Columbia Grange 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
Columbia Grange School
(Your chosen school)
Special 140 100% 63.6%
Barbara Priestman Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7QN
Special 190 100% 57.9%
Hope Wood Academy
Durham, SR8 3LP
Special 227 100% 63.9%
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW
Special 189 100% 42.3%
The Courtyard Islington
London, N7 8LT
Special 68 100% 51.5%
Cliffdale Primary Academy
Portsmouth, PO2 0SN
Special 219 100% 58%
Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ
Special 233 100% 42.5%
John F Kennedy Special School
London, E15 4RZ
Special 198 100% 66.2%
Torfield School
Hastings, TN34 3JT
Special 102 100% 43.1%
The Mendip School
Shepton Mallet, BA4 4FZ
Special 227 100% 37.3%
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG
Special 151 100% 55.4%
Gosberton House Academy
Spalding, PE11 4EW
Special 99 100% 49.5%
Broadmeadow Special School
Wolverhampton, WV1 4AL
Special 73 100% 60.3%
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY
Special 120 100% 44.2%
Yeoman Park Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8PS
Special 114 100% 63.2%
The Link School
Croydon, CR0 4PG
Special 157 100% 42.7%
NCEA Castle School
Ashington, NE63 9FZ
Special 157 100% 56.7%
St Giles' Spencer Academy
Derby, DE21 6BT
Special 148 100% 55.4%
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH
Special 166 100% 43.4%
Aspire School
Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA
Special 188 100% 38.3%
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 130 100% 43.8%
Harry Watts Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5JA
Special 175 100% 51.4%
The Fusion Academy
Leicester, LE9 8AG
Special 93 100% 26.9%
Orchard Manor School
Dawlish, EX7 9SF
Special 219 100% 42.9%
Leycroft Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UE
Special 171 100% 54.4%
Chaffinch Brook School
Croydon, CR0 6NA
Special 93 100% 76.3%
Woodbridge Road Academy
Ipswich, IP4 2EB
Special 76 100% 45.3%
Discovery Academy
Sheffield, S2 3QF
Special 108 100% 57.4%
Tettenhall Wood School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF
Special 170 100% 57.6%
Co-op Academy Brierley
Leeds, LS9 0BA
Special 144 100% 53.5%

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
Columbia Grange School
(Your chosen school)
Special 140 Sign in to see
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 147
Lighthouse School Leeds
Leeds, LS16 6QB
Special 90
Wyvern Academy
Weymouth, DT3 5AL
Special 89
Rosewood Free School
Southampton, SO16 5NA
Special 70
Greenfields Academy
Grantham, NG31 7US
Special 82
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU
Special 102
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB
Special 82
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW
Special 238
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH
Special 121
St Bernard's School
Louth, LN11 8RS
Special 111
Castle Hill School
Huddersfield, HD4 6JL
Special 130
Woodlands Academy
Spilsby, PE23 5EJ
Special 82
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 158
Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF
Special 156
Brimble Hill Special School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 122
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 170
New Park Academy
Eccles, M30 0RW
Special 185
Churchward School
Swindon, SN25 2PP
Special 127
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY
Special 122
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 197
Mo Mowlam Academy
Redcar, TS10 1PA
Special 102
Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR
Special 66
Ivy House School
Derby, DE23 2FS
Special 103
Beckmead College
London, SE25 5RR
Special 84
NeneGate
Peterborough, PE1 5GZ
Special 65
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT
Special 190
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR
Special 142
Lotus Academy
Sheffield, S5 7WE
Special 92
Brunel School
Paignton, TQ3 2AL
Special 48