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 Hills Academy
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Special | 27 | 100% | 48.1% | 
| 
                                Wandle Valley Academy
                                 Carshalton, SM5 1LW  | 
                            Special | 91 | 100% | 73.6% | 
| 
                                Nyland School
                                 Swindon, SN3 3RD  | 
                            Special | 80 | 100% | 59.7% | 
| 
                                The Ridge Academy
                                 Cheltenham, GL52 5QH  | 
                            Special | 61 | 100% | 72.1% | 
| 
                                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% | 
| 
                                Hailey Hall School
                                 Hertford, SG13 7PB  | 
                            Special | 84 | 100% | 63.1% | 
| 
                                Lever Park School
                                 Bolton, BL6 6DE  | 
                            Special | 98 | 100% | 54.6% | 
| 
                                Eko Pathways
                                 London, E6 6FE  | 
                            Special | 74 | 100% | 51.4% | 
| 
                                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% | 
| 
                                The Harbour School
                                 Ely, CB6 3RR  | 
                            Special | 101 | 100% | 70.3% | 
| 
                                Forest Moor School
                                 Harrogate, HG3 2RA  | 
                            Special | 98 | 100% | 56.1% | 
| 
                                Woodlands School
                                 Shrewsbury, SY4 5PJ  | 
                            Special | 57 | 100% | 72.7% | 
| 
                                Adelaide Heath Academy
                                 Knutsford, WA16 8PA  | 
                            Special | 74 | 100% | 52.7% | 
| 
                                Brook Academy
                                 Gloucester, GL3 4ZN  | 
                            Special | 49 | 100% | 55.1% | 
| 
                                NeneGate
                                 Peterborough, PE1 5GZ  | 
                            Special | 64 | 100% | 59.4% | 
| 
                                Mount Tamar School
                                 Plymouth, PL5 2EF  | 
                            Special | 106 | 100% | 70.8% | 
| 
                                Peak Academy
                                 Dursley, GL11 5HD  | 
                            Special | 58 | 100% | 65.5% | 
| 
                                Oastlers School
                                 Bradford, BD4 7RH  | 
                            Special | 133 | 100% | 60.2% | 
| 
                                The Compass School
                                 Romford, RM7 9NU  | 
                            Special | 22 | 100% | 50% | 
| 
                                The Sky Academy
                                 Taunton, TA2 7HW  | 
                            Special | 100 | 100% | 74% | 
| 
                                Brunel School
                                 Paignton, TQ3 2AL  | 
                            Special | 54 | 100% | 79.6% | 
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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