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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Quest Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 100 | 100% | 37% |
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH |
Special | 167 | 100% | 50.3% |
The Woodlands Academy
Scarborough, YO12 6QN |
Special | 136 | 100% | 58.8% |
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ |
Special | 88 | 100% | 42% |
Longspee Academy
Poole, BH17 8PJ |
Special | 117 | 100% | 61.5% |
Newlands Academy
London, SE15 3AZ |
Special | 72 | 100% | 58.6% |
Discovery Academy
Nuneaton, CV11 5SS |
Special | 97 | 100% | 57.7% |
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB |
Special | 84 | 100% | 67.9% |
Castlewood School
Birmingham, B36 9LF |
Special | 91 | 100% | 68.1% |
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY |
Special | 112 | 100% | 37.5% |
St Mary's School
Heathfield, TN21 0BT |
Special | 88 | 100% | 54.5% |
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU |
Special | 130 | 100% | 36.2% |
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ |
Special | 100 | 100% | 58% |
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE |
Special | 90 | 100% | 48.9% |
Wightwick Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8DA |
Special | 139 | 100% | 41% |
Rocklands School
Lichfield, WS13 7PH |
Special | 138 | 100% | 46.4% |
Brantridge School
Haywards Heath, RH17 6EQ |
Special | 69 | 100% | 42% |
Welcombe Hills School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6TQ |
Special | 184 | 100% | 45.1% |
Queensway
Telford, TF4 3PP |
Special | 118 | 100% | 49.2% |
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX |
Special | 136 | 100% | 35.3% |
ACE Tiverton Special School
Tiverton, EX16 5HB |
Special | 108 | 100% | 35.2% |
Harbour School Dorset
BH20 6NU |
Special | 105 | 100% | 46.7% |
The Martin Bacon Academy
Northstowe, CB24 1DH |
Special | 127 | 100% | 37% |
Northern House Academy
Oxford, OX2 7JN |
Special | 87 | 100% | 55.2% |
The Axis Academy
Crewe, CW2 8TU |
Special | 67 | 100% | 40.3% |
Soundwell Academy
Kingswood, BS16 4RL |
Special | 133 | 100% | 62.4% |
The Promise School
Okehampton, EX20 1GH |
Special | 46 | 100% | 67.4% |
The Keystone Academy
Shrewsbury, SY5 8PY |
Special | 77 | 100% | 41.6% |
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ |
Special | 155 | 100% | 38.7% |
The Wymering School
Portsmouth, PO6 3YB |
Special | 65 | 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
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 | 92 | ||
Grangewood School
Northolt, UB5 6GG |
Special | 138 | ||
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ |
Special | 106 | ||
Greenfields Academy
Grantham, NG31 7US |
Special | 82 | ||
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ |
Special | 55 | ||
Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB |
Special | 70 | ||
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF |
Special | 138 | ||
Eden School
Blackburn, BB2 4NW |
Special | 58 | ||
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB |
Special | 84 | ||
Langham Oaks
Colchester, CO4 5PA |
Special | 73 | ||
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL |
Special | 75 | ||
The Mendip School
Shepton Mallet, BA4 4FZ |
Special | 226 | ||
Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre
Wolverhampton, WV4 6JP |
Special | 51 | ||
Bridgeview Special School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD |
Special | 62 | ||
St Lawrence School
Horncastle, LN9 5EJ |
Special | 181 | ||
The Orchards
Stretford, M32 9TG |
Special | 127 | ||
Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF |
Special | 141 | ||
Vanguard School
London, SE11 6QH |
Special | 64 | ||
Eko Pathways
London, E6 6FE |
Special | 74 | ||
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR |
Special | 119 | ||
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB |
Special | 117 | ||
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX |
Special | 136 | ||
Longford Park School
Manchester, M32 8QJ |
Special | 77 | ||
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA |
Special | 64 | ||
The Axis Academy
Crewe, CW2 8TU |
Special | 67 | ||
The Fusion Academy
Leicester, LE9 8AG |
Special | 85 | ||
High Point Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0JS |
Special | 96 | ||
The Beacon College
Hereford, HR1 1NZ |
Special | 42 | ||
Brunel School
Paignton, TQ3 2AL |
Special | 54 |