Discovery Academy
Schools we chose for benchmarking
This is the set of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's pupil and workforce data against.
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% |
|
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% |
|
Chiltern Way Academy
Aylesbury, HP22 6NL |
Special | 265 | 100% | 49.1% |
|
Riverside Meadows Academy
St Neots, PE19 1EA |
Special | 107 | 100% | 72% |
|
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ |
Special | 100 | 100% | 58% |
|
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE |
Special | 90 | 100% | 48.9% |
|
Venture Academy
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AD |
Special | 46 | 100% | 67.4% |
|
Quest Academy
Rugby, CV22 5PE |
Special | 100 | 100% | 37% |
|
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% |
|
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% |
|
Soundwell Academy
Kingswood, BS16 4RL |
Special | 133 | 100% | 62.4% |
|
The Promise School
Okehampton, EX20 1GH |
Special | 46 | 100% | 67.4% |
|
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% |
|
The Wymering School
Portsmouth, PO6 3YB |
Special | 65 | 100% | 46.2% |