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 92 100% 47.8%
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 91 100% 45.7%
Humberston Park School
Grimsby, DN36 4HS
Special 134 100% 53.7%
Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy
Ipswich, IP1 6SG
Special 99 100% 30.1%
Moorcroft School
Uxbridge, UB8 3BF
Special 147 100% 49.7%
Lift Pioneer
Basildon, SS14 2LA
Special 189 100% 37.6%
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Spilsby, PE23 5HU
Special 102 100% 60.8%
Hazelbeck Special School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Special 158 100% 36.1%
Blackfriars Academy
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF
Special 120 100% 39.2%
Greenfields Specialist School for Communication
Northampton, NN3 8XS
Special 100 100% 46%
Aegir - A Specialist Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 1PB
Special 141 100% 58.9%
St Bernard's School
Louth, LN11 8RS
Special 111 100% 58.6%
Castle Hill School
Huddersfield, HD4 6JL
Special 130 100% 40%
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 157 100% 50.3%
Wren Spinney School
Kettering, NN15 7LB
Special 97 100% 44.3%
Kingsdown School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT
Special 130 100% 46.2%
Newbridge School
Romford, RM6 4TR
Special 183 100% 42.1%
Linden Lodge School
London, SW19 6JB
Special 150 100% 36%
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 142 100% 40.1%
Oak View School
Loughton, IG10 1TS
Special 138 100% 42.8%
Stanton Vale School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP
Special 118 100% 42.1%
Hexham Priory School
Hexham, NE46 1UY
Special 122 100% 47.1%
Ashgate Croft School
Chesterfield, S40 4BN
Special 161 100% 55.3%
Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR
Special 66 100% 39.4%
Willoughby Academy
Bourne, PE10 9JD
Special 144 100% 38.2%
Ivy House School
Derby, DE23 2FS
Special 103 100% 41.7%
Heatherwood School
Doncaster, DN2 6HQ
Special 94 100% 48.9%
The Martin Bacon Academy
Northstowe, CB24 1DH
Special 136 100% 41.9%
Mabel Prichard School
Oxford, OX4 6SB
Special 116 100% 44%
Marjorie McClure School
Chislehurst, BR7 6FG
Special 119 100% 31.1%

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
Fountaindale School
(Your chosen school)
Special 92 Sign in to see
Montacute School
Poole, BH17 9NG
Special 91
Medeshamstede Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Special 114
The Iffley Academy
Oxford, OX4 4DU
Special 179
Lift Newlands
London, SE15 3AZ
Special 80
Langham Oaks
Colchester, CO4 5PA
Special 75
Springwell Special Academy
Barnsley, S71 2AY
Special 122
The Mendip School
Shepton Mallet, BA4 4FZ
Special 227
Warren Wood - A Specialist Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 1PU
Special 118
Bridgeview Special School
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD
Special 84
Boston Endeavour Academy
Boston, PE21 0PX
Special 157
The Orchards
Stretford, M32 9TG
Special 141
Pioneer House High School
Manchester, M23 0FF
Special 156
Vanguard School
London, SE11 6QH
Special 63
Horizon Academy
London, E6 6FE
Special 69
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY
Special 120
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR
Special 121
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB
Special 130
Southview School
Witham, CM8 2TA
Special 93
Churchward School
Swindon, SN25 2PP
Special 127
Red Kite Academy
Corby, NN18 0BX
Special 142
Mo Mowlam Academy
Redcar, TS10 1PA
Special 102
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND
Special 216
Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ
Special 74
Aspire School
Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA
Special 188
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 130
Bader Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2EW
Special 120
Keyham Lodge School
Leicester, LE5 1FG
Special 115
Chelveston Road School
Higham Ferrers, NN10 8HN
Special 117
Oastlers School
Bradford, BD4 7RH
Special 164