Discovery Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

This is the set of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's pupil and workforce data against.

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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
Discovery Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 108 100% 57.4%
Barbara Priestman Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7QN
Special 190 100% 57.9%
The Courtyard Islington
London, N7 8LT
Special 68 100% 51.5%
The Woodlands Academy
Scarborough, YO12 6QN
Special 138 100% 60.1%
Longspee Academy
Poole, BH17 8PJ
Special 111 100% 60.4%
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Special 143 100% 44.8%
Discovery Academy
Nuneaton, CV11 5SS
Special 102 100% 62.7%
The Beech Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6DX
Special 114 100% 56.1%
Torfield School
Hastings, TN34 3JT
Special 102 100% 43.1%
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG
Special 151 100% 55.4%
Gosberton House Academy
Spalding, PE11 4EW
Special 99 100% 49.5%
Broadmeadow Special School
Wolverhampton, WV1 4AL
Special 73 100% 60.3%
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY
Special 120 100% 44.2%
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90 100% 55.6%
Woodlands Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ
Special 95 100% 67%
Yeoman Park Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8PS
Special 114 100% 63.2%
Hob Moor Oaks Academy
York, YO24 4PS
Special 127 100% 37.3%
Churchward School
Swindon, SN25 2PP
Special 127 100% 41.7%
St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ
Special 160 100% 56.9%
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH
Special 166 100% 43.4%
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 130 100% 43.8%
Bader Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2EW
Special 120 100% 45%
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 154 100% 41.6%
Chaffinch Brook School
Croydon, CR0 6NA
Special 93 100% 76.3%
Duke of Lancaster School
Fakenham, NR21 9DQ
Special 101 100% 38%
Woodbridge Road Academy
Ipswich, IP4 2EB
Special 76 100% 45.3%
Co-op Academy Brierley
Leeds, LS9 0BA
Special 144 100% 53.5%
SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning)
Salisbury, SP2 7EU
Special 85 100% 57.6%
Columbia Grange School
Washington, NE38 7NY
Special 140 100% 63.6%
Hopescourt School
West Molesey, KT8 1QW
Special 72 100% 38.9%