The Bridge 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 Bridge School
(Your chosen school)
Special 216 100% 43.5%
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 91 100% 45.7%
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 178 100% 46.6%
Lift Pioneer
Basildon, SS14 2LA
Special 189 100% 37.6%
Portland Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2NQ
Special 208 100% 60.1%
Melland High School
Gorton, M18 7DT
Special 251 100% 66.1%
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW
Special 189 100% 42.3%
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 94 100% 44.7%
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Special 158 100% 36.1%
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW
Special 238 100% 33.2%
Piper Hill High School
Manchester, M23 2YS
Special 281 100% 63.3%
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB
Special 114 100% 36%
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 202 100% 49%
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 170 99.4% 36.5%
Shenstone School
Crayford, DA1 4DZ
Special 209 100% 37.3%
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 200 100% 47%
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215 100% 44.7%
Oak View School
Loughton, IG10 1TS
Special 138 100% 42.8%
James Rennie School
Carlisle, CA3 0BU
Special 202 100% 30.3%
Firwood High School
Bolton, BL2 4HU
Special 230 100% 51.3%
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 218 100% 39.9%
Warren School
Lowestoft, NR33 8HT
Special 141 100% 48.9%
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 Martins School
Derby, DE24 0BT
Special 243 100% 50.2%
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 144 100% 38.2%
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 154 100% 41.6%
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 156 100% 44.2%
Kennel Lane School
Bracknell, RG42 2EX
Special 198 100% 35.4%

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 Bridge School
(Your chosen school)
Special 216 Sign in to see
Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
Leics, LE18 2DT
Special 252
The Iffley Academy
Oxford, OX4 4DU
Special 179
Lift Newlands
London, SE15 3AZ
Special 80
Hollinwood Academy
Oldham, OL8 3PT
Special 284
Langham Oaks
Colchester, CO4 5PA
Special 75
Springwell Special Academy
Barnsley, S71 2AY
Special 122
Pentland Field School
Uxbridge, UB10 8TS
Special 171
Warren Wood - A Specialist Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 1PU
Special 118
Daventry Hill School
Daventry, NN11 0QE
Special 223
Strathmore School
Twickenham, TW1 4DQ
Special 114
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY
Special 120
Market Field School
Colchester, CO7 7ET
Special 502
Hallmoor School
Birmingham, B33 0DL
Special 294
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB
Special 130
Southview School
Witham, CM8 2TA
Special 93
Churchill Park Complex Needs School
King's Lynn, PE30 4RP
Special 229
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 142
Aspire School
Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA
Special 188
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 130
Bader Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2EW
Special 120
Addington Valley Academy
Croydon, CR0 9AZ
Special 132
Keyham Lodge School
Leicester, LE5 1FG
Special 115
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 154
Bure Park Specialist Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR30 4AE
Special 80
Fox Grove School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 147
The Bridge Easton
Easton, NR9 5EA
Special 161
Tettenhall Wood School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF
Special 170
Fountaindale School
Mansfield, NG18 5BA
Special 92
Oastlers School
Bradford, BD4 7RH
Special 164