The Fountains Primary 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 Primary School
(Your chosen school)
Special 201 100% 43.3%
The St Christopher School
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4AW
Special 257 100% 44.4%
Barbara Priestman Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7QN
Special 172 100% 55.2%
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 112 100% 37.5%
Hope Wood Academy
Durham, SR8 3LP
Special 227 100% 59.9%
Kingfisher School
Abingdon, OX14 3RR
Special 111 100% 27.9%
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW
Special 178 100% 38.2%
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD
Special 198 100% 55.6%
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR
Special 146 100% 32.9%
Riverside Bridge School
Barking, IG11 0FU
Special 196 100% 43.4%
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG
Special 188 100% 44.2%
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 215 100% 48.4%
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL
Special 164 100% 31.7%
Kingfisher Special School
Oldham, OL9 9QR
Special 204 100% 41.9%
Strathmore School
Twickenham, TW1 4DQ
Special 117 100% 32.5%
Broadmeadow Special School
Wolverhampton, WV1 4AL
Special 75 100% 56%
Shenstone School
Crayford, DA1 4DZ
Special 191 100% 34%
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 236 100% 38.6%
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG
Special 197 100% 41.6%
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD
Special 201 100% 38.3%
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 152 100% 46.7%
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND
Special 182 100% 42.3%
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH
Special 153 100% 39.2%
Mayfield School
Birmingham, B19 1HJ
Special 309 100% 61.2%
Orchard Manor School
Dawlish, EX7 9SF
Special 201 100% 44.3%
Leycroft Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UE
Special 171 100% 47.4%
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 155 100% 38.7%
Tettenhall Wood School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF
Special 164 100% 50.6%
Corley Academy
Coventry, CV7 8AZ
Special 149 100% 42.3%
Kenwood Academy
Sheffield, S7 1HQ
Special 176 100% 40.9%

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
The Fountains Primary School
(Your chosen school)
Special 201 Sign in to see
Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS
Special 138
Barbara Priestman Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7QN
Special 172
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 112
Hope Wood Academy
Durham, SR8 3LP
Special 227
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET
Special 122
Grange Academy
Bedford, MK42 8AU
Special 149
Kingsbury Academy
Coventry, CV6 1PJ
Special 99
Park Community Academy
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 330
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY
Special 112
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Special 160
Castledon School
Wickford, SS12 0PW
Special 236
St Bernard's School
Louth, LN11 8RS
Special 101
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ
Special 147
The PRIDE Academy
West Drayton, UB7 8AB
Special 92
Merryfields School
Newcastle, ST5 9NY
Special 108
West Hill School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 149
Pennine View School
Doncaster, DN12 3LR
Special 137
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB
Special 82
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 97
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215
Rocklands School
Lichfield, WS13 7PH
Special 138
Welcombe Hills School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6TQ
Special 184
Two Rivers Primary School
Tamworth, B77 4EN
Special 129
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG
Special 197
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 112
St Andrew's Academy
Derby, DE21 4EW
Special 152
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR
Special 56
Adelaide Heath Academy
Knutsford, WA16 8PA
Special 74
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 155