James Marks Academy
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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James Marks Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 23 | 100% | 13% |
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Columbus School and College
Chelmsford, CM1 4ZB |
Special | 283 | 100% | 30.4% |
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Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ |
Special | 106 | 100% | 41.5% |
|
Lighthouse School Leeds
Leeds, LS16 6QB |
Special | 88 | 100% | 27.3% |
|
Kingfisher School
Abingdon, OX14 3RR |
Special | 111 | 100% | 27.9% |
|
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ |
Special | 55 | 100% | 38.2% |
|
Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB |
Special | 70 | 100% | 20% |
|
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 8DD |
Special | 30 | 100% | 6.7% |
|
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL |
Special | 75 | 100% | 22.7% |
|
Forest Bridge School
Maidenhead, SL6 1BN |
Special | 113 | 100% | 8.8% |
|
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH |
Special | 119 | 100% | 27.4% |
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Strathmore School
Twickenham, TW1 4DQ |
Special | 117 | 100% | 32.5% |
|
The Windmill School
Barnet, EN5 5TS |
Special | 11 | 100% | 27.3% |
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Redgate Primary Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6EL |
Special | 56 | 100% | 62.5% |
|
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW |
Special | 145 | 100% | 28.3% |
|
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB |
Special | 117 | 100% | 31.6% |
|
SGS Pegasus School
Bristol, BS32 4AJ |
Special | 114 | 100% | 25.4% |
|
Churchward School
Swindon, SN25 2PP |
Special | 98 | 100% | 39.8% |
|
Oak View School
Loughton, IG10 1TS |
Special | 134 | 100% | 44% |
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Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR |
Special | 66 | 100% | 36.4% |
|
St Giles' Spencer Academy
Derby, DE21 6BT |
Special | 148 | 100% | 50% |
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The Fusion Academy
Leicester, LE9 8AG |
Special | 85 | 100% | 23.5% |
|
High Point Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0JS |
Special | 96 | 100% | 38.5% |
|
Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, CM8 3HH |
Special | 71 | 100% | 25.4% |
|
The Cavendish School
Impington, CB24 9LY |
Special | 99 | 100% | 28.3% |
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The Bridge Easton
Easton, NR9 5EA |
Special | 100 | 100% | 35% |
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The Hawthorns School
Chelmsford, CM1 2BN |
Special | 24 | 100% | 20.8% |
|
Spring School
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 7AB |
Special | 36 | 100% | 25.7% |
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Connaught Special School
London, E13 9BT |
Special | 16 | 100% | 31.3% |
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Oak Tree School
Wokingham, RG41 5LP |
Special | 52 | 100% | 30.8% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 0 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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