Quest 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
Quest Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 100 100% 45%
The Woodlands Academy
Scarborough, YO12 6QN
Special 138 100% 60.1%
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 94 100% 44.7%
Longspee Academy
Poole, BH17 8PJ
Special 111 100% 60.4%
Littledown School
Slough, SL1 3QW
Special 37 100% 59.5%
Friars Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
Special 143 100% 48.3%
The Cavendish High Academy
Runcorn, WA7 4YX
Special 107 100% 62.6%
Discovery Academy
Nuneaton, CV11 5SS
Special 102 100% 62.7%
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB
Special 82 100% 62.2%
Castlewood School
Birmingham, B36 9LF
Special 99 100% 71.7%
Lime Academy Forest Approach
Romford, RM3 9YA
Special 129 100% 54.3%
St Mary's School
Heathfield, TN21 0BT
Special 84 100% 58.3%
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Special 129 100% 40.3%
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ
Special 117 100% 58.1%
Wightwick Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8DA
Special 164 100% 45.1%
Brantridge School
Haywards Heath, RH17 6EQ
Special 77 100% 41.6%
Queensway
Telford, TF4 3PP
Special 129 100% 51.2%
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 142 100% 40.1%
ACE Tiverton Special School
Tiverton, EX16 5HB
Special 115 100% 41.7%
Northern House Academy
Oxford, OX2 7JN
Special 85 100% 51.8%
Bader Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2EW
Special 120 100% 45%
Soundwell Academy
Kingswood, BS16 4RL
Special 140 100% 60.7%
Beckmead College
London, SE25 5RR
Special 84 100% 50%
The Promise School
Okehampton, EX20 1GH
Special 79 100% 65.8%
The Keystone Academy
Shrewsbury, SY5 8PY
Special 111 100% 44.1%
The Wymering School
Portsmouth, PO6 3YB
Special 73 100% 50.7%
SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning)
Salisbury, SP2 7EU
Special 85 100% 57.6%
Bloxham Grove Academy
Banbury, OX15 4UL
Special 77 100% 50.6%
Beechcliffe Special School
Keighley, BD20 6ED
Special 244 100% 53.3%
Hopescourt School
West Molesey, KT8 1QW
Special 72 100% 38.9%

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
Quest Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 100 Sign in to see
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 91
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Special 114
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 59
Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB
Special 71
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Special 143
Eden School
Blackburn, BB2 4NW
Special 59
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB
Special 82
Langham Oaks
Colchester, CO4 5PA
Special 75
The Bridge Integrated Learning Space
London, N1 0HY
Special 31
The Mendip School
Shepton Mallet, BA4 4FZ
Special 227
Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre
Wolverhampton, WV4 6JP
Special 61
Bridgeview Special School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD
Special 84
St Lawrence School
Horncastle, LN9 5EJ
Special 180
The Orchards
Stretford, M32 9TG
Special 141
Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF
Special 156
Vanguard School
London, SE11 6QH
Special 63
Horizon Academy
London, E6 6FE
Special 69
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR
Special 121
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB
Special 130
SGS Pegasus School
Bristol, BS32 4AJ
Special 128
Mo Mowlam Academy
Redcar, TS10 1PA
Special 102
Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ
Special 74
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA
Special 66
The Axis Academy
Crewe, CW2 8TU
Special 74
The Fusion Academy
Leicester, LE9 8AG
Special 93
High Point Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0JS
Special 108
The Beacon College
Hereford, HR1 1NZ
Special 43
Manor Abbey School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8LG
Special 14
The Maple School
Blackpool, FY4 4RR
Special 40