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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Seaton Valley High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 657 | 14.5% | 30.5% |
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La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School
London, NW5 1RP |
Secondary | 551 | 8.4% | 34.5% |
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St Ursula's Convent School
London, SE10 8HN |
Secondary | 484 | 14.8% | 29.1% |
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St Mary's Catholic High School
Croydon, CR9 2EE |
Secondary | 566 | 14.9% | 34.3% |
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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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Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Southport, PR8 4EX |
Secondary | 825 | 19.3% | 30.9% |
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Harrytown Catholic High School
Stockport, SK6 3BU |
Secondary | 793 | 18.6% | 31.8% |
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St Damian's RC Science College
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8BH |
Secondary | 832 | 13.3% | 25.9% |
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St Thomas More RC College
Manchester, M34 6AF |
Secondary | 799 | 16.2% | 26.5% |
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Wetherby High School
Wetherby, LS22 6JS |
Secondary | 830 | 15.3% | 27.7% |
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Marden Bridge Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 8RW |
Secondary | 577 | 15.8% | 21.1% |
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Cressex Community School
High Wycombe, HP12 4QA |
Secondary | 766 | 20.9% | 32.5% |
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Ruskin Community High School
Crewe, CW2 7JT |
Secondary | 715 | 16.4% | 34.5% |
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Cardinal Newman Catholic High School
Warrington, WA4 1RX |
Secondary | 808 | 21.7% | 32.5% |
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Torpoint Community College
Torpoint, PL11 2NH |
Secondary | 668 | 11.5% | 25% |
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St John Henry Newman Catholic School
Carlisle, CA2 4NL |
Secondary | 705 | 19.2% | 34.3% |
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New Mills School
High Peak, SK22 4NR |
Secondary | 692 | 20.8% | 26.9% |
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Belmont Community School
Durham, DH1 2AG |
Secondary | 887 | 15.7% | 34.4% |
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The Hayling College
Hayling Island, PO11 0NU |
Secondary | 516 | 22.5% | 30% |
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Earl Mortimer College
Leominster, HR6 8JJ |
Secondary | 502 | 21.3% | 28.3% |
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Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School
Colne, BB8 8JT |
Secondary | 814 | 17% | 31.7% |
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Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood
Fleetwood, FY7 8AY |
Secondary | 771 | 17.2% | 31.2% |
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St Cecilia's RC High School
Preston, PR3 2XA |
Secondary | 581 | 9.6% | 29.6% |
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Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn
Accrington, BB5 0LU |
Secondary | 802 | 13.7% | 35.2% |
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Baines School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 8BE |
Secondary | 729 | 13.1% | 31.4% |
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James Calvert Spence College
Morpeth, NE65 0NG |
Secondary | 568 | 22.1% | 32.5% |
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Paget High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE14 3DR |
Secondary | 606 | 20.3% | 32.5% |
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Abbot Beyne School
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 0JL |
Secondary | 836 | 19.1% | 32.7% |
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Lowton Church of England High School
Warrington, WA3 1DU |
Secondary | 814 | 19.9% | 29.6% |
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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Seaton Valley High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 657 | Sign in to see | |
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Leytonstone School
London, E11 1JD |
Secondary | 1,028 | ||
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Hodge Hill Girls' School
Birmingham, B36 8EY |
Secondary | 753 | ||
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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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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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The Lakes School
Windermere, LA23 1HW |
Secondary | 445 | ||
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Millom School
Millom, LA18 5AB |
Secondary | 476 | ||
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New Mills School
High Peak, SK22 4NR |
Secondary | 692 | ||
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St Benedict's Catholic College
Colchester, CO3 3US |
Secondary | 905 | ||
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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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Warblington School
Havant, PO9 2RR |
Secondary | 812 | ||
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The Priory School
Hitchin, SG5 2UR |
Secondary | 1,221 | ||
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Fearnhill School
Letchworth, SG6 4BA |
Secondary | 597 | ||
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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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Haydon Bridge High School
Hexham, NE47 6LR |
Secondary | 392 | ||
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Whytrig Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 0FW |
Secondary | 330 | ||
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Paget High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE14 3DR |
Secondary | 606 | ||
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Bourne Community College
Emsworth, PO10 8PJ |
Secondary | 693 | ||
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North Huddersfield Trust School
Huddersfield, HD2 1DJ |
Secondary | 995 | ||