Portland 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
Portland School
(Your chosen school)
Special 114 100% 69.3%
The Ridge Academy
Cheltenham, GL52 5QH
Special 61 100% 72.1%
Wishmore Cross Academy
Woking, GU24 8NE
Special 65 100% 66.2%
Oak Bank School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3BE
Special 127 100% 59.1%
Westlands Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9RA
Special 83 100% 68.7%
Langham Oaks
Colchester, CO4 5PA
Special 73 100% 58.9%
Springwell Special Academy
Barnsley, S71 2AY
Special 117 100% 67.5%
Cicely Haughton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0BX
Special 59 100% 44.1%
Loxley Hall School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8RS
Special 103 100% 63.1%
Hailey Hall School
Hertford, SG13 7PB
Special 84 100% 63.1%
Ramsden Hall Academy
Billericay, CM11 1HN
Special 100 100% 66%
Nightingale Community Academy
London, SW17 7DF
Special 134 100% 69.9%
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%
New Park Academy
Eccles, M30 0RW
Special 155 100% 76.1%
The Springboard Project
Oldham, OL1 1AN
Special 97 100% 62.9%
Mo Mowlam Academy
Redcar, TS10 1PA
Special 96 100% 77.1%
Pathways School
Dagenham, RM10 9NH
Special 56 100% 76.8%
Shenstone Lodge School
Lichfield, WS14 0LB
Special 118 100% 72.9%
Longford Park School
Manchester, M32 8QJ
Special 77 100% 61%
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%
Lea Hall Academy
Birmingham, B33 9QY
Special 70 100% 85.7%
NeneGate
Peterborough, PE1 5GZ
Special 64 100% 59.4%
Oastlers School
Bradford, BD4 7RH
Special 133 100% 60.2%
The Sky Academy
Taunton, TA2 7HW
Special 100 100% 74%

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
Portland School
(Your chosen school)
Special 114 Sign in to see
Beacon Hill Academy
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY
Special 71
Kingfisher School
Abingdon, OX14 3RR
Special 111
Eaton Hall Specialist Academy
Norwich, NR4 7BU
Special 53
The Woodlands Academy
Scarborough, YO12 6QN
Special 136
Westlands Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9RA
Special 83
Blackfriars Academy
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF
Special 118
Lime Academy Forest Approach
Romford, RM3 9YA
Special 129
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU
Special 85
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG
Special 188
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU
Special 163
Phoenix Academy
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 47
Brays School
Birmingham, B26 1NS
Special 106
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90
Woodlands Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ
Special 91
Queensway
Telford, TF4 3PP
Special 118
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
Holbrook School for Autism
Belper, DE56 0TE
Special 147
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 236
Shenstone Lodge School
Lichfield, WS14 0LB
Special 118
Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ
Special 83
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ
Special 56
Foxfields Academy
Blaby, LE8 4FE
Special 89
Millgate School
Leicester, LE2 6DW
Special 130
Lea Hall Academy
Birmingham, B33 9QY
Special 70
Penn Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV4 5HP
Special 135
Peak Academy
Dursley, GL11 5HD
Special 58
Corley Academy
Coventry, CV7 8AZ
Special 149