Merryfields School
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Merryfields School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 108 | 100% | 38% |
|
Cambridge Park Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5EB |
Special | 215 | 100% | 51.4% |
|
Kingsley Special Academy
Kettering, NN15 5DP |
Special | 156 | 100% | 28.8% |
|
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET |
Special | 122 | 100% | 35.2% |
|
Oak Wood Primary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH |
Special | 140 | 100% | 45.7% |
|
Kingsbury Academy
Coventry, CV6 1PJ |
Special | 99 | 100% | 38.4% |
|
Alexandra School
Harrow, HA2 9DX |
Special | 81 | 100% | 44.4% |
|
Walton Hall Academy
Stafford, ST21 6JR |
Special | 201 | 100% | 44.8% |
|
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY |
Special | 112 | 100% | 37.5% |
|
Torfield School
Hastings, TN34 3JT |
Special | 101 | 100% | 44.6% |
|
Lime Academy Forest Approach
Romford, RM3 9YA |
Special | 129 | 100% | 58.1% |
|
St Bernard's School
Louth, LN11 8RS |
Special | 101 | 100% | 62.4% |
|
Daventry Hill School
Daventry, NN11 0QE |
Special | 221 | 100% | 37.1% |
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The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU |
Special | 130 | 100% | 36.2% |
|
Springfield School
Leek, ST13 6LQ |
Special | 71 | 100% | 38% |
|
Wightwick Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8DA |
Special | 139 | 100% | 41% |
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The Link School
Croydon, CR0 4PG |
Special | 152 | 100% | 40.8% |
|
Beckfoot Phoenix
Keighley, BD22 6HZ |
Special | 111 | 100% | 31.5% |
|
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE |
Special | 215 | 100% | 46% |
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Rocklands School
Lichfield, WS13 7PH |
Special | 138 | 100% | 46.4% |
|
Bennerley Fields School
Ilkeston, DE7 8QZ |
Special | 101 | 100% | 58.4% |
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Brookfields School
Widnes, WA8 3JA |
Special | 122 | 100% | 51.6% |
|
Two Rivers Primary School
Tamworth, B77 4EN |
Special | 129 | 100% | 39.5% |
|
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ |
Special | 112 | 100% | 33.6% |
|
The Martin Bacon Academy
Northstowe, CB24 1DH |
Special | 127 | 100% | 37% |
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The Forest School
Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ |
Special | 147 | 100% | 38.8% |
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North Ridge Community School
Doncaster, DN6 7EF |
Special | 149 | 100% | 45% |
|
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD |
Special | 129 | 100% | 41.1% |
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Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH |
Special | 72 | 100% | 40.3% |
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Co-op Academy Brierley
Leeds, LS9 0BA |
Special | 54 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Merryfields School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 108 | Sign in to see | |
|
Thriftwood School
Chelmsford, CM2 8RW |
Special | 252 | ||
|
Weatherfield Academy
Dunstable, LU6 1AF |
Special | 164 | ||
|
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF |
Special | 112 | ||
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Kingsbury Academy
Coventry, CV6 1PJ |
Special | 99 | ||
|
Joseph Clarke School
London, E4 9PP |
Special | 105 | ||
|
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 8DD |
Special | 30 | ||
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Kingfisher School
Redditch, B98 0HF |
Special | 139 | ||
|
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY |
Special | 112 | ||
|
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW |
Special | 236 | ||
|
George Hastwell School Special Academy
Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 3LW |
Special | 90 | ||
|
Hailey Hall School
Hertford, SG13 7PB |
Special | 84 | ||
|
St Bernard's School
Louth, LN11 8RS |
Special | 101 | ||
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Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ |
Special | 147 | ||
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The PRIDE Academy
West Drayton, UB7 8AB |
Special | 92 | ||
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Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB |
Special | 82 | ||
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Wren Spinney Community School
Kettering, NN15 7LB |
Special | 88 | ||
|
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL |
Special | 97 | ||
|
Penny Field School
Leeds, LS6 4QD |
Special | 66 | ||
|
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB |
Special | 201 | ||
|
Brookfields School
Widnes, WA8 3JA |
Special | 122 | ||
|
Two Rivers Primary School
Tamworth, B77 4EN |
Special | 129 | ||
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The Abbey School
Farnham, GU9 8DY |
Special | 145 | ||
|
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG |
Special | 197 | ||
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Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ |
Special | 196 | ||
|
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB |
Special | 97 | ||
|
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD |
Special | 140 | ||
|
Adelaide Heath Academy
Knutsford, WA16 8PA |
Special | 74 | ||
|
Greenhall
Stafford, ST16 1PS |
Special | 33 | ||
|
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ |
Special | 155 | ||