Prestley Wood 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
Prestley Wood Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 65 100% 33.8%
Fosse Way School
Bath, BA3 3AL
Special 224 100% 50%
Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2PT
Special 126 100% 38.1%
The St Christopher School
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4AW
Special 262 100% 43.1%
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 59 100% 44.1%
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR
Special 154 100% 39%
Exeter House Special School
Salisbury, SP1 3BL
Special 194 100% 30.9%
Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy
Swanley, BR8 8DR
Special 135 100% 43.7%
Riverside Bridge School
Barking, IG11 0FU
Special 249 100% 39.4%
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU
Special 173 100% 33.7%
Hilltop School
Rotherham, S66 8AZ
Special 183 100% 43.7%
Kelford School
Rotherham, S61 2NU
Special 158 100% 50.6%
Strathmore School
Twickenham, TW1 4DQ
Special 114 100% 35.1%
Willow Dene School
Plumstead, SE18 2JD
Special 309 100% 54%
Oak Lodge School
London, N2 0QY
Special 188 100% 46.8%
Hazel Court School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Special 129 100% 40.3%
Bardwell School
Bicester, OX26 4RZ
Special 118 100% 32.2%
ACE Tiverton Special School
Tiverton, EX16 5HB
Special 115 100% 41.7%
Critchill Special School
Frome, BA11 4LB
Special 97 100% 40.2%
Glendinning Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 4HD
Special 130 100% 43.8%
Hatchside School
Ilford, IG2 7SR
Special 70 100% 38.6%
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 154 100% 41.6%
Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, CM8 3HH
Special 75 100% 26.7%
The Bridge Easton
Easton, NR9 5EA
Special 161 100% 34.8%
Duke of Lancaster School
Fakenham, NR21 9DQ
Special 101 100% 38%
Woodbridge Road Academy
Ipswich, IP4 2EB
Special 76 100% 45.3%
Summerdown School
Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ
Special 161 100% 31.1%
Brookhaven School
Bury, BL9 8LP
Special 50 100% 28%
Pear Tree Specialist Support High School
Stockport, SK8 5NW
Special 41 100% 46.3%
Wembley Manor
Wembley, Brent, HA9 7EU
Special 60 100% 46.7%

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
Prestley Wood Academy
(Your chosen school)
Special 65 Sign in to see
Lift Pioneer
Basildon, SS14 2LA
Special 189
Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ
Special 233
Hollinwood Academy
Oldham, OL8 3PT
Special 284
Ramsden Hall Academy
Billericay, CM11 1HN
Special 99
Daventry Hill School
Daventry, NN11 0QE
Special 223
Market Field School
Colchester, CO7 7ET
Special 502
The PRIDE Academy
West Drayton, UB7 8AB
Special 117
Meadowgate Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2JH
Special 181
Hallmoor School
Birmingham, B33 0DL
Special 294
Yeoman Park Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8PS
Special 114
Beckfoot Phoenix
Keighley, BD22 6HZ
Special 113
Churchill Park Complex Needs School
King's Lynn, PE30 4RP
Special 229
Kemball School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3JD
Special 220
Watermill School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6JZ
Special 240
The Bridge School
Ipswich, IP8 3ND
Special 216
Leigh Academy Snowfields
Maidstone, ME14 5GA
Special 303
Addington Valley Academy
Croydon, CR0 9AZ
Special 132
Treetops Free School
Grays, RM16 2WU
Special 154
The Warwickshire Academy
Coventry, CV7 9RA
Special 60
Bure Park Specialist Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR30 4AE
Special 80
Fox Grove School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 147
The Bridge Easton
Easton, NR9 5EA
Special 161
Kitts Green Academy
Birmingham, B33 9QY
Special 58
Summerdown School
Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ
Special 161
Tettenhall Wood School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF
Special 170
Portland School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9JG
Special 135
Abbey Hill Academy & College
Stoke-On-Trent, ST3 5PP
Special 373
Two Bridges Academy
Alveston, BS35 3JT
Special 40
Pear Tree Specialist Support High School
Stockport, SK8 5NW
Special 41