James Rennie 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
James Rennie School
(Your chosen school)
Special 189 100% 28.6%
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 183 100% 41.5%
Melland High School
Gorton, M18 7DT
Special 223 100% 57%
Kingfisher School
Abingdon, OX14 3RR
Special 111 100% 27.9%
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW
Special 178 100% 38.2%
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Special 155 100% 33.5%
Piper Hill High School
Manchester, M23 2YS
Special 278 100% 59.7%
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 215 100% 48.4%
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU
Special 163 100% 33.3%
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ
Special 147 100% 40.8%
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 144 100% 46.5%
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 171 100% 35.1%
Kingfisher Special School
Oldham, OL9 9QR
Special 204 100% 41.9%
Tor View School
Rossendale, BB4 6LR
Special 260 100% 35%
Shenstone School
Crayford, DA1 4DZ
Special 191 100% 34%
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90 100% 48.9%
Hob Moor Oaks Academy
York, YO24 4PS
Special 118 100% 36.4%
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Special 124 100% 39.5%
NCEA Castle School
Ashington, NE63 9FZ
Special 138 100% 52.2%
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU
Special 126 100% 31%
Firwood High School
Bolton, BL2 4HU
Special 212 100% 51.4%
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 112 100% 33.6%
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD
Special 201 100% 38.3%
Co-op Academy Delius
Bradford, BD3 8QX
Special 170 100% 41.8%
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB
Special 97 100% 36.1%
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND
Special 182 100% 42.3%
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 140 100% 39.3%
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 237 86.5% 44.7%
Mabel Prichard School
Oxford, OX4 6SB
Special 117 100% 38.1%
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 155 100% 38.7%

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
James Rennie School
(Your chosen school)
Special 189 Sign in to see
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 183
Tregonwell Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6QP
Special 145
The St Christopher School
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4AW
Special 257
Beacon Hill Academy
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY
Special 71
Wishmore Cross Academy
Woking, GU24 8NE
Special 65
Eaton Hall Specialist Academy
Norwich, NR4 7BU
Special 53
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW
Special 178
Cloughwood Academy
Northwich, CW8 1NU
Special 122
Oak Bank School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3BE
Special 127
Woodfield School
London, NW9 7LY
Special 192
Westlands Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9RA
Special 83
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX
Special 207
Highfield Ely Academy
Ely, CB6 1BD
Special 138
Nightingale Community Academy
London, SW17 7DF
Special 134
Kingfisher Special School
Oldham, OL9 9QR
Special 204
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ
Special 100
Tor View School
Rossendale, BB4 6LR
Special 260
Oak View School
Loughton, IG10 1TS
Special 134
Stanton Vale School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP
Special 113
Holbrook School for Autism
Belper, DE56 0TE
Special 147
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 203
Warren School
Lowestoft, NR33 8HT
Special 131
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 154
Millgate School
Leicester, LE2 6DW
Special 130
North Star 240°
Bristol, BS11 0QA
Special 76
Elements Academy
Sheffield, S25 2NF
Special 170
Penn Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV4 5HP
Special 135
Peak Academy
Dursley, GL11 5HD
Special 58
Corley Academy
Coventry, CV7 8AZ
Special 149