The Axis 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
The Axis Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 67 100% 40.3%
Newlands Academy
London, SE15 3AZ
Special 72 100% 58.6%
Friars Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
Special 151 100% 45%
Adelaide School
Crewe, CW1 3DT
Special 91 100% 53.8%
Carwarden House Community School
Camberley, GU15 1EJ
Special 156 100% 36.5%
Isebrook School
Kettering, NN15 6PT
Special 250 100% 40%
Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre
Wolverhampton, WV4 6JP
Special 51 100% 56.9%
St Mary's School
Heathfield, TN21 0BT
Special 88 100% 54.5%
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX
Special 207 100% 47.8%
The Meadows School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Special 130 100% 36.2%
Halcyon Way School
Oldham Ol9 9QE
Special 108 100% 44.4%
Wightwick Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8DA
Special 139 100% 41%
St Nicholas School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
Special 97 100% 58.8%
Quest Academy
Rugby, CV22 5PE
Special 100 100% 37%
Rocklands School
Lichfield, WS13 7PH
Special 138 100% 46.4%
Brantridge School
Haywards Heath, RH17 6EQ
Special 69 100% 42%
Queensway
Telford, TF4 3PP
Special 118 100% 49.2%
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 136 100% 35.3%
The Abbey School
Farnham, GU9 8DY
Special 145 100% 39.3%
The Park School
Woking, GU22 7AT
Special 110 100% 38.2%
The Martin Bacon Academy
Northstowe, CB24 1DH
Special 127 100% 37%
Northern House Academy
Oxford, OX2 7JN
Special 87 100% 55.2%
Soundwell Academy
Kingswood, BS16 4RL
Special 133 100% 62.4%
Windmill Hill School
Luton, LU2 0EZ
Special 103 100% 47.6%
Chelveston Road School
Higham Ferrers, NN10 8HN
Special 92 100% 39.1%
The Promise School
Okehampton, EX20 1GH
Special 46 100% 67.4%
The Keystone Academy
Shrewsbury, SY5 8PY
Special 77 100% 41.6%
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH
Special 72 100% 40.3%
The Wymering School
Portsmouth, PO6 3YB
Special 65 100% 46.2%
Trent View College
Scunthorpe, DN17 1DS
Special 29 100% 37.9%

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 Axis Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 67 Sign in to see
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 92
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Special 106
Greenfields Academy
Grantham, NG31 7US
Special 82
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 55
Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB
Special 70
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Special 138
Eden School
Blackburn, BB2 4NW
Special 58
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB
Special 84
Langham Oaks
Colchester, CO4 5PA
Special 73
Church Lawton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL
Special 75
The Mendip School
Shepton Mallet, BA4 4FZ
Special 226
Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre
Wolverhampton, WV4 6JP
Special 51
Bridgeview Special School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD
Special 62
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH
Special 119
St Lawrence School
Horncastle, LN9 5EJ
Special 181
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
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR
Special 119
Quest Academy
Rugby, CV22 5PE
Special 100
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB
Special 117
New Park Academy
Eccles, M30 0RW
Special 155
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 136
Longford Park School
Manchester, M32 8QJ
Special 77
Aspire School
Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA
Special 176
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA
Special 64
The Fusion Academy
Leicester, LE9 8AG
Special 85
Prospect House Specialist Support Primary School
MANCHESTER, M9 8LT
Special 125