St Giles' Spencer Academy

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
St Giles' Spencer Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 148 100% 50%
Barbara Priestman Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7QN
Special 172 100% 55.2%
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 112 100% 37.5%
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW
Special 178 100% 38.2%
Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ
Special 219 100% 42%
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Special 138 100% 42%
Billing Brook Special School
Northampton, NN3 8EZ
Special 261 100% 39.1%
The Beech Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6DX
Special 106 100% 62.3%
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG
Special 188 100% 44.2%
Gosberton House Academy
Spalding, PE11 4EW
Special 101 100% 44.6%
Broadmeadow Special School
Wolverhampton, WV1 4AL
Special 75 100% 56%
Redgate Primary Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6EL
Special 56 100% 62.5%
Yeoman Park Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8PS
Special 108 100% 61.1%
St Dominic's School
Godalming, GU8 4DX
Special 157 100% 36.3%
Holbrook School for Autism
Belper, DE56 0TE
Special 147 100% 51.7%
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD
Special 201 100% 38.3%
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 152 100% 46.7%
St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ
Special 154 100% 51.3%
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 140 100% 39.3%
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH
Special 153 100% 39.2%
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 129 100% 41.1%
Harry Watts Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5JA
Special 169 100% 47.9%
Bader Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2EW
Special 106 100% 48.1%
Orchard Manor School
Dawlish, EX7 9SF
Special 201 100% 44.3%
Fox Grove School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 133 100% 33.8%
Leycroft Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UE
Special 171 100% 47.4%
Discovery Academy
Sheffield, S2 3QF
Special 97 100% 54.6%
Summerdown School
Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ
Special 132 100% 31.8%
Tettenhall Wood School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF
Special 164 100% 50.6%
Corley Academy
Coventry, CV7 8AZ
Special 149 100% 42.3%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
St Giles' Spencer Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 148 Sign in to see
Nethergate Academy
Nottingham, NG11 8HX
Special 175
Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2PT
Special 125
Nyland School
Swindon, SN3 3RD
Special 80
Glyne Gap School
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2PU
Special 118
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 88
Alexandra School
Harrow, HA2 9DX
Special 81
Riversides School
Worcester, WR1 3HZ
Special 68
Kingfisher School
Redditch, B98 0HF
Special 139
The Beech Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6DX
Special 106
Grantham Additional Needs Fellowship
Grantham, NG31 9AX
Special 251
Green Gates Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 0JD
Special 47
St Bernard's School
Louth, LN11 8RS
Special 101
Tulip Academy
Spalding, PE11 2EH
Special 214
Joseph Norton Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 9JU
Special 60
Gosberton House Academy
Spalding, PE11 4EW
Special 101
Springfield School
Leek, ST13 6LQ
Special 71
Courtlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5JS
Special 107
Redgate Primary Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6EL
Special 56
Cherry Trees School
Wolverhampton, WV5 0AX
Special 52
Woodlands Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ
Special 91
Yeoman Park Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8PS
Special 108
Bennerley Fields School
Ilkeston, DE7 8QZ
Special 101
Peak School
High Peak, SK23 6ES
Special 81
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD
Special 201
ACE Tiverton Special School
Tiverton, EX16 5HB
Special 108
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 152
St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ
Special 154
The Park School
Woking, GU22 7AT
Special 110
The Forest School
Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ
Special 147