The Cavendish High 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
The Cavendish High Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 108 100% 61.1%
Melland High School
Gorton, M18 7DT
Special 223 100% 57%
The Courtyard Islington
London, N7 8LT
Special 67 100% 56.7%
The Woodlands Academy
Scarborough, YO12 6QN
Special 136 100% 58.8%
Longspee Academy
Poole, BH17 8PJ
Special 117 100% 61.5%
George Hastwell School Special Academy
Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 3LW
Special 90 100% 62.2%
Lime Academy Forest Approach
Romford, RM3 9YA
Special 129 100% 58.1%
St Bernard's School
Louth, LN11 8RS
Special 101 100% 62.4%
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ
Special 147 100% 40.8%
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 144 100% 46.5%
Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF
Special 141 100% 68.8%
Chatsworth High School and Community College
Salford, M30 9DY
Special 177 100% 60.5%
Nancealverne School
Penzance, TR20 8TP
Special 96 100% 58.3%
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90 100% 48.9%
Woodlands Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ
Special 91 100% 65.2%
Yeoman Park Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8PS
Special 108 100% 61.1%
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215 100% 46%
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Special 124 100% 39.5%
NCEA Castle School
Ashington, NE63 9FZ
Special 138 100% 52.2%
Bennerley Fields School
Ilkeston, DE7 8QZ
Special 101 100% 58.4%
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 112 100% 33.6%
ACE Tiverton Special School
Tiverton, EX16 5HB
Special 108 100% 35.2%
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 154 100% 59.1%
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB
Special 97 100% 36.1%
St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ
Special 154 100% 51.3%
St Martins School
Derby, DE24 0BT
Special 230 100% 50%
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 237 86.5% 44.7%
Bader Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2EW
Special 106 100% 48.1%
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH
Special 72 100% 40.3%
Co-op Academy Brierley
Leeds, LS9 0BA
Special 54 100% 50%

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
The Cavendish High Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 108 Sign in to see
The Woodlands Academy
Scarborough, YO12 6QN
Special 136
Glyne Gap School
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2PU
Special 118
Riversides School
Worcester, WR1 3HZ
Special 68
The Beech Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6DX
Special 106
Finch Woods Academy
Liverpool, L26 0TY
Special 82
Blackfriars Academy
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF
Special 118
Torfield School
Hastings, TN34 3JT
Special 101
Lime Academy Forest Approach
Romford, RM3 9YA
Special 129
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU
Special 85
Tulip Academy
Spalding, PE11 2EH
Special 214
Gosberton House Academy
Spalding, PE11 4EW
Special 101
Phoenix Academy
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 47
Courtlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5JS
Special 107
Brays School
Birmingham, B26 1NS
Special 106
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90
Woodlands Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ
Special 91
Yeoman Park Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8PS
Special 108
Lancaster School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Special 131
Queensway
Telford, TF4 3PP
Special 118
Bennerley Fields School
Ilkeston, DE7 8QZ
Special 101
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 236
Mo Mowlam Academy
Redcar, TS10 1PA
Special 96
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 191
Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ
Special 83
Northern House Academy
Oxford, OX2 7JN
Special 87
The Forest School
Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ
Special 147
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ
Special 56
Foxfields Academy
Blaby, LE8 4FE
Special 89
Milton School
Mexborough, S64 8QG
Special 148