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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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% |
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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% |
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Alexandra School
Harrow, HA2 9DX |
Special | 83 | 100% | 44.6% |
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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% |
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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% |
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Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN |
Special | 161 | 100% | 55.3% |
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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% |
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The Forest School
Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ |
Special | 149 | 100% | 42.6% |
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Mabel Prichard School
Oxford, OX4 6SB |
Special | 116 | 100% | 44% |
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The Beacon College
Hereford, HR1 1NZ |
Special | 43 | 100% | 27.9% |
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Springwell School
Hartlepool, TS26 0TB |
Special | 99 | 100% | 48% |
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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
| 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 | ||
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Lighthouse School Leeds
Leeds, LS16 6QB |
Special | 90 | ||
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Knightsfield School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7LW |
Special | 73 | ||
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Wyvern Academy
Weymouth, DT3 5AL |
Special | 89 | ||
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Rosewood Free School
Southampton, SO16 5NA |
Special | 70 | ||
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Greenfields Academy
Grantham, NG31 7US |
Special | 82 | ||
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The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU |
Special | 102 | ||
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Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB |
Special | 71 | ||
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Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL |
Special | 84 | ||
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The Mendip School
Shepton Mallet, BA4 4FZ |
Special | 227 | ||
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Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH |
Special | 121 | ||
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St Bernard's School
Louth, LN11 8RS |
Special | 111 | ||
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Woodlands Academy
Spilsby, PE23 5EJ |
Special | 82 | ||
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Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU |
Special | 158 | ||
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Brimble Hill Special School
Swindon, SN25 2NB |
Special | 122 | ||
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Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB |
Special | 170 | ||
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Quest Academy
Rugby, CV22 5PE |
Special | 100 | ||
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SGS Pegasus School
Bristol, BS32 4AJ |
Special | 128 | ||
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New Park Academy
Eccles, M30 0RW |
Special | 185 | ||
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Churchward School
Swindon, SN25 2PP |
Special | 127 | ||
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Ivy House School
Derby, DE23 2FS |
Special | 103 | ||
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Hamilton School
Reading, RG1 5SG |
Special | 62 | ||
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Beckmead College
London, SE25 5RR |
Special | 84 | ||
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NeneGate
Peterborough, PE1 5GZ |
Special | 65 | ||
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The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT |
Special | 190 | ||
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Lotus Academy
Sheffield, S5 7WE |
Special | 92 | ||
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Columbia Grange School
Washington, NE38 7NY |
Special | 140 | ||
|
Brunel School
Paignton, TQ3 2AL |
Special | 48 | ||