The Abbey School
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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The Abbey School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 157 | 100% | 42% |
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Northgate School Academy Trust
Northampton, NN2 6LR |
Special | 274 | 100% | 37.6% |
|
Dove House Academy
Basingstoke, RG21 5SU |
Special | 234 | 100% | 40.2% |
|
Alfriston School
Beaconsfield, HP9 2TS |
Special | 164 | 100% | 26.8% |
|
The Iffley Academy
Oxford, OX4 4DU |
Special | 179 | 100% | 45.3% |
|
The St Marylebone Church of England Bridge School
London, W10 4LE |
Special | 71 | 100% | 52.1% |
|
Friars Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 2LA |
Special | 143 | 100% | 48.3% |
|
Carwarden House Community School
Camberley, GU15 1EJ |
Special | 160 | 100% | 44.4% |
|
Newton Bridge Academy
Grantham, NG31 9AX |
Special | 258 | 100% | 46.5% |
|
Stone Lodge Academy
Ipswich, IP2 9HW |
Special | 173 | 100% | 46.8% |
|
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH |
Special | 171 | 100% | 58.5% |
|
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX |
Special | 198 | 100% | 45.5% |
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St Philip's School
Chessington, KT9 2HR |
Special | 184 | 100% | 39.3% |
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Abbey School
Rotherham, S61 2RA |
Special | 234 | 100% | 54.3% |
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Daventry Hill School
Daventry, NN11 0QE |
Special | 223 | 100% | 35% |
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The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU |
Special | 129 | 100% | 40.3% |
|
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY |
Special | 165 | 100% | 57% |
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Wightwick Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8DA |
Special | 164 | 100% | 45.1% |
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West Hill School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW |
Special | 153 | 100% | 41.2% |
|
Kingswode Hoe School
Colchester, CO3 3QJ |
Special | 154 | 100% | 54.5% |
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Rocklands School
Lichfield, WS13 7PH |
Special | 139 | 100% | 46% |
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Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX |
Special | 142 | 100% | 40.1% |
|
Culverhill School
Bristol, BS37 8SZ |
Special | 155 | 100% | 25.8% |
|
Queensbury School
Birmingham, B24 8BL |
Special | 348 | 100% | 54.9% |
|
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ |
Special | 197 | 100% | 41.1% |
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The Park School
Woking, GU22 7AT |
Special | 111 | 100% | 39.6% |
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Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT |
Special | 181 | 100% | 42% |
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Chelveston Road School
Higham Ferrers, NN10 8HN |
Special | 117 | 100% | 44.4% |
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Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH |
Special | 74 | 100% | 41.9% |
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The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT |
Special | 190 | 100% | 54.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
The Abbey School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 157 | Sign in to see | |
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Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS |
Special | 134 | ||
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Weatherfield Academy
Dunstable, LU6 1AF |
Special | 166 | ||
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Nethergate Academy
Nottingham, NG11 8HX |
Special | 172 | ||
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Stephenson Academy
Milton Keynes, MK14 6AX |
Special | 117 | ||
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Rosewood Free School
Southampton, SO16 5NA |
Special | 70 | ||
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Grange Academy
Bedford, MK42 8AU |
Special | 152 | ||
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The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU |
Special | 102 | ||
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Kingsbury Academy
Coventry, CV6 1PJ |
Special | 102 | ||
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Park Community Academy
Blackpool, FY3 9HF |
Special | 328 | ||
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Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 8DD |
Special | 31 | ||
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INSPIRE Free Special School
Chatham, ME5 0LB |
Special | 90 | ||
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Ash Trees Academy
Billingham, TS23 2BU |
Special | 183 | ||
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Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH |
Special | 171 | ||
|
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL |
Special | 84 | ||
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Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW |
Special | 238 | ||
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The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB |
Special | 114 | ||
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Hailey Hall School
Hertford, SG13 7PB |
Special | 83 | ||
|
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ |
Special | 183 | ||
|
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU |
Special | 158 | ||
|
Merryfields School
Newcastle, ST5 9NY |
Special | 113 | ||
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West Hill School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW |
Special | 153 | ||
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Westbury Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3BT |
Special | 119 | ||
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The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB |
Special | 204 | ||
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Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ |
Special | 118 | ||
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Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ |
Special | 197 | ||
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Longford Park School
Manchester, M32 8QJ |
Special | 87 | ||
|
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD |
Special | 144 | ||
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Hamilton School
Reading, RG1 5SG |
Special | 62 | ||
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Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR |
Special | 64 | ||