Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Foxwood Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 113 | 100% | 39.8% |
|
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ |
Special | 114 | 100% | 47.4% |
|
Charlton Park Academy
London, SE7 8HX |
Special | 222 | 100% | 51.4% |
|
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ |
Special | 59 | 100% | 44.1% |
|
Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB |
Special | 71 | 100% | 22.5% |
|
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF |
Special | 143 | 100% | 44.8% |
|
The Beech Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6DX |
Special | 114 | 100% | 56.1% |
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Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR |
Special | 154 | 100% | 39% |
|
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH |
Special | 121 | 100% | 37.1% |
|
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG |
Special | 151 | 100% | 55.4% |
|
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL |
Special | 173 | 100% | 36.4% |
|
Vanguard School
London, SE11 6QH |
Special | 63 | 100% | 52.4% |
|
Strathmore School
Twickenham, TW1 4DQ |
Special | 114 | 100% | 35.1% |
|
Broadmeadow Special School
Wolverhampton, WV1 4AL |
Special | 73 | 100% | 60.3% |
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High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY |
Special | 120 | 100% | 44.2% |
|
Branthwaite Academy
Workington, CA14 4SS |
Special | 66 | 100% | 36.4% |
|
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW |
Special | 139 | 100% | 30.2% |
|
Hob Moor Oaks Academy
York, YO24 4PS |
Special | 127 | 100% | 37.3% |
|
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR |
Special | 121 | 100% | 30.6% |
|
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB |
Special | 130 | 100% | 29.2% |
|
St Dominic's School
Godalming, GU8 4DX |
Special | 162 | 100% | 37% |
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Holbrook School for Autism
Belper, DE56 0TE |
Special | 160 | 100% | 52.5% |
|
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB |
Special | 204 | 100% | 43.6% |
|
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG |
Special | 211 | 100% | 39.8% |
|
Harry Watts Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5JA |
Special | 175 | 100% | 51.4% |
|
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR |
Special | 64 | 100% | 48.4% |
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Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, CM8 3HH |
Special | 75 | 100% | 26.7% |
|
Cornerstone School
Belvedere, DA17 6DW |
Special | 99 | 100% | 43.4% |
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Duke of Lancaster School
Fakenham, NR21 9DQ |
Special | 101 | 100% | 38% |
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Corley Academy
Coventry, CV7 8AZ |
Special | 162 | 100% | 45.7% |
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Foxwood Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 113 | Sign in to see | |
|
Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS |
Special | 134 | ||
|
Nethergate Academy
Nottingham, NG11 8HX |
Special | 172 | ||
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Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2PT |
Special | 126 | ||
|
Kingsbury Academy
Coventry, CV6 1PJ |
Special | 102 | ||
|
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 8DD |
Special | 31 | ||
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Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH |
Special | 171 | ||
|
Merryfields School
Newcastle, ST5 9NY |
Special | 113 | ||
|
Woodlands Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ |
Special | 95 | ||
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Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB |
Special | 95 | ||
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Wren Spinney School
Kettering, NN15 7LB |
Special | 97 | ||
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St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL |
Special | 103 | ||
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Penny Field School
Leeds, LS6 4QD |
Special | 69 | ||
|
Peak School
High Peak, SK23 6ES |
Special | 89 | ||
|
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB |
Special | 204 | ||
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Brookfields School
Widnes, WA8 3JA |
Special | 131 | ||
|
Two Rivers Primary School
Tamworth, B77 4EN |
Special | 132 | ||
|
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG |
Special | 211 | ||
|
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB |
Special | 97 | ||
|
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW |
Special | 158 | ||
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St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ |
Special | 160 | ||
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Longford Park School
Manchester, M32 8QJ |
Special | 87 | ||
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Adelaide Heath Academy
Knutsford, WA16 8PA |
Special | 87 | ||
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Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ |
Special | 156 | ||
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Springwell School
Hartlepool, TS26 0TB |
Special | 99 | ||
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Kings Meadow School
Northampton, NN3 7AR |
Special | 42 | ||
|
Mount Tamar School
Plymouth, PL5 2EF |
Special | 108 | ||
|
The Brookfield School
Hereford, HR4 9NG |
Special | 110 | ||
|
Sherbrook Primary School
Cannock, WS11 5SA |
Special | 135 | ||
|
Chiltern Way Academy Basingstoke
Basingstoke, RG22 5TH |
Special | 50 | ||