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 117 100% 41.9%
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Special 106 100% 41.5%
Lighthouse School Leeds
Leeds, LS16 6QB
Special 88 100% 27.3%
Barbara Priestman Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7QN
Special 172 100% 55.2%
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 112 100% 37.5%
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW
Special 178 100% 38.2%
Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ
Special 219 100% 42%
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Special 138 100% 42%
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR
Special 146 100% 32.9%
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG
Special 188 100% 44.2%
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL
Special 164 100% 31.7%
Gosberton House Academy
Spalding, PE11 4EW
Special 101 100% 44.6%
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY
Special 117 100% 39.3%
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW
Special 145 100% 28.3%
SGS Pegasus School
Bristol, BS32 4AJ
Special 114 100% 25.4%
St Dominic's School
Godalming, GU8 4DX
Special 157 100% 36.3%
St Giles' Spencer Academy
Derby, DE21 6BT
Special 148 100% 50%
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH
Special 153 100% 39.2%
Aspire School
Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA
Special 176 100% 37.5%
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 129 100% 41.1%
Harry Watts Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5JA
Special 169 100% 47.9%
The Fusion Academy
Leicester, LE9 8AG
Special 85 100% 23.5%
Orchard Manor School
Dawlish, EX7 9SF
Special 201 100% 44.3%
Fox Grove School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 133 100% 33.8%
Leycroft Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UE
Special 171 100% 47.4%
Discovery Academy
Sheffield, S2 3QF
Special 97 100% 54.6%
Summerdown School
Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ
Special 132 100% 31.8%
Corley Academy
Coventry, CV7 8AZ
Special 149 100% 42.3%
SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning)
Salisbury, SP2 7EU
Special 77 100% 45.5%
Spring School
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 7AB
Special 36 100% 25.7%

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
Columbia Grange School
(Your chosen school)
Special 117 Sign in to see
Grangewood School
Northolt, UB5 6GG
Special 138
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 133
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Special 106
Rosewood Free School
Southampton, SO16 5NA
Special 64
Greenfields Academy
Grantham, NG31 7US
Special 82
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU
Special 96
Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ
Special 219
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB
Special 84
Bridgeview Special School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD
Special 62
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH
Special 119
Woodlands Academy
Spilsby, PE23 5EJ
Special 70
The Orchards
Stretford, M32 9TG
Special 127
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 144
Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF
Special 141
Brimble Hill Special School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 103
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 171
Hollis Academy
Middlesbrough, TS4 3JS
Special 84
New Park Academy
Eccles, M30 0RW
Special 155
Churchward School
Swindon, SN25 2PP
Special 98
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY
Special 119
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 196
Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR
Special 66
Longford Park School
Manchester, M32 8QJ
Special 77
Ivy House School
Derby, DE23 2FS
Special 98
The Axis Academy
Crewe, CW2 8TU
Special 67
Windmill Hill School
Luton, LU2 0EZ
Special 103
NeneGate
Peterborough, PE1 5GZ
Special 64
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT
Special 185
Brunel School
Paignton, TQ3 2AL
Special 54