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 |