Ash Trees 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
Ash Trees Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 183 100% 43.7%
Priory School
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7BH
Special 224 100% 47.3%
The Iffley Academy
Oxford, OX4 4DU
Special 179 100% 45.3%
Oak Wood Primary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 138 100% 44.9%
The St Marylebone Church of England Bridge School
London, W10 4LE
Special 71 100% 52.1%
Kingsbury Academy
Coventry, CV6 1PJ
Special 102 100% 40.2%
Newton Bridge Academy
Grantham, NG31 9AX
Special 258 100% 46.5%
Grove House School
Brentwood, CM15 9DA
Special 126 100% 24.6%
Warren Wood - A Specialist Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 1PU
Special 118 100% 63.6%
St Lawrence School
Horncastle, LN9 5EJ
Special 180 100% 58.3%
The Orchards
Stretford, M32 9TG
Special 141 100% 54.9%
Nancealverne School
Penzance, TR20 8TP
Special 128 100% 50.8%
Doubletrees School
Par, PL24 2DS
Special 103 100% 49.5%
Springfield School
Leek, ST13 6LQ
Special 71 100% 32.4%
Halcyon Way School
Oldham Ol9 9QE
Special 118 100% 46.6%
Courtlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5JS
Special 108 100% 50.9%
Cherry Trees School
Wolverhampton, WV5 0AX
Special 59 100% 47.5%
West Hill School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 153 100% 41.2%
Beckfoot Phoenix
Keighley, BD22 6HZ
Special 113 100% 36.3%
Rocklands School
Lichfield, WS13 7PH
Special 139 100% 46%
Brookfields School
Widnes, WA8 3JA
Special 131 100% 50.4%
Two Rivers Primary School
Tamworth, B77 4EN
Special 132 100% 37.9%
The Abbey School
Farnham, GU9 8DY
Special 157 100% 42%
Capella House School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL
Special 87 100% 42.5%
The Park School
Woking, GU22 7AT
Special 111 100% 39.6%
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 181 100% 42%
North Ridge Community School
Doncaster, DN6 7EF
Special 161 100% 46%
Castle EAST School
Bungay, NR35 1JS
Special 120 100% 41.7%
Springwell School
Hartlepool, TS26 0TB
Special 99 100% 48%
Sladewood Academy
Stroud, GL5 1NL
Special 55 100% 32.7%

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
Ash Trees Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 183 Sign in to see
Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS
Special 134
Kingsley Special Academy
Kettering, NN15 5DP
Special 163
Nethergate Academy
Nottingham, NG11 8HX
Special 172
Stephenson Academy
Milton Keynes, MK14 6AX
Special 117
Barbara Priestman Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7QN
Special 190
Hope Wood Academy
Durham, SR8 3LP
Special 227
Grange Academy
Bedford, MK42 8AU
Special 152
Park Community Academy
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 328
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Oxford, OX3 8DD
Special 31
INSPIRE Free Special School
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 90
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Special 171
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW
Special 238
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB
Special 114
Hailey Hall School
Hertford, SG13 7PB
Special 83
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ
Special 183
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 158
West Hill School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 153
Westbury Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3BT
Special 119
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 103
Kingsdown School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT
Special 130
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215
Welcombe Hills School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6TQ
Special 174
Queensway
Telford, TF4 3PP
Special 129
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 204
The Abbey School
Farnham, GU9 8DY
Special 157
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG
Special 211
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 197
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 144
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 156