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 28 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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Cantell School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,313 | 23% | 44% |
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Central Foundation Boys' School
London, EC2A 4SH |
Secondary | 1,152 | 26.3% | 42% |
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Bow School
London, E3 3QW |
Secondary | 1,126 | 23.3% | 45.2% |
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Swanlea School
London, E1 5DJ |
Secondary | 1,253 | 18.6% | 43.7% |
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Central Foundation Girls' School
London, E3 2AE |
Secondary | 1,526 | 9.8% | 45% |
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Harlington School
Hayes, UB3 1PB |
Secondary | 1,409 | 17.7% | 43.4% |
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Raynes Park High School
London, SW20 0JL |
Secondary | 1,134 | 25.9% | 39.4% |
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St Michael's Church of England High School
Rowley Regis, B65 9AN |
Secondary | 1,228 | 21.7% | 38.7% |
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St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall
Willenhall, WV14 7BL |
Secondary | 1,470 | 12% | 37.9% |
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Lawnswood School
Leeds, LS16 5AG |
Secondary | 1,308 | 13.2% | 47.5% |
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Burnside College
Wallsend, NE28 7LQ |
Secondary | 996 | 14.7% | 39.2% |
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Mortimer Community College
South Shields, NE33 4UG |
Secondary | 1,140 | 21.6% | 42.6% |
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Boldon School
Boldon Colliery, NE35 9DZ |
Secondary | 1,048 | 25.5% | 51% |
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Lealands High School
Luton, LU3 3AL |
Secondary | 1,028 | 23.4% | 36.8% |
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The Radcliffe School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5BT |
Secondary | 1,192 | 26.9% | 39.1% |
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Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
Widnes, WA8 7DW |
Secondary | 1,340 | 21.6% | 41% |
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Crestwood Community School
Eastleigh, SO50 4FZ |
Secondary | 1,478 | 26.9% | 36.5% |
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Headlands School
Bridlington, YO16 6UR |
Secondary | 1,058 | 18.3% | 36.9% |
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Northfleet School for Girls
Gravesend, DA11 8AQ |
Secondary | 1,319 | 17.6% | 35.6% |
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Thamesview School
Gravesend, DA12 4LF |
Secondary | 985 | 23% | 47% |
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Fleetwood High School
FLEETWOOD, FY7 8HE |
Secondary | 1,028 | 15% | 50.6% |
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Fullhurst Community College
Leicester, LE3 1AH |
Secondary | 1,443 | 20.1% | 39.9% |
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Pendle Vale College
Nelson, BB9 8LF |
Secondary | 1,047 | 15.8% | 37.6% |
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Shuttleworth College
Burnley, BB12 8ST |
Secondary | 1,076 | 33.5% | 48.1% |
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Sir John Thursby Community College
Burnley, BB10 2AT |
Secondary | 1,122 | 14.7% | 43.1% |
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Unity College
Burnley, BB11 3DF |
Secondary | 1,404 | 22.6% | 34.8% |
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All Saints Catholic High School
Knowsley, L33 8XF |
Secondary | 1,130 | 22.4% | 46.9% |
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Dagenham Park CofE School
Dagenham, RM10 9QH |
Secondary | 1,416 | 17.3% | 40.4% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 29 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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Cantell School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,313 | Sign in to see | |
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Haverstock School
London, NW3 2BQ |
Secondary | 893 | ||
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Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
London, N1 9QG |
Secondary | 888 | ||
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Lilian Baylis Technology School
London, SE11 5QY |
Secondary | 853 | ||
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Forest Hill School
London, SE23 2XN |
Secondary | 1,081 | ||
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Frederick Bremer School
London, E17 4EY |
Secondary | 889 | ||
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Heathcote School & Science College
London, E4 6ES |
Secondary | 1,119 | ||
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Wheelers Lane Technology College
Birmingham, B13 0SF |
Secondary | 674 | ||
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St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall
Willenhall, WV14 7BL |
Secondary | 1,470 | ||
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St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
Manchester, M27 9QP |
Secondary | 1,081 | ||
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The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
Wigan, WN1 1HQ |
Secondary | 1,367 | ||
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Lawnswood School
Leeds, LS16 5AG |
Secondary | 1,308 | ||
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Ralph Thoresby School
Leeds, LS16 7RX |
Secondary | 992 | ||
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Pudsey Grammar School
Pudsey, LS28 7ND |
Secondary | 1,358 | ||
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Boldon School
Boldon Colliery, NE35 9DZ |
Secondary | 1,048 | ||
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Cressex Community School
High Wycombe, HP12 4QA |
Secondary | 766 | ||
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Richard Lander School
Truro, TR3 6LT |
Secondary | 1,562 | ||
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Chapel-en-le-Frith High School
High Peak, SK23 0TQ |
Secondary | 941 | ||
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St Peter's Church of England Aided School
Exeter, EX2 5AP |
Secondary | 1,306 | ||
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Redbridge Community School
Southampton, SO16 9RJ |
Secondary | 1,106 | ||
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Thamesview School
Gravesend, DA12 4LF |
Secondary | 985 | ||
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The Malling School
West Malling, ME19 6DH |
Secondary | 1,055 | ||
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Northfleet Technology College
Gravesend, DA11 8BG |
Secondary | 977 | ||
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St John's Catholic Comprehensive
Gravesend, DA12 2JW |
Secondary | 1,337 | ||
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Fleetwood High School
FLEETWOOD, FY7 8HE |
Secondary | 1,028 | ||
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Jarrow School
Jarrow, NE32 5PR |
Secondary | 845 | ||
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Shuttleworth College
Burnley, BB12 8ST |
Secondary | 1,076 | ||
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Unity College
Burnley, BB11 3DF |
Secondary | 1,404 | ||
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All Saints Catholic High School
Knowsley, L33 8XF |
Secondary | 1,130 | ||