The Maple 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
The Maple School
(Your chosen school)
Special 40 100% 90%
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%
Finch Woods Academy
Liverpool, L26 0TY
Special 82 100% 86.6%
Westlands Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9RA
Special 85 100% 73.5%
Springwell Special Academy
Barnsley, S71 2AY
Special 122 100% 68.9%
Pine Green Academy
Wolverhampton, WV6 0UB
Special 126 100% 68.3%
Loxley Hall School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8RS
Special 101 100% 63.4%
Sutton House Academy
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG
Special 89 100% 77.1%
Phoenix Academy
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 48 100% 72.9%
Spring Brook Academy
Oldham, M35 0DQ
Special 114 100% 72.8%
Westbury Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3BT
Special 119 100% 80.2%
New Park Academy
Eccles, M30 0RW
Special 185 100% 75.7%
The Springboard Project
Oldham, OL1 1AN
Special 141 100% 65.2%
Pathways School
Dagenham, RM10 9NH
Special 73 100% 97.3%
Hamilton School
Reading, RG1 5SG
Special 62 100% 79%
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ
Special 57 100% 77.2%
Millgate School
Leicester, LE2 6DW
Special 124 100% 80.6%
The Harbour School
Ely, CB6 3RR
Special 95 100% 72.6%
North Star 240°
Bristol, BS11 0QA
Special 75 100% 82.7%
Woodlands School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5PJ
Special 55 100% 68.5%
Bure Park Specialist Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR30 4AE
Special 80 100% 80%
Kitts Green Academy
Birmingham, B33 9QY
Special 58 100% 93.1%
Brook Academy
Gloucester, GL3 4ZN
Special 64 100% 62.5%
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%
Oakgrove School
Cheadle, SK8 3BU
Special 39 100% 61.5%
Brunel School
Paignton, TQ3 2AL
Special 48 100% 83.3%

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
The Maple School
(Your chosen school)
Special 40 Sign in to see
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Special 114
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
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB
Special 82
The Bridge Integrated Learning Space
London, N1 0HY
Special 31
The Mendip School
Shepton Mallet, BA4 4FZ
Special 227
Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre
Wolverhampton, WV4 6JP
Special 61
Bridgeview Special School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD
Special 84
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH
Special 121
St Lawrence School
Horncastle, LN9 5EJ
Special 180
The Orchards
Stretford, M32 9TG
Special 141
Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF
Special 156
Vanguard School
London, SE11 6QH
Special 63
Branthwaite Academy
Workington, CA14 4SS
Special 66
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR
Special 121
Quest Academy
Rugby, CV22 5PE
Special 100
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB
Special 130
SGS Pegasus School
Bristol, BS32 4AJ
Special 128
New Park Academy
Eccles, M30 0RW
Special 185
Mo Mowlam Academy
Redcar, TS10 1PA
Special 102
Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ
Special 74
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA
Special 66
The Axis Academy
Crewe, CW2 8TU
Special 74
The Fusion Academy
Leicester, LE9 8AG
Special 93
Brookhaven School
Bury, BL9 8LP
Special 50
Brunel School
Paignton, TQ3 2AL
Special 48
The Raise Academy
Widnes, WA8 0BS
Special 39