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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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% |
|
Castlewood School
Birmingham, B36 9LF |
Special | 99 | 100% | 71.7% |
|
Cuckmere House School
Seaford, BN25 4BA |
Special | 85 | 100% | 68.2% |
|
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% |
|
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ |
Special | 117 | 100% | 58.1% |
|
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE |
Special | 90 | 100% | 55.6% |
|
Woodlands Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ |
Special | 95 | 100% | 67% |
|
Quest Academy
Rugby, CV22 5PE |
Special | 100 | 100% | 45% |
|
Queensway
Telford, TF4 3PP |
Special | 129 | 100% | 51.2% |
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Churchward School
Swindon, SN25 2PP |
Special | 127 | 100% | 41.7% |
|
Harbour School Dorset
BH20 6NU |
Special | 140 | 100% | 53.6% |
|
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% |
|
Discovery Academy
Sheffield, S2 3QF |
Special | 108 | 100% | 57.4% |
|
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% |
|
The Flagship School
Hastings, TN34 2AE |
Special | 61 | 100% | 62.3% |
|
SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning)
Salisbury, SP2 7EU |
Special | 85 | 100% | 57.6% |
|
Baginton Fields Academy
Coventry, CV3 4EA |
Special | 128 | 100% | 54.7% |
|
Hopescourt School
West Molesey, KT8 1QW |
Special | 72 | 100% | 38.9% |