The Martin Bacon 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
The Martin Bacon Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 136 100% 41.9%
Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2PT
Special 126 100% 38.1%
Lift Columbus
Chelmsford, CM1 4ZB
Special 287 100% 32.5%
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW
Special 189 100% 42.3%
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU
Special 102 100% 60.8%
Pentland Field School
Uxbridge, UB10 8TS
Special 171 100% 43.9%
Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy
Swanley, BR8 8DR
Special 135 100% 43.7%
Aegir - A Specialist Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 1PB
Special 141 100% 58.9%
Redgate Primary Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6EL
Special 58 100% 55.2%
The Link School
Croydon, CR0 4PG
Special 157 100% 42.7%
Kingswode Hoe School
Colchester, CO3 3QJ
Special 154 100% 54.5%
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Special 129 100% 40.3%
Churchill Park Complex Needs School
King's Lynn, PE30 4RP
Special 229 100% 56.3%
Oak View School
Loughton, IG10 1TS
Special 138 100% 42.8%
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 118 100% 32.2%
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%
St Martins School
Derby, DE24 0BT
Special 243 100% 50.2%
Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR
Special 66 100% 39.4%
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND
Special 216 100% 43.5%
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 144 100% 38.2%
St Giles' Spencer Academy
Derby, DE21 6BT
Special 148 100% 55.4%
The Forest School
Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ
Special 149 100% 42.6%
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 130 100% 43.8%
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 154 100% 41.6%
The Bridge Easton
Easton, NR9 5EA
Special 161 100% 34.8%
Duke of Lancaster School
Fakenham, NR21 9DQ
Special 101 100% 38%
Woodbridge Road Academy
Ipswich, IP4 2EB
Special 76 100% 45.3%
Sherbrook Primary School
Cannock, WS11 5SA
Special 135 100% 37%

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 Martin Bacon Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 136 Sign in to see
The Avenue Special School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 246
The Centre School
Cambridge, CB24 8UA
Special 137
Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy
Ipswich, IP1 6SG
Special 99
Beaumont Hill Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN
Special 356
Lift Columbus
Chelmsford, CM1 4ZB
Special 287
Melland High School
Gorton, M18 7DT
Special 251
New Bridge School
Oldham, OL8 3PH
Special 717
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Special 158
Severndale Specialist Academy
Shrewsbury, SY2 5SH
Special 415
Highfield Littleport Academy
Ely, CB6 1LJ
Special 146
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD
Special 208
Piper Hill High School
Manchester, M23 2YS
Special 281
Aegir - A Specialist Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 1PB
Special 141
Springwell Leeds Academy
Leeds, LS10 3JA
Special 346
Doubletrees School
Par, PL24 2DS
Special 103
Treetops School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 324
Knowle DGE Academy
Bristol, BS4 1QY
Special 163
Glebe School
West Wickham, BR4 9AE
Special 289
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Special 129
Firwood High School
Bolton, BL2 4HU
Special 230
Cleeve Meadow School
Sidcup, DA14 4JN
Special 138
Co-op Academy Delius
Bradford, BD3 8QX
Special 176
St Martins School
Derby, DE24 0BT
Special 243
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 260
Mabel Prichard School
Oxford, OX4 6SB
Special 116
Mayfield School
Birmingham, B19 1HJ
Special 304
Cromwell High School
Dukinfield, SK16 5BJ
Special 150
Beechcliffe Special School
Keighley, BD20 6ED
Special 244
Highfurlong School
Blackpool, FY3 7LS
Special 124