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 |
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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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