The Springboard Project

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
The Springboard Project
(Your chosen school)
Special 141 100% 65.2%
Wandle Valley Academy
Carshalton, SM5 1LW
Special 95 100% 72.6%
The Centre School
Cambridge, CB24 8UA
Special 137 100% 62.8%
Eaton Hall Specialist Academy
Norwich, NR4 7BU
Special 56 100% 82.1%
Oak Bank School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3BE
Special 126 100% 64.3%
Finch Woods Academy
Liverpool, L26 0TY
Special 82 100% 86.6%
Langham Oaks
Colchester, CO4 5PA
Special 75 100% 64%
Pine Green Academy
Wolverhampton, WV6 0UB
Special 126 100% 68.3%
Loxley Hall School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8RS
Special 101 100% 63.4%
Hailey Hall School
Hertford, SG13 7PB
Special 83 100% 60.2%
Ramsden Hall Academy
Billericay, CM11 1HN
Special 99 100% 66.7%
Sutton House Academy
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG
Special 89 100% 77.1%
Nightingale Community Academy
London, SW17 7DF
Special 137 100% 67.2%
Joseph Norton Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 9JU
Special 61 100% 68.9%
Spring Brook Academy
Oldham, M35 0DQ
Special 114 100% 72.8%
Hollis Academy
Middlesbrough, TS4 3JS
Special 89 100% 73%
Grafham Grange School
Guildford, GU5 0LH
Special 70 100% 61.4%
New Park Academy
Eccles, M30 0RW
Special 185 100% 75.7%
Mo Mowlam Academy
Redcar, TS10 1PA
Special 102 100% 78%
Longford Park School
Manchester, M32 8QJ
Special 87 100% 57%
Keyham Lodge School
Leicester, LE5 1FG
Special 115 100% 68.7%
The Harbour School
Ely, CB6 3RR
Special 95 100% 72.6%
Lime Hills Academy
Nailsea, BS48 2NN
Special 55 100% 60%
NeneGate
Peterborough, PE1 5GZ
Special 65 100% 72.3%
Portland School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9JG
Special 135 100% 62.2%
Oastlers School
Bradford, BD4 7RH
Special 164 100% 61.6%
The Brookfield School
Hereford, HR4 9NG
Special 110 100% 68%
The Gateway School
Northampton, NN12 8AA
Special 78 100% 62.8%
Fen Rivers Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 2HU
Special 82 100% 57.3%
Oakgrove School
Cheadle, SK8 3BU
Special 39 100% 61.5%

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
The Springboard Project
(Your chosen school)
Special 141 Sign in to see
Lighthouse School Leeds
Leeds, LS16 6QB
Special 90
Knightsfield School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7LW
Special 73
Greenfields Academy
Grantham, NG31 7US
Special 82
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU
Special 102
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
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL
Special 84
Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre
Wolverhampton, WV4 6JP
Special 61
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH
Special 121
The Orchards
Stretford, M32 9TG
Special 141
Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF
Special 156
Branthwaite Academy
Workington, CA14 4SS
Special 66
Quest Academy
Rugby, CV22 5PE
Special 100
New Park Academy
Eccles, M30 0RW
Special 185
Brookfields School
Widnes, WA8 3JA
Special 131
Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR
Special 66
Longford Park School
Manchester, M32 8QJ
Special 87
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
Greenhall
Stafford, ST16 1PS
Special 39
Kings Meadow School
Northampton, NN3 7AR
Special 42
NeneGate
Peterborough, PE1 5GZ
Special 65
Connaught Special School
London, E13 9BT
Special 26
Columbia Grange School
Washington, NE38 7NY
Special 140
Brunel School
Paignton, TQ3 2AL
Special 48
The Maple School
Blackpool, FY4 4RR
Special 40