Paternoster 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
Paternoster School
(Your chosen school)
Special 66 100% 39.4%
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 91 100% 45.7%
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE
Special 201 100% 49.8%
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 147 100% 49.7%
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET
Special 125 100% 33.6%
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 94 100% 44.7%
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Special 158 100% 36.1%
Alexandra School
Harrow, HA2 9DX
Special 83 100% 44.6%
Blackfriars Academy
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF
Special 120 100% 39.2%
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY
Special 110 100% 39.1%
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB
Special 114 100% 36%
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 157 100% 50.3%
Brimble Hill Special School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 122 100% 31.1%
Curnow School
Redruth, TR15 1LU
Special 112 100% 50%
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90 100% 55.6%
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 142 100% 40.1%
Oak View School
Loughton, IG10 1TS
Special 138 100% 42.8%
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU
Special 121 100% 30.6%
Stanton Vale School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP
Special 118 100% 42.1%
ACE Tiverton Special School
Tiverton, EX16 5HB
Special 115 100% 41.7%
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 161 100% 55.3%
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB
Special 97 100% 40.2%
Springfield School
WITNEY, OX28 1AR
Special 116 100% 29.3%
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 144 100% 38.2%
The Martin Bacon Academy
Northstowe, CB24 1DH
Special 136 100% 41.9%
The Forest School
Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ
Special 149 100% 42.6%
Mabel Prichard School
Oxford, OX4 6SB
Special 116 100% 44%
The Beacon College
Hereford, HR1 1NZ
Special 43 100% 27.9%
Springwell School
Hartlepool, TS26 0TB
Special 99 100% 48%
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH
Special 74 100% 41.9%

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
Paternoster School
(Your chosen school)
Special 66 Sign in to see
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 91
Weatherfield Academy
Dunstable, LU6 1AF
Special 166
Lighthouse School Leeds
Leeds, LS16 6QB
Special 90
Knightsfield School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7LW
Special 73
Wyvern Academy
Weymouth, DT3 5AL
Special 89
Rosewood Free School
Southampton, SO16 5NA
Special 70
Greenfields Academy
Grantham, NG31 7US
Special 82
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU
Special 102
Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB
Special 71
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL
Special 84
The Mendip School
Shepton Mallet, BA4 4FZ
Special 227
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH
Special 121
St Bernard's School
Louth, LN11 8RS
Special 111
Woodlands Academy
Spilsby, PE23 5EJ
Special 82
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 158
Brimble Hill Special School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 122
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 170
Quest Academy
Rugby, CV22 5PE
Special 100
SGS Pegasus School
Bristol, BS32 4AJ
Special 128
New Park Academy
Eccles, M30 0RW
Special 185
Churchward School
Swindon, SN25 2PP
Special 127
Ivy House School
Derby, DE23 2FS
Special 103
Hamilton School
Reading, RG1 5SG
Special 62
Beckmead College
London, SE25 5RR
Special 84
NeneGate
Peterborough, PE1 5GZ
Special 65
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT
Special 190
Lotus Academy
Sheffield, S5 7WE
Special 92
Columbia Grange School
Washington, NE38 7NY
Special 140
Brunel School
Paignton, TQ3 2AL
Special 48