The Sky 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
The Sky Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 100 100% 74%
Wandle Valley Academy
Carshalton, SM5 1LW
Special 91 100% 73.6%
Tregonwell Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6QP
Special 145 100% 70.4%
The Ridge Academy
Cheltenham, GL52 5QH
Special 61 100% 72.1%
Wishmore Cross Academy
Woking, GU24 8NE
Special 65 100% 66.2%
Eaton Hall Specialist Academy
Norwich, NR4 7BU
Special 53 100% 83%
Loxley Hall School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8RS
Special 103 100% 63.1%
Hailey Hall School
Hertford, SG13 7PB
Special 84 100% 63.1%
Ramsden Hall Academy
Billericay, CM11 1HN
Special 100 100% 66%
Sutton House Academy
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG
Special 86 100% 81.3%
Nightingale Community Academy
London, SW17 7DF
Special 134 100% 69.9%
Joseph Norton Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 9JU
Special 60 100% 71.7%
Phoenix Academy
Walsall, WS3 2ED
Special 47 100% 70.2%
Hollis Academy
Middlesbrough, TS4 3JS
Special 84 100% 79.8%
Westbury Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3BT
Special 107 100% 72.8%
New Park Academy
Eccles, M30 0RW
Special 155 100% 76.1%
St Luke's Academy
Swindon, SN2 7AS
Special 79 100% 68.4%
The Springboard Project
Oldham, OL1 1AN
Special 97 100% 62.9%
Mo Mowlam Academy
Redcar, TS10 1PA
Special 96 100% 77.1%
Pathways School
Dagenham, RM10 9NH
Special 56 100% 76.8%
Longford Park School
Manchester, M32 8QJ
Special 77 100% 61%
Millgate School
Leicester, LE2 6DW
Special 130 100% 78.5%
Keyham Lodge School
Leicester, LE5 1FG
Special 123 100% 67.5%
The Harbour School
Ely, CB6 3RR
Special 101 100% 70.3%
North Star 82°
Bristol, BS10 7AH
Special 69 100% 81.2%
Bure Park Specialist Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR30 4AE
Special 64 100% 87.5%
Brook Academy
Gloucester, GL3 4ZN
Special 49 100% 55.1%
Mount Tamar School
Plymouth, PL5 2EF
Special 106 100% 70.8%
Portland School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9JG
Special 114 100% 69.3%
Brunel School
Paignton, TQ3 2AL
Special 54 100% 79.6%

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