Ash Field 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 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
Ash Field Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 168 100% 45.2%
Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS
Special 138 100% 47.8%
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE
Special 195 100% 49.7%
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 133 100% 51.1%
Wilson Stuart School
Birmingham, B23 7AT
Special 268 100% 41%
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 167 100% 50.3%
Joseph Clarke School
London, E4 9PP
Special 105 100% 48.6%
Friars Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
Special 151 100% 45%
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT
Special 193 100% 50.3%
Blackfriars Academy
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF
Special 118 100% 40.7%
Saxon Hill Academy
Lichfield, WS14 9DE
Special 130 100% 37.1%
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 151 100% 44.4%
Curnow School
Redruth, TR15 1LU
Special 104 100% 46.2%
Brays School
Birmingham, B26 1NS
Special 106 100% 23.6%
Meadowgate Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2JH
Special 182 100% 51.1%
Kingsdown School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT
Special 127 100% 43.3%
Southview School
Witham, CM8 2TA
Special 82 100% 35.7%
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 202 100% 43.6%
Welcombe Hills School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6TQ
Special 184 100% 45.1%
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 136 100% 35.3%
Stanton Vale School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP
Special 113 100% 39.8%
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY
Special 119 100% 41.9%
Frederick Holmes School
Hull, HU6 8JJ
Special 109 100% 39.4%
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 203 100% 41.9%
Co-op Academy Delius
Bradford, BD3 8QX
Special 170 100% 41.8%
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 152 100% 46.7%
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 140 100% 39.3%
Penn Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV4 5HP
Special 135 100% 56.7%
Fountaindale School
Mansfield, NG18 5BA
Special 84 100% 50%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 29 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
Ash Field Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 168 Sign in to see
Northgate School Academy Trust
Northampton, NN2 6LR
Special 256
The Ashley School
Lowestoft, NR32 4EU
Special 167
Fosse Way School
Bath, BA3 3AL
Special 226
Forest Way School
Coalville, LE67 4UU
Special 276
Alfriston School
Beaconsfield, HP9 2TS
Special 159
Charlton Park Academy
London, SE7 8HX
Special 221
Catcote Academy
Hartlepool, TS25 4EZ
Special 211
Three Ways School
Bath, BA2 5RF
Special 236
Regency High School
Worcester, WR4 9JL
Special 291
Billing Brook Special School
Northampton, NN3 8EZ
Special 261
Bradfields Academy
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 401
Greenfields Specialist School for Communication
Northampton, NN3 8XS
Special 100
Isebrook School
Kettering, NN15 6PT
Special 250
Saxon Hill Academy
Lichfield, WS14 9DE
Special 130
Westcroft School
Wolverhampton, WV10 8NZ
Special 192
Ramsden Hall Academy
Billericay, CM11 1HN
Special 100
The Bridge School
London, N7 9LD
Special 246
Spring Brook Academy
Oldham, M35 0DQ
Special 111
Meadowgate Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2JH
Special 182
Treetops School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 309
Newbridge School
Romford, RM6 4TR
Special 175
Beckfoot Phoenix
Keighley, BD22 6HZ
Special 111
Thomas Bewick School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2LW
Special 337
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ
Special 255
Woodside Academy
Erith, DA8 3PB
Special 199
Elms Bank
Bury, M45 8PJ
Special 339
Vale of Evesham School
Evesham, WR11 1BN
Special 181
Orchard Manor School
Dawlish, EX7 9SF
Special 201