The Bridge 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
The Bridge School
(Your chosen school)
Special 90 100% 55.6%
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 91 100% 45.7%
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 178 100% 46.6%
Portland Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2NQ
Special 208 100% 60.1%
Melland High School
Gorton, M18 7DT
Special 251 100% 66.1%
Wyvern Academy
Weymouth, DT3 5AL
Special 89 100% 43.3%
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW
Special 189 100% 42.3%
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 175 100% 49.7%
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 94 100% 44.7%
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Special 158 100% 36.1%
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT
Special 197 100% 53.3%
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 202 100% 49%
Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF
Special 156 100% 68.6%
Broadmeadow Special School
Wolverhampton, WV1 4AL
Special 73 100% 60.3%
Yeoman Park Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8PS
Special 114 100% 63.2%
Wren Spinney School
Kettering, NN15 7LB
Special 97 100% 44.3%
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215 100% 44.7%
NCEA Castle School
Ashington, NE63 9FZ
Special 157 100% 56.7%
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU
Special 121 100% 30.6%
James Rennie School
Carlisle, CA3 0BU
Special 202 100% 30.3%
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 161 100% 55.3%
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 158 100% 50%
St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ
Special 160 100% 56.9%
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 144 100% 38.2%
Discovery Academy
Sheffield, S2 3QF
Special 108 100% 57.4%
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 156 100% 44.2%
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR
Special 142 100% 52.8%
Trent View College
Scunthorpe, DN17 1DS
Special 45 100% 57.8%
Cromwell High School
Dukinfield, SK16 5BJ
Special 150 100% 52.7%
Baginton Fields Academy
Coventry, CV3 4EA
Special 128 100% 54.7%

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
The Bridge School
(Your chosen school)
Special 90 Sign in to see
Glyne Gap School
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2PU
Special 130
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 94
Riversides School
Worcester, WR1 3HZ
Special 69
Kingfisher School
Redditch, B98 0HF
Special 144
The Cavendish High Academy
Runcorn, WA7 4YX
Special 107
The Beech Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6DX
Special 114
Finch Woods Academy
Liverpool, L26 0TY
Special 82
Blackfriars Academy
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF
Special 120
Torfield School
Hastings, TN34 3JT
Special 102
Tulip Academy
Spalding, PE11 2EH
Special 215
E-Act Venturers' Academy
Bristol, BS13 9AX
Special 256
Joseph Norton Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 9JU
Special 61
Gosberton House Academy
Spalding, PE11 4EW
Special 99
Springfield School
Leek, ST13 6LQ
Special 71
Phoenix Academy
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 48
Broadmeadow Special School
Wolverhampton, WV1 4AL
Special 73
Courtlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5JS
Special 108
Redgate Primary Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6EL
Special 58
Brays School
Birmingham, B26 1NS
Special 91
Cherry Trees School
Wolverhampton, WV5 0AX
Special 59
Venture Academy
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AD
Special 48
The Link School
Croydon, CR0 4PG
Special 157
Bennerley Fields School
Ilkeston, DE7 8QZ
Special 103
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 250
The Forest School
Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ
Special 149
Foxfields Academy
Blaby, LE8 4FE
Special 98
The Flagship School
Hastings, TN34 2AE
Special 61
Fen Rivers Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 2HU
Special 82
Oakgrove School
Cheadle, SK8 3BU
Special 39