Lime Academy Orton

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
Lime Academy Orton
(Your chosen school)
Special 153 100% 43.8%
Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS
Special 138 100% 47.8%
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 183 100% 41.5%
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 133 100% 51.1%
The Pioneer School
Basildon, SS14 2LA
Special 174 100% 31.6%
Beacon Hill Academy
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY
Special 71 100% 30.7%
Glyne Gap School
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2PU
Special 118 100% 39.7%
Three Ways School
Bath, BA2 5RF
Special 236 100% 44.1%
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT
Special 193 100% 50.3%
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 151 100% 44.4%
Bedelsford School
Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2QZ
Special 129 100% 32.8%
Brays School
Birmingham, B26 1NS
Special 106 100% 23.6%
Meadowgate Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2JH
Special 182 100% 51.1%
Kingsdown School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT
Special 127 100% 43.3%
Lancaster School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Special 131 100% 39.7%
Newbridge School
Romford, RM6 4TR
Special 175 100% 38.9%
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 202 100% 43.6%
Penny Field School
Leeds, LS6 4QD
Special 66 100% 53%
Stanton Vale School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP
Special 113 100% 39.8%
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY
Special 119 100% 41.9%
Firwood High School
Bolton, BL2 4HU
Special 212 100% 51.4%
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 203 100% 41.9%
Warren School
Lowestoft, NR33 8HT
Special 131 100% 45.8%
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND
Special 182 100% 42.3%
Ivy House School
Derby, DE23 2FS
Special 98 100% 39.8%
Heatherwood School
Doncaster, DN2 6HQ
Special 82 100% 39.8%
Mabel Prichard School
Oxford, OX4 6SB
Special 117 100% 38.1%
Windmill Hill School
Luton, LU2 0EZ
Special 103 100% 47.6%
Fountaindale School
Mansfield, NG18 5BA
Special 84 100% 50%
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR
Special 140 100% 53.6%

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
Lime Academy Orton
(Your chosen school)
Special 153 Sign in to see
Cambridge Park Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5EB
Special 215
Dove House Academy
Basingstoke, RG21 5SU
Special 230
Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy
Ipswich, IP1 6SG
Special 101
Alfriston School
Beaconsfield, HP9 2TS
Special 159
The Pioneer School
Basildon, SS14 2LA
Special 174
Portland Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2NQ
Special 204
Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ
Special 219
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT
Special 193
Castlewood School
Birmingham, B36 9LF
Special 91
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR
Special 146
Greenfields Specialist School for Communication
Northampton, NN3 8XS
Special 100
Isebrook School
Kettering, NN15 6PT
Special 250
Bromley Beacon Academy
Orpington, BR6 9BD
Special 159
Saxon Hill Academy
Lichfield, WS14 9DE
Special 130
Westcroft School
Wolverhampton, WV10 8NZ
Special 192
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL
Special 164
Curnow School
Redruth, TR15 1LU
Special 104
Oak Lodge School
London, N2 0QY
Special 199
Meadowgate Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2JH
Special 182
Westbury Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3BT
Special 107
Kingsdown School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT
Special 127
Newbridge School
Romford, RM6 4TR
Special 175
Churchill Park Complex Needs School
King's Lynn, PE30 4RP
Special 230
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY
Special 119
Trinity Academy New Bridge
Sunderland, SR5 3NF
Special 134
Woodside Academy
Erith, DA8 3PB
Special 199
North Ridge Community School
Doncaster, DN6 7EF
Special 149
Heron Academy
London, SE24 0HZ
Special 79
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR
Special 140