Elements 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
Elements Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 170 100% 64.7%
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%
Maplefields Academy
Corby, NN18 0TH
Special 116 100% 65.5%
Cloughwood Academy
Northwich, CW8 1NU
Special 122 100% 70.5%
Kingfisher School
Redditch, B98 0HF
Special 139 100% 60.9%
Adelaide School
Crewe, CW1 3DT
Special 91 100% 53.8%
Springwell Special Academy
Barnsley, S71 2AY
Special 117 100% 67.5%
Trinity Academy Newcastle
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 8XJ
Special 198 100% 86.2%
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU
Special 85 100% 65.9%
Bridgeview Special School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD
Special 62 100% 75.8%
Lever Park School
Bolton, BL6 6DE
Special 98 100% 54.6%
Riverside Meadows Academy
St Neots, PE19 1EA
Special 107 100% 72%
Spring Brook Academy
Oldham, M35 0DQ
Special 111 100% 72.1%
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ
Special 100 100% 58%
Notton House Academy
Chippenham, SN15 2NF
Special 51 100% 47.1%
St Luke's Academy
Swindon, SN2 7AS
Special 79 100% 68.4%
Unified Academy
Dorking, RH5 4DB
Special 61 100% 83.6%
Trinity Academy New Bridge
Sunderland, SR5 3NF
Special 134 100% 70.9%
Becton School
Sheffield, S20 1NZ
Special 125 100% 66.7%
Hamilton School
Reading, RG1 5SG
Special 60 100% 63.3%
The Harbour School
Portsmouth, PO2 8RA
Special 200 100% 77.2%
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA
Special 64 100% 57.8%
Forest Moor School
Harrogate, HG3 2RA
Special 98 100% 56.1%
Adelaide Heath Academy
Knutsford, WA16 8PA
Special 74 100% 52.7%
Sir Peter Hall School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7PJ
Special 57 100% 64.9%
Peak Academy
Dursley, GL11 5HD
Special 58 100% 65.5%
Brompton Hall School
Scarborough, YO13 9DB
Special 83 100% 63.9%
Oastlers School
Bradford, BD4 7RH
Special 133 100% 60.2%

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
Elements Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 170 Sign in to see
The St Christopher School
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4AW
Special 257
Wishmore Cross Academy
Woking, GU24 8NE
Special 65
Eaton Hall Specialist Academy
Norwich, NR4 7BU
Special 53
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW
Special 178
The Woodlands Academy
Scarborough, YO12 6QN
Special 136
Oak Bank School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3BE
Special 127
Woodfield School
London, NW9 7LY
Special 192
Westlands Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9RA
Special 83
Grove House School
Brentwood, CM15 9DA
Special 128
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX
Special 207
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 215
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU
Special 163
Highfield Ely Academy
Ely, CB6 1BD
Special 138
St Luke's Academy
Swindon, SN2 7AS
Special 79
Oak View School
Loughton, IG10 1TS
Special 134
Stanton Vale School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP
Special 113
Holbrook School for Autism
Belper, DE56 0TE
Special 147
James Rennie School
Carlisle, CA3 0BU
Special 189
Unified Academy
Dorking, RH5 4DB
Special 61
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 154
Heatherwood School
Doncaster, DN2 6HQ
Special 82
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH
Special 153
Millgate School
Leicester, LE2 6DW
Special 130
The Harbour School
Ely, CB6 3RR
Special 101
Leycroft Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UE
Special 171
Lea Hall Academy
Birmingham, B33 9QY
Special 70
Penn Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV4 5HP
Special 135
Peak Academy
Dursley, GL11 5HD
Special 58
Corley Academy
Coventry, CV7 8AZ
Special 149