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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Hallmoor School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Special | 273 | 100% | 63% | 
| 
                                Cambridge Park Academy
                                 Grimsby, DN34 5EB  | 
                            Special | 215 | 100% | 51.4% | 
| 
                                Fosse Way School
                                 Bath, BA3 3AL  | 
                            Special | 226 | 100% | 47.8% | 
| 
                                Beaumont Hill Academy
                                 Darlington, DL1 2AN  | 
                            Special | 328 | 100% | 49.1% | 
| 
                                Lime Academy Hornbeam
                                 London, E17 5NT  | 
                            Special | 284 | 100% | 49.1% | 
| 
                                Charlton Park Academy
                                 London, SE7 8HX  | 
                            Special | 221 | 100% | 53.2% | 
| 
                                The Cedars Academy
                                 Gateshead, NE9 6QD  | 
                            Special | 231 | 100% | 51.5% | 
| 
                                Billing Brook Special School
                                 Northampton, NN3 8EZ  | 
                            Special | 261 | 100% | 39.1% | 
| 
                                Walton Hall Academy
                                 Stafford, ST21 6JR  | 
                            Special | 201 | 100% | 44.8% | 
| 
                                Riverbank School
                                 Coventry, CV3 2QD  | 
                            Special | 198 | 100% | 55.6% | 
| 
                                Castledon School
                                 Wickford, SS12 0PW  | 
                            Special | 236 | 100% | 37.7% | 
| 
                                Piper Hill High School
                                 Manchester, M23 2YS  | 
                            Special | 278 | 100% | 59.7% | 
| 
                                Tulip Academy
                                 Spalding, PE11 2EH  | 
                            Special | 214 | 100% | 53.7% | 
| 
                                Abbey School
                                 Rotherham, S61 2RA  | 
                            Special | 218 | 100% | 55% | 
| 
                                Kelford School
                                 Rotherham, S61 2NU  | 
                            Special | 144 | 100% | 46.5% | 
| 
                                Chatsworth High School and Community College
                                 Salford, M30 9DY  | 
                            Special | 177 | 100% | 60.5% | 
| 
                                Oak Lodge School
                                 London, N2 0QY  | 
                            Special | 199 | 100% | 42.2% | 
| 
                                Great Oaks School
                                 Southampton, SO16 7LT  | 
                            Special | 339 | 100% | 61.9% | 
| 
                                Woodlands
                                 Birmingham, B46 3JE  | 
                            Special | 215 | 100% | 46% | 
| 
                                Welcombe Hills School
                                 Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6TQ  | 
                            Special | 184 | 100% | 45.1% | 
| 
                                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% | 
| 
                                The Fountains High School
                                 Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB  | 
                            Special | 236 | 100% | 38.6% | 
| 
                                Two Rivers High School
                                 Tamworth, B77 2HJ  | 
                            Special | 255 | 100% | 41.6% | 
| 
                                Queensbury School
                                 Birmingham, B24 8BL  | 
                            Special | 306 | 100% | 58.5% | 
| 
                                Ashgate Croft School
                                 Chesterfield, S40 4BN  | 
                            Special | 154 | 100% | 59.1% | 
| 
                                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% | 
| 
                                Green Meadows Academy
                                 Leeds, LS20 8LS  | 
                            Special | 218 | 100% | 48.6% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Hallmoor School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Special | 273 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy
                                 Ipswich, IP1 6SG  | 
                            Special | 101 | ||
| 
                                The Pioneer School
                                 Basildon, SS14 2LA  | 
                            Special | 174 | ||
| 
                                Portland Academy
                                 Sunderland, SR3 2NQ  | 
                            Special | 204 | ||
| 
                                Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
                                 Leics, LE18 2DT  | 
                            Special | 242 | ||
| 
                                Oak Wood Primary School
                                 Nuneaton, CV11 4QH  | 
                            Special | 140 | ||
| 
                                Oak Wood Secondary School
                                 Nuneaton, CV11 4QH  | 
                            Special | 167 | ||
| 
                                Hollinwood Academy
                                 Oldham, OL8 3PT  | 
                            Special | 292 | ||
| 
                                Castlewood School
                                 Birmingham, B36 9LF  | 
                            Special | 91 | ||
| 
                                Riverbank School
                                 Coventry, CV3 2QD  | 
                            Special | 198 | ||
| 
                                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 | ||
| 
                                Saxon Hill Academy
                                 Lichfield, WS14 9DE  | 
                            Special | 130 | ||
| 
                                Ramsden Hall Academy
                                 Billericay, CM11 1HN  | 
                            Special | 100 | ||
| 
                                Daventry Hill School
                                 Daventry, NN11 0QE  | 
                            Special | 221 | ||
| 
                                Strathmore School
                                 Twickenham, TW1 4DQ  | 
                            Special | 117 | ||
| 
                                Market Field School
                                 Colchester, CO7 7ET  | 
                            Special | 472 | ||
| 
                                Churchill Park Complex Needs School
                                 King's Lynn, PE30 4RP  | 
                            Special | 230 | ||
| 
                                Kemball School
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3JD  | 
                            Special | 218 | ||
| 
                                Watermill School
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6JZ  | 
                            Special | 238 | ||
| 
                                The Bridge School
                                 Ipswich, IP8 3ND  | 
                            Special | 182 | ||
| 
                                Bader Academy
                                 Doncaster, DN3 2EW  | 
                            Special | 106 | ||
| 
                                The Warwickshire Academy
                                 Coventry, CV7 9RA  | 
                            Special | 51 | ||
| 
                                Bure Park Specialist Academy
                                 Great Yarmouth, NR30 4AE  | 
                            Special | 64 | ||
| 
                                Summerdown School
                                 Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ  | 
                            Special | 132 | ||
| 
                                Tettenhall Wood School
                                 Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF  | 
                            Special | 164 | ||
| 
                                Oastlers School
                                 Bradford, BD4 7RH  | 
                            Special | 133 | ||
| 
                                Mary Elliot Academy
                                 Walsall, WS2 7NR  | 
                            Special | 140 | ||