Brunel 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
Brunel School
(Your chosen school)
Special 48 100% 83.3%
Wandle Valley Academy
Carshalton, SM5 1LW
Special 95 100% 72.6%
Tregonwell Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6QP
Special 144 100% 70.2%
Nyland School
Swindon, SN3 3RD
Special 78 100% 71%
Lift Crescent View
Cheltenham, GL52 5QH
Special 67 100% 70.1%
Eaton Hall Specialist Academy
Norwich, NR4 7BU
Special 56 100% 82.1%
King's Academy Lord Wilson
Southampton, SO31 7NL
Special 59 100% 78%
INSPIRE Free Special School
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 90 100% 63.3%
Finch Woods Academy
Liverpool, L26 0TY
Special 82 100% 86.6%
Trinity Academy Newcastle
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 8XJ
Special 206 100% 87.9%
Spring Brook Academy
Oldham, M35 0DQ
Special 114 100% 72.8%
Westbury Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3BT
Special 119 100% 80.2%
Venture Academy
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AD
Special 48 100% 75%
Beckmead Park Academy
Beckenham, BR3 3BZ
Special 126 100% 71.7%
St Luke's Academy
Swindon, SN2 7AS
Special 83 100% 66.3%
Unified Academy
Dorking, RH5 4DB
Special 84 100% 75.9%
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ
Special 57 100% 77.2%
North Star 82°
Bristol, BS10 7AH
Special 61 100% 80.3%
North Star 240°
Bristol, BS11 0QA
Special 75 100% 82.7%
Woodlands School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5PJ
Special 55 100% 68.5%
Adelaide Heath Academy
Knutsford, WA16 8PA
Special 87 100% 64.4%
Kitts Green Academy
Birmingham, B33 9QY
Special 58 100% 93.1%
Salmons Brook School
Enfield, EN3 5PB
Special 63 100% 74.6%
Sunrise Academy
Lowestoft, NR33 8AX
Special 44 100% 79.5%
Mount Tamar School
Plymouth, PL5 2EF
Special 108 100% 78.7%
Peak Academy
Dursley, GL11 5HD
Special 64 100% 78.1%
Brompton Hall School
Scarborough, YO13 9DB
Special 75 100% 74.7%
Lotus Academy
Sheffield, S5 7WE
Special 92 100% 84.4%
Chiltern Way Academy Basingstoke
Basingstoke, RG22 5TH
Special 50 100% 68%
The Maple School
Blackpool, FY4 4RR
Special 40 100% 90%

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
Brunel School
(Your chosen school)
Special 48 Sign in to see
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 91
Lighthouse School Leeds
Leeds, LS16 6QB
Special 90
Knightsfield School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7LW
Special 73
Wyvern Academy
Weymouth, DT3 5AL
Special 89
Greenfields Academy
Grantham, NG31 7US
Special 82
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU
Special 102
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 59
Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB
Special 71
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Special 143
Eden School
Blackburn, BB2 4NW
Special 59
The Mendip School
Shepton Mallet, BA4 4FZ
Special 227
Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre
Wolverhampton, WV4 6JP
Special 61
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH
Special 121
Woodlands Academy
Spilsby, PE23 5EJ
Special 82
Brimble Hill Special School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 122
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 170
Branthwaite Academy
Workington, CA14 4SS
Special 66
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR
Special 121
Quest Academy
Rugby, CV22 5PE
Special 100
SGS Pegasus School
Bristol, BS32 4AJ
Special 128
New Park Academy
Eccles, M30 0RW
Special 185
The Springboard Project
Oldham, OL1 1AN
Special 141
Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR
Special 66
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA
Special 66
The Fusion Academy
Leicester, LE9 8AG
Special 93
NeneGate
Peterborough, PE1 5GZ
Special 65
Lotus Academy
Sheffield, S5 7WE
Special 92
Columbia Grange School
Washington, NE38 7NY
Special 140
The Maple School
Blackpool, FY4 4RR
Special 40