Red Kite 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
Red Kite Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 136 100% 35.3%
Northgate School Academy Trust
Northampton, NN2 6LR
Special 256 100% 32.8%
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 183 100% 41.5%
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET
Special 122 100% 35.2%
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 167 100% 50.3%
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 88 100% 42%
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Special 155 100% 33.5%
The Ridgeway School
Farnham, GU9 8HB
Special 111 100% 32.1%
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 151 100% 44.4%
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 144 100% 46.5%
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Special 130 100% 36.2%
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90 100% 48.9%
Kingswode Hoe School
Colchester, CO3 3QJ
Special 151 100% 51%
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Special 124 100% 39.5%
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU
Special 126 100% 31%
Stanton Vale School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP
Special 113 100% 39.8%
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 112 100% 33.6%
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 196 100% 35.7%
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 154 100% 59.1%
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB
Special 97 100% 36.1%
Springfield School
WITNEY, OX28 1AR
Special 107 100% 31.8%
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 152 100% 46.7%
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 140 100% 39.3%
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 237 86.5% 44.7%
The Martin Bacon Academy
Northstowe, CB24 1DH
Special 127 100% 37%
The Forest School
Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ
Special 147 100% 38.8%
Windmill Hill School
Luton, LU2 0EZ
Special 103 100% 47.6%
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 155 100% 38.7%
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH
Special 72 100% 40.3%
Trent View College
Scunthorpe, DN17 1DS
Special 29 100% 37.9%

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
Red Kite Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 136 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
Woodlands Academy
Spilsby, PE23 5EJ
Special 70
The Orchards
Stretford, M32 9TG
Special 127
Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF
Special 141
Vanguard School
London, SE11 6QH
Special 64
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR
Special 119
Quest Academy
Rugby, CV22 5PE
Special 100
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB
Special 117
Longford Park School
Manchester, M32 8QJ
Special 77
Ivy House School
Derby, DE23 2FS
Special 98
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
Keyham Lodge School
Leicester, LE5 1FG
Special 123
Brunel School
Paignton, TQ3 2AL
Special 54