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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Brooke School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 202 | 100% | 43.6% |
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG |
Special | 92 | 100% | 44.6% |
Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS |
Special | 138 | 100% | 47.8% |
The Avenue Special School
Reading, RG30 4BZ |
Special | 233 | 100% | 38.6% |
Forest Way School
Coalville, LE67 4UU |
Special | 276 | 100% | 33% |
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF |
Special | 133 | 100% | 51.1% |
The Pioneer School
Basildon, SS14 2LA |
Special | 174 | 100% | 31.6% |
Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
Leics, LE18 2DT |
Special | 242 | 100% | 32.2% |
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH |
Special | 167 | 100% | 50.3% |
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ |
Special | 88 | 100% | 42% |
Three Ways School
Bath, BA2 5RF |
Special | 236 | 100% | 44.1% |
Joseph Clarke School
London, E4 9PP |
Special | 105 | 100% | 48.6% |
Severndale Specialist Academy
Shrewsbury, SY2 5SH |
Special | 414 | 100% | 39.4% |
Ganton School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7JB |
Special | 175 | 100% | 59.4% |
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX |
Special | 151 | 100% | 44.4% |
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE |
Special | 90 | 100% | 48.9% |
Meadowgate Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2JH |
Special | 182 | 100% | 51.1% |
Kingsdown School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT |
Special | 127 | 100% | 43.3% |
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE |
Special | 215 | 100% | 46% |
Welcombe Hills School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6TQ |
Special | 184 | 100% | 45.1% |
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB |
Special | 236 | 100% | 38.6% |
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY |
Special | 119 | 100% | 41.9% |
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD |
Special | 203 | 100% | 41.9% |
Watermill School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6JZ |
Special | 238 | 100% | 44.5% |
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ |
Special | 255 | 100% | 41.6% |
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ |
Special | 196 | 100% | 35.7% |
Springfield School
WITNEY, OX28 1AR |
Special | 107 | 100% | 31.8% |
The Beacon College
Hereford, HR1 1NZ |
Special | 42 | 100% | 25.6% |
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ |
Special | 155 | 100% | 38.7% |
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR |
Special | 140 | 100% | 53.6% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Brooke School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 202 | Sign in to see | |
Northgate School Academy Trust
Northampton, NN2 6LR |
Special | 256 | ||
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA |
Special | 183 | ||
Fosse Way School
Bath, BA3 3AL |
Special | 226 | ||
Tregonwell Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6QP |
Special | 145 | ||
The St Christopher School
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4AW |
Special | 257 | ||
Wishmore Cross Academy
Woking, GU24 8NE |
Special | 65 | ||
Combe Pafford School
Torquay, TQ2 8NL |
Special | 258 | ||
Cliffdale Primary Academy
Portsmouth, PO2 0SN |
Special | 205 | ||
Cloughwood Academy
Northwich, CW8 1NU |
Special | 122 | ||
Regency High School
Worcester, WR4 9JL |
Special | 291 | ||
Oak Bank School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3BE |
Special | 127 | ||
Billing Brook Special School
Northampton, NN3 8EZ |
Special | 261 | ||
Woodfield School
London, NW9 7LY |
Special | 192 | ||
John F Kennedy Special School
London, E15 4RZ |
Special | 181 | ||
Pine Green Academy
Wolverhampton, WV6 0UB |
Special | 116 | ||
Westcroft School
Wolverhampton, WV10 8NZ |
Special | 192 | ||
Nightingale Community Academy
London, SW17 7DF |
Special | 134 | ||
Kingfisher Special School
Oldham, OL9 9QR |
Special | 204 | ||
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE |
Special | 215 | ||
Rocklands School
Lichfield, WS13 7PH |
Special | 138 | ||
Welcombe Hills School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6TQ |
Special | 184 | ||
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD |
Special | 203 | ||
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ |
Special | 255 | ||
Queensbury School
Birmingham, B24 8BL |
Special | 306 | ||
The Harbour School
Portsmouth, PO2 8RA |
Special | 200 | ||
Soundwell Academy
Kingswood, BS16 4RL |
Special | 133 | ||
Vale of Evesham School
Evesham, WR11 1BN |
Special | 181 | ||
Leycroft Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UE |
Special | 171 | ||
Penn Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV4 5HP |
Special | 135 |