Penn Hall 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
Penn Hall School
(Your chosen school)
Special 135 100% 56.7%
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 133 100% 51.1%
Wilson Stuart School
Birmingham, B23 7AT
Special 268 100% 41%
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 167 100% 50.3%
The Woodlands Academy
Scarborough, YO12 6QN
Special 136 100% 58.8%
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 88 100% 42%
Tweendykes School
Hull, HU7 4PW
Special 165 100% 53.9%
Joseph Clarke School
London, E4 9PP
Special 105 100% 48.6%
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT
Special 193 100% 50.3%
The Cavendish High Academy
Runcorn, WA7 4YX
Special 108 100% 61.1%
Ganton School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7JB
Special 175 100% 59.4%
Blackfriars Academy
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF
Special 118 100% 40.7%
George Hastwell School Special Academy
Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 3LW
Special 90 100% 62.2%
Lime Academy Forest Approach
Romford, RM3 9YA
Special 129 100% 58.1%
Saxon Hill Academy
Lichfield, WS14 9DE
Special 130 100% 37.1%
Curnow School
Redruth, TR15 1LU
Special 104 100% 46.2%
Nancealverne School
Penzance, TR20 8TP
Special 96 100% 58.3%
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90 100% 48.9%
Meadowgate Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2JH
Special 182 100% 51.1%
Southview School
Witham, CM8 2TA
Special 82 100% 35.7%
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 202 100% 43.6%
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215 100% 46%
Welcombe Hills School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6TQ
Special 184 100% 45.1%
Discovery Special Academy
Middlesbrough, TS5 7YN
Special 149 100% 59.1%
NCEA Castle School
Ashington, NE63 9FZ
Special 138 100% 52.2%
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY
Special 119 100% 41.9%
Frederick Holmes School
Hull, HU6 8JJ
Special 109 100% 39.4%
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 154 100% 59.1%
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR
Special 140 100% 53.6%
Trent View College
Scunthorpe, DN17 1DS
Special 29 100% 37.9%

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
Penn Hall School
(Your chosen school)
Special 135 Sign in to see
Wandle Valley Academy
Carshalton, SM5 1LW
Special 91
The St Christopher School
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4AW
Special 257
Wishmore Cross Academy
Woking, GU24 8NE
Special 65
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW
Special 178
Oak Bank School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3BE
Special 127
Woodfield School
London, NW9 7LY
Special 192
Grove House School
Brentwood, CM15 9DA
Special 128
Pine Green Academy
Wolverhampton, WV6 0UB
Special 116
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX
Special 207
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 215
Highfield Ely Academy
Ely, CB6 1BD
Special 138
The Springfields Academy
Calne, SN11 0DS
Special 210
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 202
St Luke's Academy
Swindon, SN2 7AS
Special 79
Oak View School
Loughton, IG10 1TS
Special 134
Stanton Vale School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP
Special 113
James Rennie School
Carlisle, CA3 0BU
Special 189
Unified Academy
Dorking, RH5 4DB
Special 61
Queensbury School
Birmingham, B24 8BL
Special 306
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 154
Millgate School
Leicester, LE2 6DW
Special 130
The Harbour School
Ely, CB6 3RR
Special 101
Vale of Evesham School
Evesham, WR11 1BN
Special 181
Leycroft Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UE
Special 171
Lea Hall Academy
Birmingham, B33 9QY
Special 70
Elements Academy
Sheffield, S25 2NF
Special 170
Portland School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9JG
Special 114
Peak Academy
Dursley, GL11 5HD
Special 58
Corley Academy
Coventry, CV7 8AZ
Special 149