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 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
Schools we've chosen
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