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 | 102 | 100% | 62.7% |
|
The Courtyard Islington
London, N7 8LT |
Special | 68 | 100% | 51.5% |
|
The Woodlands Academy
Scarborough, YO12 6QN |
Special | 138 | 100% | 60.1% |
|
James Brindley School
Birmingham, B15 2AF |
Special | 277 | 100% | 47.5% |
|
Longspee Academy
Poole, BH17 8PJ |
Special | 111 | 100% | 60.4% |
|
Littledown School
Slough, SL1 3QW |
Special | 37 | 100% | 59.5% |
|
Riversides School
Worcester, WR1 3HZ |
Special | 69 | 100% | 76.8% |
|
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB |
Special | 82 | 100% | 62.2% |
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Castlewood School
Birmingham, B36 9LF |
Special | 99 | 100% | 71.7% |
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Cuckmere House School
Seaford, BN25 4BA |
Special | 85 | 100% | 68.2% |
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St Mary's School
Heathfield, TN21 0BT |
Special | 84 | 100% | 58.3% |
|
Chiltern Way Academy
Aylesbury, HP22 6NL |
Special | 285 | 100% | 50.5% |
|
Broadmeadow Special School
Wolverhampton, WV1 4AL |
Special | 73 | 100% | 60.3% |
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Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ |
Special | 117 | 100% | 58.1% |
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The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE |
Special | 90 | 100% | 55.6% |
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Woodlands Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ |
Special | 95 | 100% | 67% |
|
Quest Academy
Rugby, CV22 5PE |
Special | 100 | 100% | 45% |
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Queensway
Telford, TF4 3PP |
Special | 129 | 100% | 51.2% |
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Churchward School
Swindon, SN25 2PP |
Special | 127 | 100% | 41.7% |
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Harbour School Dorset
BH20 6NU |
Special | 140 | 100% | 53.6% |
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St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ |
Special | 160 | 100% | 56.9% |
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Chaffinch Brook School
Croydon, CR0 6NA |
Special | 93 | 100% | 76.3% |
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Discovery Academy
Sheffield, S2 3QF |
Special | 108 | 100% | 57.4% |
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River Tees Academy Grangetown
Middlesbrough, TS3 7EA |
Special | 52 | 100% | 76.9% |
|
The Wymering School
Portsmouth, PO6 3YB |
Special | 73 | 100% | 50.7% |
|
Kenwood Academy
Sheffield, S7 1HQ |
Special | 252 | 100% | 35.7% |
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The Flagship School
Hastings, TN34 2AE |
Special | 61 | 100% | 62.3% |
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SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning)
Salisbury, SP2 7EU |
Special | 85 | 100% | 57.6% |
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Baginton Fields Academy
Coventry, CV3 4EA |
Special | 128 | 100% | 54.7% |
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Hopescourt School
West Molesey, KT8 1QW |
Special | 72 | 100% | 38.9% |
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Discovery Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 102 | Sign in to see | |
|
Pencalenick School
Truro, TR1 1TE |
Special | 201 | ||
|
Marchbank Free School
Darlington, DL3 9BL |
Special | 55 | ||
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Adelaide School
Crewe, CW1 3DT |
Special | 89 | ||
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Walton Hall Academy
Stafford, ST21 6JR |
Special | 216 | ||
|
Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy
Swanley, BR8 8DR |
Special | 135 | ||
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Cuckmere House School
Seaford, BN25 4BA |
Special | 85 | ||
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St Mary's School
Heathfield, TN21 0BT |
Special | 84 | ||
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Cicely Haughton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0BX |
Special | 56 | ||
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Loxley Hall School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8RS |
Special | 101 | ||
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Bedelsford School
Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2QZ |
Special | 133 | ||
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Sutton House Academy
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG |
Special | 89 | ||
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Spa School Camberwell
London, SE5 7EW |
Special | 113 | ||
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Manor School
London, NW10 3NT |
Special | 204 | ||
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Wightwick Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8DA |
Special | 164 | ||
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Kingswode Hoe School
Colchester, CO3 3QJ |
Special | 154 | ||
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Grafham Grange School
Guildford, GU5 0LH |
Special | 70 | ||
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Brantridge School
Haywards Heath, RH17 6EQ |
Special | 77 | ||
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The Grove
London, N17 6AR |
Special | 147 | ||
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The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB |
Special | 250 | ||
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Littlegreen Academy
Chichester, PO18 9NW |
Special | 80 | ||
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Crosshill Special School
Darwen, BB3 1HZ |
Special | 175 | ||
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Kingfisher Academy
Sheffield, S20 1NZ |
Special | 132 | ||
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Shenstone Lodge School
Lichfield, WS14 0LB |
Special | 125 | ||
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North Star 82°
Bristol, BS10 7AH |
Special | 61 | ||
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Woodlands School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5PJ |
Special | 55 | ||
|
Castle EAST School
Bungay, NR35 1JS |
Special | 120 | ||
|
Penn Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV4 5HP |
Special | 139 | ||
|
Corley Academy
Coventry, CV7 8AZ |
Special | 162 | ||
|
Brompton Hall School
Scarborough, YO13 9DB |
Special | 75 | ||