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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Holbrook School for Autism
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Special | 147 | 100% | 51.7% | 
| 
                                Medeshamstede Academy
                                 Peterborough, PE1 5LQ  | 
                            Special | 106 | 100% | 41.5% | 
| 
                                Foxwood Academy
                                 Nottingham, NG9 3GF  | 
                            Special | 112 | 100% | 37.5% | 
| 
                                Thames Valley School
                                 Reading, RG30 4BZ  | 
                            Special | 55 | 100% | 38.2% | 
| 
                                The Beech Academy
                                 Mansfield, NG19 6DX  | 
                            Special | 106 | 100% | 62.3% | 
| 
                                Church Lawton School
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL  | 
                            Special | 75 | 100% | 22.7% | 
| 
                                Vanguard School
                                 London, SE11 6QH  | 
                            Special | 64 | 100% | 48.4% | 
| 
                                High Park School
                                 Bradford, BD9 6RY  | 
                            Special | 117 | 100% | 39.3% | 
| 
                                Spa School Camberwell
                                 London, SE5 7EW  | 
                            Special | 101 | 100% | 59.4% | 
| 
                                Linden Bridge School
                                 Worcester Park, KT4 7JW  | 
                            Special | 145 | 100% | 28.3% | 
| 
                                Purple Oaks Academy
                                 Northampton, NN2 7RR  | 
                            Special | 119 | 100% | 31.9% | 
| 
                                The Springfields Academy
                                 Calne, SN11 0DS  | 
                            Special | 210 | 100% | 43.8% | 
| 
                                The Grove
                                 London, N17 6AR  | 
                            Special | 128 | 100% | 43% | 
| 
                                Spa School, Bermondsey
                                 London, SE1 5RN  | 
                            Special | 115 | 100% | 60.9% | 
| 
                                The Chalet School
                                 Swindon, SN3 6EX  | 
                            Special | 80 | 100% | 38.8% | 
| 
                                Woodside Academy
                                 Erith, DA8 3PB  | 
                            Special | 199 | 100% | 29.6% | 
| 
                                St Giles' Spencer Academy
                                 Derby, DE21 6BT  | 
                            Special | 148 | 100% | 50% | 
| 
                                Harry Watts Academy
                                 Sunderland, SR5 5JA  | 
                            Special | 169 | 100% | 47.9% | 
| 
                                Snowfields Academy
                                 Maidstone, ME14 5GA  | 
                            Special | 232 | 100% | 34.1% | 
| 
                                Addington Valley Academy
                                 Croydon, CR0 9AZ  | 
                            Special | 133 | 100% | 42.1% | 
| 
                                Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
                                 Wokingham, RG40 2HR  | 
                            Special | 56 | 100% | 48.2% | 
| 
                                Orchard Manor School
                                 Dawlish, EX7 9SF  | 
                            Special | 201 | 100% | 44.3% | 
| 
                                The Cavendish School
                                 Impington, CB24 9LY  | 
                            Special | 99 | 100% | 28.3% | 
| 
                                Cornerstone School
                                 Belvedere, DA17 6DW  | 
                            Special | 78 | 100% | 44.9% | 
| 
                                The Bridge Easton
                                 Easton, NR9 5EA  | 
                            Special | 100 | 100% | 35% | 
| 
                                Leycroft Academy
                                 Birmingham, B33 9UE  | 
                            Special | 171 | 100% | 47.4% | 
| 
                                Elm Tree Primary Academy
                                 Wednesbury, WS10 0TB  | 
                            Special | 48 | 100% | 35.4% | 
| 
                                Tettenhall Wood School
                                 Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF  | 
                            Special | 164 | 100% | 50.6% | 
| 
                                The Heights Academy
                                 Solihull, B36 0DD  | 
                            Special | 26 | 100% | 53.8% | 
| 
                                Connaught Special School
                                 London, E13 9BT  | 
                            Special | 16 | 100% | 31.3% | 
Building cost categories
We've chosen 28 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Holbrook School for Autism
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Special | 147 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Beacon Hill Academy
                                 South Ockendon, RM15 5AY  | 
                            Special | 71 | ||
| 
                                Eaton Hall Specialist Academy
                                 Norwich, NR4 7BU  | 
                            Special | 53 | ||
| 
                                Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
                                 Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW  | 
                            Special | 178 | ||
| 
                                The Woodlands Academy
                                 Scarborough, YO12 6QN  | 
                            Special | 136 | ||
| 
                                Friars Academy
                                 Wellingborough, NN8 2LA  | 
                            Special | 151 | ||
| 
                                Woodfield School
                                 London, NW9 7LY  | 
                            Special | 192 | ||
| 
                                Carwarden House Community School
                                 Camberley, GU15 1EJ  | 
                            Special | 156 | ||
| 
                                Westlands Academy
                                 Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9RA  | 
                            Special | 83 | ||
| 
                                Blackfriars Academy
                                 Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF  | 
                            Special | 118 | ||
| 
                                New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
                                 St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU  | 
                            Special | 85 | ||
| 
                                Tulip Academy
                                 Spalding, PE11 2EH  | 
                            Special | 214 | ||
| 
                                The South Downs School
                                 Eastbourne, BN20 8NU  | 
                            Special | 163 | ||
| 
                                Highfield Ely Academy
                                 Ely, CB6 1BD  | 
                            Special | 138 | ||
| 
                                Tor View School
                                 Rossendale, BB4 6LR  | 
                            Special | 260 | ||
| 
                                Woodlands Academy
                                 Nottingham, NG8 3EZ  | 
                            Special | 91 | ||
| 
                                Lancaster School
                                 Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT  | 
                            Special | 131 | ||
| 
                                St Luke's Academy
                                 Swindon, SN2 7AS  | 
                            Special | 79 | ||
| 
                                Oak View School
                                 Loughton, IG10 1TS  | 
                            Special | 134 | ||
| 
                                Stanton Vale School
                                 Nottingham, NG10 3NP  | 
                            Special | 113 | ||
| 
                                James Rennie School
                                 Carlisle, CA3 0BU  | 
                            Special | 189 | ||
| 
                                Warren School
                                 Lowestoft, NR33 8HT  | 
                            Special | 131 | ||
| 
                                Ashgate Croft School
                                 Chesterfield, S40 4BN  | 
                            Special | 154 | ||
| 
                                Heatherwood School
                                 Doncaster, DN2 6HQ  | 
                            Special | 82 | ||
| 
                                Belmont School
                                 Cheltenham, GL51 3AT  | 
                            Special | 191 | ||
| 
                                Foxfields Academy
                                 Blaby, LE8 4FE  | 
                            Special | 89 | ||
| 
                                Millgate School
                                 Leicester, LE2 6DW  | 
                            Special | 130 | ||
| 
                                Peak Academy
                                 Dursley, GL11 5HD  | 
                            Special | 58 | ||