Weatherfield Academy

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
Weatherfield Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 166 100% 38.6%
The Ashley School
Lowestoft, NR32 4EU
Special 189 100% 53.4%
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE
Special 201 100% 49.8%
Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy
Ipswich, IP1 6SG
Special 99 100% 30.1%
Lift Columbus
Chelmsford, CM1 4ZB
Special 287 100% 32.5%
Lift Pioneer
Basildon, SS14 2LA
Special 189 100% 37.6%
Grange Academy
Bedford, MK42 8AU
Special 152 100% 42.1%
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU
Special 102 100% 60.8%
Pinewood School
Ware, SG12 9PB
Special 209 100% 46.4%
Stone Lodge Academy
Ipswich, IP2 9HW
Special 173 100% 46.8%
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY
Special 110 100% 39.1%
Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre
Wolverhampton, WV4 6JP
Special 61 100% 68.9%
Aegir - A Specialist Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 1PB
Special 141 100% 58.9%
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX
Special 198 100% 45.5%
St Bernard's School
Louth, LN11 8RS
Special 111 100% 58.6%
St Philip's School
Chessington, KT9 2HR
Special 184 100% 39.3%
Highfield Ely Academy
Ely, CB6 1BD
Special 139 100% 48.8%
West Hill School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 153 100% 41.2%
Kingswode Hoe School
Colchester, CO3 3QJ
Special 154 100% 54.5%
Churchill Park Complex Needs School
King's Lynn, PE30 4RP
Special 229 100% 56.3%
Linden Lodge School
London, SW19 6JB
Special 150 100% 36%
Oak View School
Loughton, IG10 1TS
Special 138 100% 42.8%
Culverhill School
Bristol, BS37 8SZ
Special 155 100% 25.8%
Endeavour Co-Operative Academy
Brentwood, CM15 8BE
Special 164 100% 40.2%
Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR
Special 66 100% 39.4%
The Martin Bacon Academy
Northstowe, CB24 1DH
Special 136 100% 41.9%
The Forest School
Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ
Special 149 100% 42.6%
High Point Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0JS
Special 108 100% 46.3%
Fountaindale School
Mansfield, NG18 5BA
Special 92 100% 47.8%
Marjorie McClure School
Chislehurst, BR7 6FG
Special 119 100% 31.1%

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
Weatherfield Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 166 Sign in to see
Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2PT
Special 126
Stephenson Academy
Milton Keynes, MK14 6AX
Special 117
Knightsfield School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7LW
Special 73
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 113
Rosewood Free School
Southampton, SO16 5NA
Special 70
Greenfields Academy
Grantham, NG31 7US
Special 82
Grange Academy
Bedford, MK42 8AU
Special 152
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU
Special 102
Kingsbury Academy
Coventry, CV6 1PJ
Special 102
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 8DD
Special 31
Ash Trees Academy
Billingham, TS23 2BU
Special 183
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL
Special 84
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW
Special 238
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB
Special 114
Hailey Hall School
Hertford, SG13 7PB
Special 83
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH
Special 121
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ
Special 183
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 158
Merryfields School
Newcastle, ST5 9NY
Special 113
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 103
Brookfields School
Widnes, WA8 3JA
Special 131
The Abbey School
Farnham, GU9 8DY
Special 157
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 197
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB
Special 97
Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR
Special 66
Longford Park School
Manchester, M32 8QJ
Special 87
Hamilton School
Reading, RG1 5SG
Special 62
Kings Meadow School
Northampton, NN3 7AR
Special 42
NeneGate
Peterborough, PE1 5GZ
Special 65