Soundwell 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
Soundwell Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 140 100% 60.7%
Tregonwell Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6QP
Special 144 100% 70.2%
Nyland School
Swindon, SN3 3RD
Special 78 100% 71%
The Woodlands Academy
Scarborough, YO12 6QN
Special 138 100% 60.1%
Marchbank Free School
Darlington, DL3 9BL
Special 55 100% 60%
Longspee Academy
Poole, BH17 8PJ
Special 111 100% 60.4%
Cloughwood Academy
Northwich, CW8 1NU
Special 118 100% 72.9%
Littledown School
Slough, SL1 3QW
Special 37 100% 59.5%
Kingfisher School
Redditch, B98 0HF
Special 144 100% 65%
North Star 180°
Bath, BA2 5RF
Special 103 100% 68.9%
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB
Special 82 100% 62.2%
Cuckmere House School
Seaford, BN25 4BA
Special 85 100% 68.2%
St Mary's School
Heathfield, TN21 0BT
Special 84 100% 58.3%
Bridgeview Special School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD
Special 84 100% 63.1%
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ
Special 117 100% 58.1%
The PRIDE Academy
West Drayton, UB7 8AB
Special 117 100% 59%
Courtlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5JS
Special 108 100% 50.9%
Knowle DGE Academy
Bristol, BS4 1QY
Special 163 100% 73%
Fern House School
Enfield, EN3 6NY
Special 72 100% 70.8%
Harbour School Dorset
BH20 6NU
Special 140 100% 53.6%
Northern House Academy
Oxford, OX2 7JN
Special 85 100% 51.8%
The Ropemakers' Academy
Hailsham, BN27 1FB
Special 111 100% 62.2%
North Star 82°
Bristol, BS10 7AH
Special 61 100% 80.3%
North Star 240°
Bristol, BS11 0QA
Special 75 100% 82.7%
The Promise School
Okehampton, EX20 1GH
Special 79 100% 65.8%
The Keystone Academy
Shrewsbury, SY5 8PY
Special 111 100% 44.1%
The Wymering School
Portsmouth, PO6 3YB
Special 73 100% 50.7%
Gilbert Ward Academy
Blyth, NE24 2TS
Special 55 100% 63.6%
The Sky Academy
Taunton, TA2 7HW
Special 100 100% 77%
Hill View School
Martock, TA12 6GD
Special 55 100% 54.5%

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
Soundwell Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 140 Sign in to see
Cambridge Park Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5EB
Special 217
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 178
Fosse Way School
Bath, BA3 3AL
Special 224
Dove House Academy
Basingstoke, RG21 5SU
Special 234
Alfriston School
Beaconsfield, HP9 2TS
Special 164
Tregonwell Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6QP
Special 144
Cliffdale Primary Academy
Portsmouth, PO2 0SN
Special 219
Cloughwood Academy
Northwich, CW8 1NU
Special 118
Billing Brook Special School
Northampton, NN3 8EZ
Special 256
Exeter House Special School
Salisbury, SP1 3BL
Special 194
Westcroft School
Wolverhampton, WV10 8NZ
Special 193
St Philip's School
Chessington, KT9 2HR
Special 184
Curnow School
Redruth, TR15 1LU
Special 112
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
Special 165
Oak Lodge School
London, N2 0QY
Special 188
Tor View School
Rossendale, BB4 6LR
Special 258
Great Oaks School
Southampton, SO16 7LT
Special 352
Kingsdown School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT
Special 130
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 200
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215
Queensway
Telford, TF4 3PP
Special 129
Beckmead Park Academy
Beckenham, BR3 3BZ
Special 126
Queensbury School
Birmingham, B24 8BL
Special 348
North Star 240°
Bristol, BS11 0QA
Special 75
Vale of Evesham School
Evesham, WR11 1BN
Special 187
Wells Park School
Chigwell, IG7 6NN
Special 59
Chaffinch Brook School
Croydon, CR0 6NA
Special 93
The Sky Academy
Taunton, TA2 7HW
Special 100
Kennel Lane School
Bracknell, RG42 2EX
Special 198