St Andrew's Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

This is the set of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's pupil and workforce data against.

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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 152 100% 46.7%
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 183 100% 41.5%
Portland Academy
Sunderland, SR3 2NQ
Special 204 100% 58.3%
Melland High School
Gorton, M18 7DT
Special 223 100% 57%
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%
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 88 100% 42%
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Special 155 100% 33.5%
Piper Hill High School
Manchester, M23 2YS
Special 278 100% 59.7%
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 215 100% 48.4%
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 144 100% 46.5%
Strathmore School
Twickenham, TW1 4DQ
Special 117 100% 32.5%
Shenstone School
Crayford, DA1 4DZ
Special 191 100% 34%
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90 100% 48.9%
Yeoman Park Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8PS
Special 108 100% 61.1%
NCEA Castle School
Ashington, NE63 9FZ
Special 138 100% 52.2%
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 236 100% 38.6%
The Fountains Primary School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 201 100% 43.3%
Selworthy Special School
Taunton, TA2 8HD
Special 201 100% 38.3%
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 154 100% 59.1%
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB
Special 97 100% 36.1%
St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ
Special 154 100% 51.3%
St Martins School
Derby, DE24 0BT
Special 230 100% 50%
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND
Special 182 100% 42.3%
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 140 100% 39.3%
St Giles' Spencer Academy
Derby, DE21 6BT
Special 148 100% 50%
Stubbin Wood School
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Special 237 86.5% 44.7%
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 146 100% 38.4%
Pitcheroak School
Redditch, B97 6PQ
Special 155 100% 38.7%
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR
Special 140 100% 53.6%