
                                 Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA  | 
                            Special | 176 | ||
| 
                                Glendinning Academy
                                 Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD  | 
                            Special | 129 | ||
| 
                                The Axis Academy
                                 Crewe, CW2 8TU  | 
                            Special | 67 | ||
| 
                                Bader Academy
                                 Doncaster, DN3 2EW  | 
                            Special | 106 | ||
| 
                                Keyham Lodge School
                                 Leicester, LE5 1FG  | 
                            Special | 123 | ||
| 
                                Salmons Brook School
                                 Enfield, EN3 5PB  | 
                            Special | 44 | ||
| 
                                Oastlers School
                                 Bradford, BD4 7RH  | 
                            Special | 133 | ||