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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Brook Academy
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Special | 49 | 100% | 55.1% | 
| 
                                Nyland School
                                 Swindon, SN3 3RD  | 
                            Special | 80 | 100% | 59.7% | 
| 
                                The Ridge Academy
                                 Cheltenham, GL52 5QH  | 
                            Special | 61 | 100% | 72.1% | 
| 
                                Wishmore Cross Academy
                                 Woking, GU24 8NE  | 
                            Special | 65 | 100% | 66.2% | 
| 
                                INSPIRE Free Special School
                                 Chatham, ME5 0LB  | 
                            Special | 68 | 100% | 54.4% | 
| 
                                Eden School
                                 Blackburn, BB2 4NW  | 
                            Special | 58 | 100% | 51.7% | 
| 
                                Langham Oaks
                                 Colchester, CO4 5PA  | 
                            Special | 73 | 100% | 58.9% | 
| 
                                Cicely Haughton School
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0BX  | 
                            Special | 59 | 100% | 44.1% | 
| 
                                Loxley Hall School
                                 Uttoxeter, ST14 8RS  | 
                            Special | 103 | 100% | 63.1% | 
| 
                                Hailey Hall School
                                 Hertford, SG13 7PB  | 
                            Special | 84 | 100% | 63.1% | 
| 
                                Ramsden Hall Academy
                                 Billericay, CM11 1HN  | 
                            Special | 100 | 100% | 66% | 
| 
                                Lever Park School
                                 Bolton, BL6 6DE  | 
                            Special | 98 | 100% | 54.6% | 
| 
                                Eko Pathways
                                 London, E6 6FE  | 
                            Special | 74 | 100% | 51.4% | 
| 
                                Phoenix Academy
                                 Walsall, WS3 2ED  | 
                            Special | 47 | 100% | 70.2% | 
| 
                                Notton House Academy
                                 Chippenham, SN15 2NF  | 
                            Special | 51 | 100% | 47.1% | 
| 
                                Oak Hill School
                                 London, EN4 8XE  | 
                            Special | 51 | 100% | 55.1% | 
| 
                                Grafham Grange School
                                 Guildford, GU5 0LH  | 
                            Special | 74 | 100% | 59.5% | 
| 
                                St Luke's Academy
                                 Swindon, SN2 7AS  | 
                            Special | 79 | 100% | 68.4% | 
| 
                                The Springboard Project
                                 Oldham, OL1 1AN  | 
                            Special | 97 | 100% | 62.9% | 
| 
                                Longford Park School
                                 Manchester, M32 8QJ  | 
                            Special | 77 | 100% | 61% | 
| 
                                Brandles School
                                 Baldock, SG7 6EY  | 
                            Special | 70 | 100% | 62.9% | 
| 
                                North Star 82°
                                 Bristol, BS10 7AH  | 
                            Special | 69 | 100% | 81.2% | 
| 
                                Forest Moor School
                                 Harrogate, HG3 2RA  | 
                            Special | 98 | 100% | 56.1% | 
| 
                                Salmons Brook School
                                 Enfield, EN3 5PB  | 
                            Special | 44 | 100% | 68.2% | 
| 
                                Lime Hills Academy
                                 Nailsea, BS48 2NN  | 
                            Special | 27 | 100% | 48.1% | 
| 
                                NeneGate
                                 Peterborough, PE1 5GZ  | 
                            Special | 64 | 100% | 59.4% | 
| 
                                Mount Tamar School
                                 Plymouth, PL5 2EF  | 
                            Special | 106 | 100% | 70.8% | 
| 
                                Portland School
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9JG  | 
                            Special | 114 | 100% | 69.3% | 
| 
                                The Compass School
                                 Romford, RM7 9NU  | 
                            Special | 22 | 100% | 50% | 
| 
                                The Sky Academy
                                 Taunton, TA2 7HW  | 
                            Special | 100 | 100% | 74% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Brook Academy
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Special | 49 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Montacute School
                                 Poole, BH17 9NG  | 
                            Special | 92 | ||
| 
                                The Iffley Academy
                                 Oxford, OX4 4DU  | 
                            Special | 176 | ||
| 
                                The St Marylebone Church of England Bridge School
                                 London, W10 4LE  | 
                            Special | 66 | ||
| 
                                Langham Oaks
                                 Colchester, CO4 5PA  | 
                            Special | 73 | ||
| 
                                Forest Bridge School
                                 Maidenhead, SL6 1BN  | 
                            Special | 113 | ||
| 
                                The Mendip School
                                 Shepton Mallet, BA4 4FZ  | 
                            Special | 226 | ||
| 
                                Boston Endeavour Academy
                                 Boston, PE21 0PX  | 
                            Special | 151 | ||
| 
                                Vanguard School
                                 London, SE11 6QH  | 
                            Special | 64 | ||
| 
                                Halcyon Way School
                                 Oldham Ol9 9QE  | 
                            Special | 108 | ||
| 
                                The Wherry School
                                 Norwich, NR1 2GB  | 
                            Special | 117 | ||
| 
                                Churchward School
                                 Swindon, SN25 2PP  | 
                            Special | 98 | ||
| 
                                Discovery Special Academy
                                 Middlesbrough, TS5 7YN  | 
                            Special | 149 | ||
| 
                                Harbour School Dorset
                                 BH20 6NU  | 
                            Special | 105 | ||
| 
                                Pathways School
                                 Dagenham, RM10 9NH  | 
                            Special | 56 | ||
| 
                                Glendinning Academy
                                 Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD  | 
                            Special | 129 | ||
| 
                                Harry Watts Academy
                                 Sunderland, SR5 5JA  | 
                            Special | 169 | ||
| 
                                Prospect House Specialist Support Primary School
                                 MANCHESTER, M9 8LT  | 
                            Special | 125 | ||
| 
                                Hatchside School
                                 Ilford, IG2 7SR  | 
                            Special | 62 | ||
| 
                                High Point Academy
                                 Wednesbury, WS10 0JS  | 
                            Special | 96 | ||
| 
                                Treetops Free School
                                 Grays, RM16 2WU  | 
                            Special | 146 | ||
| 
                                Chatten Free School
                                 Rivenhall, CM8 3HH  | 
                            Special | 71 | ||
| 
                                Fox Grove School
                                 Leatherhead, KT22 7PW  | 
                            Special | 133 | ||
| 
                                The Cavendish School
                                 Impington, CB24 9LY  | 
                            Special | 99 | ||
| 
                                Chelveston Road School
                                 Higham Ferrers, NN10 8HN  | 
                            Special | 92 | ||
| 
                                The Beacon College
                                 Hereford, HR1 1NZ  | 
                            Special | 42 | ||
| 
                                Woodbridge Road Academy
                                 Ipswich, IP4 2EB  | 
                            Special | 64 | ||
| 
                                Discovery Academy
                                 Sheffield, S2 3QF  | 
                            Special | 97 | ||
| 
                                Salmons Brook School
                                 Enfield, EN3 5PB  | 
                            Special | 44 | ||
| 
                                Sir Peter Hall School
                                 Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7PJ  | 
                            Special | 57 | ||