The Avenue School

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
The Avenue School
(Your chosen school)
Special 100 100% 43%
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Special 114 100% 47.4%
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Special 143 100% 44.8%
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL
Special 84 100% 28.6%
The Bridge Integrated Learning Space
London, N1 0HY
Special 31 100% 80.6%
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL
Special 173 100% 36.4%
E-Act Venturers' Academy
Bristol, BS13 9AX
Special 256 100% 49.2%
Vanguard School
London, SE11 6QH
Special 63 100% 52.4%
Strathmore School
Twickenham, TW1 4DQ
Special 114 100% 35.1%
The Bridge Satellite Provision
London, N19 3DL
Special 51 100% 64.7%
Branthwaite Academy
Workington, CA14 4SS
Special 66 100% 36.4%
Spa School Camberwell
London, SE5 7EW
Special 113 100% 70.8%
The Windmill School
Barnet, EN5 5TS
Special 40 100% 45%
Manor School
London, NW10 3NT
Special 204 100% 41.2%
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR
Special 121 100% 30.6%
The Springfields Academy
Calne, SN11 0DS
Special 241 100% 51.9%
The Grove
London, N17 6AR
Special 147 100% 41.5%
Holbrook School for Autism
Belper, DE56 0TE
Special 160 100% 52.5%
Spa School, Bermondsey
London, SE1 5RN
Special 114 100% 63.2%
The Chalet School
Swindon, SN3 6EX
Special 87 100% 32.2%
Woodside Academy
Erith, DA8 3PB
Special 207 100% 33.3%
Addington Valley Academy
Croydon, CR0 9AZ
Special 132 100% 50.8%
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR
Special 64 100% 48.4%
The Cavendish School
Impington, CB24 9LY
Special 116 100% 30.2%
Cornerstone School
Belvedere, DA17 6DW
Special 99 100% 43.4%
Elm Tree Primary Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0TB
Special 88 100% 44.3%
The Hawthorns School
Chelmsford, CM1 2XT
Special 30 100% 20%
The Heights Academy
Solihull, B36 0DD
Special 49 100% 55.1%
Spring School
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 7AB
Special 49 100% 34.7%
Connaught Special School
London, E13 9BT
Special 26 100% 46.2%

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
The Avenue School
(Your chosen school)
Special 100 Sign in to see
Grangewood School
Northolt, UB5 6GG
Special 136
The St Marylebone Church of England Bridge School
London, W10 4LE
Special 71
Lift Newlands
London, SE15 3AZ
Special 80
Forest Bridge School
Maidenhead, SL6 1BN
Special 122
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 157
Horizon Academy
London, E6 6FE
Special 69
The Windmill School
Barnet, EN5 5TS
Special 40
Halcyon Way School
Oldham Ol9 9QE
Special 118
Discovery Special Academy
Middlesbrough, TS5 7YN
Special 171
Pathways School
Dagenham, RM10 9NH
Special 73
Addington Valley Academy
Croydon, CR0 9AZ
Special 132
Prospect House Specialist Support Primary School
MANCHESTER, M9 8LT
Special 153
The Ropemakers' Academy
Hailsham, BN27 1FB
Special 111
Hatchside School
Ilford, IG2 7SR
Special 70
Chiltern Way Academy Austen
BASINGSTOKE, RG24 9BP
Special 131
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 154
The Cavendish School
Impington, CB24 9LY
Special 116
Duke of Lancaster School
Fakenham, NR21 9DQ
Special 101
The Promise School
Okehampton, EX20 1GH
Special 79
Brook Academy
Gloucester, GL3 4ZN
Special 64
The Keystone Academy
Shrewsbury, SY5 8PY
Special 111
Salmons Brook School
Enfield, EN3 5PB
Special 63
Elm Tree Primary Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0TB
Special 88
The Hawthorns School
Chelmsford, CM1 2XT
Special 30
The Compass School
Romford, RM7 9NU
Special 40
The Heights Academy
Solihull, B36 0DD
Special 49
Bloxham Grove Academy
Banbury, OX15 4UL
Special 77
Hill View School
Martock, TA12 6GD
Special 55
Marjorie McClure School
Chislehurst, BR7 6FG
Special 119