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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Littledown School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 37 | 100% | 59.5% |
|
Marchbank Free School
Darlington, DL3 9BL |
Special | 55 | 100% | 60% |
|
Longspee Academy
Poole, BH17 8PJ |
Special | 111 | 100% | 60.4% |
|
Riversides School
Worcester, WR1 3HZ |
Special | 69 | 100% | 76.8% |
|
Discovery Academy
Nuneaton, CV11 5SS |
Special | 102 | 100% | 62.7% |
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North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB |
Special | 82 | 100% | 62.2% |
|
Cuckmere House School
Seaford, BN25 4BA |
Special | 85 | 100% | 68.2% |
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New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU |
Special | 69 | 100% | 68.1% |
|
St Mary's School
Heathfield, TN21 0BT |
Special | 84 | 100% | 58.3% |
|
Chiltern Way Academy
Aylesbury, HP22 6NL |
Special | 285 | 100% | 50.5% |
|
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ |
Special | 117 | 100% | 58.1% |
|
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB |
Special | 95 | 100% | 69.5% |
|
Fern House School
Enfield, EN3 6NY |
Special | 72 | 100% | 70.8% |
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Brantridge School
Haywards Heath, RH17 6EQ |
Special | 77 | 100% | 41.6% |
|
Queensway
Telford, TF4 3PP |
Special | 129 | 100% | 51.2% |
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Littlegreen Academy
Chichester, PO18 9NW |
Special | 80 | 100% | 57.5% |
|
Unified Academy
Dorking, RH5 4DB |
Special | 84 | 100% | 75.9% |
|
Harbour School Dorset
BH20 6NU |
Special | 140 | 100% | 53.6% |
|
Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ |
Special | 74 | 100% | 70.3% |
|
Northern House Academy
Oxford, OX2 7JN |
Special | 85 | 100% | 51.8% |
|
The Ropemakers' Academy
Hailsham, BN27 1FB |
Special | 111 | 100% | 62.2% |
|
The Promise School
Okehampton, EX20 1GH |
Special | 79 | 100% | 65.8% |
|
River Tees Academy Grangetown
Middlesbrough, TS3 7EA |
Special | 52 | 100% | 76.9% |
|
The Wymering School
Portsmouth, PO6 3YB |
Special | 73 | 100% | 50.7% |
|
The Flagship School
Hastings, TN34 2AE |
Special | 61 | 100% | 62.3% |
|
Bloxham Grove Academy
Banbury, OX15 4UL |
Special | 77 | 100% | 50.6% |
|
Hopescourt School
West Molesey, KT8 1QW |
Special | 72 | 100% | 38.9% |
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Hill View School
Martock, TA12 6GD |
Special | 55 | 100% | 54.5% |
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Bowman Academy
Loughborough, LE12 9BN |
Special | 41 | 100% | 46.3% |
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Chiltern Way Academy Basingstoke
Basingstoke, RG22 5TH |
Special | 50 | 100% | 68% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Littledown School
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 37 | Sign in to see | |
|
Lift Crescent View
Cheltenham, GL52 5QH |
Special | 67 | ||
|
The Cedars Academy
Gateshead, NE9 6QD |
Special | 243 | ||
|
Kingfisher School
Abingdon, OX14 3RR |
Special | 116 | ||
|
Glyne Gap School
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2PU |
Special | 130 | ||
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Longspee Academy
Poole, BH17 8PJ |
Special | 111 | ||
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Torfield School
Hastings, TN34 3JT |
Special | 102 | ||
|
Cuckmere House School
Seaford, BN25 4BA |
Special | 85 | ||
|
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU |
Special | 69 | ||
|
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG |
Special | 151 | ||
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Bedelsford School
Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2QZ |
Special | 133 | ||
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The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU |
Special | 173 | ||
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Sutton House Academy
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG |
Special | 89 | ||
|
Shenstone School
Crayford, DA1 4DZ |
Special | 209 | ||
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Notton House Academy
Chippenham, SN15 2NF |
Special | 53 | ||
|
Kisharon School
London, NW4 1TP |
Special | 77 | ||
|
Oak Hill School
London, EN4 8XE |
Special | 50 | ||
|
Kingswode Hoe School
Colchester, CO3 3QJ |
Special | 154 | ||
|
Grafham Grange School
Guildford, GU5 0LH |
Special | 70 | ||
|
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB |
Special | 250 | ||
|
Crosshill Special School
Darwen, BB3 1HZ |
Special | 175 | ||
|
Battledown School
Cheltenham, GL52 6PZ |
Special | 70 | ||
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Brandles School
Baldock, SG7 6EY |
Special | 70 | ||
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Northern House Academy
Oxford, OX2 7JN |
Special | 85 | ||
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Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ |
Special | 57 | ||
|
Foxfields Academy
Blaby, LE8 4FE |
Special | 98 | ||
|
Woodlands School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5PJ |
Special | 55 | ||
|
Sunrise Academy
Lowestoft, NR33 8AX |
Special | 44 | ||
|
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH |
Special | 74 | ||
|
The Flagship School
Hastings, TN34 2AE |
Special | 61 | ||