Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Beacon High
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 0 | ||
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St Ursula's Convent School
London, SE10 8HN |
Secondary | 484 | 14.8% | 29.1% |
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Hornsey School for Girls
London, N8 9JF |
Secondary | 561 | 14.1% | 30.4% |
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King Solomon High School
Ilford, IG6 3HB |
Secondary | 636 | 11.8% | 28% |
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Gosforth Central Middle School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1UN |
Secondary | 600 | 17.8% | 20% |
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Gosforth East Middle School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 5JT |
Secondary | 557 | 18.3% | 17.1% |
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Marden Bridge Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 8RW |
Secondary | 577 | 15.8% | 21.1% |
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Monkseaton High School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9EQ |
Secondary | 155 | 18.1% | 23.9% |
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Wellfield Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9QW |
Secondary | 346 | 16.8% | 14.2% |
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Edward Peake CofE VC School
Biggleswade, SG18 0EJ |
Secondary | 359 | 22% | 27.6% |
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Samuel King's School
Alston, CA9 3QU |
Secondary | 113 | 23% | 18.6% |
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The Lakes School
Windermere, LA23 1HW |
Secondary | 445 | 18.4% | 16% |
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Millom School
Millom, LA18 5AB |
Secondary | 476 | 9.9% | 21.2% |
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Cranborne Middle School
Wimborne, BH21 5RP |
Secondary | 266 | 12.1% | 18.5% |
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The Clere School
Newbury, RG20 9HP |
Secondary | 382 | 20.4% | 28.8% |
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Earl Mortimer College
Leominster, HR6 8JJ |
Secondary | 502 | 21.3% | 28.3% |
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Blackminster Middle School
Evesham, WR11 8TG |
Secondary | 217 | 29.5% | 26.3% |
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St Egwin's CofE Middle School
Evesham, WR11 4JU |
Secondary | 438 | 15.3% | 23.1% |
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Edwinstree Church of England Middle School
Buntingford, SG9 9AW |
Secondary | 486 | 31.3% | 18.3% |
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Wensleydale School
Leyburn, DL8 5HY |
Secondary | 407 | 20.6% | 17% |
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Settle College
Settle, BD24 0AU |
Secondary | 561 | 24.2% | 15.7% |
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Upper Wharfedale School
Skipton, BD23 5BS |
Secondary | 351 | 21.7% | 15.4% |
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Boroughbridge High School
York, YO51 9JX |
Secondary | 388 | 32.2% | 22.9% |
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Corbridge Middle School
Corbridge, NE45 5HX |
Secondary | 367 | 26.4% | 10.6% |
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Haydon Bridge High School
Hexham, NE47 6LR |
Secondary | 392 | 25.3% | 28.8% |
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Bellingham Middle School and Sports College
Hexham, NE48 2EN |
Secondary | 46 | 30.4% | 28.3% |
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Berwick Middle School
Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 1LA |
Secondary | 179 | 15.6% | 27.9% |
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Walton Priory Middle School
Stone, ST15 0AL |
Secondary | 543 | 22.9% | 17.7% |
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Perton Middle School
Wolverhampton, WV6 7NR |
Secondary | 399 | 18.8% | 18.3% |
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Madani Boys School
Leicester, LE5 5LL |
Secondary | 451 | 11.3% | 25.8% |
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Beacon High
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 0 | Sign in to see | |
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La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School
London, SW12 0AB |
Secondary | 1,198 | ||
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Oaklands School
London, E2 6PR |
Secondary | 902 | ||
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St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
London, N12 7NJ |
Secondary | 908 | ||
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Newman Catholic College
London, NW10 3RN |
Secondary | 582 | ||
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St Mary's Catholic High School
Croydon, CR9 2EE |
Secondary | 566 | ||
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St Bonaventure's RC School
London, E7 9QD |
Secondary | 1,352 | ||
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Leytonstone School
London, E11 1JD |
Secondary | 1,028 | ||
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Walthamstow School for Girls
London, E17 9RZ |
Secondary | 896 | ||
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St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
St Helens, WA9 3HE |
Secondary | 897 | ||
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Holy Family Catholic High School
Liverpool, L23 4UL |
Secondary | 1,018 | ||
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Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Southport, PR8 4EX |
Secondary | 825 | ||
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Westhoughton High School
Bolton, BL5 3BZ |
Secondary | 1,343 | ||
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The Derby High School
Lancs, BL9 9NH |
Secondary | 930 | ||
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Stretford High School
Manchester, M32 0XA |
Secondary | 1,001 | ||
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Shevington High School
Wigan, WN6 8AB |
Secondary | 878 | ||
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St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Wigan, WN4 9PF |
Secondary | 1,204 | ||
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Humphry Davy School
Penzance, TR18 2TG |
Secondary | 741 | ||
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Millom School
Millom, LA18 5AB |
Secondary | 476 | ||
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Court Moor School
Fleet, GU52 7RY |
Secondary | 1,133 | ||
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Cove School
Farnborough, GU14 9RN |
Secondary | 1,008 | ||
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Beverley High School
Beverley, HU17 9EX |
Secondary | 821 | ||
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The Market Weighton School
Market Weighton, YO43 3JF |
Secondary | 658 | ||
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Lathom High School : A Technology College
Skelmersdale, WN8 6JN |
Secondary | 806 | ||
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Our Lady's Catholic High School
Preston, PR2 3SQ |
Secondary | 905 | ||
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Bedale High School
Bedale, DL8 2EQ |
Secondary | 555 | ||
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Whytrig Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 0FW |
Secondary | 330 | ||
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Seaton Valley High School
Seaton Delaval, NE25 0FW |
Secondary | 657 | ||
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Arts and Media School Islington
London, N4 3LS |
Secondary | 577 | ||
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North Huddersfield Trust School
Huddersfield, HD2 1DJ |
Secondary | 995 | ||