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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Aston Fields Middle School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 595 | 12.6% | 15.1% |
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St James' Catholic High School
Cheadle, SK8 6PZ |
Secondary | 825 | 10.7% | 14.3% |
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Gosforth Central Middle School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1UN |
Secondary | 601 | 15.8% | 18.1% |
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Gosforth East Middle School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 5JT |
Secondary | 556 | 15.1% | 18% |
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Marden Bridge Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 8RW |
Secondary | 587 | 17.6% | 22% |
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Wellfield Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9QW |
Secondary | 354 | 14.7% | 14.4% |
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Leighton Middle School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EX |
Secondary | 601 | 15.2% | 12.8% |
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St Edward's Royal Free Ecumenical Middle School, Windsor
Windsor, SL4 5EN |
Secondary | 481 | 14.4% | 9.8% |
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The Lakes School
Windermere, LA23 1HW |
Secondary | 440 | 14.1% | 13% |
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Millom School
Millom, LA18 5AB |
Secondary | 469 | 10.2% | 22% |
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Chailey School
Lewes, BN8 4PU |
Secondary | 855 | 15.6% | 12.9% |
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Grays Convent High School
Grays, RM17 5UX |
Secondary | 655 | 9.3% | 19.6% |
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Parkside Middle School
Bromsgrove, B61 0AH |
Secondary | 603 | 20.7% | 21.6% |
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St Egwin's CofE Middle School
Evesham, WR11 4JU |
Secondary | 449 | 14.9% | 23.6% |
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St Mary's RC High School
Hereford, HR1 4DR |
Secondary | 749 | 21% | 11.2% |
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Edwinstree Church of England Middle School
Buntingford, SG9 9AW |
Secondary | 485 | 21% | 15.5% |
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Beverley High School
Beverley, HU17 9EX |
Secondary | 827 | 12.7% | 16.9% |
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Longcroft School and Sixth Form College
Beverley, HU17 7EJ |
Secondary | 728 | 16.1% | 21% |
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Penwortham Girls' High School
Preston, PR1 0SR |
Secondary | 800 | 10.8% | 16.5% |
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St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham
Lytham St Annes, FY8 4JL |
Secondary | 831 | 7.6% | 13.4% |
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Saint Aidan's Church of England High School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 0NP |
Secondary | 837 | 11.7% | 15.3% |
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Hutton Church of England Grammar School
Preston, PR4 5SN |
Secondary | 823 | 9.1% | 12% |
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Archbishop Temple Church of England High School
Preston, PR2 8RA |
Secondary | 838 | 10.6% | 11.7% |
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Settle College
Settle, BD24 0AU |
Secondary | 587 | 20% | 16% |
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Upper Wharfedale School
Skipton, BD23 5BS |
Secondary | 363 | 15.4% | 13.5% |
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The Community College, Bishop's Castle
Bishops Castle, SY9 5AY |
Secondary | 526 | 13.7% | 12.9% |
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Wadham School
Crewkerne, TA18 7NT |
Secondary | 770 | 16.5% | 19% |
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Walton Priory Middle School
Stone, ST15 0AL |
Secondary | 523 | 21.8% | 18.5% |
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Perton Middle School
Wolverhampton, WV6 7NR |
Secondary | 429 | 20.3% | 18.4% |
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Preston Muslim Girls High School
Preston, PR1 5BY |
Secondary | 608 | 14.5% | 23.2% |
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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Aston Fields Middle School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 595 | Sign in to see | |
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Kings Heath Secondary School
Birmingham, B13 0QP |
Secondary | 792 | ||
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St Matthias School
Wolverhampton, WV1 2BH |
Secondary | 843 | ||
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Ridgeway High School
Prenton, CH43 9EB |
Secondary | 905 | ||
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Loreto High School Chorlton
Manchester, M21 7SW |
Secondary | 768 | ||
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St James' Catholic High School
Cheadle, SK8 6PZ |
Secondary | 825 | ||
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Mossley Hollins High School
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL5 9DP |
Secondary | 890 | ||
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Gosforth Central Middle School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1UN |
Secondary | 601 | ||
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Gosforth East Middle School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 5JT |
Secondary | 556 | ||
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Edward Peake CofE VC School
Biggleswade, SG18 0EJ |
Secondary | 410 | ||
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St John Henry Newman Catholic School
Carlisle, CA2 4NL |
Secondary | 696 | ||
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Tibshelf Community School
Alfreton, DE55 5LZ |
Secondary | 819 | ||
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South Molton Community College
South Molton, EX36 4LA |
Secondary | 662 | ||
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West Moors Middle School
Ferndown, BH22 0DA |
Secondary | 236 | ||
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Claverham Community College
Battle, TN33 0HT |
Secondary | 1,148 | ||
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Chailey School
Lewes, BN8 4PU |
Secondary | 855 | ||
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St Richard's Catholic College
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 1SE |
Secondary | 1,035 | ||
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Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School
Basingstoke, RG22 6SR |
Secondary | 891 | ||
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Weobley High School
Hereford, HR4 8ST |
Secondary | 530 | ||
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Parkside Middle School
Bromsgrove, B61 0AH |
Secondary | 603 | ||
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St Egwin's CofE Middle School
Evesham, WR11 4JU |
Secondary | 449 | ||
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St Mary's RC High School
Hereford, HR1 4DR |
Secondary | 749 | ||
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Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College
Worcester, WR5 2XD |
Secondary | 1,051 | ||
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Ashton Community Science College
Preston, PR2 1SL |
Secondary | 869 | ||
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Norton Canes High School
Cannock, WS11 9SP |
Secondary | 442 | ||
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Walton Priory Middle School
Stone, ST15 0AL |
Secondary | 523 | ||
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Perton Middle School
Wolverhampton, WV6 7NR |
Secondary | 429 | ||
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Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School
London, N16 6UB |
Secondary | 384 | ||
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Manchester Mesivta School
Prestwich, M25 0PH |
Secondary | 242 | ||
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Madani Boys School
Leicester, LE5 5LL |
Secondary | 448 | ||