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 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
Schools we've chosen
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