Kings Meadow 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
Kings Meadow School
(Your chosen school)
Special 40 100% 75%
Wandle Valley Academy
Carshalton, SM5 1LW
Special 91 100% 73.6%
The Ridge Academy
Cheltenham, GL52 5QH
Special 61 100% 72.1%
Wishmore Cross Academy
Woking, GU24 8NE
Special 65 100% 66.2%
Eaton Hall Specialist Academy
Norwich, NR4 7BU
Special 53 100% 83%
Westlands Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9RA
Special 83 100% 68.7%
Hailey Hall School
Hertford, SG13 7PB
Special 84 100% 63.1%
Ramsden Hall Academy
Billericay, CM11 1HN
Special 100 100% 66%
Sutton House Academy
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG
Special 86 100% 81.3%
Joseph Norton Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 9JU
Special 60 100% 71.7%
Phoenix Academy
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 47 100% 70.2%
Hollis Academy
Middlesbrough, TS4 3JS
Special 84 100% 79.8%
Westbury Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3BT
Special 107 100% 72.8%
St Luke's Academy
Swindon, SN2 7AS
Special 79 100% 68.4%
Mo Mowlam Academy
Redcar, TS10 1PA
Special 96 100% 77.1%
Pathways School
Dagenham, RM10 9NH
Special 56 100% 76.8%
Longford Park School
Manchester, M32 8QJ
Special 77 100% 61%
Brandles School
Baldock, SG7 6EY
Special 70 100% 62.9%
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ
Special 56 100% 71.4%
Foxfields Academy
Blaby, LE8 4FE
Special 89 100% 50.6%
Millgate School
Leicester, LE2 6DW
Special 130 100% 78.5%
Keyham Lodge School
Leicester, LE5 1FG
Special 123 100% 67.5%
The Harbour School
Ely, CB6 3RR
Special 101 100% 70.3%
Woodlands School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5PJ
Special 57 100% 72.7%
Bure Park Specialist Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR30 4AE
Special 64 100% 87.5%
Lea Hall Academy
Birmingham, B33 9QY
Special 70 100% 85.7%
Salmons Brook School
Enfield, EN3 5PB
Special 44 100% 68.2%
Portland School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9JG
Special 114 100% 69.3%
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 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
Kings Meadow School
(Your chosen school)
Special 40 Sign in to see
Weatherfield Academy
Dunstable, LU6 1AF
Special 164
Nethergate Academy
Nottingham, NG11 8HX
Special 175
Knightsfield School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7LW
Special 63
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 112
Greenfields Academy
Grantham, NG31 7US
Special 82
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU
Special 96
Kingsbury Academy
Coventry, CV6 1PJ
Special 99
Joseph Clarke School
London, E4 9PP
Special 105
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 8DD
Special 30
George Hastwell School Special Academy
Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 3LW
Special 90
St Bernard's School
Louth, LN11 8RS
Special 101
Woodlands Academy
Spilsby, PE23 5EJ
Special 70
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 144
Ian Mikardo School
London, E3 3LF
Special 49
The PRIDE Academy
West Drayton, UB7 8AB
Special 92
Merryfields School
Newcastle, ST5 9NY
Special 108
Wren Spinney Community School
Kettering, NN15 7LB
Special 88
The Link School
Croydon, CR0 4PG
Special 152
Southview School
Witham, CM8 2TA
Special 82
Penny Field School
Leeds, LS6 4QD
Special 66
The Springboard Project
Oldham, OL1 1AN
Special 97
Peak School
High Peak, SK23 6ES
Special 81
Brookfields School
Widnes, WA8 3JA
Special 122
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB
Special 97
St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ
Special 154
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 140
Greenhall
Stafford, ST16 1PS
Special 33
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH
Special 72
NeneGate
Peterborough, PE1 5GZ
Special 64