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.

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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
Stephenson Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 121 100% 66.1%
Tregonwell Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6QP
Special 145 100% 70.4%
Maplefields Academy
Corby, NN18 0TH
Special 116 100% 65.5%
Greenfields Academy
Grantham, NG31 7US
Special 82 100% 46.3%
Cloughwood Academy
Northwich, CW8 1NU
Special 122 100% 70.5%
Newlands Academy
London, SE15 3AZ
Special 72 100% 58.6%
Kingfisher School
Redditch, B98 0HF
Special 139 100% 60.9%
Adelaide School
Crewe, CW1 3DT
Special 91 100% 53.8%
INSPIRE Free Special School
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 68 100% 54.4%
Castlewood School
Birmingham, B36 9LF
Special 91 100% 68.1%
Pine Green Academy
Wolverhampton, WV6 0UB
Special 116 100% 73.3%
Cuckmere House School
Seaford, BN25 4BA
Special 81 100% 64.2%
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU
Special 85 100% 65.9%
St Mary's School
Heathfield, TN21 0BT
Special 88 100% 54.5%
Riverside Meadows Academy
St Neots, PE19 1EA
Special 107 100% 72%
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ
Special 100 100% 58%
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB
Special 82 100% 67.1%
Littlegreen Academy
Chichester, PO18 9NW
Special 78 100% 59%
Unified Academy
Dorking, RH5 4DB
Special 61 100% 83.6%
Becton School
Sheffield, S20 1NZ
Special 125 100% 66.7%
Hamilton School
Reading, RG1 5SG
Special 60 100% 63.3%
The Harbour School
Portsmouth, PO2 8RA
Special 200 100% 77.2%
Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ
Special 83 100% 69.9%
Northern House Academy
Oxford, OX2 7JN
Special 87 100% 55.2%
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA
Special 64 100% 57.8%
Soundwell Academy
Kingswood, BS16 4RL
Special 133 100% 62.4%
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ
Special 56 100% 71.4%
Elements Academy
Sheffield, S25 2NF
Special 170 100% 64.7%
Peak Academy
Dursley, GL11 5HD
Special 58 100% 65.5%
Brompton Hall School
Scarborough, YO13 9DB
Special 83 100% 63.9%

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 121 Sign in to see
Weatherfield Academy
Dunstable, LU6 1AF
Special 164
Alfriston School
Beaconsfield, HP9 2TS
Special 159
Rosewood Free School
Southampton, SO16 5NA
Special 64
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET
Special 122
Kingsbury Academy
Coventry, CV6 1PJ
Special 99
Park Community Academy
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 330
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 8DD
Special 30
INSPIRE Free Special School
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 68
Ash Trees Academy
Billingham, TS23 2BU
Special 175
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Special 160
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW
Special 236
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB
Special 111
Hailey Hall School
Hertford, SG13 7PB
Special 84
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ
Special 147
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 144
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
Special 160
West Hill School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 149
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW
Special 145
Westbury Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3BT
Special 107
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 97
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 201
The Abbey School
Farnham, GU9 8DY
Special 145
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG
Special 197
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 112
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 196
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 140
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR
Special 56
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 155