Medeshamstede 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
Medeshamstede Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 114 100% 47.4%
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL
Special 84 100% 28.6%
E-Act Venturers' Academy
Bristol, BS13 9AX
Special 256 100% 49.2%
Vanguard School
London, SE11 6QH
Special 63 100% 52.4%
The Bridge Satellite Provision
London, N19 3DL
Special 51 100% 64.7%
Branthwaite Academy
Workington, CA14 4SS
Special 66 100% 36.4%
The Avenue School
London, NW6 7BH
Special 100 100% 43%
Spa School Camberwell
London, SE5 7EW
Special 113 100% 70.8%
The Windmill School
Barnet, EN5 5TS
Special 40 100% 45%
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR
Special 121 100% 30.6%
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB
Special 130 100% 29.2%
The Springfields Academy
Calne, SN11 0DS
Special 241 100% 51.9%
The Grove
London, N17 6AR
Special 147 100% 41.5%
Holbrook School for Autism
Belper, DE56 0TE
Special 160 100% 52.5%
Spa School, Bermondsey
London, SE1 5RN
Special 114 100% 63.2%
The Chalet School
Swindon, SN3 6EX
Special 87 100% 32.2%
Woodside Academy
Erith, DA8 3PB
Special 207 100% 33.3%
Harry Watts Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5JA
Special 175 100% 51.4%
Addington Valley Academy
Croydon, CR0 9AZ
Special 132 100% 50.8%
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR
Special 64 100% 48.4%
Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, CM8 3HH
Special 75 100% 26.7%
The Cavendish School
Impington, CB24 9LY
Special 116 100% 30.2%
Cornerstone School
Belvedere, DA17 6DW
Special 99 100% 43.4%
Leycroft Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UE
Special 171 100% 54.4%
Duke of Lancaster School
Fakenham, NR21 9DQ
Special 101 100% 38%
Elm Tree Primary Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0TB
Special 88 100% 44.3%
The Hawthorns School
Chelmsford, CM1 2XT
Special 30 100% 20%
The Heights Academy
Solihull, B36 0DD
Special 49 100% 55.1%
Spring School
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 7AB
Special 49 100% 34.7%
Connaught Special School
London, E13 9BT
Special 26 100% 46.2%

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
Medeshamstede Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 114 Sign in to see
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 91
Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB
Special 71
Lift Newlands
London, SE15 3AZ
Special 80
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB
Special 82
Langham Oaks
Colchester, CO4 5PA
Special 75
The Bridge Integrated Learning Space
London, N1 0HY
Special 31
The Mendip School
Shepton Mallet, BA4 4FZ
Special 227
Bridgeview Special School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD
Special 84
The Orchards
Stretford, M32 9TG
Special 141
Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF
Special 156
Vanguard School
London, SE11 6QH
Special 63
Horizon Academy
London, E6 6FE
Special 69
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR
Special 121
Quest Academy
Rugby, CV22 5PE
Special 100
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB
Special 130
Southview School
Witham, CM8 2TA
Special 93
SGS Pegasus School
Bristol, BS32 4AJ
Special 128
Mo Mowlam Academy
Redcar, TS10 1PA
Special 102
Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ
Special 74
Aspire School
Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA
Special 188
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 130
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA
Special 66
The Axis Academy
Crewe, CW2 8TU
Special 74
The Fusion Academy
Leicester, LE9 8AG
Special 93
Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, CM8 3HH
Special 75
The Cavendish School
Impington, CB24 9LY
Special 116
Duke of Lancaster School
Fakenham, NR21 9DQ
Special 101
Fountaindale School
Mansfield, NG18 5BA
Special 92
The Maple School
Blackpool, FY4 4RR
Special 40