Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
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
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 |