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 132 100% 31.8%
Lighthouse School Leeds
Leeds, LS16 6QB
Special 88 100% 27.3%
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 112 100% 37.5%
Kingfisher School
Abingdon, OX14 3RR
Special 111 100% 27.9%
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%
Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ
Special 219 100% 42%
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Special 138 100% 42%
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR
Special 146 100% 32.9%
Forest Bridge School
Maidenhead, SL6 1BN
Special 113 100% 8.8%
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH
Special 119 100% 27.4%
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG
Special 188 100% 44.2%
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL
Special 164 100% 31.7%
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU
Special 163 100% 33.3%
Strathmore School
Twickenham, TW1 4DQ
Special 117 100% 32.5%
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY
Special 117 100% 39.3%
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW
Special 145 100% 28.3%
Hob Moor Oaks Academy
York, YO24 4PS
Special 118 100% 36.4%
SGS Pegasus School
Bristol, BS32 4AJ
Special 114 100% 25.4%
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Special 124 100% 39.5%
St Dominic's School
Godalming, GU8 4DX
Special 157 100% 36.3%
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH
Special 153 100% 39.2%
Aspire School
Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA
Special 176 100% 37.5%
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 129 100% 41.1%
The Fusion Academy
Leicester, LE9 8AG
Special 85 100% 23.5%
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 146 100% 38.4%
Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, CM8 3HH
Special 71 100% 25.4%
Fox Grove School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 133 100% 33.8%
Corley Academy
Coventry, CV7 8AZ
Special 149 100% 42.3%
Oak Tree School
Wokingham, RG41 5LP
Special 52 100% 30.8%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Summerdown School
(Your chosen school)
Special 132 Sign in to see
The Iffley Academy
Oxford, OX4 4DU
Special 176
Hollinwood Academy
Oldham, OL8 3PT
Special 292
Riverbank School
Coventry, CV3 2QD
Special 198
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR
Special 146
Springwell Special Academy
Barnsley, S71 2AY
Special 117
Forest Bridge School
Maidenhead, SL6 1BN
Special 113
Ramsden Hall Academy
Billericay, CM11 1HN
Special 100
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 151
Daventry Hill School
Daventry, NN11 0QE
Special 221
Strathmore School
Twickenham, TW1 4DQ
Special 117
Market Field School
Colchester, CO7 7ET
Special 472
Halcyon Way School
Oldham Ol9 9QE
Special 108
Hallmoor School
Birmingham, B33 0DL
Special 273
Kemball School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3JD
Special 218
Watermill School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6JZ
Special 238
Harbour School Dorset
BH20 6NU
Special 105
Springfield School
WITNEY, OX28 1AR
Special 107
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND
Special 182
Aspire School
Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA
Special 176
Bader Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2EW
Special 106
Snowfields Academy
Maidstone, ME14 5GA
Special 232
Addington Valley Academy
Croydon, CR0 9AZ
Special 133
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 146
The Warwickshire Academy
Coventry, CV7 9RA
Special 51
Bure Park Specialist Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR30 4AE
Special 64
Fox Grove School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 133
Chelveston Road School
Higham Ferrers, NN10 8HN
Special 92
Tettenhall Wood School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF
Special 164
Oastlers School
Bradford, BD4 7RH
Special 133