Knowle DGE 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
Knowle DGE Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 166 100% 75.3%
Tregonwell Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6QP
Special 145 100% 70.4%
Nyland School
Swindon, SN3 3RD
Special 80 100% 59.7%
Marchbank Free School
Darlington, DL3 9BL
Special 53 100% 75.5%
Cloughwood Academy
Northwich, CW8 1NU
Special 122 100% 70.5%
Newlands Academy
London, SE15 3AZ
Special 72 100% 58.6%
Kingfisher School
Redditch, B98 0HF
Special 139 100% 60.9%
Springwell Special Academy
Barnsley, S71 2AY
Special 117 100% 67.5%
Trinity Academy Newcastle
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 8XJ
Special 198 100% 86.2%
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU
Special 85 100% 65.9%
St Mary's School
Heathfield, TN21 0BT
Special 88 100% 54.5%
Bridgeview Special School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD
Special 62 100% 75.8%
Riverside Meadows Academy
St Neots, PE19 1EA
Special 107 100% 72%
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ
Special 100 100% 58%
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB
Special 82 100% 67.1%
St Luke's Academy
Swindon, SN2 7AS
Special 79 100% 68.4%
Unified Academy
Dorking, RH5 4DB
Special 61 100% 83.6%
Trinity Academy New Bridge
Sunderland, SR5 3NF
Special 134 100% 70.9%
Shenstone Lodge School
Lichfield, WS14 0LB
Special 118 100% 72.9%
The Harbour School
Portsmouth, PO2 8RA
Special 200 100% 77.2%
Northern House Academy
Oxford, OX2 7JN
Special 87 100% 55.2%
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA
Special 64 100% 57.8%
Soundwell Academy
Kingswood, BS16 4RL
Special 133 100% 62.4%
North Star 82°
Bristol, BS10 7AH
Special 69 100% 81.2%
North Star 240°
Bristol, BS11 0QA
Special 76 100% 81.6%
The Promise School
Okehampton, EX20 1GH
Special 46 100% 67.4%
Elements Academy
Sheffield, S25 2NF
Special 170 100% 64.7%
Mount Tamar School
Plymouth, PL5 2EF
Special 106 100% 70.8%
Peak Academy
Dursley, GL11 5HD
Special 58 100% 65.5%
Brunel School
Paignton, TQ3 2AL
Special 54 100% 79.6%

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
Knowle DGE Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 166 Sign in to see
The Avenue Special School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 233
Columbus School and College
Chelmsford, CM1 4ZB
Special 283
Oakwood Academy
Eccles, M30 9DY
Special 315
Maplefields Academy
Corby, NN18 0TH
Special 116
New Bridge School
Oldham, OL8 3PH
Special 644
Abbey Hill Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8BU
Special 352
Three Ways School
Bath, BA2 5RF
Special 236
Whitefield School
London, E17 4AZ
Special 374
Highfield Littleport Academy
Ely, CB6 1LJ
Special 143
The Bridge Integrated Learning Space
London, N1 0HY
Special 27
Greenacre School
Barnsley, S70 6RG
Special 336
Ramsden Hall Academy
Billericay, CM11 1HN
Special 100
The Bridge School
London, N7 9LD
Special 246
Clarendon School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL
Special 165
Spring Brook Academy
Oldham, M35 0DQ
Special 111
Treetops School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 309
Hob Moor Oaks Academy
York, YO24 4PS
Special 118
Beckfoot Phoenix
Keighley, BD22 6HZ
Special 111
Grange School
Manchester, M12 4GR
Special 263
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU
Special 126
The Village School
London, NW9 0JY
Special 323
Kemball School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3JD
Special 218
Watermill School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6JZ
Special 238
Thomas Bewick School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2LW
Special 337
The Milestone School
Gloucester, GL2 9EU
Special 327
Springfield School
WITNEY, OX28 1AR
Special 107
Capella House School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL
Special 67
Snowfields Academy
Maidstone, ME14 5GA
Special 232
The Warwickshire Academy
Coventry, CV7 9RA
Special 51