Discovery Academy
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Discovery Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 97 | 100% | 57.7% |
|
The Woodlands Academy
Scarborough, YO12 6QN |
Special | 136 | 100% | 58.8% |
|
James Brindley School
Birmingham, B15 2AF |
Special | 287 | 100% | 46% |
|
Marchbank Free School
Darlington, DL3 9BL |
Special | 53 | 100% | 75.5% |
|
Longspee Academy
Poole, BH17 8PJ |
Special | 117 | 100% | 61.5% |
|
Littledown School
Slough, SL1 3QW |
Special | 32 | 100% | 81.3% |
|
Riversides School
Worcester, WR1 3HZ |
Special | 68 | 100% | 80.9% |
|
Kingfisher School
Redditch, B98 0HF |
Special | 139 | 100% | 60.9% |
|
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB |
Special | 84 | 100% | 67.9% |
|
Castlewood School
Birmingham, B36 9LF |
Special | 91 | 100% | 68.1% |
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Cuckmere House School
Seaford, BN25 4BA |
Special | 81 | 100% | 64.2% |
|
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU |
Special | 85 | 100% | 65.9% |
|
St Mary's School
Heathfield, TN21 0BT |
Special | 88 | 100% | 54.5% |
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Chiltern Way Academy
Aylesbury, HP22 6NL |
Special | 265 | 100% | 49.1% |
|
Riverside Meadows Academy
St Neots, PE19 1EA |
Special | 107 | 100% | 72% |
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Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ |
Special | 100 | 100% | 58% |
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The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE |
Special | 90 | 100% | 48.9% |
|
Venture Academy
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AD |
Special | 46 | 100% | 67.4% |
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Quest Academy
Rugby, CV22 5PE |
Special | 100 | 100% | 37% |
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Brantridge School
Haywards Heath, RH17 6EQ |
Special | 69 | 100% | 42% |
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Queensway
Telford, TF4 3PP |
Special | 118 | 100% | 49.2% |
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Harbour School Dorset
BH20 6NU |
Special | 105 | 100% | 46.7% |
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Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ |
Special | 83 | 100% | 69.9% |
|
Northern House Academy
Oxford, OX2 7JN |
Special | 87 | 100% | 55.2% |
|
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA |
Special | 64 | 100% | 57.8% |
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Soundwell Academy
Kingswood, BS16 4RL |
Special | 133 | 100% | 62.4% |
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The Promise School
Okehampton, EX20 1GH |
Special | 46 | 100% | 67.4% |
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The Keystone Academy
Shrewsbury, SY5 8PY |
Special | 77 | 100% | 41.6% |
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River Tees Academy Grangetown
Middlesbrough, TS3 7EA |
Special | 40 | 100% | 80% |
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The Wymering School
Portsmouth, PO6 3YB |
Special | 65 | 100% | 46.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Discovery Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 97 | Sign in to see | |
|
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE |
Special | 195 | ||
|
Lighthouse School Leeds
Leeds, LS16 6QB |
Special | 88 | ||
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Marchbank Free School
Darlington, DL3 9BL |
Special | 53 | ||
|
Carew Academy
Wallington, SM6 7NH |
Special | 246 | ||
|
Adelaide School
Crewe, CW1 3DT |
Special | 91 | ||
|
Walton Hall Academy
Stafford, ST21 6JR |
Special | 201 | ||
|
Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy
Swanley, BR8 8DR |
Special | 124 | ||
|
Cuckmere House School
Seaford, BN25 4BA |
Special | 81 | ||
|
St Mary's School
Heathfield, TN21 0BT |
Special | 88 | ||
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Cicely Haughton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0BX |
Special | 59 | ||
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Loxley Hall School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8RS |
Special | 103 | ||
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Bedelsford School
Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2QZ |
Special | 129 | ||
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Spa School Camberwell
London, SE5 7EW |
Special | 101 | ||
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Wightwick Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8DA |
Special | 139 | ||
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Grafham Grange School
Guildford, GU5 0LH |
Special | 74 | ||
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Brantridge School
Haywards Heath, RH17 6EQ |
Special | 69 | ||
|
The Grove
London, N17 6AR |
Special | 128 | ||
|
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB |
Special | 236 | ||
|
Littlegreen Academy
Chichester, PO18 9NW |
Special | 78 | ||
|
Becton School
Sheffield, S20 1NZ |
Special | 125 | ||
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Shenstone Lodge School
Lichfield, WS14 0LB |
Special | 118 | ||
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Hamilton School
Reading, RG1 5SG |
Special | 60 | ||
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North Star 82°
Bristol, BS10 7AH |
Special | 69 | ||
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Woodlands School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5PJ |
Special | 57 | ||
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Lea Hall Academy
Birmingham, B33 9QY |
Special | 70 | ||
|
Penn Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV4 5HP |
Special | 135 | ||
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Portland School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9JG |
Special | 114 | ||
|
Corley Academy
Coventry, CV7 8AZ |
Special | 149 | ||
|
Brompton Hall School
Scarborough, YO13 9DB |
Special | 83 | ||