Stephenson Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.

Choose your own set of schools

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
Stephenson Academy
(Your chosen school)
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%
Cloughwood Academy
Northwich, CW8 1NU
Special 118 100% 72.9%
Adelaide School
Crewe, CW1 3DT
Special 89 100% 57.3%
North Star 180°
Bath, BA2 5RF
Special 103 100% 68.9%
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%
Cuckmere House School
Seaford, BN25 4BA
Special 85 100% 68.2%
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%
Woodlands Academy
Spilsby, PE23 5EJ
Special 82 100% 68.3%
Riverside Meadows Academy
Wisbech, PE13 4TG
Special 113 100% 70.8%
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ
Special 117 100% 58.1%
Fern House School
Enfield, EN3 6NY
Special 72 100% 70.8%
Unified Academy
Dorking, RH5 4DB
Special 84 100% 75.9%
Shenstone Lodge School
Lichfield, WS14 0LB
Special 125 100% 68%
The Harbour School
Portsmouth, PO2 8RA
Special 226 100% 80.5%
Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ
Special 74 100% 70.3%
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA
Special 66 100% 59.1%
The Ropemakers' Academy
Hailsham, BN27 1FB
Special 111 100% 62.2%
Adelaide Heath Academy
Knutsford, WA16 8PA
Special 87 100% 64.4%
Beckmead College
London, SE25 5RR
Special 84 100% 50%
The Promise School
Okehampton, EX20 1GH
Special 79 100% 65.8%
Sir Peter Hall School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7PJ
Special 56 100% 62.5%
Elements Academy
Sheffield, S25 2NF
Special 174 100% 71.3%
Brompton Hall School
Scarborough, YO13 9DB
Special 75 100% 74.7%
Hartlepool Free School
Hartlepool, TS25 1FF
Special 19 100% 68.4%
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
Stephenson Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 117 Sign in to see
Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS
Special 134
Weatherfield Academy
Dunstable, LU6 1AF
Special 166
Nethergate Academy
Nottingham, NG11 8HX
Special 172
Alfriston School
Beaconsfield, HP9 2TS
Special 164
Rosewood Free School
Southampton, SO16 5NA
Special 70
Grange Academy
Bedford, MK42 8AU
Special 152
Park Community Academy
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 328
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 8DD
Special 31
INSPIRE Free Special School
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 90
Ash Trees Academy
Billingham, TS23 2BU
Special 183
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Special 171
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW
Special 238
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB
Special 114
Hailey Hall School
Hertford, SG13 7PB
Special 83
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ
Special 183
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 158
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
Special 165
West Hill School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 153
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW
Special 139
Westbury Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3BT
Special 119
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 103
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 204
The Abbey School
Farnham, GU9 8DY
Special 157
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 118
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 197
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 144
Hamilton School
Reading, RG1 5SG
Special 62
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR
Special 64
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 156