Summerdown School

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
Summerdown School
(Your chosen school)
Special 161 100% 31.1%
The St Christopher School
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4AW
Special 262 100% 43.1%
Lighthouse School Leeds
Leeds, LS16 6QB
Special 90 100% 23.3%
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 113 100% 39.8%
Kingfisher School
Abingdon, OX14 3RR
Special 116 100% 27.6%
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 59 100% 44.1%
Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ
Special 233 100% 42.5%
Billing Brook Special School
Northampton, NN3 8EZ
Special 256 100% 41.8%
Torfield School
Hastings, TN34 3JT
Special 102 100% 43.1%
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR
Special 154 100% 39%
Forest Bridge School
Maidenhead, SL6 1BN
Special 122 100% 12.3%
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH
Special 121 100% 37.1%
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG
Special 151 100% 55.4%
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL
Special 173 100% 36.4%
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU
Special 173 100% 33.7%
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY
Special 120 100% 44.2%
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW
Special 139 100% 30.2%
Hob Moor Oaks Academy
York, YO24 4PS
Special 127 100% 37.3%
SGS Pegasus School
Bristol, BS32 4AJ
Special 128 100% 24.2%
St Dominic's School
Godalming, GU8 4DX
Special 162 100% 37%
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 118 100% 32.2%
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH
Special 166 100% 43.4%
Aspire School
Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA
Special 188 100% 38.3%
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 130 100% 43.8%
Chiltern Way Academy Austen
BASINGSTOKE, RG24 9BP
Special 131 100% 22.1%
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 154 100% 41.6%
Fox Grove School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 147 100% 34.7%
The Bridge Easton
Easton, NR9 5EA
Special 161 100% 34.8%
Duke of Lancaster School
Fakenham, NR21 9DQ
Special 101 100% 38%
Oak Tree School
Wokingham, RG41 5LP
Special 96 100% 29.2%

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
Summerdown School
(Your chosen school)
Special 161 Sign in to see
The Iffley Academy
Oxford, OX4 4DU
Special 179
Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ
Special 233
Hollinwood Academy
Oldham, OL8 3PT
Special 284
Daventry Hill School
Daventry, NN11 0QE
Special 223
Strathmore School
Twickenham, TW1 4DQ
Special 114
Market Field School
Colchester, CO7 7ET
Special 502
The PRIDE Academy
West Drayton, UB7 8AB
Special 117
Hallmoor School
Birmingham, B33 0DL
Special 294
Yeoman Park Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8PS
Special 114
Beckfoot Phoenix
Keighley, BD22 6HZ
Special 113
Kemball School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3JD
Special 220
Harbour School Dorset
BH20 6NU
Special 140
Springfield School
WITNEY, OX28 1AR
Special 116
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND
Special 216
Aspire School
Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA
Special 188
Leigh Academy Snowfields
Maidstone, ME14 5GA
Special 303
Addington Valley Academy
Croydon, CR0 9AZ
Special 132
The Ropemakers' Academy
Hailsham, BN27 1FB
Special 111
Chiltern Way Academy Austen
BASINGSTOKE, RG24 9BP
Special 131
The Warwickshire Academy
Coventry, CV7 9RA
Special 60
Bure Park Specialist Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR30 4AE
Special 80
Fox Grove School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 147
The Bridge Easton
Easton, NR9 5EA
Special 161
Kitts Green Academy
Birmingham, B33 9QY
Special 58
Tettenhall Wood School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF
Special 170
Oak Tree School
Wokingham, RG41 5LP
Special 96
Two Bridges Academy
Alveston, BS35 3JT
Special 40
Pear Tree Specialist Support High School
Stockport, SK8 5NW
Special 41
Prestley Wood Academy
Alconbury Weald, PE28 4BL
Special 65