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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
E-Act Venturers' Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 256 | 100% | 49.2% |
|
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ |
Special | 114 | 100% | 47.4% |
|
Hollinwood Academy
Oldham, OL8 3PT |
Special | 284 | 100% | 48.6% |
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Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL |
Special | 84 | 100% | 28.6% |
|
The Bridge Satellite Provision
London, N19 3DL |
Special | 51 | 100% | 64.7% |
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Branthwaite Academy
Workington, CA14 4SS |
Special | 66 | 100% | 36.4% |
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The Avenue School
London, NW6 7BH |
Special | 100 | 100% | 43% |
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Spa School Camberwell
London, SE5 7EW |
Special | 113 | 100% | 70.8% |
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The Windmill School
Barnet, EN5 5TS |
Special | 40 | 100% | 45% |
|
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR |
Special | 121 | 100% | 30.6% |
|
The Springfields Academy
Calne, SN11 0DS |
Special | 241 | 100% | 51.9% |
|
Grange School
Manchester, M12 4GR |
Special | 275 | 100% | 68.4% |
|
The Grove
London, N17 6AR |
Special | 147 | 100% | 41.5% |
|
Holbrook School for Autism
Belper, DE56 0TE |
Special | 160 | 100% | 52.5% |
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Spa School, Bermondsey
London, SE1 5RN |
Special | 114 | 100% | 63.2% |
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Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG |
Special | 211 | 100% | 39.8% |
|
The Chalet School
Swindon, SN3 6EX |
Special | 87 | 100% | 32.2% |
|
Thomas Bewick School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2LW |
Special | 360 | 100% | 57.2% |
|
Woodside Academy
Erith, DA8 3PB |
Special | 207 | 100% | 33.3% |
|
Harry Watts Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5JA |
Special | 175 | 100% | 51.4% |
|
Leigh Academy Snowfields
Maidstone, ME14 5GA |
Special | 303 | 100% | 34.7% |
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Addington Valley Academy
Croydon, CR0 9AZ |
Special | 132 | 100% | 50.8% |
|
Orchard Manor School
Dawlish, EX7 9SF |
Special | 219 | 100% | 42.9% |
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The Cavendish School
Impington, CB24 9LY |
Special | 116 | 100% | 30.2% |
|
Cornerstone School
Belvedere, DA17 6DW |
Special | 99 | 100% | 43.4% |
|
Leycroft Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UE |
Special | 171 | 100% | 54.4% |
|
Elm Tree Primary Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0TB |
Special | 88 | 100% | 44.3% |
|
Tettenhall Wood School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF |
Special | 170 | 100% | 57.6% |
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The Heights Academy
Solihull, B36 0DD |
Special | 49 | 100% | 55.1% |
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Spring School
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 7AB |
Special | 49 | 100% | 34.7% |
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
E-Act Venturers' Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 256 | Sign in to see | |
|
Nyland School
Swindon, SN3 3RD |
Special | 78 | ||
|
Lift Crescent View
Cheltenham, GL52 5QH |
Special | 67 | ||
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Glyne Gap School
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2PU |
Special | 130 | ||
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Longspee Academy
Poole, BH17 8PJ |
Special | 111 | ||
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Riversides School
Worcester, WR1 3HZ |
Special | 69 | ||
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The Cavendish High Academy
Runcorn, WA7 4YX |
Special | 107 | ||
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North Star 180°
Bath, BA2 5RF |
Special | 103 | ||
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The Beech Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6DX |
Special | 114 | ||
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Finch Woods Academy
Liverpool, L26 0TY |
Special | 82 | ||
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Green Gates Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 0JD |
Special | 55 | ||
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Nancealverne School
Penzance, TR20 8TP |
Special | 128 | ||
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Joseph Norton Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 9JU |
Special | 61 | ||
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Gosberton House Academy
Spalding, PE11 4EW |
Special | 99 | ||
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Phoenix Academy
Walsall, WS3 2ED |
Special | 48 | ||
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Broadmeadow Special School
Wolverhampton, WV1 4AL |
Special | 73 | ||
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Courtlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5JS |
Special | 108 | ||
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Redgate Primary Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6EL |
Special | 58 | ||
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The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE |
Special | 90 | ||
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Cherry Trees School
Wolverhampton, WV5 0AX |
Special | 59 | ||
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Aspire Academy
Welling, DA16 1JB |
Special | 64 | ||
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The Link School
Croydon, CR0 4PG |
Special | 157 | ||
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Culverhill School
Bristol, BS37 8SZ |
Special | 155 | ||
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Bennerley Fields School
Ilkeston, DE7 8QZ |
Special | 103 | ||
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The Chalet School
Swindon, SN3 6EX |
Special | 87 | ||
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ACE Tiverton Special School
Tiverton, EX16 5HB |
Special | 115 | ||
|
St Giles' Spencer Academy
Derby, DE21 6BT |
Special | 148 | ||
|
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT |
Special | 181 | ||
|
Fen Rivers Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 2HU |
Special | 82 | ||
|
Oakgrove School
Cheadle, SK8 3BU |
Special | 39 | ||