Queensbury 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
Queensbury School
(Your chosen school)
Special 306 100% 58.5%
The Ashley School
Lowestoft, NR32 4EU
Special 167 100% 53.3%
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE
Special 195 100% 49.7%
Dove House Academy
Basingstoke, RG21 5SU
Special 230 100% 39.1%
Beaumont Hill Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN
Special 328 100% 49.1%
Oakwood Academy
Eccles, M30 9DY
Special 315 100% 50.5%
The Cedars Academy
Gateshead, NE9 6QD
Special 231 100% 51.5%
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 167 100% 50.3%
Combe Pafford School
Torquay, TQ2 8NL
Special 258 100% 56.2%
Abbey Hill Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8BU
Special 352 100% 48.9%
Park Community Academy
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 330 99.4% 59.4%
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD
Special 198 100% 55.6%
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY
Special 112 100% 37.5%
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX
Special 207 100% 47.8%
St Lawrence School
Horncastle, LN9 5EJ
Special 181 100% 59.7%
Abbey School
Rotherham, S61 2RA
Special 218 100% 55%
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
Special 160 100% 61.9%
Great Oaks School
Southampton, SO16 7LT
Special 339 100% 61.9%
Treetops School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 309 100% 36.2%
Hallmoor School
Birmingham, B33 0DL
Special 273 100% 63%
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215 100% 46%
Welcombe Hills School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6TQ
Special 184 100% 45.1%
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 236 100% 38.6%
Watermill School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6JZ
Special 238 100% 44.5%
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ
Special 255 100% 41.6%
Elms Bank
Bury, M45 8PJ
Special 339 100% 44.1%
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 196 100% 35.7%
The Milestone School
Gloucester, GL2 9EU
Special 327 100% 46.8%
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 191 100% 45%
Mayfield School
Birmingham, B19 1HJ
Special 309 100% 61.2%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Queensbury School
(Your chosen school)
Special 306 Sign in to see
Northgate School Academy Trust
Northampton, NN2 6LR
Special 256
Cambridge Park Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5EB
Special 215
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 183
Fosse Way School
Bath, BA3 3AL
Special 226
Tregonwell Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6QP
Special 145
The St Christopher School
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4AW
Special 257
Cliffdale Primary Academy
Portsmouth, PO2 0SN
Special 205
Cloughwood Academy
Northwich, CW8 1NU
Special 122
Regency High School
Worcester, WR4 9JL
Special 291
Oak Bank School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3BE
Special 127
Billing Brook Special School
Northampton, NN3 8EZ
Special 261
John F Kennedy Special School
London, E15 4RZ
Special 181
Isebrook School
Kettering, NN15 6PT
Special 250
Westcroft School
Wolverhampton, WV10 8NZ
Special 192
Curnow School
Redruth, TR15 1LU
Special 104
Nightingale Community Academy
London, SW17 7DF
Special 134
Kingfisher Special School
Oldham, OL9 9QR
Special 204
Oak Lodge School
London, N2 0QY
Special 199
Great Oaks School
Southampton, SO16 7LT
Special 339
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 202
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215
Rocklands School
Lichfield, WS13 7PH
Special 138
Welcombe Hills School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6TQ
Special 184
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 203
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ
Special 255
The Harbour School
Portsmouth, PO2 8RA
Special 200
Soundwell Academy
Kingswood, BS16 4RL
Special 133
Vale of Evesham School
Evesham, WR11 1BN
Special 181
Leycroft Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UE
Special 171