St Andrew's 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
St Andrew's Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 158 100% 50%
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 91 100% 45.7%
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 178 100% 46.6%
Portland Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2NQ
Special 208 100% 60.1%
Melland High School
Gorton, M18 7DT
Special 251 100% 66.1%
Wyvern Academy
Weymouth, DT3 5AL
Special 89 100% 43.3%
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW
Special 189 100% 42.3%
Oak Wood Secondary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 175 100% 49.7%
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 94 100% 44.7%
Piper Hill High School
Manchester, M23 2YS
Special 281 100% 63.3%
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 202 100% 49%
The Lindfield School
Eastbourne, BN22 0BQ
Special 120 100% 47.5%
Shenstone School
Crayford, DA1 4DZ
Special 209 100% 37.3%
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90 100% 55.6%
Woodlands Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ
Special 95 100% 67%
Yeoman Park Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8PS
Special 114 100% 63.2%
Wren Spinney School
Kettering, NN15 7LB
Special 97 100% 44.3%
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 250 100% 40.8%
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD
Special 209 100% 36.8%
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 161 100% 55.3%
St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ
Special 160 100% 56.9%
St Martins School
Derby, DE24 0BT
Special 243 100% 50.2%
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND
Special 216 100% 43.5%
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 144 100% 38.2%
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 154 100% 41.6%
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 156 100% 44.2%
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR
Special 142 100% 52.8%
Cromwell High School
Dukinfield, SK16 5BJ
Special 150 100% 52.7%
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
St Andrew's Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 158 Sign in to see
Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS
Special 134
Kingsley Special Academy
Kettering, NN15 5DP
Special 163
Nethergate Academy
Nottingham, NG11 8HX
Special 172
Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2PT
Special 126
Barbara Priestman Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7QN
Special 190
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 113
Hope Wood Academy
Durham, SR8 3LP
Special 227
Coppice Academy
Newcastle, ST5 2EY
Special 110
Saxon Mount School
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Special 171
Abbey School
Rotherham, S61 2RA
Special 234
West Hill School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 153
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW
Special 139
Woodlands Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ
Special 95
Pennine View School
Doncaster, DN12 3LR
Special 159
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB
Special 95
Wren Spinney School
Kettering, NN15 7LB
Special 97
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 103
Peak School
High Peak, SK23 6ES
Special 89
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 204
Two Rivers Primary School
Tamworth, B77 4EN
Special 132
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG
Special 211
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 118
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR
Special 64
Adelaide Heath Academy
Knutsford, WA16 8PA
Special 87
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 156
Springwell School
Hartlepool, TS26 0TB
Special 99
Mount Tamar School
Plymouth, PL5 2EF
Special 108
Bracken Hill School
Nottingham, NG17 7HZ
Special 173
Sherbrook Primary School
Cannock, WS11 5SA
Special 135