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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Wren Spinney Community School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 88 | 100% | 46.6% |
Nethergate Academy
Nottingham, NG11 8HX |
Special | 175 | 100% | 57.7% |
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ |
Special | 88 | 100% | 42% |
The Cavendish High Academy
Runcorn, WA7 4YX |
Special | 108 | 100% | 61.1% |
Greenfields Specialist School for Communication
Northampton, NN3 8XS |
Special | 100 | 100% | 46% |
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB |
Special | 111 | 100% | 32.1% |
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX |
Special | 151 | 100% | 44.4% |
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ |
Special | 147 | 100% | 40.8% |
Chatsworth High School and Community College
Salford, M30 9DY |
Special | 177 | 100% | 60.5% |
Strathmore School
Twickenham, TW1 4DQ |
Special | 117 | 100% | 32.5% |
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE |
Special | 90 | 100% | 48.9% |
Wightwick Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8DA |
Special | 139 | 100% | 41% |
Woodlands Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ |
Special | 91 | 100% | 65.2% |
Yeoman Park Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8PS |
Special | 108 | 100% | 61.1% |
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX |
Special | 136 | 100% | 35.3% |
Bennerley Fields School
Ilkeston, DE7 8QZ |
Special | 101 | 100% | 58.4% |
Peak School
High Peak, SK23 6ES |
Special | 81 | 100% | 55.6% |
Warren School
Lowestoft, NR33 8HT |
Special | 131 | 100% | 45.8% |
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ |
Special | 112 | 100% | 33.6% |
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN |
Special | 154 | 100% | 59.1% |
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB |
Special | 97 | 100% | 36.1% |
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW |
Special | 152 | 100% | 46.7% |
St Martins School
Derby, DE24 0BT |
Special | 230 | 100% | 50% |
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND |
Special | 182 | 100% | 42.3% |
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD |
Special | 129 | 100% | 41.1% |
Windmill Hill School
Luton, LU2 0EZ |
Special | 103 | 100% | 47.6% |
Greenhall
Stafford, ST16 1PS |
Special | 33 | 100% | 27.3% |
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ |
Special | 155 | 100% | 38.7% |
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH |
Special | 72 | 100% | 40.3% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Wren Spinney Community School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 88 | Sign in to see | |
Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS |
Special | 138 | ||
Thriftwood School
Chelmsford, CM2 8RW |
Special | 252 | ||
Nethergate Academy
Nottingham, NG11 8HX |
Special | 175 | ||
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF |
Special | 112 | ||
Kingsbury Academy
Coventry, CV6 1PJ |
Special | 99 | ||
Joseph Clarke School
London, E4 9PP |
Special | 105 | ||
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 8DD |
Special | 30 | ||
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW |
Special | 236 | ||
George Hastwell School Special Academy
Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 3LW |
Special | 90 | ||
St Bernard's School
Louth, LN11 8RS |
Special | 101 | ||
The PRIDE Academy
West Drayton, UB7 8AB |
Special | 92 | ||
Merryfields School
Newcastle, ST5 9NY |
Special | 108 | ||
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB |
Special | 82 | ||
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL |
Special | 97 | ||
The Link School
Croydon, CR0 4PG |
Special | 152 | ||
Penny Field School
Leeds, LS6 4QD |
Special | 66 | ||
Peak School
High Peak, SK23 6ES |
Special | 81 | ||
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 | ||
The Abbey School
Farnham, GU9 8DY |
Special | 145 | ||
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG |
Special | 197 | ||
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB |
Special | 97 | ||
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW |
Special | 152 | ||
St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ |
Special | 154 | ||
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD |
Special | 140 | ||
Adelaide Heath Academy
Knutsford, WA16 8PA |
Special | 74 | ||
Springwell School
Hartlepool, TS26 0TB |
Special | 95 | ||
Kings Meadow School
Northampton, NN3 7AR |
Special | 40 |