Wren Spinney Community 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
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
Schools we've chosen
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