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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Sir Peter Hall School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Special | 57 | 100% | 64.9% | 
| 
                                Wandle Valley Academy
                                 Carshalton, SM5 1LW  | 
                            Special | 91 | 100% | 73.6% | 
| 
                                Nyland School
                                 Swindon, SN3 3RD  | 
                            Special | 80 | 100% | 59.7% | 
| 
                                Maplefields Academy
                                 Corby, NN18 0TH  | 
                            Special | 116 | 100% | 65.5% | 
| 
                                Kingfisher School
                                 Redditch, B98 0HF  | 
                            Special | 139 | 100% | 60.9% | 
| 
                                Cuckmere House School
                                 Seaford, BN25 4BA  | 
                            Special | 81 | 100% | 64.2% | 
| 
                                New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
                                 St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU  | 
                            Special | 85 | 100% | 65.9% | 
| 
                                Bridgeview Special School
                                 Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD  | 
                            Special | 62 | 100% | 75.8% | 
| 
                                Riverside Meadows Academy
                                 St Neots, PE19 1EA  | 
                            Special | 107 | 100% | 72% | 
| 
                                Spring Brook Academy
                                 Oldham, M35 0DQ  | 
                            Special | 111 | 100% | 72.1% | 
| 
                                Larwood School
                                 Stevenage, SG1 5BZ  | 
                            Special | 100 | 100% | 58% | 
| 
                                Endeavour Academy Bexley
                                 Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB  | 
                            Special | 82 | 100% | 67.1% | 
| 
                                Aspire Academy
                                 Welling, DA16 1JB  | 
                            Special | 55 | 100% | 74.5% | 
| 
                                Venture Academy
                                 Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AD  | 
                            Special | 46 | 100% | 67.4% | 
| 
                                Fern House School
                                 Enfield, EN3 6NY  | 
                            Special | 65 | 100% | 69.2% | 
| 
                                Grafham Grange School
                                 Guildford, GU5 0LH  | 
                            Special | 74 | 100% | 59.5% | 
| 
                                St Luke's Academy
                                 Swindon, SN2 7AS  | 
                            Special | 79 | 100% | 68.4% | 
| 
                                Littlegreen Academy
                                 Chichester, PO18 9NW  | 
                            Special | 78 | 100% | 59% | 
| 
                                Hamilton School
                                 Reading, RG1 5SG  | 
                            Special | 60 | 100% | 63.3% | 
| 
                                Brandles School
                                 Baldock, SG7 6EY  | 
                            Special | 70 | 100% | 62.9% | 
| 
                                Orion Academy
                                 Oxford, OX4 6DQ  | 
                            Special | 83 | 100% | 69.9% | 
| 
                                Sir Bobby Robson School
                                 Ipswich, IP3 9FA  | 
                            Special | 64 | 100% | 57.8% | 
| 
                                Bramley Oak Academy
                                 Guildford, GU5 0BJ  | 
                            Special | 56 | 100% | 71.4% | 
| 
                                The Harbour School
                                 Ely, CB6 3RR  | 
                            Special | 101 | 100% | 70.3% | 
| 
                                Adelaide Heath Academy
                                 Knutsford, WA16 8PA  | 
                            Special | 74 | 100% | 52.7% | 
| 
                                Elements Academy
                                 Sheffield, S25 2NF  | 
                            Special | 170 | 100% | 64.7% | 
| 
                                Peak Academy
                                 Dursley, GL11 5HD  | 
                            Special | 58 | 100% | 65.5% | 
| 
                                Brompton Hall School
                                 Scarborough, YO13 9DB  | 
                            Special | 83 | 100% | 63.9% | 
| 
                                Gilbert Ward Academy
                                 Blyth, NE24 2TS  | 
                            Special | 29 | 100% | 58.6% | 
| 
                                Brunel School
                                 Paignton, TQ3 2AL  | 
                            Special | 54 | 100% | 79.6% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Sir Peter Hall School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Special | 57 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Medeshamstede Academy
                                 Peterborough, PE1 5LQ  | 
                            Special | 106 | ||
| 
                                The St Marylebone Church of England Bridge School
                                 London, W10 4LE  | 
                            Special | 66 | ||
| 
                                Churchill Special Free School
                                 Haverhill, CB9 0LB  | 
                            Special | 70 | ||
| 
                                Langham Oaks
                                 Colchester, CO4 5PA  | 
                            Special | 73 | ||
| 
                                Church Lawton School
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL  | 
                            Special | 75 | ||
| 
                                Forest Bridge School
                                 Maidenhead, SL6 1BN  | 
                            Special | 113 | ||
| 
                                Bridgeview Special School
                                 Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD  | 
                            Special | 62 | ||
| 
                                St Lawrence School
                                 Horncastle, LN9 5EJ  | 
                            Special | 181 | ||
| 
                                Purple Oaks Academy
                                 Northampton, NN2 7RR  | 
                            Special | 119 | ||
| 
                                Quest Academy
                                 Rugby, CV22 5PE  | 
                            Special | 100 | ||
| 
                                The Wherry School
                                 Norwich, NR1 2GB  | 
                            Special | 117 | ||
| 
                                Fern House School
                                 Enfield, EN3 6NY  | 
                            Special | 65 | ||
| 
                                Discovery Special Academy
                                 Middlesbrough, TS5 7YN  | 
                            Special | 149 | ||
| 
                                Pathways School
                                 Dagenham, RM10 9NH  | 
                            Special | 56 | ||
| 
                                Harry Watts Academy
                                 Sunderland, SR5 5JA  | 
                            Special | 169 | ||
| 
                                Sir Bobby Robson School
                                 Ipswich, IP3 9FA  | 
                            Special | 64 | ||
| 
                                The Axis Academy
                                 Crewe, CW2 8TU  | 
                            Special | 67 | ||
| 
                                The Fusion Academy
                                 Leicester, LE9 8AG  | 
                            Special | 85 | ||
| 
                                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 | ||
| 
                                The Cavendish School
                                 Impington, CB24 9LY  | 
                            Special | 99 | ||
| 
                                The Beacon College
                                 Hereford, HR1 1NZ  | 
                            Special | 42 | ||
| 
                                Woodbridge Road Academy
                                 Ipswich, IP4 2EB  | 
                            Special | 64 | ||
| 
                                Brook Academy
                                 Gloucester, GL3 4ZN  | 
                            Special | 49 | ||
| 
                                Discovery Academy
                                 Sheffield, S2 3QF  | 
                            Special | 97 | ||
| 
                                Salmons Brook School
                                 Enfield, EN3 5PB  | 
                            Special | 44 | ||