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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                John Cabot Academy
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 1,280 | 18.4% | 30.1% | 
| 
                                Madeley Academy
                                 Telford, TF7 5FB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,271 | 14.9% | 30.8% | 
| 
                                Harris Academy South Norwood
                                 London, SE25 6AE  | 
                            Secondary | 1,270 | 16.4% | 32.5% | 
| 
                                Furness Academy
                                 Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9BB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,209 | 17.4% | 29.3% | 
| 
                                Strood Academy
                                 Rochester, ME2 2SX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,310 | 13.8% | 28.6% | 
| 
                                Park Hall Academy
                                 Birmingham, B36 9HF  | 
                            Secondary | 1,269 | 16% | 31% | 
| 
                                Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy
                                 Oldbury, B69 2HE  | 
                            Secondary | 1,164 | 17.2% | 30.8% | 
| 
                                Sandwich Technology School
                                 Sandwich, CT13 0FA  | 
                            Secondary | 1,314 | 18.2% | 30.4% | 
| 
                                The Compton School
                                 London, N12 0QG  | 
                            Secondary | 1,349 | 17.1% | 27.6% | 
| 
                                Bishop Justus CofE School
                                 Bromley, BR2 8HZ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,310 | 14.8% | 28.4% | 
| 
                                Uxbridge High School
                                 Uxbridge, UB8 2PR  | 
                            Secondary | 1,359 | 14.7% | 31.3% | 
| 
                                The Heath School
                                 Runcorn, WA7 4SY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,189 | 16.8% | 31.6% | 
| 
                                Hatch End High School
                                 Harrow, HA3 6NR  | 
                            Secondary | 1,252 | 16.8% | 31.4% | 
| 
                                West Coventry Academy
                                 Coventry, CV4 9PW  | 
                            Secondary | 1,238 | 20.2% | 28.3% | 
| 
                                Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College
                                 Slough, SL1 2PU  | 
                            Secondary | 1,197 | 18.8% | 30.2% | 
| 
                                Lincoln Christ's Hospital School
                                 Lincoln, LN2 4PN  | 
                            Secondary | 1,286 | 21.7% | 29.1% | 
| 
                                Norbury High School for Girls
                                 Thornton Heath, CR7 8BT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,186 | 16.4% | 29% | 
| 
                                Campion School
                                 Leamington Spa, CV31 1QH  | 
                            Secondary | 1,170 | 15.5% | 30.7% | 
| 
                                St Cuthbert's High School
                                 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 7PX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,234 | 17.8% | 32.5% | 
| 
                                Thomas Bennett Community College
                                 Crawley, RH10 5AD  | 
                            Secondary | 1,272 | 17.5% | 32.6% | 
| 
                                St Peter's Collegiate Academy
                                 Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU  | 
                            Secondary | 1,358 | 19.7% | 29.6% | 
| 
                                Kingswood Secondary Academy
                                 Corby, NN18 9NS  | 
                            Secondary | 1,232 | 14.9% | 28.6% | 
| 
                                The Excel Academy
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 6LG  | 
                            Secondary | 1,198 | 19.3% | 27.8% | 
| 
                                Workington Academy
                                 Workington, CA14 4EB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,280 | 13.2% | 28.8% | 
| 
                                Oasis Academy Brislington
                                 Bristol, BS4 5EY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,388 | 19.4% | 29% | 
| 
                                Lyndon School
                                 Solihull, B92 8EJ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,173 | 16.7% | 32.1% | 
| 
                                Charlton School
                                 Telford, TF1 3FA  | 
                            Secondary | 1,233 | 16.8% | 27% | 
| 
                                Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
                                 Burnley, BB10 3AA  | 
                            Secondary | 1,287 | 21.8% | 31.6% | 
| 
                                The North School
                                 Ashford, TN24 8AL  | 
                            Secondary | 1,298 | 13.1% | 30.4% | 
| 
                                Holland Park School
                                 London, W8 7AF  | 
                            Secondary | 1,270 | 15% | 29.9% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                John Cabot Academy
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 1,280 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                John Madejski Academy
                                 Reading, RG2 8AF  | 
                            Secondary | 872 | ||
| 
                                Dixons City Academy
                                 Bradford, BD5 7RR  | 
                            Secondary | 934 | ||
| 
                                Unity City Academy
                                 Middlesbrough, TS3 8RE  | 
                            Secondary | 999 | ||
| 
                                Oasis Academy Wintringham
                                 Grimsby, DN32 0AZ  | 
                            Secondary | 883 | ||
| 
                                Brooke Weston Academy
                                 Great Oakley, NN18 8LA  | 
                            Secondary | 1,187 | ||
| 
                                Kingsbridge Academy
                                 Kingsbridge, TQ7 1PL  | 
                            Secondary | 1,292 | ||
| 
                                Plympton Academy
                                 Plymouth, PL7 2RS  | 
                            Secondary | 1,145 | ||
| 
                                Fernwood School
                                 Nottingham, NG8 2FT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,433 | ||
| 
                                Overton Grange School
                                 Sutton, SM2 6TQ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,245 | ||
| 
                                Bishop Fox's School
                                 Taunton, TA1 3HQ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,081 | ||
| 
                                Lydiard Park Academy
                                 Swindon, SN5 6HN  | 
                            Secondary | 1,262 | ||
| 
                                Whickham School
                                 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 5AR  | 
                            Secondary | 1,675 | ||
| 
                                Oldbury Academy
                                 Oldbury, B68 8NE  | 
                            Secondary | 1,328 | ||
| 
                                Barnhill Community High School
                                 Hayes, UB4 9LE  | 
                            Secondary | 1,576 | ||
| 
                                The Stanway School
                                 Colchester, CO3 0QA  | 
                            Secondary | 1,397 | ||
| 
                                St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
                                 Sunderland, SR2 7JN  | 
                            Secondary | 1,321 | ||
| 
                                Nailsea School
                                 Bristol, BS48 2HN  | 
                            Secondary | 1,118 | ||
| 
                                The Gryphon School
                                 Sherborne, DT9 4EQ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,514 | ||
| 
                                Nicholas Chamberlaine School
                                 Bedworth, CV12 9EA  | 
                            Secondary | 1,351 | ||
| 
                                Sir William Stanier School
                                 Crewe, CW1 4EB  | 
                            Secondary | 699 | ||
| 
                                Burnage Academy for Boys
                                 Manchester, M19 1ER  | 
                            Secondary | 956 | ||
| 
                                The Sir John Colfox Academy
                                 Bridport, DT6 3DT  | 
                            Secondary | 818 | ||
| 
                                Finham Park 2
                                 Coventry, CV4 9WT  | 
                            Secondary | 713 | ||
| 
                                Waingels
                                 Reading, RG5 4RF  | 
                            Secondary | 1,422 | ||
| 
                                Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary
                                 Redcar, TS10 1PJ  | 
                            Secondary | 730 | ||
| 
                                Royal Docks Academy
                                 London, E16 3HS  | 
                            Secondary | 880 | ||
| 
                                Heworth Grange School
                                 Gateshead, NE10 0PT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,044 | ||
| 
                                Ark Acton Academy
                                 London, W3 8EY  | 
                            Secondary | 858 | ||
| 
                                Parkside School
                                 Bradford, BD13 5AD  | 
                            Secondary | 1,146 | ||