The Fountains High School

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 Fountains High School
(Your chosen school)
Special 250 100% 40.8%
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 178 100% 46.6%
Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2PT
Special 126 100% 38.1%
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 175 100% 49.7%
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 94 100% 44.7%
Abbey Hill Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8BU
Special 367 100% 46.6%
Billing Brook Special School
Northampton, NN3 8EZ
Special 256 100% 41.8%
Walton Hall Academy
Stafford, ST21 6JR
Special 216 100% 47.7%
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD
Special 208 100% 55.3%
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW
Special 238 100% 33.2%
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 202 100% 49%
The Lindfield School
Eastbourne, BN22 0BQ
Special 120 100% 47.5%
Clarendon School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL
Special 163 100% 35.6%
Tor View School
Rossendale, BB4 6LR
Special 258 100% 37.2%
Shenstone School
Crayford, DA1 4DZ
Special 209 100% 37.3%
Treetops School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 324 100% 38.6%
Glebe School
West Wickham, BR4 9AE
Special 289 100% 45.3%
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 200 100% 47%
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215 100% 44.7%
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 204 100% 43.6%
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD
Special 209 100% 36.8%
Two Rivers High School
Tamworth, B77 2HJ
Special 270 100% 44.4%
Queen's Croft High School
Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
Special 197 100% 41.1%
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 158 100% 50%
St Martins School
Derby, DE24 0BT
Special 243 100% 50.2%
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND
Special 216 100% 43.5%
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 154 100% 41.6%
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 156 100% 44.2%
Kennel Lane School
Bracknell, RG42 2EX
Special 198 100% 35.4%
Baginton Fields Academy
Coventry, CV3 4EA
Special 128 100% 54.7%

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 Fountains High School
(Your chosen school)
Special 250 Sign in to see
Beacon Hill Academy
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY
Special 73
Kingfisher School
Abingdon, OX14 3RR
Special 116
Eaton Hall Specialist Academy
Norwich, NR4 7BU
Special 56
The Woodlands Academy
Scarborough, YO12 6QN
Special 138
Riversides School
Worcester, WR1 3HZ
Special 69
The Cavendish High Academy
Runcorn, WA7 4YX
Special 107
Stone Lodge Academy
Ipswich, IP2 9HW
Special 173
Blackfriars Academy
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF
Special 120
Torfield School
Hastings, TN34 3JT
Special 102
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU
Special 69
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG
Special 151
Tulip Academy
Spalding, PE11 2EH
Special 215
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU
Special 173
Riverside Meadows Academy
Wisbech, PE13 4TG
Special 113
Phoenix Academy
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 48
Brays School
Birmingham, B26 1NS
Special 91
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90
Lancaster School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Special 131
Kisharon School
London, NW4 1TP
Special 77
Bennerley Fields School
Ilkeston, DE7 8QZ
Special 103
Shenstone Lodge School
Lichfield, WS14 0LB
Special 125
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 181
Brandles School
Baldock, SG7 6EY
Special 70
Northern House Academy
Oxford, OX2 7JN
Special 85
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ
Special 57
Foxfields Academy
Blaby, LE8 4FE
Special 98
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH
Special 74
Peak Academy
Dursley, GL11 5HD
Special 64
The Flagship School
Hastings, TN34 2AE
Special 61