The Milestone 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 Milestone School
(Your chosen school)
Special 327 100% 46.8%
Northgate School Academy Trust
Northampton, NN2 6LR
Special 256 100% 32.8%
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE
Special 195 100% 49.7%
Forest Way School
Coalville, LE67 4UU
Special 276 100% 33%
Beaumont Hill Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN
Special 328 100% 49.1%
Oakwood Academy
Eccles, M30 9DY
Special 315 100% 50.5%
Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley
Hinckley, LE10 0EA
Special 387 100% 35.4%
Melland High School
Gorton, M18 7DT
Special 223 100% 57%
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%
Co-op Academy Southfield
Bradford, BD5 9ET
Special 325 100% 46.2%
Three Ways School
Bath, BA2 5RF
Special 236 100% 44.1%
Park Community Academy
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 330 99.4% 59.4%
Grantham Additional Needs Fellowship
Grantham, NG31 9AX
Special 251 100% 42.2%
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX
Special 207 100% 47.8%
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 151 100% 44.4%
Curnow School
Redruth, TR15 1LU
Special 104 100% 46.2%
Tor View School
Rossendale, BB4 6LR
Special 260 100% 35%
Great Oaks School
Southampton, SO16 7LT
Special 339 100% 61.9%
Treetops School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 309 100% 36.2%
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215 100% 46%
Arbour Vale School
Slough, SL2 3AE
Special 345 100% 41.4%
Watermill School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6JZ
Special 238 100% 44.5%
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ
Special 255 100% 41.6%
Queensbury School
Birmingham, B24 8BL
Special 306 100% 58.5%
Elms Bank
Bury, M45 8PJ
Special 339 100% 44.1%
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 191 100% 45%
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 237 86.5% 44.7%

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
The Milestone School
(Your chosen school)
Special 327 Sign in to see
The Avenue Special School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 233
Fosse Way School
Bath, BA3 3AL
Special 226
Columbus School and College
Chelmsford, CM1 4ZB
Special 283
Oakwood Academy
Eccles, M30 9DY
Special 315
Wilson Stuart School
Birmingham, B23 7AT
Special 268
Charlton Park Academy
London, SE7 8HX
Special 221
New Bridge School
Oldham, OL8 3PH
Special 644
Combe Pafford School
Torquay, TQ2 8NL
Special 258
Abbey Hill Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8BU
Special 352
Three Ways School
Bath, BA2 5RF
Special 236
Severndale Specialist Academy
Shrewsbury, SY2 5SH
Special 414
Whitefield School
London, E17 4AZ
Special 374
Calthorpe Academy
Birmingham, B12 0TP
Special 432
The Bridge Integrated Learning Space
London, N1 0HY
Special 27
Clarendon School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL
Special 165
Spring Brook Academy
Oldham, M35 0DQ
Special 111
Willow Dene School
Plumstead, SE18 2JD
Special 287
Treetops School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 309
Knowle DGE Academy
Bristol, BS4 1QY
Special 166
Hob Moor Oaks Academy
York, YO24 4PS
Special 118
The Springfields Academy
Calne, SN11 0DS
Special 210
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Special 124
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU
Special 126
The Village School
London, NW9 0JY
Special 323
Thomas Bewick School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2LW
Special 337
Elms Bank
Bury, M45 8PJ
Special 339
Capella House School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL
Special 67
Forest Moor School
Harrogate, HG3 2RA
Special 98
Orchard Manor School
Dawlish, EX7 9SF
Special 201