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 106 100% 41.5%
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 55 100% 38.2%
Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB
Special 70 100% 20%
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL
Special 75 100% 22.7%
Vanguard School
London, SE11 6QH
Special 64 100% 48.4%
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY
Special 117 100% 39.3%
Spa School Camberwell
London, SE5 7EW
Special 101 100% 59.4%
The Windmill School
Barnet, EN5 5TS
Special 11 100% 27.3%
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW
Special 145 100% 28.3%
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR
Special 119 100% 31.9%
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB
Special 117 100% 31.6%
The Springfields Academy
Calne, SN11 0DS
Special 210 100% 43.8%
The Grove
London, N17 6AR
Special 128 100% 43%
Holbrook School for Autism
Belper, DE56 0TE
Special 147 100% 51.7%
Spa School, Bermondsey
London, SE1 5RN
Special 115 100% 60.9%
The Chalet School
Swindon, SN3 6EX
Special 80 100% 38.8%
Woodside Academy
Erith, DA8 3PB
Special 199 100% 29.6%
Harry Watts Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5JA
Special 169 100% 47.9%
Addington Valley Academy
Croydon, CR0 9AZ
Special 133 100% 42.1%
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR
Special 56 100% 48.2%
Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, CM8 3HH
Special 71 100% 25.4%
The Cavendish School
Impington, CB24 9LY
Special 99 100% 28.3%
Cornerstone School
Belvedere, DA17 6DW
Special 78 100% 44.9%
The Bridge Easton
Easton, NR9 5EA
Special 100 100% 35%
Leycroft Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UE
Special 171 100% 47.4%
Elm Tree Primary Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0TB
Special 48 100% 35.4%
Tettenhall Wood School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF
Special 164 100% 50.6%
The Hawthorns School
Chelmsford, CM1 2BN
Special 24 100% 20.8%
The Heights Academy
Solihull, B36 0DD
Special 26 100% 53.8%
Connaught Special School
London, E13 9BT
Special 16 100% 31.3%

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 106 Sign in to see
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 92
Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB
Special 70
Newlands Academy
London, SE15 3AZ
Special 72
Eden School
Blackburn, BB2 4NW
Special 58
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB
Special 84
Langham Oaks
Colchester, CO4 5PA
Special 73
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL
Special 75
The Mendip School
Shepton Mallet, BA4 4FZ
Special 226
Bridgeview Special School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD
Special 62
The Orchards
Stretford, M32 9TG
Special 127
Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF
Special 141
Vanguard School
London, SE11 6QH
Special 64
Eko Pathways
London, E6 6FE
Special 74
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY
Special 117
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR
Special 119
Quest Academy
Rugby, CV22 5PE
Special 100
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB
Special 117
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 136
Aspire School
Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA
Special 176
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 129
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA
Special 64
The Axis Academy
Crewe, CW2 8TU
Special 67
The Fusion Academy
Leicester, LE9 8AG
Special 85
Keyham Lodge School
Leicester, LE5 1FG
Special 123
Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, CM8 3HH
Special 71
Windmill Hill School
Luton, LU2 0EZ
Special 103
The Cavendish School
Impington, CB24 9LY
Special 99
Woodbridge Road Academy
Ipswich, IP4 2EB
Special 64
Sir Peter Hall School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7PJ
Special 57