The Village 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
The Village School
(Your chosen school)
Special 311 100% 43.1%
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 178 100% 46.6%
Beaumont Hill Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN
Special 356 100% 51.4%
Grangewood School
Northolt, UB5 6GG
Special 136 100% 35.3%
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 147 100% 49.7%
Melland High School
Gorton, M18 7DT
Special 251 100% 66.1%
Co-op Academy Southfield
Bradford, BD5 9ET
Special 353 100% 46.2%
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT
Special 197 100% 53.3%
Walton Hall Academy
Stafford, ST21 6JR
Special 216 100% 47.7%
Greenacre School
Barnsley, S70 6RG
Special 338 100% 53.8%
Castle Hill School
Huddersfield, HD4 6JL
Special 130 100% 40%
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 202 100% 49%
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ
Special 183 100% 43.7%
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 170 99.4% 36.5%
Wren Spinney School
Kettering, NN15 7LB
Special 97 100% 44.3%
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 200 100% 47%
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215 100% 44.7%
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 142 100% 40.1%
Stanton Vale School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP
Special 118 100% 42.1%
Firwood High School
Bolton, BL2 4HU
Special 230 100% 51.3%
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 218 100% 39.9%
Warren School
Lowestoft, NR33 8HT
Special 141 100% 48.9%
Elms Bank
Bury, M45 8PJ
Special 350 100% 47.1%
The Milestone School
Gloucester, GL2 9EU
Special 318 100% 48.7%
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND
Special 216 100% 43.5%
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 260 89.7% 49.4%
Mayfield School
Birmingham, B19 1HJ
Special 304 100% 65.8%
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR
Special 142 100% 52.8%
Cromwell High School
Dukinfield, SK16 5BJ
Special 150 100% 52.7%
Springwood Primary School
Salford, M27 5LP
Special 360 100% 60%

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
The Village School
(Your chosen school)
Special 311 Sign in to see
The Avenue Special School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 246
Lift Columbus
Chelmsford, CM1 4ZB
Special 287
Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley
Hinckley, LE10 0EA
Special 404
Charlton Park Academy
London, SE7 8HX
Special 222
Maplefields Academy
Corby, NN18 0TH
Special 119
Oak Wood Primary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 138
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 175
Abbey Hill Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8BU
Special 367
Pentland Field School
Uxbridge, UB10 8TS
Special 171
Greenacre School
Barnsley, S70 6RG
Special 338
Trinity Academy Newcastle
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 8XJ
Special 206
The Bridge School
London, N7 9LD
Special 255
Clarendon School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL
Special 163
Spring Brook Academy
Oldham, M35 0DQ
Special 114
Hollis Academy
Middlesbrough, TS4 3JS
Special 89
Willow Dene School
Plumstead, SE18 2JD
Special 309
The PRIDE Academy
West Drayton, UB7 8AB
Special 117
Treetops School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 324
Knowle DGE Academy
Bristol, BS4 1QY
Special 163
Hob Moor Oaks Academy
York, YO24 4PS
Special 127
Newbridge School
Romford, RM6 4TR
Special 183
Grange School
Manchester, M12 4GR
Special 275
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU
Special 121
Watermill School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6JZ
Special 240
Thomas Bewick School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2LW
Special 360
The Milestone School
Gloucester, GL2 9EU
Special 318
Capella House School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL
Special 87
Leigh Academy Snowfields
Maidstone, ME14 5GA
Special 303
Abbey Hill Academy & College
Stoke-On-Trent, ST3 5PP
Special 373