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 |
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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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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