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 127 100% 37%
Kingsley Special Academy
Kettering, NN15 5DP
Special 156 100% 28.8%
Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2PT
Special 125 100% 36%
The Cedars Academy
Gateshead, NE9 6QD
Special 231 100% 51.5%
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET
Special 122 100% 35.2%
Oak Wood Primary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 140 100% 45.7%
Alexandra School
Harrow, HA2 9DX
Special 81 100% 44.4%
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY
Special 112 100% 37.5%
Danecourt School
Gillingham, ME8 6AA
Special 254 100% 45.7%
Daventry Hill School
Daventry, NN11 0QE
Special 221 100% 37.1%
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Special 130 100% 36.2%
West Hill School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 149 100% 40.3%
The Link School
Croydon, CR0 4PG
Special 152 100% 40.8%
Beckfoot Phoenix
Keighley, BD22 6HZ
Special 111 100% 31.5%
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215 100% 46%
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Special 124 100% 39.5%
Welcombe Hills School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6TQ
Special 184 100% 45.1%
Churchill Park Complex Needs School
King's Lynn, PE30 4RP
Special 230 100% 53.9%
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 136 100% 35.3%
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 112 100% 33.6%
ACE Tiverton Special School
Tiverton, EX16 5HB
Special 108 100% 35.2%
Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR
Special 66 100% 36.4%
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 191 100% 45%
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 237 86.5% 44.7%
The Forest School
Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ
Special 147 100% 38.8%
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 146 100% 38.4%
Woodbridge Road Academy
Ipswich, IP4 2EB
Special 64 100% 42.2%
Springwell School
Hartlepool, TS26 0TB
Special 95 100% 52.7%
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH
Special 72 100% 40.3%
Trent View College
Scunthorpe, DN17 1DS
Special 29 100% 37.9%

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
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 127 Sign in to see
The Avenue Special School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 233
Beaumont Hill Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN
Special 328
Columbus School and College
Chelmsford, CM1 4ZB
Special 283
Melland High School
Gorton, M18 7DT
Special 223
New Bridge School
Oldham, OL8 3PH
Special 644
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Special 155
Severndale Specialist Academy
Shrewsbury, SY2 5SH
Special 414
Highfield Littleport Academy
Ely, CB6 1LJ
Special 143
The Bridge Integrated Learning Space
London, N1 0HY
Special 27
Piper Hill High School
Manchester, M23 2YS
Special 278
Ramsden Hall Academy
Billericay, CM11 1HN
Special 100
Springwell Leeds Academy
Leeds, LS10 3JA
Special 326
Doubletrees School
Par, PL24 2DS
Special 103
Clarendon School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL
Special 165
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Special 130
Willow Dene School
Plumstead, SE18 2JD
Special 287
Meadowgate Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2JH
Special 182
Treetops School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 309
Knowle DGE Academy
Bristol, BS4 1QY
Special 166
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Special 124
Arbour Vale School
Slough, SL2 3AE
Special 345
The Village School
London, NW9 0JY
Special 323
Firwood High School
Bolton, BL2 4HU
Special 212
Cleeve Meadow School
Sidcup, DA14 4JN
Special 133
The Milestone School
Gloucester, GL2 9EU
Special 327
Capella House School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL
Special 67
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 237
Mabel Prichard School
Oxford, OX4 6SB
Special 117
Samuel Laycock School
Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 8RF
Special 228