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% 55.4%
Barbara Priestman Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7QN
Special 190 100% 57.9%
Charlton Park Academy
London, SE7 8HX
Special 222 100% 51.4%
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 113 100% 39.8%
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW
Special 189 100% 42.3%
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Special 143 100% 44.8%
The Beech Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6DX
Special 114 100% 56.1%
Aegir - A Specialist Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 1PB
Special 141 100% 58.9%
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG
Special 151 100% 55.4%
Gosberton House Academy
Spalding, PE11 4EW
Special 99 100% 49.5%
Broadmeadow Special School
Wolverhampton, WV1 4AL
Special 73 100% 60.3%
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY
Special 120 100% 44.2%
Redgate Primary Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6EL
Special 58 100% 55.2%
Yeoman Park Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8PS
Special 114 100% 63.2%
Bennerley Fields School
Ilkeston, DE7 8QZ
Special 103 100% 63.1%
Holbrook School for Autism
Belper, DE56 0TE
Special 160 100% 52.5%
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%
St Martins School
Derby, DE24 0BT
Special 243 100% 50.2%
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 144 100% 38.2%
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH
Special 166 100% 43.4%
Harry Watts Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5JA
Special 175 100% 51.4%
Orchard Manor School
Dawlish, EX7 9SF
Special 219 100% 42.9%
Leycroft Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UE
Special 171 100% 54.4%
Discovery Academy
Sheffield, S2 3QF
Special 108 100% 57.4%
Tettenhall Wood School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF
Special 170 100% 57.6%
Corley Academy
Coventry, CV7 8AZ
Special 162 100% 45.7%
Co-op Academy Brierley
Leeds, LS9 0BA
Special 144 100% 53.5%
Columbia Grange School
Washington, NE38 7NY
Special 140 100% 63.6%

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
Nyland School
Swindon, SN3 3RD
Special 78
Glyne Gap School
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2PU
Special 130
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 94
Alexandra School
Harrow, HA2 9DX
Special 83
Riversides School
Worcester, WR1 3HZ
Special 69
Kingfisher School
Redditch, B98 0HF
Special 144
King's Academy Lord Wilson
Southampton, SO31 7NL
Special 59
The Beech Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6DX
Special 114
Newton Bridge Academy
Grantham, NG31 9AX
Special 258
Green Gates Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 0JD
Special 55
Tulip Academy
Spalding, PE11 2EH
Special 215
Nancealverne School
Penzance, TR20 8TP
Special 128
Joseph Norton Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 9JU
Special 61
Gosberton House Academy
Spalding, PE11 4EW
Special 99
Springfield School
Leek, ST13 6LQ
Special 71
Broadmeadow Special School
Wolverhampton, WV1 4AL
Special 73
Courtlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5JS
Special 108
Redgate Primary Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6EL
Special 58
Cherry Trees School
Wolverhampton, WV5 0AX
Special 59
Woodlands Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ
Special 95
Wren Spinney School
Kettering, NN15 7LB
Special 97
Bennerley Fields School
Ilkeston, DE7 8QZ
Special 103
Peak School
High Peak, SK23 6ES
Special 89
ACE Tiverton Special School
Tiverton, EX16 5HB
Special 115
St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ
Special 160
The Park School
Woking, GU22 7AT
Special 111
The Forest School
Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ
Special 149
Bracken Hill School
Nottingham, NG17 7HZ
Special 173
The Greenwell Academy
Harlow, CM18 7EZ
Special 16