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.

Choose your own set of schools

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 97 100% 62.9%
The Ridge Academy
Cheltenham, GL52 5QH
Special 61 100% 72.1%
Wishmore Cross Academy
Woking, GU24 8NE
Special 65 100% 66.2%
Oak Bank School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3BE
Special 127 100% 59.1%
Eden School
Blackburn, BB2 4NW
Special 58 100% 51.7%
Langham Oaks
Colchester, CO4 5PA
Special 73 100% 58.9%
Cicely Haughton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0BX
Special 59 100% 44.1%
Loxley Hall School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8RS
Special 103 100% 63.1%
Hailey Hall School
Hertford, SG13 7PB
Special 84 100% 63.1%
Ramsden Hall Academy
Billericay, CM11 1HN
Special 100 100% 66%
Lever Park School
Bolton, BL6 6DE
Special 98 100% 54.6%
Nightingale Community Academy
London, SW17 7DF
Special 134 100% 69.9%
Joseph Norton Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 9JU
Special 60 100% 71.7%
Eko Pathways
London, E6 6FE
Special 74 100% 51.4%
Phoenix Academy
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 47 100% 70.2%
Hollis Academy
Middlesbrough, TS4 3JS
Special 84 100% 79.8%
Oak Hill School
London, EN4 8XE
Special 51 100% 55.1%
Grafham Grange School
Guildford, GU5 0LH
Special 74 100% 59.5%
New Park Academy
Eccles, M30 0RW
Special 155 100% 76.1%
Mo Mowlam Academy
Redcar, TS10 1PA
Special 96 100% 77.1%
Pathways School
Dagenham, RM10 9NH
Special 56 100% 76.8%
Longford Park School
Manchester, M32 8QJ
Special 77 100% 61%
Brandles School
Baldock, SG7 6EY
Special 70 100% 62.9%
Keyham Lodge School
Leicester, LE5 1FG
Special 123 100% 67.5%
The Harbour School
Ely, CB6 3RR
Special 101 100% 70.3%
Forest Moor School
Harrogate, HG3 2RA
Special 98 100% 56.1%
Adelaide Heath Academy
Knutsford, WA16 8PA
Special 74 100% 52.7%
NeneGate
Peterborough, PE1 5GZ
Special 64 100% 59.4%
Portland School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9JG
Special 114 100% 69.3%
Oastlers School
Bradford, BD4 7RH
Special 133 100% 60.2%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
The Springboard Project
(Your chosen school)
Special 97 Sign in to see
Grangewood School
Northolt, UB5 6GG
Special 138
Knightsfield School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7LW
Special 63
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU
Special 96
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
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL
Special 75
Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre
Wolverhampton, WV4 6JP
Special 51
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH
Special 119
The Orchards
Stretford, M32 9TG
Special 127
Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF
Special 141
Ian Mikardo School
London, E3 3LF
Special 49
Quest Academy
Rugby, CV22 5PE
Special 100
Southview School
Witham, CM8 2TA
Special 82
New Park Academy
Eccles, M30 0RW
Special 155
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 136
Brookfields School
Widnes, WA8 3JA
Special 122
Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR
Special 66
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
Windmill Hill School
Luton, LU2 0EZ
Special 103
Greenhall
Stafford, ST16 1PS
Special 33
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH
Special 72
Kings Meadow School
Northampton, NN3 7AR
Special 40
NeneGate
Peterborough, PE1 5GZ
Special 64
Brunel School
Paignton, TQ3 2AL
Special 54