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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Ashcroft Technology Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,488 | 15.4% | 25.2% |
Haberdashers' Hatcham College
London, SE14 5SF |
Secondary | 1,381 | 14.9% | 26.1% |
Lampton Academy
Hounslow, TW3 4EP |
Secondary | 1,525 | 15.6% | 25.7% |
The Compton School
London, N12 0QG |
Secondary | 1,349 | 17.1% | 27.6% |
Herne Bay High School
Herne Bay, CT6 7NS |
Secondary | 1,586 | 14.6% | 25.9% |
Cranford Community College
Hounslow, TW5 9PD |
Secondary | 1,490 | 17.4% | 27% |
The Ravensbourne School
Bromley, BR2 9EH |
Secondary | 1,515 | 14.3% | 27.1% |
Castleford Academy
Castleford, WF10 4JQ |
Secondary | 1,517 | 16.3% | 25.8% |
Carshalton Boys Sports College
Carshalton, SM5 1RW |
Secondary | 1,505 | 12.7% | 25.4% |
Park High School
Stanmore, HA7 1PL |
Secondary | 1,534 | 10.4% | 22.8% |
Bexleyheath Academy
Bexleyheath, DA6 7DA |
Secondary | 1,395 | 18.9% | 24.9% |
St Peter's School
Huntingdon, PE29 7DD |
Secondary | 1,449 | 14.4% | 27.7% |
Chesterfield High School
Liverpool, L23 9YB |
Secondary | 1,528 | 14.7% | 25.5% |
Highams Park School
London, E4 9PJ |
Secondary | 1,541 | 16% | 22.5% |
Icknield High School
Luton, LU3 2AH |
Secondary | 1,457 | 14.3% | 24.1% |
Stanground Academy
Peterborough, PE7 3BY |
Secondary | 1,398 | 14.1% | 26.4% |
Chiswick School
London, W4 3UN |
Secondary | 1,573 | 16.5% | 28.7% |
Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Derby, DE22 1JD |
Secondary | 1,458 | 13.9% | 26.2% |
Chingford Foundation School
London, E4 7LT |
Secondary | 1,423 | 16.1% | 21.4% |
Kingswood Academy
Hull, HU7 4WR |
Secondary | 1,455 | 13.4% | 26.9% |
Burntwood School
London, SW17 0AQ |
Secondary | 1,541 | 16.2% | 21.6% |
Forge Valley School
Sheffield, S6 5HG |
Secondary | 1,512 | 15.8% | 23.8% |
Woolwich Polytechnic School
London, SE28 8AT |
Secondary | 1,547 | 21.3% | 25.5% |
The Warren School
Romford, RM6 6SB |
Secondary | 1,323 | 15.9% | 26.5% |
Spalding Academy
Spalding, PE11 2EJ |
Secondary | 1,420 | 14.9% | 24.8% |
The Park Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9AX |
Secondary | 1,420 | 16% | 23.1% |
Co-op Academy Walkden
Manchester, M28 7JB |
Secondary | 1,493 | 13.8% | 26.3% |
Cardinal Newman Catholic School
Coventry, CV6 2FR |
Secondary | 1,483 | 16% | 27.7% |
Budmouth Academy Weymouth
Weymouth, DT4 9SY |
Secondary | 1,507 | 18.5% | 26.3% |
The Brooksbank School
Elland, HX5 0QG |
Secondary | 1,571 | 12.7% | 25% |
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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Ashcroft Technology Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,488 | Sign in to see | |
King's Lynn Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 4QG |
Secondary | 963 | ||
Holyrood Academy
Chard, TA20 1JL |
Secondary | 1,323 | ||
Redhill Academy
Nottingham, NG5 8GX |
Secondary | 1,592 | ||
The Polesworth School
Tamworth, B78 1QT |
Secondary | 1,468 | ||
The Tiffin Girls' School
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PL |
Secondary | 1,239 | ||
Stoke Damerel Community College
Plymouth, PL3 4BD |
Secondary | 1,301 | ||
Bristol Free School
Bristol, BS10 6NJ |
Secondary | 1,277 | ||
North Kesteven Academy
Lincoln, LN6 9AG |
Secondary | 659 | ||
The Magna Carta School
Staines, TW18 3HJ |
Secondary | 1,077 | ||
Rooks Heath School
Harrow, HA2 9AH |
Secondary | 1,204 | ||
Drayton Manor High School
London, W7 1EU |
Secondary | 1,424 | ||
Twyford Church of England High School
London, W3 9PP |
Secondary | 1,618 | ||
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
Gravesend, DA11 0JE |
Secondary | 1,394 | ||
St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon
Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4BQ |
Secondary | 1,454 | ||
Blenheim High School
Epsom, KT19 9BH |
Secondary | 1,374 | ||
Hellesdon High School
Norwich, NR6 5SB |
Secondary | 1,584 | ||
Crawshaw Academy
Pudsey, LS28 9HU |
Secondary | 1,123 | ||
The Grey Coat Hospital
London, SW1P 2DY |
Secondary | 1,132 | ||
Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Derby, DE22 1JD |
Secondary | 1,458 | ||
Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
Grantham, NG31 9AU |
Secondary | 1,188 | ||
Heston Community School
Hounslow, TW5 0QR |
Secondary | 1,338 | ||
Idsall School
Shifnal, TF11 8PD |
Secondary | 1,238 | ||
Ursuline College
Westgate-on-Sea, CT8 8LX |
Secondary | 941 | ||
Sewell Park Academy
Norwich, NR3 4BX |
Secondary | 780 | ||
Harper Green School
Bolton, BL4 0DH |
Secondary | 1,134 | ||
The Totteridge Academy
London, N20 8AZ |
Secondary | 951 | ||
Great Wyrley Academy
Walsall, WS6 6LQ |
Secondary | 558 | ||
Outwood Academy Freeston
Normanton, WF6 1HZ |
Secondary | 1,013 | ||
Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
Birmingham, B27 7XY |
Secondary | 1,186 |