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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Tulip Academy
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Special | 214 | 100% | 53.7% | 
| 
                                Northgate School Academy Trust
                                 Northampton, NN2 6LR  | 
                            Special | 256 | 100% | 32.8% | 
| 
                                Fosse Way School
                                 Bath, BA3 3AL  | 
                            Special | 226 | 100% | 47.8% | 
| 
                                Lime Academy Hornbeam
                                 London, E17 5NT  | 
                            Special | 284 | 100% | 49.1% | 
| 
                                Charlton Park Academy
                                 London, SE7 8HX  | 
                            Special | 221 | 100% | 53.2% | 
| 
                                The Cedars Academy
                                 Gateshead, NE9 6QD  | 
                            Special | 231 | 100% | 51.5% | 
| 
                                Friars Academy
                                 Wellingborough, NN8 2LA  | 
                            Special | 151 | 100% | 45% | 
| 
                                Woodfield School
                                 London, NW9 7LY  | 
                            Special | 192 | 100% | 53.6% | 
| 
                                Walton Hall Academy
                                 Stafford, ST21 6JR  | 
                            Special | 201 | 100% | 44.8% | 
| 
                                Grantham Additional Needs Fellowship
                                 Grantham, NG31 9AX  | 
                            Special | 251 | 100% | 42.2% | 
| 
                                Riverbank School
                                 Coventry, CV3 2QD  | 
                            Special | 198 | 100% | 55.6% | 
| 
                                Pentland Field School
                                 Uxbridge, UB10 8TS  | 
                            Special | 168 | 100% | 43.5% | 
| 
                                Isebrook School
                                 Kettering, NN15 6PT  | 
                            Special | 250 | 100% | 40% | 
| 
                                Danecourt School
                                 Gillingham, ME8 6AA  | 
                            Special | 254 | 100% | 45.7% | 
| 
                                Manor Academy Sale
                                 Sale, M33 5JX  | 
                            Special | 207 | 100% | 47.8% | 
| 
                                St Lawrence School
                                 Horncastle, LN9 5EJ  | 
                            Special | 181 | 100% | 59.7% | 
| 
                                Abbey School
                                 Rotherham, S61 2RA  | 
                            Special | 218 | 100% | 55% | 
| 
                                Daventry Hill School
                                 Daventry, NN11 0QE  | 
                            Special | 221 | 100% | 37.1% | 
| 
                                Oak Lodge School
                                 London, N2 0QY  | 
                            Special | 199 | 100% | 42.2% | 
| 
                                Hallmoor School
                                 Birmingham, B33 0DL  | 
                            Special | 273 | 100% | 63% | 
| 
                                Welcombe Hills School
                                 Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6TQ  | 
                            Special | 184 | 100% | 45.1% | 
| 
                                Churchill Park Complex Needs School
                                 King's Lynn, PE30 4RP  | 
                            Special | 230 | 100% | 53.9% | 
| 
                                Red Kite Academy
                                 Corby, NN18 0BX  | 
                            Special | 136 | 100% | 35.3% | 
| 
                                Kemball School
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3JD  | 
                            Special | 218 | 100% | 57.3% | 
| 
                                Ashgate Croft School
                                 Chesterfield, S40 4BN  | 
                            Special | 154 | 100% | 59.1% | 
| 
                                St Martins School
                                 Derby, DE24 0BT  | 
                            Special | 230 | 100% | 50% | 
| 
                                Stubbin Wood School
                                 Mansfield, NG20 8QF  | 
                            Special | 237 | 86.5% | 44.7% | 
| 
                                The Martin Bacon Academy
                                 Northstowe, CB24 1DH  | 
                            Special | 127 | 100% | 37% | 
| 
                                Green Meadows Academy
                                 Leeds, LS20 8LS  | 
                            Special | 218 | 100% | 48.6% | 
| 
                                The Willows School
                                 Rotherham, S66 9NT  | 
                            Special | 185 | 100% | 49.2% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Tulip Academy
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Special | 214 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Beacon Hill Academy
                                 South Ockendon, RM15 5AY  | 
                            Special | 71 | ||
| 
                                The Woodlands Academy
                                 Scarborough, YO12 6QN  | 
                            Special | 136 | ||
| 
                                Glyne Gap School
                                 Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2PU  | 
                            Special | 118 | ||
| 
                                The Cavendish High Academy
                                 Runcorn, WA7 4YX  | 
                            Special | 108 | ||
| 
                                The Beech Academy
                                 Mansfield, NG19 6DX  | 
                            Special | 106 | ||
| 
                                Carwarden House Community School
                                 Camberley, GU15 1EJ  | 
                            Special | 156 | ||
| 
                                Westlands Academy
                                 Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9RA  | 
                            Special | 83 | ||
| 
                                Blackfriars Academy
                                 Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF  | 
                            Special | 118 | ||
| 
                                Torfield School
                                 Hastings, TN34 3JT  | 
                            Special | 101 | ||
| 
                                New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
                                 St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU  | 
                            Special | 85 | ||
| 
                                Gosberton House Academy
                                 Spalding, PE11 4EW  | 
                            Special | 101 | ||
| 
                                Courtlands School
                                 Plymouth, PL6 5JS  | 
                            Special | 107 | ||
| 
                                Brays School
                                 Birmingham, B26 1NS  | 
                            Special | 106 | ||
| 
                                The Bridge School
                                 Birmingham, B73 6UE  | 
                            Special | 90 | ||
| 
                                Woodlands Academy
                                 Nottingham, NG8 3EZ  | 
                            Special | 91 | ||
| 
                                Yeoman Park Academy
                                 Mansfield, NG19 8PS  | 
                            Special | 108 | ||
| 
                                Lancaster School
                                 Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT  | 
                            Special | 131 | ||
| 
                                Bennerley Fields School
                                 Ilkeston, DE7 8QZ  | 
                            Special | 101 | ||
| 
                                Stanton Vale School
                                 Nottingham, NG10 3NP  | 
                            Special | 113 | ||
| 
                                Holbrook School for Autism
                                 Belper, DE56 0TE  | 
                            Special | 147 | ||
| 
                                Warren School
                                 Lowestoft, NR33 8HT  | 
                            Special | 131 | ||
| 
                                Ashgate Croft School
                                 Chesterfield, S40 4BN  | 
                            Special | 154 | ||
| 
                                St Giles' Spencer Academy
                                 Derby, DE21 6BT  | 
                            Special | 148 | ||
| 
                                Belmont School
                                 Cheltenham, GL51 3AT  | 
                            Special | 191 | ||
| 
                                The Forest School
                                 Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ  | 
                            Special | 147 | ||
| 
                                Bramley Oak Academy
                                 Guildford, GU5 0BJ  | 
                            Special | 56 | ||
| 
                                Foxfields Academy
                                 Blaby, LE8 4FE  | 
                            Special | 89 | ||
| 
                                Millgate School
                                 Leicester, LE2 6DW  | 
                            Special | 130 | ||
| 
                                Milton School
                                 Mexborough, S64 8QG  | 
                            Special | 148 | ||