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 415 100% 43%
Northgate School Academy Trust
Northampton, NN2 6LR
Special 274 100% 37.6%
Beaumont Hill Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN
Special 356 100% 51.4%
Oakwood Academy
Eccles, M30 9DY
Special 333 100% 47.4%
Lime Academy Hornbeam
London, E17 5NT
Special 291 100% 48.6%
The Cedars Academy
Gateshead, NE9 6QD
Special 243 100% 54.7%
Abbey Hill Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8BU
Special 367 100% 46.6%
Bradfields Academy
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 416 100% 49.5%
Newton Bridge Academy
Grantham, NG31 9AX
Special 258 100% 46.5%
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD
Special 208 100% 55.3%
Isebrook School
Kettering, NN15 6PT
Special 252 100% 42.9%
Danecourt School
Gillingham, ME8 6AA
Special 257 100% 53.3%
Tulip Academy
Spalding, PE11 2EH
Special 215 100% 54.9%
Market Field School
Colchester, CO7 7ET
Special 502 100% 44%
Willow Dene School
Plumstead, SE18 2JD
Special 309 100% 54%
Oak Lodge School
London, N2 0QY
Special 188 100% 46.8%
Great Oaks School
Southampton, SO16 7LT
Special 352 100% 66.5%
Hallmoor School
Birmingham, B33 0DL
Special 294 100% 71.8%
Kisharon School
London, NW4 1TP
Special 77 100% 16.9%
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 200 100% 47%
Welcombe Hills School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6TQ
Special 174 100% 48.9%
Churchill Park Complex Needs School
King's Lynn, PE30 4RP
Special 229 100% 56.3%
Arbour Vale School
Slough, SL2 3AE
Special 358 100% 41.5%
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ
Special 270 100% 44.4%
Queensbury School
Birmingham, B24 8BL
Special 348 100% 54.9%
Elms Bank
Bury, M45 8PJ
Special 350 100% 47.1%
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 197 100% 41.1%
The Milestone School
Gloucester, GL2 9EU
Special 318 100% 48.7%
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 260 89.7% 49.4%
Green Meadows Academy
Leeds, LS20 8LS
Special 221 100% 52.9%

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 415 Sign in to see
The Avenue Special School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 246
The Centre School
Cambridge, CB24 8UA
Special 137
Lift Columbus
Chelmsford, CM1 4ZB
Special 287
Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley
Hinckley, LE10 0EA
Special 404
Wilson Stuart School
Birmingham, B23 7AT
Special 255
Lime Academy Hornbeam
London, E17 5NT
Special 291
Charlton Park Academy
London, SE7 8HX
Special 222
New Bridge School
Oldham, OL8 3PH
Special 717
Oak Wood Primary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 138
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 175
James Brindley School
Birmingham, B15 2AF
Special 277
Regency High School
Worcester, WR4 9JL
Special 306
Highfield Littleport Academy
Ely, CB6 1LJ
Special 146
Calthorpe Academy
Birmingham, B12 0TP
Special 430
Trinity Academy Newcastle
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 8XJ
Special 206
Pine Green Academy
Wolverhampton, WV6 0UB
Special 126
Danecourt School
Gillingham, ME8 6AA
Special 257
Doubletrees School
Par, PL24 2DS
Special 103
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Special 129
Willow Dene School
Plumstead, SE18 2JD
Special 309
Hob Moor Oaks Academy
York, YO24 4PS
Special 127
Glebe School
West Wickham, BR4 9AE
Special 289
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Special 129
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ
Special 270
The Milestone School
Gloucester, GL2 9EU
Special 318
Co-op Academy Delius
Bradford, BD3 8QX
Special 176
Forest Moor School
Harrogate, HG3 2RA
Special 105
Cromwell High School
Dukinfield, SK16 5BJ
Special 150
Highfurlong School
Blackpool, FY3 7LS
Special 124