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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
St Dominic's School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 157 | 100% | 36.3% |
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF |
Special | 112 | 100% | 37.5% |
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ |
Special | 55 | 100% | 38.2% |
Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB |
Special | 70 | 100% | 20% |
Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ |
Special | 219 | 100% | 42% |
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF |
Special | 138 | 100% | 42% |
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR |
Special | 146 | 100% | 32.9% |
Forest Bridge School
Maidenhead, SL6 1BN |
Special | 113 | 100% | 8.8% |
Riverside Bridge School
Barking, IG11 0FU |
Special | 196 | 100% | 43.4% |
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH |
Special | 119 | 100% | 27.4% |
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG |
Special | 188 | 100% | 44.2% |
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL |
Special | 164 | 100% | 31.7% |
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU |
Special | 163 | 100% | 33.3% |
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY |
Special | 117 | 100% | 39.3% |
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW |
Special | 145 | 100% | 28.3% |
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR |
Special | 119 | 100% | 31.9% |
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG |
Special | 197 | 100% | 41.6% |
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH |
Special | 153 | 100% | 39.2% |
Aspire School
Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA |
Special | 176 | 100% | 37.5% |
Harry Watts Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5JA |
Special | 169 | 100% | 47.9% |
Snowfields Academy
Maidstone, ME14 5GA |
Special | 232 | 100% | 34.1% |
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR |
Special | 56 | 100% | 48.2% |
Orchard Manor School
Dawlish, EX7 9SF |
Special | 201 | 100% | 44.3% |
Fox Grove School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW |
Special | 133 | 100% | 33.8% |
The Bridge Easton
Easton, NR9 5EA |
Special | 100 | 100% | 35% |
Leycroft Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UE |
Special | 171 | 100% | 47.4% |
Summerdown School
Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ |
Special | 132 | 100% | 31.8% |
Tettenhall Wood School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF |
Special | 164 | 100% | 50.6% |
Corley Academy
Coventry, CV7 8AZ |
Special | 149 | 100% | 42.3% |
Kenwood Academy
Sheffield, S7 1HQ |
Special | 176 | 100% | 40.9% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
St Dominic's School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 157 | Sign in to see | |
Wandle Valley Academy
Carshalton, SM5 1LW |
Special | 91 | ||
The Cedars Academy
Gateshead, NE9 6QD |
Special | 231 | ||
Wishmore Cross Academy
Woking, GU24 8NE |
Special | 65 | ||
Kingfisher School
Abingdon, OX14 3RR |
Special | 111 | ||
Walton Hall Academy
Stafford, ST21 6JR |
Special | 201 | ||
Grove House School
Brentwood, CM15 9DA |
Special | 128 | ||
Cuckmere House School
Seaford, BN25 4BA |
Special | 81 | ||
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU |
Special | 85 | ||
St Mary's School
Heathfield, TN21 0BT |
Special | 88 | ||
Loxley Hall School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8RS |
Special | 103 | ||
Danecourt School
Gillingham, ME8 6AA |
Special | 254 | ||
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG |
Special | 188 | ||
Chiltern Way Academy
Aylesbury, HP22 6NL |
Special | 265 | ||
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU |
Special | 163 | ||
Notton House Academy
Chippenham, SN15 2NF |
Special | 51 | ||
Glebe School
West Wickham, BR4 9AE |
Special | 279 | ||
The Springfields Academy
Calne, SN11 0DS |
Special | 210 | ||
Grafham Grange School
Guildford, GU5 0LH |
Special | 74 | ||
St Luke's Academy
Swindon, SN2 7AS |
Special | 79 | ||
Spa School, Bermondsey
London, SE1 5RN |
Special | 115 | ||
Unified Academy
Dorking, RH5 4DB |
Special | 61 | ||
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ |
Special | 56 | ||
The Harbour School
Ely, CB6 3RR |
Special | 101 | ||
Castle EAST School
Bungay, NR35 1JS |
Special | 78 | ||
Leycroft Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UE |
Special | 171 | ||
Lea Hall Academy
Birmingham, B33 9QY |
Special | 70 | ||
Elements Academy
Sheffield, S25 2NF |
Special | 170 | ||
Penn Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV4 5HP |
Special | 135 | ||
Corley Academy
Coventry, CV7 8AZ |
Special | 149 |