Tulip 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
Tulip Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 215 100% 54.9%
Northgate School Academy Trust
Northampton, NN2 6LR
Special 274 100% 37.6%
Fosse Way School
Bath, BA3 3AL
Special 224 100% 50%
Nethergate Academy
Nottingham, NG11 8HX
Special 172 100% 59.9%
Lime Academy Hornbeam
London, E17 5NT
Special 291 100% 48.6%
The Cedars Academy
Gateshead, NE9 6QD
Special 243 100% 54.7%
Friars Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
Special 143 100% 48.3%
Billing Brook Special School
Northampton, NN3 8EZ
Special 256 100% 41.8%
The Cavendish High Academy
Runcorn, WA7 4YX
Special 107 100% 62.6%
Newton Bridge Academy
Grantham, NG31 9AX
Special 258 100% 46.5%
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD
Special 208 100% 55.3%
Stone Lodge Academy
Ipswich, IP2 9HW
Special 173 100% 46.8%
Pentland Field School
Uxbridge, UB10 8TS
Special 171 100% 43.9%
Isebrook School
Kettering, NN15 6PT
Special 252 100% 42.9%
Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy
Swanley, BR8 8DR
Special 135 100% 43.7%
Danecourt School
Gillingham, ME8 6AA
Special 257 100% 53.3%
Abbey School
Rotherham, S61 2RA
Special 234 100% 54.3%
Daventry Hill School
Daventry, NN11 0QE
Special 223 100% 35%
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 158 100% 50.6%
Oak Lodge School
London, N2 0QY
Special 188 100% 46.8%
Hallmoor School
Birmingham, B33 0DL
Special 294 100% 71.8%
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Special 129 100% 40.3%
Welcombe Hills School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6TQ
Special 174 100% 48.9%
Churchill Park Complex Needs School
King's Lynn, PE30 4RP
Special 229 100% 56.3%
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 142 100% 40.1%
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 161 100% 55.3%
St Martins School
Derby, DE24 0BT
Special 243 100% 50.2%
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 260 89.7% 49.4%
The Willows School
Rotherham, S66 9NT
Special 190 100% 54.2%
Newman School
Rotherham, S60 3LX
Special 187 100% 59.9%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Tulip Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 215 Sign in to see
Beacon Hill Academy
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY
Special 73
The Woodlands Academy
Scarborough, YO12 6QN
Special 138
Glyne Gap School
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2PU
Special 130
Friars Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
Special 143
The Cavendish High Academy
Runcorn, WA7 4YX
Special 107
The Beech Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6DX
Special 114
Stone Lodge Academy
Ipswich, IP2 9HW
Special 173
Blackfriars Academy
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF
Special 120
Torfield School
Hastings, TN34 3JT
Special 102
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU
Special 69
Lime Academy Ravensbourne
Romford, RM3 8HN
Special 86
Joseph Norton Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 9JU
Special 61
Gosberton House Academy
Spalding, PE11 4EW
Special 99
Brays School
Birmingham, B26 1NS
Special 91
Woodlands Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ
Special 95
Lancaster School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Special 131
Culverhill School
Bristol, BS37 8SZ
Special 155
Bennerley Fields School
Ilkeston, DE7 8QZ
Special 103
Stanton Vale School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP
Special 118
Holbrook School for Autism
Belper, DE56 0TE
Special 160
Warren School
Lowestoft, NR33 8HT
Special 141
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 161
St Giles' Spencer Academy
Derby, DE21 6BT
Special 148
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 181
Foxfields Academy
Blaby, LE8 4FE
Special 98
Millgate School
Leicester, LE2 6DW
Special 124
Peak Academy
Dursley, GL11 5HD
Special 64
Bracken Hill School
Nottingham, NG17 7HZ
Special 173
Milton School
Mexborough, S64 8QG
Special 167