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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Treetops Free School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Special | 146 | 100% | 38.4% | 
| 
                                Fosse Way School
                                 Bath, BA3 3AL  | 
                            Special | 226 | 100% | 47.8% | 
| 
                                Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
                                 Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2PT  | 
                            Special | 125 | 100% | 36% | 
| 
                                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% | 
| 
                                Alexandra School
                                 Harrow, HA2 9DX  | 
                            Special | 81 | 100% | 44.4% | 
| 
                                Billing Brook Special School
                                 Northampton, NN3 8EZ  | 
                            Special | 261 | 100% | 39.1% | 
| 
                                Spring Common Academy
                                 Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ  | 
                            Special | 215 | 100% | 48.4% | 
| 
                                The Lindfield School
                                 Eastbourne, BN22 0BQ  | 
                            Special | 114 | 100% | 43% | 
| 
                                The South Downs School
                                 Eastbourne, BN20 8NU  | 
                            Special | 163 | 100% | 33.3% | 
| 
                                Kelford School
                                 Rotherham, S61 2NU  | 
                            Special | 144 | 100% | 46.5% | 
| 
                                Gosberton House Academy
                                 Spalding, PE11 4EW  | 
                            Special | 101 | 100% | 44.6% | 
| 
                                Treetops School
                                 Grays, RM16 2WU  | 
                            Special | 309 | 100% | 36.2% | 
| 
                                Hob Moor Oaks Academy
                                 York, YO24 4PS  | 
                            Special | 118 | 100% | 36.4% | 
| 
                                The Link School
                                 Croydon, CR0 4PG  | 
                            Special | 152 | 100% | 40.8% | 
| 
                                Hazel Court School
                                 Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ  | 
                            Special | 124 | 100% | 39.5% | 
| 
                                Selworthy Special School
                                 Taunton, TA2 8HD  | 
                            Special | 201 | 100% | 38.3% | 
| 
                                ACE Tiverton Special School
                                 Tiverton, EX16 5HB  | 
                            Special | 108 | 100% | 35.2% | 
| 
                                St Andrew's Academy
                                 Derby, DE21 4EW  | 
                            Special | 152 | 100% | 46.7% | 
| 
                                St Clare's School
                                 Derby, DE3 9AZ  | 
                            Special | 154 | 100% | 51.3% | 
| 
                                Willoughby Academy
                                 Bourne, PE10 9JD  | 
                            Special | 140 | 100% | 39.3% | 
| 
                                Coppice School
                                 Doncaster, DN7 6JH  | 
                            Special | 153 | 100% | 39.2% | 
| 
                                The Forest School
                                 Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ  | 
                            Special | 147 | 100% | 38.8% | 
| 
                                Glendinning Academy
                                 Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD  | 
                            Special | 129 | 100% | 41.1% | 
| 
                                Bader Academy
                                 Doncaster, DN3 2EW  | 
                            Special | 106 | 100% | 48.1% | 
| 
                                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% | 
| 
                                Pitcheroak School
                                 Redditch, B97 6PQ  | 
                            Special | 155 | 100% | 38.7% | 
| 
                                Summerdown School
                                 Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ  | 
                            Special | 132 | 100% | 31.8% | 
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
 
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Treetops Free School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Special | 146 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Medeshamstede Academy
                                 Peterborough, PE1 5LQ  | 
                            Special | 106 | ||
| 
                                The Iffley Academy
                                 Oxford, OX4 4DU  | 
                            Special | 176 | ||
| 
                                The St Marylebone Church of England Bridge School
                                 London, W10 4LE  | 
                            Special | 66 | ||
| 
                                Churchill Special Free School
                                 Haverhill, CB9 0LB  | 
                            Special | 70 | ||
| 
                                Langham Oaks
                                 Colchester, CO4 5PA  | 
                            Special | 73 | ||
| 
                                Forest Bridge School
                                 Maidenhead, SL6 1BN  | 
                            Special | 113 | ||
| 
                                Boston Endeavour Academy
                                 Boston, PE21 0PX  | 
                            Special | 151 | ||
| 
                                Market Field School
                                 Colchester, CO7 7ET  | 
                            Special | 472 | ||
| 
                                Halcyon Way School
                                 Oldham Ol9 9QE  | 
                            Special | 108 | ||
| 
                                The Wherry School
                                 Norwich, NR1 2GB  | 
                            Special | 117 | ||
| 
                                Discovery Special Academy
                                 Middlesbrough, TS5 7YN  | 
                            Special | 149 | ||
| 
                                Harbour School Dorset
                                 BH20 6NU  | 
                            Special | 105 | ||
| 
                                The Bridge School
                                 Ipswich, IP8 3ND  | 
                            Special | 182 | ||
| 
                                Pathways School
                                 Dagenham, RM10 9NH  | 
                            Special | 56 | ||
| 
                                Glendinning Academy
                                 Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD  | 
                            Special | 129 | ||
| 
                                Harry Watts Academy
                                 Sunderland, SR5 5JA  | 
                            Special | 169 | ||
| 
                                Addington Valley Academy
                                 Croydon, CR0 9AZ  | 
                            Special | 133 | ||
| 
                                Prospect House Specialist Support Primary School
                                 MANCHESTER, M9 8LT  | 
                            Special | 125 | ||
| 
                                High Point Academy
                                 Wednesbury, WS10 0JS  | 
                            Special | 96 | ||
| 
                                Chatten Free School
                                 Rivenhall, CM8 3HH  | 
                            Special | 71 | ||
| 
                                Bure Park Specialist Academy
                                 Great Yarmouth, NR30 4AE  | 
                            Special | 64 | ||
| 
                                Fox Grove School
                                 Leatherhead, KT22 7PW  | 
                            Special | 133 | ||
| 
                                The Cavendish School
                                 Impington, CB24 9LY  | 
                            Special | 99 | ||
| 
                                Chelveston Road School
                                 Higham Ferrers, NN10 8HN  | 
                            Special | 92 | ||
| 
                                Woodbridge Road Academy
                                 Ipswich, IP4 2EB  | 
                            Special | 64 | ||
| 
                                Brook Academy
                                 Gloucester, GL3 4ZN  | 
                            Special | 49 | ||
| 
                                Discovery Academy
                                 Sheffield, S2 3QF  | 
                            Special | 97 | ||
| 
                                Salmons Brook School
                                 Enfield, EN3 5PB  | 
                            Special | 44 | ||
| 
                                Sir Peter Hall School
                                 Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7PJ  | 
                            Special | 57 | ||