Queen's Croft High 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
Queen's Croft High School
(Your chosen school)
Special 197 100% 41.1%
The Ashley School
Lowestoft, NR32 4EU
Special 189 100% 53.4%
Dove House Academy
Basingstoke, RG21 5SU
Special 234 100% 40.2%
The Iffley Academy
Oxford, OX4 4DU
Special 179 100% 45.3%
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 175 100% 49.7%
Combe Pafford School
Torquay, TQ2 8NL
Special 257 100% 58%
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 94 100% 44.7%
Friars Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
Special 143 100% 48.3%
Walton Hall Academy
Stafford, ST21 6JR
Special 216 100% 47.7%
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD
Special 208 100% 55.3%
Stone Lodge Academy
Ipswich, IP2 9HW
Special 173 100% 46.8%
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY
Special 110 100% 39.1%
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX
Special 198 100% 45.5%
St Philip's School
Chessington, KT9 2HR
Special 184 100% 39.3%
Highfield Ely Academy
Ely, CB6 1BD
Special 139 100% 48.8%
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Special 129 100% 40.3%
Wightwick Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8DA
Special 164 100% 45.1%
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 103 100% 64.1%
Glebe School
West Wickham, BR4 9AE
Special 289 100% 45.3%
Kingswode Hoe School
Colchester, CO3 3QJ
Special 154 100% 54.5%
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%
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 250 100% 40.8%
Watermill School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6JZ
Special 240 100% 47.9%
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ
Special 270 100% 44.4%
Crosshill Special School
Darwen, BB3 1HZ
Special 175 100% 44.6%
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 181 100% 42%
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT
Special 190 100% 54.2%
Milton School
Mexborough, S64 8QG
Special 167 100% 52.1%

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
Queen's Croft High School
(Your chosen school)
Special 197 Sign in to see
Weatherfield Academy
Dunstable, LU6 1AF
Special 166
Stephenson Academy
Milton Keynes, MK14 6AX
Special 117
Rosewood Free School
Southampton, SO16 5NA
Special 70
Grange Academy
Bedford, MK42 8AU
Special 152
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU
Special 102
Kingsbury Academy
Coventry, CV6 1PJ
Special 102
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 8DD
Special 31
Ash Trees Academy
Billingham, TS23 2BU
Special 183
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL
Special 84
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW
Special 238
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB
Special 114
Hailey Hall School
Hertford, SG13 7PB
Special 83
St Bernard's School
Louth, LN11 8RS
Special 111
Woodlands Academy
Spilsby, PE23 5EJ
Special 82
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ
Special 183
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 158
Merryfields School
Newcastle, ST5 9NY
Special 113
Westbury Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3BT
Special 119
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215
Queensway
Telford, TF4 3PP
Special 129
New Park Academy
Eccles, M30 0RW
Special 185
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 204
The Abbey School
Farnham, GU9 8DY
Special 157
Longford Park School
Manchester, M32 8QJ
Special 87
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 144
Hamilton School
Reading, RG1 5SG
Special 62
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 156
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR
Special 142
Lotus Academy
Sheffield, S5 7WE
Special 92