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 318 100% 48.7%
Cambridge Park Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5EB
Special 217 100% 57.6%
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE
Special 201 100% 49.8%
Beaumont Hill Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN
Special 356 100% 51.4%
Oakwood Academy
Eccles, M30 9DY
Special 333 100% 47.4%
Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley
Hinckley, LE10 0EA
Special 404 100% 38.4%
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%
Abbey Hill Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8BU
Special 367 100% 46.6%
Co-op Academy Southfield
Bradford, BD5 9ET
Special 353 100% 46.2%
Park Community Academy
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 328 100% 61%
Regency High School
Worcester, WR4 9JL
Special 306 100% 50%
Newton Bridge Academy
Grantham, NG31 9AX
Special 258 100% 46.5%
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX
Special 198 100% 45.5%
St Philip's School
Chessington, KT9 2HR
Special 184 100% 39.3%
Abbey School
Rotherham, S61 2RA
Special 234 100% 54.3%
Curnow School
Redruth, TR15 1LU
Special 112 100% 50%
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
Special 165 100% 57%
Tor View School
Rossendale, BB4 6LR
Special 258 100% 37.2%
Great Oaks School
Southampton, SO16 7LT
Special 352 100% 66.5%
Treetops School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 324 100% 38.6%
Glebe School
West Wickham, BR4 9AE
Special 289 100% 45.3%
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215 100% 44.7%
Watermill School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6JZ
Special 240 100% 47.9%
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ
Special 270 100% 44.4%
Queensbury School
Birmingham, B24 8BL
Special 348 100% 54.9%
Elms Bank
Bury, M45 8PJ
Special 350 100% 47.1%
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 181 100% 42%
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 260 89.7% 49.4%

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 318 Sign in to see
The Avenue Special School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 246
Lift Columbus
Chelmsford, CM1 4ZB
Special 287
Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley
Hinckley, LE10 0EA
Special 404
Wilson Stuart School
Birmingham, B23 7AT
Special 255
Lime Academy Hornbeam
London, E17 5NT
Special 291
Charlton Park Academy
London, SE7 8HX
Special 222
New Bridge School
Oldham, OL8 3PH
Special 717
James Brindley School
Birmingham, B15 2AF
Special 277
Abbey Hill Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8BU
Special 367
Severndale Specialist Academy
Shrewsbury, SY2 5SH
Special 415
Calthorpe Academy
Birmingham, B12 0TP
Special 430
Trinity Academy Newcastle
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 8XJ
Special 206
Clarendon School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL
Special 163
Spring Brook Academy
Oldham, M35 0DQ
Special 114
Willow Dene School
Plumstead, SE18 2JD
Special 309
Treetops School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 324
Knowle DGE Academy
Bristol, BS4 1QY
Special 163
Hob Moor Oaks Academy
York, YO24 4PS
Special 127
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Special 129
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU
Special 121
The Village School
London, NW9 0JY
Special 311
Thomas Bewick School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2LW
Special 360
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD
Special 209
Co-op Academy Delius
Bradford, BD3 8QX
Special 176
Capella House School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL
Special 87
Forest Moor School
Harrogate, HG3 2RA
Special 105
Orchard Manor School
Dawlish, EX7 9SF
Special 219
Cromwell High School
Dukinfield, SK16 5BJ
Special 150
Highfurlong School
Blackpool, FY3 7LS
Special 124