Athena 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 29 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
Athena School
(Your chosen school)
Special 118 100% 56.8%
Harmood School
London, NW1 8DP
Special 40 100% 59%
New Rush Hall School
Ilford, IG6 2LB
Special 91 96.7% 72.5%
Clifford Holroyde Specialist Sen College
Liverpool, L14 7NX
Special 70 100% 77.1%
Woolston Brook School
Warrington, WA1 4JL
Special 69 100% 66.7%
Archers Brook SEMH Residential School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NA
Special 99 100% 68.7%
Holmwood School
Middlesbrough, TS4 3PT
Special 107 100% 71%
Barley Lane School
Exeter, EX4 1TA
Special 76 100% 64.5%
Lakeside School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW
Special 100 100% 63%
Wolverdene Special School
Andover, SP10 2AF
Special 56 100% 60.7%
Batchwood School
St Albans, AL3 5RP
Special 111 100% 53.2%
Oakfield
Hull, HU9 4HD
Special 123 100% 68.3%
Moorbrook School
Preston, PR2 3DB
Special 72 100% 72.2%
Brookfield School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7HE
Special 84 100% 58.3%
The Pilgrim School
Lincoln, LN6 0DE
Special 105 100% 60%
Downland School
Devizes, SN10 5EF
Special 88 100% 55.7%
Haywood Grove School
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7BG
Special 60 100% 65%
High Well School
Pontefract, WF8 2DD
Special 104 100% 76.7%
Marland School
Torrington, EX38 8QQ
Special 160 100% 68.1%
Woodfield
Coventry, CV4 7AB
Special 160 100% 71.3%
Willow Grove Primary School
Wigan, WN4 8XF
Special 73 100% 63%
Chasetown Community School
Burntwood, WS7 3QL
Special 84 100% 58.3%
Emily Wilding Davison School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9QB
Special 109 100% 70.6%
Fortuna School
Lincoln, LN6 0FB
Special 80 100% 68.8%
The Rose School
Burnley, BB11 4DT
Special 71 100% 80.3%
Park View School
South Shields, NE34 0QA
Special 48 100% 68.8%
Kingsmead School
Derby, DE24 8TE
Special 130 100% 62.8%
Elmwood School
Walsall, WS4 1EG
Special 83 100% 72.3%
New Horizons Learning Centre
Bristol, BS15 4EA
Special 70 100% 55.7%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 28 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
Athena School
(Your chosen school)
Special 118 Sign in to see
Woodlane High School
London, W12 0TN
Special 106
Jack Tizard School
London, W12 7PA
Special 73
New Woodlands School
Bromley, BR1 5PD
Special 103
The Brier School
Kingswinford, DY6 8QN
Special 203
Oakdale School
Dukinfield, SK16 5LD
Special 169
Ravenshall School
Dewsbury, WF12 9EE
Special 200
Fairfield School
Batley, WF17 8AS
Special 136
Ridgeway School
Bedford, MK42 7EB
Special 122
Samuel Pepys School
St Neots, PE19 2EZ
Special 124
Oaklands School
Winsford, CW7 1NU
Special 172
Bidwell Brook School
Totnes, TQ9 6JU
Special 153
Brook Green Centre for Learning
Plymouth, PL5 4DZ
Special 106
Oak Lodge School
Southampton, SO45 4RQ
Special 164
Woodfield School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL
Special 125
St Luke's Primary School
Scunthorpe, DN16 1BN
Special 191
Riverside Special School
Goole, DN14 5JS
Special 140
Goldwyn School
Ashford, TN23 3BT
Special 204
Elms School
Dover, CT17 9PS
Special 138
Sheringham Woodfields School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND
Special 158
Fairmead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NZ
Special 150
Herons Dale School
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN
Special 145
Hollywater School
Bordon, GU35 0HA
Special 144
Belmont Park School
London, E10 6DB
Special 58
Kingsley High School
Harrow, HA3 6ND
Special 129
Prospect School
Havant, PO9 4AQ
Special 85
Fortuna School
Lincoln, LN6 0FB
Special 80
The Rose School
Burnley, BB11 4DT
Special 71