Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
---|---|---|---|---|
Soundwell Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 133 | 100% | 62.4% |
Tregonwell Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6QP |
Special | 145 | 100% | 70.4% |
Stephenson Academy
Milton Keynes, MK14 6AX |
Special | 121 | 100% | 66.1% |
Nyland School
Swindon, SN3 3RD |
Special | 80 | 100% | 59.7% |
Marchbank Free School
Darlington, DL3 9BL |
Special | 53 | 100% | 75.5% |
Longspee Academy
Poole, BH17 8PJ |
Special | 117 | 100% | 61.5% |
Cloughwood Academy
Northwich, CW8 1NU |
Special | 122 | 100% | 70.5% |
Newlands Academy
London, SE15 3AZ |
Special | 72 | 100% | 58.6% |
Kingfisher School
Redditch, B98 0HF |
Special | 139 | 100% | 60.9% |
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB |
Special | 84 | 100% | 67.9% |
Cuckmere House School
Seaford, BN25 4BA |
Special | 81 | 100% | 64.2% |
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU |
Special | 85 | 100% | 65.9% |
St Mary's School
Heathfield, TN21 0BT |
Special | 88 | 100% | 54.5% |
Riverside Meadows Academy
St Neots, PE19 1EA |
Special | 107 | 100% | 72% |
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ |
Special | 100 | 100% | 58% |
Notton House Academy
Chippenham, SN15 2NF |
Special | 51 | 100% | 47.1% |
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB |
Special | 82 | 100% | 67.1% |
Knowle DGE Academy
Bristol, BS4 1QY |
Special | 166 | 100% | 75.3% |
Shenstone Lodge School
Lichfield, WS14 0LB |
Special | 118 | 100% | 72.9% |
Hamilton School
Reading, RG1 5SG |
Special | 60 | 100% | 63.3% |
Northern House Academy
Oxford, OX2 7JN |
Special | 87 | 100% | 55.2% |
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA |
Special | 64 | 100% | 57.8% |
North Star 82°
Bristol, BS10 7AH |
Special | 69 | 100% | 81.2% |
North Star 240°
Bristol, BS11 0QA |
Special | 76 | 100% | 81.6% |
The Promise School
Okehampton, EX20 1GH |
Special | 46 | 100% | 67.4% |
The Keystone Academy
Shrewsbury, SY5 8PY |
Special | 77 | 100% | 41.6% |
Elements Academy
Sheffield, S25 2NF |
Special | 170 | 100% | 64.7% |
Mount Tamar School
Plymouth, PL5 2EF |
Special | 106 | 100% | 70.8% |
Peak Academy
Dursley, GL11 5HD |
Special | 58 | 100% | 65.5% |
Brompton Hall School
Scarborough, YO13 9DB |
Special | 83 | 100% | 63.9% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
---|---|---|---|---|
Soundwell Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Special | 133 | Sign in to see | |
Northgate School Academy Trust
Northampton, NN2 6LR |
Special | 256 | ||
Cambridge Park Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5EB |
Special | 215 | ||
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA |
Special | 183 | ||
Fosse Way School
Bath, BA3 3AL |
Special | 226 | ||
Dove House Academy
Basingstoke, RG21 5SU |
Special | 230 | ||
Alfriston School
Beaconsfield, HP9 2TS |
Special | 159 | ||
Tregonwell Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6QP |
Special | 145 | ||
Combe Pafford School
Torquay, TQ2 8NL |
Special | 258 | ||
Cliffdale Primary Academy
Portsmouth, PO2 0SN |
Special | 205 | ||
Three Ways School
Bath, BA2 5RF |
Special | 236 | ||
Cloughwood Academy
Northwich, CW8 1NU |
Special | 122 | ||
Billing Brook Special School
Northampton, NN3 8EZ |
Special | 261 | ||
John F Kennedy Special School
London, E15 4RZ |
Special | 181 | ||
Isebrook School
Kettering, NN15 6PT |
Special | 250 | ||
Bromley Beacon Academy
Orpington, BR6 9BD |
Special | 159 | ||
Westcroft School
Wolverhampton, WV10 8NZ |
Special | 192 | ||
Curnow School
Redruth, TR15 1LU |
Special | 104 | ||
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY |
Special | 160 | ||
Oak Lodge School
London, N2 0QY |
Special | 199 | ||
Great Oaks School
Southampton, SO16 7LT |
Special | 339 | ||
Kingsdown School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT |
Special | 127 | ||
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY |
Special | 202 | ||
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE |
Special | 215 | ||
Rocklands School
Lichfield, WS13 7PH |
Special | 138 | ||
Riverwalk School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 2PD |
Special | 203 | ||
Queensbury School
Birmingham, B24 8BL |
Special | 306 | ||
The Harbour School
Portsmouth, PO2 8RA |
Special | 200 | ||
North Star 240°
Bristol, BS11 0QA |
Special | 76 | ||
Vale of Evesham School
Evesham, WR11 1BN |
Special | 181 |