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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
St Martins School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 243 | 100% | 50.2% |
|
Fosse Way School
Bath, BA3 3AL |
Special | 224 | 100% | 50% |
|
The St Christopher School
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4AW |
Special | 262 | 100% | 43.1% |
|
Beaumont Hill Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN |
Special | 356 | 100% | 51.4% |
|
Portland Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2NQ |
Special | 208 | 100% | 60.1% |
|
Barbara Priestman Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7QN |
Special | 190 | 100% | 57.9% |
|
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW |
Special | 189 | 100% | 42.3% |
|
Billing Brook Special School
Northampton, NN3 8EZ |
Special | 256 | 100% | 41.8% |
|
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD |
Special | 208 | 100% | 55.3% |
|
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW |
Special | 238 | 100% | 33.2% |
|
Piper Hill High School
Manchester, M23 2YS |
Special | 281 | 100% | 63.3% |
|
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ |
Special | 202 | 100% | 49% |
|
The Lindfield School
Eastbourne, BN22 0BQ |
Special | 120 | 100% | 47.5% |
|
Abbey School
Rotherham, S61 2RA |
Special | 234 | 100% | 54.3% |
|
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ |
Special | 183 | 100% | 43.7% |
|
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU |
Special | 158 | 100% | 50.6% |
|
Kingfisher Special School
Oldham, OL9 9QR |
Special | 209 | 100% | 48.6% |
|
Yeoman Park Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8PS |
Special | 114 | 100% | 63.2% |
|
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE |
Special | 215 | 100% | 44.7% |
|
Oak View School
Loughton, IG10 1TS |
Special | 138 | 100% | 42.8% |
|
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB |
Special | 250 | 100% | 40.8% |
|
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD |
Special | 209 | 100% | 36.8% |
|
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN |
Special | 161 | 100% | 55.3% |
|
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW |
Special | 158 | 100% | 50% |
|
St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ |
Special | 160 | 100% | 56.9% |
|
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND |
Special | 216 | 100% | 43.5% |
|
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD |
Special | 144 | 100% | 38.2% |
|
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF |
Special | 260 | 89.7% | 49.4% |
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Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU |
Special | 154 | 100% | 41.6% |
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Beechcliffe Special School
Keighley, BD20 6ED |
Special | 244 | 100% | 53.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
St Martins School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 243 | Sign in to see | |
|
The Centre School
Cambridge, CB24 8UA |
Special | 137 | ||
|
Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy
Ipswich, IP1 6SG |
Special | 99 | ||
|
Beaumont Hill Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN |
Special | 356 | ||
|
Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley
Hinckley, LE10 0EA |
Special | 404 | ||
|
Melland High School
Gorton, M18 7DT |
Special | 251 | ||
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Maplefields Academy
Corby, NN18 0TH |
Special | 119 | ||
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Tweendykes School
Hull, HU7 4PW |
Special | 166 | ||
|
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE |
Special | 158 | ||
|
Co-op Academy Southfield
Bradford, BD5 9ET |
Special | 353 | ||
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Highfield Littleport Academy
Ely, CB6 1LJ |
Special | 146 | ||
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John F Kennedy Special School
London, E15 4RZ |
Special | 198 | ||
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Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD |
Special | 208 | ||
|
Piper Hill High School
Manchester, M23 2YS |
Special | 281 | ||
|
Aegir - A Specialist Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 1PB |
Special | 141 | ||
|
Springwell Leeds Academy
Leeds, LS10 3JA |
Special | 346 | ||
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Doubletrees School
Par, PL24 2DS |
Special | 103 | ||
|
Glebe School
West Wickham, BR4 9AE |
Special | 289 | ||
|
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ |
Special | 129 | ||
|
Arbour Vale School
Slough, SL2 3AE |
Special | 358 | ||
|
Firwood High School
Bolton, BL2 4HU |
Special | 230 | ||
|
Cleeve Meadow School
Sidcup, DA14 4JN |
Special | 138 | ||
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Co-op Academy Delius
Bradford, BD3 8QX |
Special | 176 | ||
|
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF |
Special | 260 | ||
|
The Martin Bacon Academy
Northstowe, CB24 1DH |
Special | 136 | ||
|
Mabel Prichard School
Oxford, OX4 6SB |
Special | 116 | ||
|
Mayfield School
Birmingham, B19 1HJ |
Special | 304 | ||
|
Samuel Laycock School
Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 8RF |
Special | 239 | ||
|
Beechcliffe Special School
Keighley, BD20 6ED |
Special | 244 | ||
|
Highfurlong School
Blackpool, FY3 7LS |
Special | 124 | ||