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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 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 | ||