Hartlepool Free 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
Hartlepool Free School
(Your chosen school)
Special 19 100% 68.4%
Wandle Valley Academy
Carshalton, SM5 1LW
Special 95 100% 72.6%
Stephenson Academy
Milton Keynes, MK14 6AX
Special 117 100% 72.6%
Maplefields Academy
Corby, NN18 0TH
Special 119 100% 70.6%
Greenfields Academy
Grantham, NG31 7US
Special 82 100% 65.9%
Marchbank Free School
Darlington, DL3 9BL
Special 55 100% 60%
Adelaide School
Crewe, CW1 3DT
Special 89 100% 57.3%
INSPIRE Free Special School
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 90 100% 63.3%
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB
Special 82 100% 62.2%
Castlewood School
Birmingham, B36 9LF
Special 99 100% 71.7%
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU
Special 69 100% 68.1%
St Mary's School
Heathfield, TN21 0BT
Special 84 100% 58.3%
Riverside Meadows Academy
Wisbech, PE13 4TG
Special 113 100% 70.8%
The PRIDE Academy
West Drayton, UB7 8AB
Special 117 100% 59%
Notton House Academy
Chippenham, SN15 2NF
Special 53 100% 39.6%
Fern House School
Enfield, EN3 6NY
Special 72 100% 70.8%
St Luke's Academy
Swindon, SN2 7AS
Special 83 100% 66.3%
Unified Academy
Dorking, RH5 4DB
Special 84 100% 75.9%
Shenstone Lodge School
Lichfield, WS14 0LB
Special 125 100% 68%
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA
Special 66 100% 59.1%
Adelaide Heath Academy
Knutsford, WA16 8PA
Special 87 100% 64.4%
Beckmead College
London, SE25 5RR
Special 84 100% 50%
Sir Peter Hall School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7PJ
Special 56 100% 62.5%
Elements Academy
Sheffield, S25 2NF
Special 174 100% 71.3%
Peak Academy
Dursley, GL11 5HD
Special 64 100% 78.1%
Brompton Hall School
Scarborough, YO13 9DB
Special 75 100% 74.7%
Gilbert Ward Academy
Blyth, NE24 2TS
Special 55 100% 63.6%
Brunel School
Paignton, TQ3 2AL
Special 48 100% 83.3%
The Raise Academy
Widnes, WA8 0BS
Special 39 100% 69.2%
Chiltern Way Academy Basingstoke
Basingstoke, RG22 5TH
Special 50 100% 68%

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
Hartlepool Free School
(Your chosen school)
Special 19 Sign in to see
Grangewood School
Northolt, UB5 6GG
Special 136
The St Marylebone Church of England Bridge School
London, W10 4LE
Special 71
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB
Special 82
Forest Bridge School
Maidenhead, SL6 1BN
Special 122
Discovery Special Academy
Middlesbrough, TS5 7YN
Special 171
Mo Mowlam Academy
Redcar, TS10 1PA
Special 102
Harry Watts Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5JA
Special 175
Hatchside School
Ilford, IG2 7SR
Special 70
High Point Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0JS
Special 108
Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, CM8 3HH
Special 75
The Cavendish School
Impington, CB24 9LY
Special 116
The Beacon College
Hereford, HR1 1NZ
Special 43
Duke of Lancaster School
Fakenham, NR21 9DQ
Special 101
The Promise School
Okehampton, EX20 1GH
Special 79
Woodbridge Road Academy
Ipswich, IP4 2EB
Special 76
Discovery Academy
Sheffield, S2 3QF
Special 108
Salmons Brook School
Enfield, EN3 5PB
Special 63
Sir Peter Hall School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7PJ
Special 56
Elm Tree Primary Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0TB
Special 88
The Wymering School
Portsmouth, PO6 3YB
Special 73
Trent View College
Scunthorpe, DN17 1DS
Special 45
James Marks Academy
Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4RZ
Special 51
The Heights Academy
Solihull, B36 0DD
Special 49
Bloxham Grove Academy
Banbury, OX15 4UL
Special 77
Gilbert Ward Academy
Blyth, NE24 2TS
Special 55
Brookhaven School
Bury, BL9 8LP
Special 50
Manor Abbey School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8LG
Special 14
Bowman Academy
Loughborough, LE12 9BN
Special 41
The Raise Academy
Widnes, WA8 0BS
Special 39