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 174 100% 71.3%
Tregonwell Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6QP
Special 144 100% 70.2%
Maplefields Academy
Corby, NN18 0TH
Special 119 100% 70.6%
Cloughwood Academy
Northwich, CW8 1NU
Special 118 100% 72.9%
Kingfisher School
Redditch, B98 0HF
Special 144 100% 65%
North Star 180°
Bath, BA2 5RF
Special 103 100% 68.9%
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB
Special 82 100% 62.2%
Springwell Special Academy
Barnsley, S71 2AY
Special 122 100% 68.9%
Trinity Academy Newcastle
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 8XJ
Special 206 100% 87.9%
Spring Brook Academy
Oldham, M35 0DQ
Special 114 100% 72.8%
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ
Special 117 100% 58.1%
The PRIDE Academy
West Drayton, UB7 8AB
Special 117 100% 59%
Knowle DGE Academy
Bristol, BS4 1QY
Special 163 100% 73%
Fern House School
Enfield, EN3 6NY
Special 72 100% 70.8%
Beckmead Park Academy
Beckenham, BR3 3BZ
Special 126 100% 71.7%
St Luke's Academy
Swindon, SN2 7AS
Special 83 100% 66.3%
Unified Academy
Dorking, RH5 4DB
Special 84 100% 75.9%
Shenstone Lodge School
Lichfield, WS14 0LB
Special 125 100% 68%
The Harbour School
Portsmouth, PO2 8RA
Special 226 100% 80.5%
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA
Special 66 100% 59.1%
Forest Moor School
Harrogate, HG3 2RA
Special 105 100% 59.2%
Adelaide Heath Academy
Knutsford, WA16 8PA
Special 87 100% 64.4%
The Promise School
Okehampton, EX20 1GH
Special 79 100% 65.8%
Sir Peter Hall School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7PJ
Special 56 100% 62.5%
Peak Academy
Dursley, GL11 5HD
Special 64 100% 78.1%
Brompton Hall School
Scarborough, YO13 9DB
Special 75 100% 74.7%
Oastlers School
Bradford, BD4 7RH
Special 164 100% 61.6%
Lotus Academy
Sheffield, S5 7WE
Special 92 100% 84.4%
Hartlepool Free School
Hartlepool, TS25 1FF
Special 19 100% 68.4%
Chiltern Way Academy Basingstoke
Basingstoke, RG22 5TH
Special 50 100% 68%

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 174 Sign in to see
Thriftwood School
Chelmsford, CM2 8RW
Special 266
The St Christopher School
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4AW
Special 262
Lift Wishmore
Woking, GU24 8NE
Special 85
Eaton Hall Specialist Academy
Norwich, NR4 7BU
Special 56
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2UW
Special 189
The Woodlands Academy
Scarborough, YO12 6QN
Special 138
Friars Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
Special 143
Oak Bank School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3BE
Special 126
Woodfield School
London, NW9 7LY
Special 200
Westlands Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9RA
Special 85
Grove House School
Brentwood, CM15 9DA
Special 126
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, M33 5JX
Special 198
Spring Common Academy
Huntingdon, PE29 1TQ
Special 202
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU
Special 173
Highfield Ely Academy
Ely, CB6 1BD
Special 139
St Luke's Academy
Swindon, SN2 7AS
Special 83
Oak View School
Loughton, IG10 1TS
Special 138
Stanton Vale School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP
Special 118
Holbrook School for Autism
Belper, DE56 0TE
Special 160
James Rennie School
Carlisle, CA3 0BU
Special 202
Unified Academy
Dorking, RH5 4DB
Special 84
Shenstone Lodge School
Lichfield, WS14 0LB
Special 125
Heatherwood School
Doncaster, DN2 6HQ
Special 94
Millgate School
Leicester, LE2 6DW
Special 124
The Harbour School
Ely, CB6 3RR
Special 95
Leycroft Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UE
Special 171
Penn Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV4 5HP
Special 139
Corley Academy
Coventry, CV7 8AZ
Special 162
Newman School
Rotherham, S60 3LX
Special 187