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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Hollinwood Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 284 | 100% | 48.6% |
|
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ |
Special | 114 | 100% | 47.4% |
|
Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ |
Special | 233 | 100% | 42.5% |
|
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL |
Special | 84 | 100% | 28.6% |
|
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH |
Special | 121 | 100% | 37.1% |
|
E-Act Venturers' Academy
Bristol, BS13 9AX |
Special | 256 | 100% | 49.2% |
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Kingfisher Special School
Oldham, OL9 9QR |
Special | 209 | 100% | 48.6% |
|
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% |
|
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW |
Special | 139 | 100% | 30.2% |
|
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR |
Special | 121 | 100% | 30.6% |
|
The Springfields Academy
Calne, SN11 0DS |
Special | 241 | 100% | 51.9% |
|
Grange School
Manchester, M12 4GR |
Special | 275 | 100% | 68.4% |
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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% |
|
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG |
Special | 211 | 100% | 39.8% |
|
The Chalet School
Swindon, SN3 6EX |
Special | 87 | 100% | 32.2% |
|
Thomas Bewick School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2LW |
Special | 360 | 100% | 57.2% |
|
Woodside Academy
Erith, DA8 3PB |
Special | 207 | 100% | 33.3% |
|
Harry Watts Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5JA |
Special | 175 | 100% | 51.4% |
|
Leigh Academy Snowfields
Maidstone, ME14 5GA |
Special | 303 | 100% | 34.7% |
|
Addington Valley Academy
Croydon, CR0 9AZ |
Special | 132 | 100% | 50.8% |
|
Orchard Manor School
Dawlish, EX7 9SF |
Special | 219 | 100% | 42.9% |
|
Cornerstone School
Belvedere, DA17 6DW |
Special | 99 | 100% | 43.4% |
|
Leycroft Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UE |
Special | 171 | 100% | 54.4% |
|
Elm Tree Primary Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0TB |
Special | 88 | 100% | 44.3% |
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Tettenhall Wood School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF |
Special | 170 | 100% | 57.6% |
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Rowan Park School
Liverpool, L21 0DB |
Special | 317 | 100% | 57.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Hollinwood Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 284 | Sign in to see | |
|
Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
Leics, LE18 2DT |
Special | 252 | ||
|
The Iffley Academy
Oxford, OX4 4DU |
Special | 179 | ||
|
Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ |
Special | 233 | ||
|
Lift Newlands
London, SE15 3AZ |
Special | 80 | ||
|
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR |
Special | 154 | ||
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Springwell Special Academy
Barnsley, S71 2AY |
Special | 122 | ||
|
Pentland Field School
Uxbridge, UB10 8TS |
Special | 171 | ||
|
Greenfields Specialist School for Communication
Northampton, NN3 8XS |
Special | 100 | ||
|
Warren Wood - A Specialist Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 1PU |
Special | 118 | ||
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Daventry Hill School
Daventry, NN11 0QE |
Special | 223 | ||
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Strathmore School
Twickenham, TW1 4DQ |
Special | 114 | ||
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High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY |
Special | 120 | ||
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Market Field School
Colchester, CO7 7ET |
Special | 502 | ||
|
Halcyon Way School
Oldham Ol9 9QE |
Special | 118 | ||
|
Hallmoor School
Birmingham, B33 0DL |
Special | 294 | ||
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Yeoman Park Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8PS |
Special | 114 | ||
|
Churchill Park Complex Needs School
King's Lynn, PE30 4RP |
Special | 229 | ||
|
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX |
Special | 142 | ||
|
Frederick Holmes School
Hull, HU6 8JJ |
Special | 109 | ||
|
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND |
Special | 216 | ||
|
Aspire School
Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA |
Special | 188 | ||
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Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD |
Special | 130 | ||
|
Bader Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2EW |
Special | 120 | ||
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Keyham Lodge School
Leicester, LE5 1FG |
Special | 115 | ||
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Kitts Green Academy
Birmingham, B33 9QY |
Special | 58 | ||
|
Tettenhall Wood School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF |
Special | 170 | ||
|
Oastlers School
Bradford, BD4 7RH |
Special | 164 | ||
|
Two Bridges Academy
Alveston, BS35 3JT |
Special | 40 | ||
|
Pear Tree Specialist Support High School
Stockport, SK8 5NW |
Special | 41 | ||