Cornerstone 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
Cornerstone School
(Your chosen school)
Special 78 100% 44.9%
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Special 106 100% 41.5%
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 55 100% 38.2%
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Special 138 100% 42%
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL
Special 75 100% 22.7%
The Bridge Integrated Learning Space
London, N1 0HY
Special 27 100% 70.4%
Riverside Bridge School
Barking, IG11 0FU
Special 196 100% 43.4%
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL
Special 164 100% 31.7%
Vanguard School
London, SE11 6QH
Special 64 100% 48.4%
The Bridge School
London, N7 9LD
Special 246 100% 63.8%
Strathmore School
Twickenham, TW1 4DQ
Special 117 100% 32.5%
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY
Special 117 100% 39.3%
Spa School Camberwell
London, SE5 7EW
Special 101 100% 59.4%
The Windmill School
Barnet, EN5 5TS
Special 11 100% 27.3%
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB
Special 117 100% 31.6%
The Springfields Academy
Calne, SN11 0DS
Special 210 100% 43.8%
The Grove
London, N17 6AR
Special 128 100% 43%
Holbrook School for Autism
Belper, DE56 0TE
Special 147 100% 51.7%
Spa School, Bermondsey
London, SE1 5RN
Special 115 100% 60.9%
The Chalet School
Swindon, SN3 6EX
Special 80 100% 38.8%
Woodside Academy
Erith, DA8 3PB
Special 199 100% 29.6%
Addington Valley Academy
Croydon, CR0 9AZ
Special 133 100% 42.1%
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR
Special 56 100% 48.2%
The Cavendish School
Impington, CB24 9LY
Special 99 100% 28.3%
The Bridge Easton
Easton, NR9 5EA
Special 100 100% 35%
Elm Tree Primary Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0TB
Special 48 100% 35.4%
Tettenhall Wood School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF
Special 164 100% 50.6%
The Hawthorns School
Chelmsford, CM1 2BN
Special 24 100% 20.8%
The Heights Academy
Solihull, B36 0DD
Special 26 100% 53.8%
Connaught Special School
London, E13 9BT
Special 16 100% 31.3%

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
Cornerstone School
(Your chosen school)
Special 78 Sign in to see
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 183
Kingsley Special Academy
Kettering, NN15 5DP
Special 156
Barbara Priestman Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7QN
Special 172
Hope Wood Academy
Durham, SR8 3LP
Special 227
Grange Academy
Bedford, MK42 8AU
Special 149
Cloughwood Academy
Northwich, CW8 1NU
Special 122
Friars Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
Special 151
Oak Bank School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3BE
Special 127
Woodfield School
London, NW9 7LY
Special 192
INSPIRE Free Special School
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 68
Carwarden House Community School
Camberley, GU15 1EJ
Special 156
Blackfriars Academy
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF
Special 118
Lime Academy Ravensbourne
Romford, RM3 8HN
Special 79
Abbey School
Rotherham, S61 2RA
Special 218
Nightingale Community Academy
London, SW17 7DF
Special 134
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ
Special 100
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
Special 160
Tor View School
Rossendale, BB4 6LR
Special 260
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW
Special 145
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB
Special 82
Welcombe Hills School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6TQ
Special 184
Warren School
Lowestoft, NR33 8HT
Special 131
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 112
Heatherwood School
Doncaster, DN2 6HQ
Special 82
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH
Special 153
The Harbour School
Portsmouth, PO2 8RA
Special 200
North Star 240°
Bristol, BS11 0QA
Special 76
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR
Special 56
Green Meadows Academy
Leeds, LS20 8LS
Special 218