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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
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
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 |