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 142 100% 52.8%
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 91 100% 45.7%
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 178 100% 46.6%
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 147 100% 49.7%
Portland Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2NQ
Special 208 100% 60.1%
Melland High School
Gorton, M18 7DT
Special 251 100% 66.1%
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 175 100% 49.7%
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 94 100% 44.7%
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Special 158 100% 36.1%
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT
Special 197 100% 53.3%
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB
Special 114 100% 36%
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 202 100% 49%
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 170 99.4% 36.5%
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90 100% 55.6%
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 200 100% 47%
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215 100% 44.7%
NCEA Castle School
Ashington, NE63 9FZ
Special 157 100% 56.7%
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY
Special 122 100% 47.1%
Firwood High School
Bolton, BL2 4HU
Special 230 100% 51.3%
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 218 100% 39.9%
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 161 100% 55.3%
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 158 100% 50%
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND
Special 216 100% 43.5%
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 144 100% 38.2%
Mabel Prichard School
Oxford, OX4 6SB
Special 116 100% 44%
Mayfield School
Birmingham, B19 1HJ
Special 304 100% 65.8%
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 156 100% 44.2%
Cromwell High School
Dukinfield, SK16 5BJ
Special 150 100% 52.7%
Kennel Lane School
Bracknell, RG42 2EX
Special 198 100% 35.4%
Baginton Fields Academy
Coventry, CV3 4EA
Special 128 100% 54.7%

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 142 Sign in to see
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 147
Wyvern Academy
Weymouth, DT3 5AL
Special 89
Rosewood Free School
Southampton, SO16 5NA
Special 70
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT
Special 197
Castlewood School
Birmingham, B36 9LF
Special 99
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR
Special 154
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW
Special 238
Saxon Hill Academy
Lichfield, WS14 9DE
Special 132
St Bernard's School
Louth, LN11 8RS
Special 111
Castle Hill School
Huddersfield, HD4 6JL
Special 130
Woodlands Academy
Spilsby, PE23 5EJ
Special 82
Brimble Hill Special School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 122
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 170
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY
Special 120
Southview School
Witham, CM8 2TA
Special 93
New Park Academy
Eccles, M30 0RW
Special 185
Churchward School
Swindon, SN25 2PP
Special 127
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY
Special 122
Frederick Holmes School
Hull, HU6 8JJ
Special 109
Trinity Academy New Bridge
Sunderland, SR5 3NF
Special 133
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 197
Ivy House School
Derby, DE23 2FS
Special 103
North Ridge Community School
Doncaster, DN6 7EF
Special 161
Beckmead College
London, SE25 5RR
Special 84
Heron Academy
London, SE24 0HZ
Special 81
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT
Special 190
Lotus Academy
Sheffield, S5 7WE
Special 92
Columbia Grange School
Washington, NE38 7NY
Special 140
The Gateway School
Northampton, NN12 8AA
Special 78