Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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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 |