Aspire 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
Aspire School
(Your chosen school)
Special 176 100% 37.5%
Lighthouse School Leeds
Leeds, LS16 6QB
Special 88 100% 27.3%
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW
Special 178 100% 38.2%
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET
Special 122 100% 35.2%
Cliffdale Primary Academy
Portsmouth, PO2 0SN
Special 205 100% 53.7%
Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ
Special 219 100% 42%
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Special 138 100% 42%
Torfield School
Hastings, TN34 3JT
Special 101 100% 44.6%
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR
Special 146 100% 32.9%
The Mendip School
Shepton Mallet, BA4 4FZ
Special 226 92.7% 36.6%
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG
Special 188 100% 44.2%
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL
Special 164 100% 31.7%
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU
Special 163 100% 33.3%
Gosberton House Academy
Spalding, PE11 4EW
Special 101 100% 44.6%
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW
Special 145 100% 28.3%
The Link School
Croydon, CR0 4PG
Special 152 100% 40.8%
SGS Pegasus School
Bristol, BS32 4AJ
Special 114 100% 25.4%
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Special 124 100% 39.5%
St Dominic's School
Godalming, GU8 4DX
Special 157 100% 36.3%
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH
Special 153 100% 39.2%
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 129 100% 41.1%
The Fusion Academy
Leicester, LE9 8AG
Special 85 100% 23.5%
Snowfields Academy
Maidstone, ME14 5GA
Special 232 100% 34.1%
Orchard Manor School
Dawlish, EX7 9SF
Special 201 100% 44.3%
Fox Grove School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 133 100% 33.8%
Woodbridge Road Academy
Ipswich, IP4 2EB
Special 64 100% 42.2%
Discovery Academy
Sheffield, S2 3QF
Special 97 100% 54.6%
Summerdown School
Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ
Special 132 100% 31.8%
Spring School
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 7AB
Special 36 100% 25.7%
Oak Tree School
Wokingham, RG41 5LP
Special 52 100% 30.8%

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
Aspire School
(Your chosen school)
Special 176 Sign in to see
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 92
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Special 106
The Iffley Academy
Oxford, OX4 4DU
Special 176
Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ
Special 219
Newlands Academy
London, SE15 3AZ
Special 72
Mary Rose Academy
Portsmouth, PO4 8GT
Special 193
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB
Special 84
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD
Special 198
Langham Oaks
Colchester, CO4 5PA
Special 73
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR
Special 146
Springwell Special Academy
Barnsley, S71 2AY
Special 117
Forest Bridge School
Maidenhead, SL6 1BN
Special 113
The Mendip School
Shepton Mallet, BA4 4FZ
Special 226
Bridgeview Special School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD
Special 62
The Orchards
Stretford, M32 9TG
Special 127
Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF
Special 141
Vanguard School
London, SE11 6QH
Special 64
Eko Pathways
London, E6 6FE
Special 74
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY
Special 117
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB
Special 117
Churchward School
Swindon, SN25 2PP
Special 98
Frederick Holmes School
Hull, HU6 8JJ
Special 109
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND
Special 182
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 129
The Axis Academy
Crewe, CW2 8TU
Special 67
Bader Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2EW
Special 106
Keyham Lodge School
Leicester, LE5 1FG
Special 123
Fox Grove School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 133
Oastlers School
Bradford, BD4 7RH
Special 133