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% 67.1%
The Centre School
Cambridge, CB24 8UA
Special 137 100% 62.8%
Lift Crescent View
Cheltenham, GL52 5QH
Special 67 100% 70.1%
Eaton Hall Specialist Academy
Norwich, NR4 7BU
Special 56 100% 82.1%
Oak Bank School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3BE
Special 126 100% 64.3%
Westlands Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9RA
Special 85 100% 73.5%
Langham Oaks
Colchester, CO4 5PA
Special 75 100% 64%
Springwell Special Academy
Barnsley, S71 2AY
Special 122 100% 68.9%
Loxley Hall School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8RS
Special 101 100% 63.4%
Hailey Hall School
Hertford, SG13 7PB
Special 83 100% 60.2%
Ramsden Hall Academy
Billericay, CM11 1HN
Special 99 100% 66.7%
Sutton House Academy
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG
Special 89 100% 77.1%
Phoenix Academy
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 48 100% 72.9%
Westbury Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3BT
Special 119 100% 80.2%
Grafham Grange School
Guildford, GU5 0LH
Special 70 100% 61.4%
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ
Special 57 100% 77.2%
The Harbour School
Ely, CB6 3RR
Special 95 100% 72.6%
Forest Moor School
Harrogate, HG3 2RA
Special 105 100% 59.2%
Woodlands School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5PJ
Special 55 100% 68.5%
The Warwickshire Academy
Coventry, CV7 9RA
Special 60 100% 53.3%
Bure Park Specialist Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR30 4AE
Special 80 100% 80%
Wells Park School
Chigwell, IG7 6NN
Special 59 100% 59.3%
Brook Academy
Gloucester, GL3 4ZN
Special 64 100% 62.5%
Salmons Brook School
Enfield, EN3 5PB
Special 63 100% 74.6%
Lime Hills Academy
Nailsea, BS48 2NN
Special 55 100% 60%
Sunrise Academy
Lowestoft, NR33 8AX
Special 44 100% 79.5%
Kings Meadow School
Northampton, NN3 7AR
Special 42 100% 64.3%
NeneGate
Peterborough, PE1 5GZ
Special 65 100% 72.3%
Mount Tamar School
Plymouth, PL5 2EF
Special 108 100% 78.7%
Fen Rivers Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 2HU
Special 82 100% 57.3%

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
Brandles School
(Your chosen school)
Special 70 Sign in to see
Lift Crescent View
Cheltenham, GL52 5QH
Special 67
Beacon Hill Academy
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY
Special 73
Kingfisher School
Abingdon, OX14 3RR
Special 116
Eaton Hall Specialist Academy
Norwich, NR4 7BU
Special 56
Longspee Academy
Poole, BH17 8PJ
Special 111
Littledown School
Slough, SL1 3QW
Special 37
Stone Lodge Academy
Ipswich, IP2 9HW
Special 173
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU
Special 69
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG
Special 151
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU
Special 173
Riverside Meadows Academy
Wisbech, PE13 4TG
Special 113
Sutton House Academy
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG
Special 89
Phoenix Academy
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 48
Shenstone School
Crayford, DA1 4DZ
Special 209
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90
Lancaster School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Special 131
Kisharon School
London, NW4 1TP
Special 77
Oak Hill School
London, EN4 8XE
Special 50
Oak View School
Loughton, IG10 1TS
Special 138
Bennerley Fields School
Ilkeston, DE7 8QZ
Special 103
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 250
Battledown School
Cheltenham, GL52 6PZ
Special 70
Northern House Academy
Oxford, OX2 7JN
Special 85
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ
Special 57
Foxfields Academy
Blaby, LE8 4FE
Special 98
Sunrise Academy
Lowestoft, NR33 8AX
Special 44
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH
Special 74
The Flagship School
Hastings, TN34 2AE
Special 61
Fen Rivers Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 2HU
Special 82