Fountaindale 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
Fountaindale School
(Your chosen school)
Special 84 100% 50%
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 92 100% 44.6%
Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS
Special 138 100% 47.8%
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 133 100% 51.1%
Beacon Hill Academy
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY
Special 71 100% 30.7%
Glyne Gap School
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2PU
Special 118 100% 39.7%
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU
Special 96 100% 57.3%
Joseph Clarke School
London, E4 9PP
Special 105 100% 48.6%
George Hastwell School Special Academy
Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 3LW
Special 90 100% 62.2%
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 151 100% 44.4%
Brimble Hill Special School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 103 100% 36.9%
Curnow School
Redruth, TR15 1LU
Special 104 100% 46.2%
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90 100% 48.9%
Meadowgate Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2JH
Special 182 100% 51.1%
Kingsdown School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT
Special 127 100% 43.3%
Linden Lodge School
London, SW19 6JB
Special 147 100% 34.7%
Penny Field School
Leeds, LS6 4QD
Special 66 100% 53%
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 136 100% 35.3%
Oak View School
Loughton, IG10 1TS
Special 134 100% 44%
Peak School
High Peak, SK23 6ES
Special 81 100% 55.6%
Stanton Vale School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP
Special 113 100% 39.8%
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY
Special 119 100% 41.9%
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 154 100% 59.1%
Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR
Special 66 100% 36.4%
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 140 100% 39.3%
Ivy House School
Derby, DE23 2FS
Special 98 100% 39.8%
Heatherwood School
Doncaster, DN2 6HQ
Special 82 100% 39.8%
Battledown Centre for Children and Families
Cheltenham, GL52 6PZ
Special 67 100% 43.3%
Lime Academy Orton
Peterborough, PE2 5SD
Special 153 100% 43.8%
Mary Elliot Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR
Special 140 100% 53.6%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 0 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