Sladewood 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
Sladewood Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 55 100% 32.7%
Kingsley Special Academy
Kettering, NN15 5DP
Special 163 100% 28.8%
Fitzwaryn School
Wantage, OX12 9ET
Special 125 100% 33.6%
Oak Wood Primary School
Nuneaton, CV11 4QH
Special 138 100% 44.9%
Kingsbury Academy
Coventry, CV6 1PJ
Special 102 100% 40.2%
Grove House School
Brentwood, CM15 9DA
Special 126 100% 24.6%
Brimble Hill Special School
Swindon, SN25 2NB
Special 122 100% 31.1%
Curnow School
Redruth, TR15 1LU
Special 112 100% 50%
Nancealverne School
Penzance, TR20 8TP
Special 128 100% 50.8%
Doubletrees School
Par, PL24 2DS
Special 103 100% 49.5%
Springfield School
Leek, ST13 6LQ
Special 71 100% 32.4%
Halcyon Way School
Oldham Ol9 9QE
Special 118 100% 46.6%
Merryfields School
Newcastle, ST5 9NY
Special 113 100% 43.4%
Courtlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5JS
Special 108 100% 50.9%
West Hill School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 153 100% 41.2%
Beckfoot Phoenix
Keighley, BD22 6HZ
Special 113 100% 36.3%
Rocklands School
Lichfield, WS13 7PH
Special 139 100% 46%
New Siblands School
Bristol, BS35 2JU
Special 121 100% 30.6%
Culverhill School
Bristol, BS37 8SZ
Special 155 100% 25.8%
Brookfields School
Widnes, WA8 3JA
Special 131 100% 50.4%
ACE Tiverton Special School
Tiverton, EX16 5HB
Special 115 100% 41.7%
The Milestone School
Gloucester, GL2 9EU
Special 318 100% 48.7%
Paternoster School
Cirencester, GL7 1JR
Special 66 100% 39.4%
Capella House School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL
Special 87 100% 42.5%
Belmont School
Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
Special 181 100% 42%
North Ridge Community School
Doncaster, DN6 7EF
Special 161 100% 46%
Castle EAST School
Bungay, NR35 1JS
Special 120 100% 41.7%
The Beacon College
Hereford, HR1 1NZ
Special 43 100% 27.9%
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH
Special 74 100% 41.9%
Two Bridges Academy
Alveston, BS35 3JT
Special 40 100% 22.5%

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
Sladewood Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 55 Sign in to see
Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2PT
Special 126
Nyland School
Swindon, SN3 3RD
Special 78
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 113
Barrs Court School
Hereford, HR1 1EQ
Special 94
Kingfisher School
Redditch, B98 0HF
Special 144
King's Academy Lord Wilson
Southampton, SO31 7NL
Special 59
Newton Bridge Academy
Grantham, NG31 9AX
Special 258
The Lindfield School
Eastbourne, BN22 0BQ
Special 120
Nancealverne School
Penzance, TR20 8TP
Special 128
Springfield School
Leek, ST13 6LQ
Special 71
Broadmeadow Special School
Wolverhampton, WV1 4AL
Special 73
Merryfields School
Newcastle, ST5 9NY
Special 113
Venture Academy
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AD
Special 48
Penny Field School
Leeds, LS6 4QD
Special 69
Brookfields School
Widnes, WA8 3JA
Special 131
Two Rivers Primary School
Tamworth, B77 4EN
Special 132
The Chalet School
Swindon, SN3 6EX
Special 87
ACE Tiverton Special School
Tiverton, EX16 5HB
Special 115
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB
Special 97
St Clare's School
Derby, DE3 9AZ
Special 160
Greenhall
Stafford, ST16 1PS
Special 39
River Tees Academy Grangetown
Middlesbrough, TS3 7EA
Special 52
Springwell School
Hartlepool, TS26 0TB
Special 99
Mount Tamar School
Plymouth, PL5 2EF
Special 108
The Greenwell Academy
Harlow, CM18 7EZ
Special 16
Connaught Special School
London, E13 9BT
Special 26
The Brookfield School
Hereford, HR4 9NG
Special 110
Sherbrook Primary School
Cannock, WS11 5SA
Special 135
Chiltern Way Academy Basingstoke
Basingstoke, RG22 5TH
Special 50