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 29 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 |
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Mayfield School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 309 | 100% | 61.2% |
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA |
Special | 183 | 100% | 41.5% |
Beaumont Hill Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN |
Special | 328 | 100% | 49.1% |
Portland Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2NQ |
Special | 204 | 100% | 58.3% |
Melland High School
Gorton, M18 7DT |
Special | 223 | 100% | 57% |
Hope Wood Academy
Durham, SR8 3LP |
Special | 227 | 100% | 59.9% |
James Brindley School
Birmingham, B15 2AF |
Special | 287 | 100% | 46% |
Co-op Academy Southfield
Bradford, BD5 9ET |
Special | 325 | 100% | 46.2% |
Calthorpe Academy
Birmingham, B12 0TP |
Special | 432 | 100% | 58.8% |
John F Kennedy Special School
London, E15 4RZ |
Special | 181 | 100% | 56.4% |
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD |
Special | 198 | 100% | 55.6% |
Piper Hill High School
Manchester, M23 2YS |
Special | 278 | 100% | 59.7% |
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ |
Special | 215 | 100% | 48.4% |
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB |
Special | 171 | 100% | 35.1% |
Chatsworth High School and Community College
Salford, M30 9DY |
Special | 177 | 100% | 60.5% |
Shenstone School
Crayford, DA1 4DZ |
Special | 191 | 100% | 34% |
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE |
Special | 90 | 100% | 48.9% |
Hallmoor School
Birmingham, B33 0DL |
Special | 273 | 100% | 63% |
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE |
Special | 215 | 100% | 46% |
Arbour Vale School
Slough, SL2 3AE |
Special | 345 | 100% | 41.4% |
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB |
Special | 236 | 100% | 38.6% |
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB |
Special | 201 | 100% | 43.3% |
Firwood High School
Bolton, BL2 4HU |
Special | 212 | 100% | 51.4% |
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD |
Special | 201 | 100% | 38.3% |
Queensbury School
Birmingham, B24 8BL |
Special | 306 | 100% | 58.5% |
St Martins School
Derby, DE24 0BT |
Special | 230 | 100% | 50% |
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND |
Special | 182 | 100% | 42.3% |
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ |
Special | 155 | 100% | 38.7% |
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR |
Special | 140 | 100% | 53.6% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 0 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 |
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