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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Market Field School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Special | 472 | 100% | 42.4% | 
| 
                                Fosse Way School
                                 Bath, BA3 3AL  | 
                            Special | 226 | 100% | 47.8% | 
| 
                                Leigh Academy Milestone
                                 Longfield, DA3 8JZ  | 
                            Special | 392 | 100% | 34.3% | 
| 
                                Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
                                 Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2PT  | 
                            Special | 125 | 100% | 36% | 
| 
                                The St Christopher School
                                 Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4AW  | 
                            Special | 257 | 100% | 44.4% | 
| 
                                Beaumont Hill Academy
                                 Darlington, DL1 2AN  | 
                            Special | 328 | 100% | 49.1% | 
| 
                                Columbus School and College
                                 Chelmsford, CM1 4ZB  | 
                            Special | 283 | 100% | 30.4% | 
| 
                                Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley
                                 Hinckley, LE10 0EA  | 
                            Special | 387 | 100% | 35.4% | 
| 
                                Lime Academy Hornbeam
                                 London, E17 5NT  | 
                            Special | 284 | 100% | 49.1% | 
| 
                                New Bridge School
                                 Oldham, OL8 3PH  | 
                            Special | 644 | 100% | 50.2% | 
| 
                                Abbey Hill Academy
                                 Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8BU  | 
                            Special | 352 | 100% | 48.9% | 
| 
                                Billing Brook Special School
                                 Northampton, NN3 8EZ  | 
                            Special | 261 | 100% | 39.1% | 
| 
                                Bradfields Academy
                                 Chatham, ME5 0LB  | 
                            Special | 401 | 100% | 47.9% | 
| 
                                Whitefield School
                                 London, E17 4AZ  | 
                            Special | 374 | 100% | 37.4% | 
| 
                                Calthorpe Academy
                                 Birmingham, B12 0TP  | 
                            Special | 432 | 100% | 58.8% | 
| 
                                Castledon School
                                 Wickford, SS12 0PW  | 
                            Special | 236 | 100% | 37.7% | 
| 
                                Piper Hill High School
                                 Manchester, M23 2YS  | 
                            Special | 278 | 100% | 59.7% | 
| 
                                Spring Common Academy
                                 Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ  | 
                            Special | 215 | 100% | 48.4% | 
| 
                                Tor View School
                                 Rossendale, BB4 6LR  | 
                            Special | 260 | 100% | 35% | 
| 
                                Great Oaks School
                                 Southampton, SO16 7LT  | 
                            Special | 339 | 100% | 61.9% | 
| 
                                Treetops School
                                 Grays, RM16 2WU  | 
                            Special | 309 | 100% | 36.2% | 
| 
                                Hallmoor School
                                 Birmingham, B33 0DL  | 
                            Special | 273 | 100% | 63% | 
| 
                                Churchill Park Complex Needs School
                                 King's Lynn, PE30 4RP  | 
                            Special | 230 | 100% | 53.9% | 
| 
                                Arbour Vale School
                                 Slough, SL2 3AE  | 
                            Special | 345 | 100% | 41.4% | 
| 
                                Elms Bank
                                 Bury, M45 8PJ  | 
                            Special | 339 | 100% | 44.1% | 
| 
                                The Milestone School
                                 Gloucester, GL2 9EU  | 
                            Special | 327 | 100% | 46.8% | 
| 
                                St Martins School
                                 Derby, DE24 0BT  | 
                            Special | 230 | 100% | 50% | 
| 
                                Stubbin Wood School
                                 Mansfield, NG20 8QF  | 
                            Special | 237 | 86.5% | 44.7% | 
| 
                                Mayfield School
                                 Birmingham, B19 1HJ  | 
                            Special | 309 | 100% | 61.2% | 
| 
                                Treetops Free School
                                 Grays, RM16 2WU  | 
                            Special | 146 | 100% | 38.4% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Market Field School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Special | 472 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy
                                 Ipswich, IP1 6SG  | 
                            Special | 101 | ||
| 
                                The Pioneer School
                                 Basildon, SS14 2LA  | 
                            Special | 174 | ||
| 
                                Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
                                 Leics, LE18 2DT  | 
                            Special | 242 | ||
| 
                                The Iffley Academy
                                 Oxford, OX4 4DU  | 
                            Special | 176 | ||
| 
                                Hollinwood Academy
                                 Oldham, OL8 3PT  | 
                            Special | 292 | ||
| 
                                Riverbank School
                                 Coventry, CV3 2QD  | 
                            Special | 198 | ||
| 
                                Langham Oaks
                                 Colchester, CO4 5PA  | 
                            Special | 73 | ||
| 
                                Pond Meadow School
                                 Guildford, GU1 1DR  | 
                            Special | 146 | ||
| 
                                Springwell Special Academy
                                 Barnsley, S71 2AY  | 
                            Special | 117 | ||
| 
                                Pentland Field School
                                 Uxbridge, UB10 8TS  | 
                            Special | 168 | ||
| 
                                Greenfields Specialist School for Communication
                                 Northampton, NN3 8XS  | 
                            Special | 100 | ||
| 
                                Trinity Academy Newcastle
                                 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 8XJ  | 
                            Special | 198 | ||
| 
                                Ramsden Hall Academy
                                 Billericay, CM11 1HN  | 
                            Special | 100 | ||
| 
                                Daventry Hill School
                                 Daventry, NN11 0QE  | 
                            Special | 221 | ||
| 
                                Strathmore School
                                 Twickenham, TW1 4DQ  | 
                            Special | 117 | ||
| 
                                High Park School
                                 Bradford, BD9 6RY  | 
                            Special | 117 | ||
| 
                                Meadowgate Academy
                                 Wisbech, PE13 2JH  | 
                            Special | 182 | ||
| 
                                Hallmoor School
                                 Birmingham, B33 0DL  | 
                            Special | 273 | ||
| 
                                The Wherry School
                                 Norwich, NR1 2GB  | 
                            Special | 117 | ||
| 
                                Churchill Park Complex Needs School
                                 King's Lynn, PE30 4RP  | 
                            Special | 230 | ||
| 
                                Frederick Holmes School
                                 Hull, HU6 8JJ  | 
                            Special | 109 | ||
| 
                                Trinity Academy New Bridge
                                 Sunderland, SR5 3NF  | 
                            Special | 134 | ||
| 
                                The Bridge School
                                 Ipswich, IP8 3ND  | 
                            Special | 182 | ||
| 
                                Bader Academy
                                 Doncaster, DN3 2EW  | 
                            Special | 106 | ||
| 
                                Keyham Lodge School
                                 Leicester, LE5 1FG  | 
                            Special | 123 | ||
| 
                                Treetops Free School
                                 Grays, RM16 2WU  | 
                            Special | 146 | ||
| 
                                Bure Park Specialist Academy
                                 Great Yarmouth, NR30 4AE  | 
                            Special | 64 | ||
| 
                                Tettenhall Wood School
                                 Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF  | 
                            Special | 164 | ||
| 
                                Oastlers School
                                 Bradford, BD4 7RH  | 
                            Special | 133 | ||