Mary Elliot Academy

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
Mary Elliot Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 140 100% 53.6%
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 92 100% 44.6%
The Avenue Special School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 233 100% 38.6%
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 183 100% 41.5%
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 133 100% 51.1%
Portland Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2NQ
Special 204 100% 58.3%
Melland High School
Gorton, M18 7DT
Special 223 100% 57%
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 167 100% 50.3%
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 88 100% 42%
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Special 155 100% 33.5%
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT
Special 193 100% 50.3%
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD
Special 198 100% 55.6%
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 215 100% 48.4%
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 144 100% 46.5%
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 171 100% 35.1%
Chatsworth High School and Community College
Salford, M30 9DY
Special 177 100% 60.5%
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90 100% 48.9%
Meadowgate Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2JH
Special 182 100% 51.1%
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 202 100% 43.6%
NCEA Castle School
Ashington, NE63 9FZ
Special 138 100% 52.2%
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 201 100% 43.3%
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY
Special 119 100% 41.9%
Firwood High School
Bolton, BL2 4HU
Special 212 100% 51.4%
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 154 100% 59.1%
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 152 100% 46.7%
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND
Special 182 100% 42.3%
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 140 100% 39.3%
Mabel Prichard School
Oxford, OX4 6SB
Special 117 100% 38.1%
Mayfield School
Birmingham, B19 1HJ
Special 309 100% 61.2%
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 155 100% 38.7%

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
Mary Elliot Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 140 Sign in to see
Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy
Ipswich, IP1 6SG
Special 101
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 133
Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
Leics, LE18 2DT
Special 242
Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ
Special 219
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT
Special 193
Castlewood School
Birmingham, B36 9LF
Special 91
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD
Special 198
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR
Special 146
Springwell Special Academy
Barnsley, S71 2AY
Special 117
Pentland Field School
Uxbridge, UB10 8TS
Special 168
Greenfields Specialist School for Communication
Northampton, NN3 8XS
Special 100
Saxon Hill Academy
Lichfield, WS14 9DE
Special 130
Brimble Hill Special School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 103
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 171
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY
Special 117
Hallmoor School
Birmingham, B33 0DL
Special 273
Churchill Park Complex Needs School
King's Lynn, PE30 4RP
Special 230
Churchward School
Swindon, SN25 2PP
Special 98
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY
Special 119
Frederick Holmes School
Hull, HU6 8JJ
Special 109
Trinity Academy New Bridge
Sunderland, SR5 3NF
Special 134
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 196
Ivy House School
Derby, DE23 2FS
Special 98
North Ridge Community School
Doncaster, DN6 7EF
Special 149
Bader Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2EW
Special 106
Lime Academy Orton
Peterborough, PE2 5SD
Special 153
Tettenhall Wood School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF
Special 164
Heron Academy
London, SE24 0HZ
Special 79
Oastlers School
Bradford, BD4 7RH
Special 133