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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Spalding High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 948 | 14.8% | 10.3% |
St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
London, N12 7NJ |
Secondary | 891 | 8.5% | 9.4% |
Summerhill School
Kingswinford, DY6 9XE |
Secondary | 1,094 | 16.9% | 10.4% |
Old Swinford Hospital
Stourbridge, DY8 1QX |
Secondary | 947 | 12.7% | 5.4% |
St James' Catholic High School
Cheadle, SK8 6PZ |
Secondary | 825 | 10.7% | 14.3% |
St Peter's Catholic High School
Wigan, WN5 8NU |
Secondary | 1,033 | 15.7% | 11.2% |
Marden High School
North Shields, NE30 3RZ |
Secondary | 943 | 15.3% | 16.4% |
Valley Gardens Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9AQ |
Secondary | 773 | 13.6% | 6.3% |
St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole
Poole, BH15 3HY |
Secondary | 1,059 | 21.3% | 12.3% |
The Woodroffe School
Lyme Regis, DT7 3LX |
Secondary | 978 | 12.1% | 16.6% |
Chailey School
Lewes, BN8 4PU |
Secondary | 855 | 15.6% | 12.9% |
St Richard's Catholic College
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 1SE |
Secondary | 1,035 | 11.7% | 12.7% |
St Benedict's Catholic College
Colchester, CO3 3US |
Secondary | 895 | 19.4% | 9.1% |
Court Moor School
Fleet, GU52 7RY |
Secondary | 1,133 | 17.5% | 8.9% |
The Hurst School
Tadley, RG26 5NL |
Secondary | 1,015 | 10.9% | 14.4% |
The Wavell School
Farnborough, GU14 6BH |
Secondary | 1,029 | 18.9% | 14.1% |
Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School
Basingstoke, RG22 6SR |
Secondary | 891 | 22.5% | 9.9% |
Testbourne Community School
Whitchurch, RG28 7JF |
Secondary | 940 | 14.6% | 14.4% |
The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
Hereford, HR1 1UU |
Secondary | 1,091 | 16.2% | 14.5% |
Broughton High School
Preston, PR3 5JJ |
Secondary | 928 | 11.5% | 9.4% |
Balshaw's Church of England High School
Leyland, PR25 3AH |
Secondary | 936 | 9% | 12.9% |
St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham
Lytham St Annes, FY8 4JL |
Secondary | 831 | 7.6% | 13.4% |
Saint Aidan's Church of England High School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 0NP |
Secondary | 837 | 11.7% | 15.3% |
Hutton Church of England Grammar School
Preston, PR4 5SN |
Secondary | 823 | 9.1% | 12% |
All Hallows Catholic High School
Preston, PR1 0LN |
Secondary | 911 | 8.9% | 9.8% |
Holy Cross Catholic High School
Chorley, PR7 3LS |
Secondary | 980 | 18.2% | 12.3% |
Archbishop Temple Church of England High School
Preston, PR2 8RA |
Secondary | 838 | 10.6% | 11.7% |
Chilwell School
Nottingham, NG9 5AL |
Secondary | 1,052 | 14.5% | 18.7% |
The Forest School
Horsham, RH13 5NT |
Secondary | 1,095 | 18.5% | 11.4% |
St Oscar Romero Catholic School
Worthing, BN12 5AF |
Secondary | 1,077 | 20.1% | 13.2% |
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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Spalding High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 948 | Sign in to see | |
La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School
London, SW12 0AB |
Secondary | 1,222 | ||
St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School
London, SE1 4AN |
Secondary | 660 | ||
St Bonaventure's RC School
London, E7 9QD |
Secondary | 1,348 | ||
Valentines High School
Ilford, IG2 6HX |
Secondary | 1,331 | ||
The John Fisher School
Purley, CR8 3YP |
Secondary | 1,134 | ||
Walthamstow School for Girls
London, E17 9RZ |
Secondary | 890 | ||
Queensbridge School
Birmingham, B13 8QB |
Secondary | 907 | ||
Selly Park Girls' School
Birmingham, B29 7PH |
Secondary | 813 | ||
St Paul's School for Girls
Birmingham, B16 9SL |
Secondary | 1,047 | ||
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
St Helens, WA9 3HE |
Secondary | 877 | ||
Stockport School
Stockport, SK2 6BW |
Secondary | 1,350 | ||
Wetherby High School
Wetherby, LS22 6JS |
Secondary | 783 | ||
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Reading, RG30 3EP |
Secondary | 1,046 | ||
Lady Manners School
Bakewell, DE45 1JA |
Secondary | 1,400 | ||
Ferndown Upper School
Ferndown, BH22 9EY |
Secondary | 1,170 | ||
Priory School
Lewes, BN7 2XN |
Secondary | 1,163 | ||
Patcham High School
Brighton, BN1 8PB |
Secondary | 1,105 | ||
Pittville School
Cheltenham, GL52 3JD |
Secondary | 860 | ||
The Wavell School
Farnborough, GU14 6BH |
Secondary | 1,029 | ||
Regents Park Community College
Southampton, SO16 4GW |
Secondary | 847 | ||
The Henry Cort Community College
Fareham, PO15 6PH |
Secondary | 856 | ||
Purbrook Park School
Waterlooville, PO7 5DS |
Secondary | 913 | ||
The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
Hereford, HR1 1UU |
Secondary | 1,091 | ||
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
Rochester, ME1 2FA |
Secondary | 1,105 | ||
Penwortham Girls' High School
Preston, PR1 0SR |
Secondary | 800 | ||
Risedale School
Catterick Garrison, DL9 4BD |
Secondary | 545 | ||
Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science
Selby, YO8 4HT |
Secondary | 1,163 | ||
Arts and Media School Islington
London, N4 3LS |
Secondary | 596 | ||
Wolverley CofE Secondary School
Kidderminster, DY11 5XQ |
Secondary | 966 |