Ian Mikardo High 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
Ian Mikardo High School
(Your chosen school)
Special 50 100% 80%
Wandle Valley Academy
Carshalton, SM5 1LW
Special 95 100% 72.6%
Stephenson Academy
Milton Keynes, MK14 6AX
Special 117 100% 72.6%
Maplefields Academy
Corby, NN18 0TH
Special 119 100% 70.6%
Eaton Hall Specialist Academy
Norwich, NR4 7BU
Special 56 100% 82.1%
Greenfields Academy
Grantham, NG31 7US
Special 82 100% 65.9%
Lift Newlands
London, SE15 3AZ
Special 80 100% 59%
Adelaide School
Crewe, CW1 3DT
Special 89 100% 57.3%
Finch Woods Academy
Liverpool, L26 0TY
Special 82 100% 86.6%
Riverside Meadows Academy
Wisbech, PE13 4TG
Special 113 100% 70.8%
Aspire Academy
Welling, DA16 1JB
Special 64 100% 76.6%
Fern House School
Enfield, EN3 6NY
Special 72 100% 70.8%
Beckmead Park Academy
Beckenham, BR3 3BZ
Special 126 100% 71.7%
St Luke's Academy
Swindon, SN2 7AS
Special 83 100% 66.3%
Unified Academy
Dorking, RH5 4DB
Special 84 100% 75.9%
Shenstone Lodge School
Lichfield, WS14 0LB
Special 125 100% 68%
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA
Special 66 100% 59.1%
North Star 82°
Bristol, BS10 7AH
Special 61 100% 80.3%
North Star 240°
Bristol, BS11 0QA
Special 75 100% 82.7%
Adelaide Heath Academy
Knutsford, WA16 8PA
Special 87 100% 64.4%
Beckmead College
London, SE25 5RR
Special 84 100% 50%
Salmons Brook School
Enfield, EN3 5PB
Special 63 100% 74.6%
Sir Peter Hall School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7PJ
Special 56 100% 62.5%
Elements Academy
Sheffield, S25 2NF
Special 174 100% 71.3%
Peak Academy
Dursley, GL11 5HD
Special 64 100% 78.1%
Brompton Hall School
Scarborough, YO13 9DB
Special 75 100% 74.7%
Brunel School
Paignton, TQ3 2AL
Special 48 100% 83.3%
Hartlepool Free School
Hartlepool, TS25 1FF
Special 19 100% 68.4%
The Raise Academy
Widnes, WA8 0BS
Special 39 100% 69.2%
Chiltern Way Academy Basingstoke
Basingstoke, RG22 5TH
Special 50 100% 68%

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
Ian Mikardo High School
(Your chosen school)
Special 50 Sign in to see
Weatherfield Academy
Dunstable, LU6 1AF
Special 166
Lighthouse School Leeds
Leeds, LS16 6QB
Special 90
Knightsfield School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7LW
Special 73
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 113
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU
Special 102
Kingsbury Academy
Coventry, CV6 1PJ
Special 102
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 8DD
Special 31
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL
Special 84
Hailey Hall School
Hertford, SG13 7PB
Special 83
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 158
Merryfields School
Newcastle, ST5 9NY
Special 113
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB
Special 95
Penny Field School
Leeds, LS6 4QD
Special 69
The Springboard Project
Oldham, OL1 1AN
Special 141
Brookfields School
Widnes, WA8 3JA
Special 131
Two Rivers Primary School
Tamworth, B77 4EN
Special 132
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB
Special 97
Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR
Special 66
Longford Park School
Manchester, M32 8QJ
Special 87
Hamilton School
Reading, RG1 5SG
Special 62
Beckmead College
London, SE25 5RR
Special 84
Greenhall
Stafford, ST16 1PS
Special 39
Kings Meadow School
Northampton, NN3 7AR
Special 42
NeneGate
Peterborough, PE1 5GZ
Special 65
Sladewood Academy
Stroud, GL5 1NL
Special 55
Connaught Special School
London, E13 9BT
Special 26
The Brookfield School
Hereford, HR4 9NG
Special 110
Brunel School
Paignton, TQ3 2AL
Special 48
Chiltern Way Academy Basingstoke
Basingstoke, RG22 5TH
Special 50