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% 49.7%
Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS
Special 134 100% 53.7%
The Avenue Special School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 246 100% 40.2%
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 178 100% 46.6%
Grangewood School
Northolt, UB5 6GG
Special 136 100% 35.3%
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 147 100% 49.7%
Lift Pioneer
Basildon, SS14 2LA
Special 189 100% 37.6%
Beacon Hill Academy
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY
Special 73 100% 25%
Glyne Gap School
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2PU
Special 130 100% 35.8%
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT
Special 197 100% 53.3%
Greenfields Specialist School for Communication
Northampton, NN3 8XS
Special 100 100% 46%
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB
Special 114 100% 36%
Castle Hill School
Huddersfield, HD4 6JL
Special 130 100% 40%
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 202 100% 49%
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 157 100% 50.3%
Bedelsford School
Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2QZ
Special 133 100% 33.3%
Meadowgate Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2JH
Special 181 100% 56.4%
Kingsdown School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT
Special 130 100% 46.2%
Lancaster School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Special 131 100% 35.9%
Newbridge School
Romford, RM6 4TR
Special 183 100% 42.1%
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 200 100% 47%
Penny Field School
Leeds, LS6 4QD
Special 69 100% 49.3%
Stanton Vale School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP
Special 118 100% 42.1%
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY
Special 122 100% 47.1%
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 218 100% 39.9%
Warren School
Lowestoft, NR33 8HT
Special 141 100% 48.9%
Ivy House School
Derby, DE23 2FS
Special 103 100% 41.7%
Heatherwood School
Doncaster, DN2 6HQ
Special 94 100% 48.9%
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR
Special 142 100% 52.8%
Cromwell High School
Dukinfield, SK16 5BJ
Special 150 100% 52.7%

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 217
Dove House Academy
Basingstoke, RG21 5SU
Special 234
Alfriston School
Beaconsfield, HP9 2TS
Special 164
Oakwood Academy
Eccles, M30 9DY
Special 333
Lift Pioneer
Basildon, SS14 2LA
Special 189
Grange Academy
Bedford, MK42 8AU
Special 152
Castlewood School
Birmingham, B36 9LF
Special 99
Exeter House Special School
Salisbury, SP1 3BL
Special 194
Greenfields Specialist School for Communication
Northampton, NN3 8XS
Special 100
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW
Special 238
Saxon Hill Academy
Lichfield, WS14 9DE
Special 132
Westcroft School
Wolverhampton, WV10 8NZ
Special 193
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL
Special 173
Curnow School
Redruth, TR15 1LU
Special 112
Meadowgate Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2JH
Special 181
Westbury Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3BT
Special 119
Kingsdown School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT
Special 130
Queensway
Telford, TF4 3PP
Special 129
Churchill Park Complex Needs School
King's Lynn, PE30 4RP
Special 229
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 218
Trinity Academy New Bridge
Sunderland, SR5 3NF
Special 133
Woodside Academy
Erith, DA8 3PB
Special 207
Elms Bank
Bury, M45 8PJ
Special 350
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 144
North Ridge Community School
Doncaster, DN6 7EF
Special 161
Wells Park School
Chigwell, IG7 6NN
Special 59
Heron Academy
London, SE24 0HZ
Special 81
The Sky Academy
Taunton, TA2 7HW
Special 100
The Gateway School
Northampton, NN12 8AA
Special 78