Portland 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
Portland Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 208 100% 60.1%
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 91 100% 45.7%
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 178 100% 46.6%
Beaumont Hill Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN
Special 356 100% 51.4%
Barbara Priestman Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7QN
Special 190 100% 57.9%
Melland High School
Gorton, M18 7DT
Special 251 100% 66.1%
Hope Wood Academy
Durham, SR8 3LP
Special 227 100% 63.9%
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW
Special 189 100% 42.3%
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 94 100% 44.7%
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT
Special 197 100% 53.3%
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD
Special 208 100% 55.3%
Piper Hill High School
Manchester, M23 2YS
Special 281 100% 63.3%
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 202 100% 49%
Uplands School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 170 99.4% 36.5%
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90 100% 55.6%
NCEA Castle School
Ashington, NE63 9FZ
Special 157 100% 56.7%
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY
Special 122 100% 47.1%
Firwood High School
Bolton, BL2 4HU
Special 230 100% 51.3%
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 218 100% 39.9%
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 161 100% 55.3%
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 158 100% 50%
St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ
Special 160 100% 56.9%
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND
Special 216 100% 43.5%
Mayfield School
Birmingham, B19 1HJ
Special 304 100% 65.8%
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 156 100% 44.2%
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR
Special 142 100% 52.8%
Cromwell High School
Dukinfield, SK16 5BJ
Special 150 100% 52.7%
Springwood Primary School
Salford, M27 5LP
Special 360 100% 60%
Kennel Lane School
Bracknell, RG42 2EX
Special 198 100% 35.4%
Baginton Fields Academy
Coventry, CV3 4EA
Special 128 100% 54.7%

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
Portland Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 208 Sign in to see
Lift Pioneer
Basildon, SS14 2LA
Special 189
Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
Leics, LE18 2DT
Special 252
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR
Special 154
Pentland Field School
Uxbridge, UB10 8TS
Special 171
Exeter House Special School
Salisbury, SP1 3BL
Special 194
Greenfields Specialist School for Communication
Northampton, NN3 8XS
Special 100
Isebrook School
Kettering, NN15 6PT
Special 252
Saxon Hill Academy
Lichfield, WS14 9DE
Special 132
Ramsden Hall Academy
Billericay, CM11 1HN
Special 99
Daventry Hill School
Daventry, NN11 0QE
Special 223
The Bridge School
London, N7 9LD
Special 255
Market Field School
Colchester, CO7 7ET
Special 502
Meadowgate Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2JH
Special 181
Hallmoor School
Birmingham, B33 0DL
Special 294
Churchill Park Complex Needs School
King's Lynn, PE30 4RP
Special 229
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY
Special 122
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 218
Trinity Academy New Bridge
Sunderland, SR5 3NF
Special 133
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD
Special 209
Woodside Academy
Erith, DA8 3PB
Special 207
Springfield School
WITNEY, OX28 1AR
Special 116
North Ridge Community School
Doncaster, DN6 7EF
Special 161
Lime Academy Orton
Peterborough, PE2 5SD
Special 153
Tettenhall Wood School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF
Special 170
Heron Academy
London, SE24 0HZ
Special 81
Portland School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9JG
Special 135
Abbey Hill Academy & College
Stoke-On-Trent, ST3 5PP
Special 373
Springwood Primary School
Salford, M27 5LP
Special 360
Rowan Park School
Liverpool, L21 0DB
Special 317