Bowman 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
Bowman Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 41 100% 46.3%
Marchbank Free School
Darlington, DL3 9BL
Special 55 100% 60%
Littledown School
Slough, SL1 3QW
Special 37 100% 59.5%
Kingfisher School
Redditch, B98 0HF
Special 144 100% 65%
Eden School
Blackburn, BB2 4NW
Special 59 100% 52.5%
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%
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ
Special 117 100% 58.1%
The PRIDE Academy
West Drayton, UB7 8AB
Special 117 100% 59%
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Bexleyheath, DA7 6LB
Special 95 100% 69.5%
Aspire Academy
Welling, DA16 1JB
Special 64 100% 76.6%
Venture Academy
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AD
Special 48 100% 75%
Fern House School
Enfield, EN3 6NY
Special 72 100% 70.8%
Littlegreen Academy
Chichester, PO18 9NW
Special 80 100% 57.5%
Trinity Academy New Bridge
Sunderland, SR5 3NF
Special 133 100% 75.2%
Orion Academy
Oxford, OX4 6DQ
Special 74 100% 70.3%
Northern House Academy
Oxford, OX2 7JN
Special 85 100% 51.8%
Sir Bobby Robson School
Ipswich, IP3 9FA
Special 66 100% 59.1%
Foxfields Academy
Blaby, LE8 4FE
Special 98 100% 54.1%
The Ropemakers' Academy
Hailsham, BN27 1FB
Special 111 100% 62.2%
The Warwickshire Academy
Coventry, CV7 9RA
Special 60 100% 53.3%
The Promise School
Okehampton, EX20 1GH
Special 79 100% 65.8%
River Tees Academy Grangetown
Middlesbrough, TS3 7EA
Special 52 100% 76.9%
The Compass School
Romford, RM7 9NU
Special 40 100% 57.5%
The Greenwell Academy
Harlow, CM18 7EZ
Special 16 100% 31.3%
Gilbert Ward Academy
Blyth, NE24 2TS
Special 55 100% 63.6%
Lotus Academy
Sheffield, S5 7WE
Special 92 100% 84.4%
Hill View School
Martock, TA12 6GD
Special 55 100% 54.5%

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
Bowman Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 41 Sign in to see
Grangewood School
Northolt, UB5 6GG
Special 136
The St Marylebone Church of England Bridge School
London, W10 4LE
Special 71
Forest Bridge School
Maidenhead, SL6 1BN
Special 122
St Lawrence School
Horncastle, LN9 5EJ
Special 180
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR
Special 121
Fern House School
Enfield, EN3 6NY
Special 72
Harry Watts Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5JA
Special 175
The Fusion Academy
Leicester, LE9 8AG
Special 93
Hatchside School
Ilford, IG2 7SR
Special 70
High Point Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0JS
Special 108
Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, CM8 3HH
Special 75
The Cavendish School
Impington, CB24 9LY
Special 116
The Beacon College
Hereford, HR1 1NZ
Special 43
Woodbridge Road Academy
Ipswich, IP4 2EB
Special 76
Discovery Academy
Sheffield, S2 3QF
Special 108
Salmons Brook School
Enfield, EN3 5PB
Special 63
Sir Peter Hall School
Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7PJ
Special 56
Elm Tree Primary Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0TB
Special 88
The Wymering School
Portsmouth, PO6 3YB
Special 73
The Compass School
Romford, RM7 9NU
Special 40
Trent View College
Scunthorpe, DN17 1DS
Special 45
James Marks Academy
Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4RZ
Special 51
The Heights Academy
Solihull, B36 0DD
Special 49
Bloxham Grove Academy
Banbury, OX15 4UL
Special 77
Gilbert Ward Academy
Blyth, NE24 2TS
Special 55
Brookhaven School
Bury, BL9 8LP
Special 50
Hartlepool Free School
Hartlepool, TS25 1FF
Special 19
Manor Abbey School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8LG
Special 14
The Raise Academy
Widnes, WA8 0BS
Special 39