Severndale Specialist 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
Severndale Specialist Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 414 100% 39.4%
The Avenue Special School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 233 100% 38.6%
Forest Way School
Coalville, LE67 4UU
Special 276 100% 33%
Beaumont Hill Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN
Special 328 100% 49.1%
Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley
Hinckley, LE10 0EA
Special 387 100% 35.4%
Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
Leics, LE18 2DT
Special 242 100% 32.2%
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 167 100% 50.3%
Abbey Hill Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8BU
Special 352 100% 48.9%
Co-op Academy Southfield
Bradford, BD5 9ET
Special 325 100% 46.2%
Three Ways School
Bath, BA2 5RF
Special 236 100% 44.1%
Bradfields Academy
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 401 100% 47.9%
Calthorpe Academy
Birmingham, B12 0TP
Special 432 100% 58.8%
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD
Special 198 100% 55.6%
Tulip Academy
Spalding, PE11 2EH
Special 214 100% 53.7%
Market Field School
Colchester, CO7 7ET
Special 472 100% 42.4%
Great Oaks School
Southampton, SO16 7LT
Special 339 100% 61.9%
Hallmoor School
Birmingham, B33 0DL
Special 273 100% 63%
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 202 100% 43.6%
Welcombe Hills School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6TQ
Special 184 100% 45.1%
Arbour Vale School
Slough, SL2 3AE
Special 345 100% 41.4%
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 236 100% 38.6%
The Village School
London, NW9 0JY
Special 323 100% 39%
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD
Special 203 100% 41.9%
Watermill School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6JZ
Special 238 100% 44.5%
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ
Special 255 100% 41.6%
Queensbury School
Birmingham, B24 8BL
Special 306 100% 58.5%
Elms Bank
Bury, M45 8PJ
Special 339 100% 44.1%
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 196 100% 35.7%
The Milestone School
Gloucester, GL2 9EU
Special 327 100% 46.8%
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 237 86.5% 44.7%

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
Severndale Specialist Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 414 Sign in to see
The Avenue Special School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 233
Columbus School and College
Chelmsford, CM1 4ZB
Special 283
Wilson Stuart School
Birmingham, B23 7AT
Special 268
Lime Academy Hornbeam
London, E17 5NT
Special 284
Charlton Park Academy
London, SE7 8HX
Special 221
New Bridge School
Oldham, OL8 3PH
Special 644
James Brindley School
Birmingham, B15 2AF
Special 287
Abbey Hill Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8BU
Special 352
Regency High School
Worcester, WR4 9JL
Special 291
Whitefield School
London, E17 4AZ
Special 374
Calthorpe Academy
Birmingham, B12 0TP
Special 432
The Bridge Integrated Learning Space
London, N1 0HY
Special 27
Pine Green Academy
Wolverhampton, WV6 0UB
Special 116
Danecourt School
Gillingham, ME8 6AA
Special 254
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Special 130
Spring Brook Academy
Oldham, M35 0DQ
Special 111
Willow Dene School
Plumstead, SE18 2JD
Special 287
Treetops School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 309
Hob Moor Oaks Academy
York, YO24 4PS
Special 118
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Special 124
Linden Lodge School
London, SW19 6JB
Special 147
The Village School
London, NW9 0JY
Special 323
Thomas Bewick School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2LW
Special 337
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ
Special 255
Elms Bank
Bury, M45 8PJ
Special 339
The Milestone School
Gloucester, GL2 9EU
Special 327
Forest Moor School
Harrogate, HG3 2RA
Special 98
Orchard Manor School
Dawlish, EX7 9SF
Special 201
Leycroft Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UE
Special 171