The Flagship 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
The Flagship School
(Your chosen school)
Special 61 100% 62.3%
The Courtyard Islington
London, N7 8LT
Special 68 100% 51.5%
The Woodlands Academy
Scarborough, YO12 6QN
Special 138 100% 60.1%
James Brindley School
Birmingham, B15 2AF
Special 277 100% 47.5%
Longspee Academy
Poole, BH17 8PJ
Special 111 100% 60.4%
Littledown School
Slough, SL1 3QW
Special 37 100% 59.5%
Riversides School
Worcester, WR1 3HZ
Special 69 100% 76.8%
Discovery Academy
Nuneaton, CV11 5SS
Special 102 100% 62.7%
The Beech Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6DX
Special 114 100% 56.1%
North View Academy
Sunderland, SR4 0HB
Special 82 100% 62.2%
Cuckmere House School
Seaford, BN25 4BA
Special 85 100% 68.2%
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU
Special 69 100% 68.1%
St Mary's School
Heathfield, TN21 0BT
Special 84 100% 58.3%
Chiltern Way Academy
Aylesbury, HP22 6NL
Special 285 100% 50.5%
Broadmeadow Special School
Wolverhampton, WV1 4AL
Special 73 100% 60.3%
Woodlands Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ
Special 95 100% 67%
Queensway
Telford, TF4 3PP
Special 129 100% 51.2%
Churchward School
Swindon, SN25 2PP
Special 127 100% 41.7%
Harbour School Dorset
BH20 6NU
Special 140 100% 53.6%
St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ
Special 160 100% 56.9%
Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ
Special 74 100% 70.3%
Northern House Academy
Oxford, OX2 7JN
Special 85 100% 51.8%
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR
Special 64 100% 48.4%
Chaffinch Brook School
Croydon, CR0 6NA
Special 93 100% 76.3%
Discovery Academy
Sheffield, S2 3QF
Special 108 100% 57.4%
River Tees Academy Grangetown
Middlesbrough, TS3 7EA
Special 52 100% 76.9%
The Wymering School
Portsmouth, PO6 3YB
Special 73 100% 50.7%
Kenwood Academy
Sheffield, S7 1HQ
Special 252 100% 35.7%
SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning)
Salisbury, SP2 7EU
Special 85 100% 57.6%
Hopescourt School
West Molesey, KT8 1QW
Special 72 100% 38.9%

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
The Flagship School
(Your chosen school)
Special 61 Sign in to see
Lift Crescent View
Cheltenham, GL52 5QH
Special 67
Kingfisher School
Abingdon, OX14 3RR
Special 116
Glyne Gap School
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2PU
Special 130
Longspee Academy
Poole, BH17 8PJ
Special 111
The Cavendish High Academy
Runcorn, WA7 4YX
Special 107
The Beech Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6DX
Special 114
Finch Woods Academy
Liverpool, L26 0TY
Special 82
Torfield School
Hastings, TN34 3JT
Special 102
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU
Special 69
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG
Special 151
Tulip Academy
Spalding, PE11 2EH
Special 215
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU
Special 173
E-Act Venturers' Academy
Bristol, BS13 9AX
Special 256
Joseph Norton Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 9JU
Special 61
Phoenix Academy
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 48
Courtlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5JS
Special 108
The Bridge School
Birmingham, B73 6UE
Special 90
Kisharon School
London, NW4 1TP
Special 77
The Link School
Croydon, CR0 4PG
Special 157
Bennerley Fields School
Ilkeston, DE7 8QZ
Special 103
The Fountains High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0HB
Special 250
The Park School
Woking, GU22 7AT
Special 111
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 181
Brandles School
Baldock, SG7 6EY
Special 70
Northern House Academy
Oxford, OX2 7JN
Special 85
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ
Special 57
Foxfields Academy
Blaby, LE8 4FE
Special 98
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH
Special 74
Peak Academy
Dursley, GL11 5HD
Special 64