Brandles 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
Brandles School
(Your chosen school)
Special 70 100% 62.9%
The Ridge Academy
Cheltenham, GL52 5QH
Special 61 100% 72.1%
Wishmore Cross Academy
Woking, GU24 8NE
Special 65 100% 66.2%
Eaton Hall Specialist Academy
Norwich, NR4 7BU
Special 53 100% 83%
Oak Bank School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3BE
Special 127 100% 59.1%
Eden School
Blackburn, BB2 4NW
Special 58 100% 51.7%
Westlands Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9RA
Special 83 100% 68.7%
Langham Oaks
Colchester, CO4 5PA
Special 73 100% 58.9%
Loxley Hall School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8RS
Special 103 100% 63.1%
Hailey Hall School
Hertford, SG13 7PB
Special 84 100% 63.1%
Ramsden Hall Academy
Billericay, CM11 1HN
Special 100 100% 66%
Sutton House Academy
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG
Special 86 100% 81.3%
Joseph Norton Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 9JU
Special 60 100% 71.7%
Phoenix Academy
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 47 100% 70.2%
Westbury Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3BT
Special 107 100% 72.8%
Oak Hill School
London, EN4 8XE
Special 51 100% 55.1%
Fern House School
Enfield, EN3 6NY
Special 65 100% 69.2%
Grafham Grange School
Guildford, GU5 0LH
Special 74 100% 59.5%
The Springboard Project
Oldham, OL1 1AN
Special 97 100% 62.9%
Becton School
Sheffield, S20 1NZ
Special 125 100% 66.7%
Longford Park School
Manchester, M32 8QJ
Special 77 100% 61%
Keyham Lodge School
Leicester, LE5 1FG
Special 123 100% 67.5%
The Harbour School
Ely, CB6 3RR
Special 101 100% 70.3%
Forest Moor School
Harrogate, HG3 2RA
Special 98 100% 56.1%
Lea Hall Academy
Birmingham, B33 9QY
Special 70 100% 85.7%
Salmons Brook School
Enfield, EN3 5PB
Special 44 100% 68.2%
NeneGate
Peterborough, PE1 5GZ
Special 64 100% 59.4%
Portland School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9JG
Special 114 100% 69.3%
Oastlers School
Bradford, BD4 7RH
Special 133 100% 60.2%
Gilbert Ward Academy
Blyth, NE24 2TS
Special 29 100% 58.6%

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
Brandles School
(Your chosen school)
Special 70 Sign in to see
The Ridge Academy
Cheltenham, GL52 5QH
Special 61
Beacon Hill Academy
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY
Special 71
Kingfisher School
Abingdon, OX14 3RR
Special 111
Eaton Hall Specialist Academy
Norwich, NR4 7BU
Special 53
Longspee Academy
Poole, BH17 8PJ
Special 117
Littledown School
Slough, SL1 3QW
Special 32
Lime Academy Forest Approach
Romford, RM3 9YA
Special 129
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU
Special 85
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG
Special 188
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU
Special 163
Riverside Meadows Academy
St Neots, PE19 1EA
Special 107
Shenstone School
Crayford, DA1 4DZ
Special 191
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90
Lancaster School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Special 131
Kisharon School
London, NW4 1TP
Special 75
Oak Hill School
London, EN4 8XE
Special 51
Queensway
Telford, TF4 3PP
Special 118
Oak View School
Loughton, IG10 1TS
Special 134
Bennerley Fields School
Ilkeston, DE7 8QZ
Special 101
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 236
Warren School
Lowestoft, NR33 8HT
Special 131
Mo Mowlam Academy
Redcar, TS10 1PA
Special 96
Shenstone Lodge School
Lichfield, WS14 0LB
Special 118
Battledown Centre for Children and Families
Cheltenham, GL52 6PZ
Special 67
Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ
Special 83
Northern House Academy
Oxford, OX2 7JN
Special 87
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ
Special 56
Foxfields Academy
Blaby, LE8 4FE
Special 89
Portland School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9JG
Special 114