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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notton House Academy (Your chosen school) | Special | 51 | 100% | 47.1% | 
| Tregonwell Academy Bournemouth, BH7 6QP | Special | 145 | 100% | 70.4% | 
| Nyland School Swindon, SN3 3RD | Special | 80 | 100% | 59.7% | 
| Maplefields Academy Corby, NN18 0TH | Special | 116 | 100% | 65.5% | 
| Kingfisher School Redditch, B98 0HF | Special | 139 | 100% | 60.9% | 
| Adelaide School Crewe, CW1 3DT | Special | 91 | 100% | 53.8% | 
| INSPIRE Free Special School Chatham, ME5 0LB | Special | 68 | 100% | 54.4% | 
| Eden School Blackburn, BB2 4NW | Special | 58 | 100% | 51.7% | 
| Langham Oaks Colchester, CO4 5PA | Special | 73 | 100% | 58.9% | 
| Cuckmere House School Seaford, BN25 4BA | Special | 81 | 100% | 64.2% | 
| St Mary's School Heathfield, TN21 0BT | Special | 88 | 100% | 54.5% | 
| 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% | 
| Lever Park School Bolton, BL6 6DE | Special | 98 | 100% | 54.6% | 
| The PRIDE Academy West Drayton, UB7 8AB | Special | 92 | 100% | 51.6% | 
| St Luke's Academy Swindon, SN2 7AS | Special | 79 | 100% | 68.4% | 
| Hamilton School Reading, RG1 5SG | Special | 60 | 100% | 63.3% | 
| Sir Bobby Robson School Ipswich, IP3 9FA | Special | 64 | 100% | 57.8% | 
| Foxfields Academy Blaby, LE8 4FE | Special | 89 | 100% | 50.6% | 
| North Star 82° Bristol, BS10 7AH | Special | 69 | 100% | 81.2% | 
| Forest Moor School Harrogate, HG3 2RA | Special | 98 | 100% | 56.1% | 
| Adelaide Heath Academy Knutsford, WA16 8PA | Special | 74 | 100% | 52.7% | 
| Brook Academy Gloucester, GL3 4ZN | Special | 49 | 100% | 55.1% | 
| Lime Hills Academy Nailsea, BS48 2NN | Special | 27 | 100% | 48.1% | 
| Mount Tamar School Plymouth, PL5 2EF | Special | 106 | 100% | 70.8% | 
| Peak Academy Dursley, GL11 5HD | Special | 58 | 100% | 65.5% | 
| Brompton Hall School Scarborough, YO13 9DB | Special | 83 | 100% | 63.9% | 
| The Compass School Romford, RM7 9NU | Special | 22 | 100% | 50% | 
| Brunel School Paignton, TQ3 2AL | Special | 54 | 100% | 79.6% | 
Building cost categories
We've chosen 28 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notton House Academy (Your chosen school) | Special | 51 | Sign in to see | |
| The Ridge Academy Cheltenham, GL52 5QH | Special | 61 | ||
| The Cedars Academy Gateshead, NE9 6QD | Special | 231 | ||
| Kingfisher School Abingdon, OX14 3RR | Special | 111 | ||
| Eaton Hall Specialist Academy Norwich, NR4 7BU | Special | 53 | ||
| Walton Hall Academy Stafford, ST21 6JR | Special | 201 | ||
| Grove House School Brentwood, CM15 9DA | Special | 128 | ||
| Cuckmere House School Seaford, BN25 4BA | Special | 81 | ||
| St Mary's School Heathfield, TN21 0BT | Special | 88 | ||
| Cicely Haughton School Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0BX | Special | 59 | ||
| Loxley Hall School Uttoxeter, ST14 8RS | Special | 103 | ||
| Rivermead School Gillingham, ME7 1UG | Special | 188 | ||
| The South Downs School Eastbourne, BN20 8NU | Special | 163 | ||
| Shenstone School Crayford, DA1 4DZ | Special | 191 | ||
| Oak Hill School London, EN4 8XE | Special | 51 | ||
| St Luke's Academy Swindon, SN2 7AS | Special | 79 | ||
| Holbrook School for Autism Belper, DE56 0TE | Special | 147 | ||
| Spa School, Bermondsey London, SE1 5RN | Special | 115 | ||
| Shenstone Lodge School Lichfield, WS14 0LB | Special | 118 | ||
| Battledown Centre for Children and Families Cheltenham, GL52 6PZ | Special | 67 | ||
| Belmont School Cheltenham, GL51 3AT | Special | 191 | ||
| Brandles School Baldock, SG7 6EY | Special | 70 | ||
| Millgate School Leicester, LE2 6DW | Special | 130 | ||
| Woodlands School Shrewsbury, SY4 5PJ | Special | 57 | ||
| Castle EAST School Bungay, NR35 1JS | Special | 78 | ||
| Lea Hall Academy Birmingham, B33 9QY | Special | 70 | ||
| Portland School Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9JG | Special | 114 | ||
| Peak Academy Dursley, GL11 5HD | Special | 58 | ||