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 25 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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Samuel King's School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 107 | 29% | 19.6% |
Gosforth Central Middle School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1UN |
Secondary | 601 | 15.8% | 18.1% |
Gosforth East Middle School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 5JT |
Secondary | 556 | 15.1% | 18% |
Wellfield Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9QW |
Secondary | 354 | 14.7% | 14.4% |
Edward Peake CofE VC School
Biggleswade, SG18 0EJ |
Secondary | 410 | 29.3% | 26.3% |
Beacon Hill Community School
Wigton, CA7 3EZ |
Secondary | 138 | 39.4% | 37.2% |
Solway Community School
Wigton, CA7 4DD |
Secondary | 146 | 40.4% | 34.2% |
The Lakes School
Windermere, LA23 1HW |
Secondary | 440 | 14.1% | 13% |
John Ruskin School
Coniston, LA21 8EW |
Secondary | 242 | 56.2% | 12% |
Millom School
Millom, LA18 5AB |
Secondary | 469 | 10.2% | 22% |
The Clere School
Newbury, RG20 9HP |
Secondary | 470 | 22.4% | 24.8% |
Parkside Middle School
Bromsgrove, B61 0AH |
Secondary | 603 | 20.7% | 21.6% |
Blackminster Middle School
Evesham, WR11 8TG |
Secondary | 254 | 21.7% | 24.1% |
Edwinstree Church of England Middle School
Buntingford, SG9 9AW |
Secondary | 485 | 21% | 15.5% |
Whitworth Community High School
ROCHDALE, OL12 8TS |
Secondary | 651 | 22.3% | 23.3% |
The Wensleydale School & Sixth Form
Leyburn, DL8 5HY |
Secondary | 389 | 31.2% | 17.3% |
Upper Wharfedale School
Skipton, BD23 5BS |
Secondary | 363 | 15.4% | 13.5% |
Boroughbridge High School
York, YO51 9JX |
Secondary | 438 | 31.3% | 21.9% |
Corbridge Middle School
Corbridge, NE45 5HX |
Secondary | 354 | 25.4% | 11% |
Bellingham Middle School and Sports College
Hexham, NE48 2EN |
Secondary | 52 | 35.3% | 31.4% |
Glendale Middle School
Wooler, NE71 6QG |
Secondary | 74 | 29.7% | 29.7% |
Walton Priory Middle School
Stone, ST15 0AL |
Secondary | 523 | 21.8% | 18.5% |
Perton Middle School
Wolverhampton, WV6 7NR |
Secondary | 429 | 20.3% | 18.4% |
Manchester Mesivta School
Prestwich, M25 0PH |
Secondary | 242 | 27.4% | 2.5% |
Preston Muslim Girls High School
Preston, PR1 5BY |
Secondary | 608 | 14.5% | 23.2% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 27 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Samuel King's School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 107 | Sign in to see | |
Highbury Fields School
London, N5 1AR |
Secondary | 731 | ||
Holy Family Catholic High School
Liverpool, L23 4UL |
Secondary | 1,045 | ||
St James' Catholic High School
Cheadle, SK8 6PZ |
Secondary | 825 | ||
Harrytown Catholic High School
Stockport, SK6 3BU |
Secondary | 804 | ||
St Thomas More RC College
Manchester, M34 6AF |
Secondary | 793 | ||
Wellfield Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9QW |
Secondary | 354 | ||
Leighton Middle School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EX |
Secondary | 601 | ||
St Edward's Royal Free Ecumenical Middle School, Windsor
Windsor, SL4 5EN |
Secondary | 481 | ||
Beacon Hill Community School
Wigton, CA7 3EZ |
Secondary | 138 | ||
Solway Community School
Wigton, CA7 4DD |
Secondary | 146 | ||
John Ruskin School
Coniston, LA21 8EW |
Secondary | 242 | ||
Cranborne Middle School
Wimborne, BH21 5RP |
Secondary | 306 | ||
Moor Park High School and Sixth Form
Preston, PR1 6DT |
Secondary | 605 | ||
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
Preston, PR5 6PB |
Secondary | 761 | ||
St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham
Lytham St Annes, FY8 4JL |
Secondary | 831 | ||
Saint Aidan's Church of England High School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 0NP |
Secondary | 837 | ||
St Bede's Catholic High School
Ormskirk, L39 4TA |
Secondary | 707 | ||
St Cecilia's RC High School
Preston, PR3 2XA |
Secondary | 573 | ||
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn
Accrington, BB5 0LU |
Secondary | 798 | ||
Archbishop Temple Church of England High School
Preston, PR2 8RA |
Secondary | 838 | ||
Upper Wharfedale School
Skipton, BD23 5BS |
Secondary | 363 | ||
Corbridge Middle School
Corbridge, NE45 5HX |
Secondary | 354 | ||
Glendale Middle School
Wooler, NE71 6QG |
Secondary | 74 | ||
Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1EU |
Secondary | 132 | ||
Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
Heywood, OL10 2AA |
Secondary | 767 | ||
Preston Muslim Girls High School
Preston, PR1 5BY |
Secondary | 608 |