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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Gospel Oak School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 1,217 | 15% | 40.3% | 
| 
                                Chelsea Academy
                                 London, SW10 0AB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,160 | 13.5% | 41% | 
| 
                                Drapers' Academy
                                 Romford, RM3 9XR  | 
                            Secondary | 1,220 | 14.3% | 39.4% | 
| 
                                Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 4LD  | 
                            Secondary | 1,181 | 20.2% | 43.1% | 
| 
                                The Victory Academy
                                 Chatham, ME4 5JB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,193 | 15.3% | 38.5% | 
| 
                                Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3JD  | 
                            Secondary | 1,202 | 17.9% | 36.4% | 
| 
                                John Henry Newman Catholic College
                                 Birmingham, B37 5GA  | 
                            Secondary | 1,308 | 13.9% | 36.4% | 
| 
                                St Peter's CofE Academy
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2RR  | 
                            Secondary | 1,085 | 19.5% | 39.7% | 
| 
                                Heath Park
                                 Wolverhampton, WV11 1RD  | 
                            Secondary | 1,191 | 20% | 41.2% | 
| 
                                Montgomery Academy
                                 Blackpool, FY2 0AZ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,186 | 17.6% | 39.4% | 
| 
                                Rockwood Academy
                                 Birmingham, B8 3HG  | 
                            Secondary | 1,090 | 16.6% | 41.5% | 
| 
                                Haywood Academy
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 7AB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,160 | 17.6% | 40.4% | 
| 
                                Aldersley High School
                                 Wolverhampton, WV8 1RT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,282 | 16.3% | 41.6% | 
| 
                                Heron Hall Academy
                                 Enfield, EN3 4SA  | 
                            Secondary | 1,193 | 16.3% | 42% | 
| 
                                The Nottingham Emmanuel School
                                 West Bridgford, NG2 7YF  | 
                            Secondary | 1,155 | 12.9% | 41.8% | 
| 
                                The Telford Langley School
                                 Telford, TF4 3JS  | 
                            Secondary | 1,100 | 20.7% | 41.8% | 
| 
                                St Edmund's Catholic Academy
                                 Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU  | 
                            Secondary | 1,116 | 15.9% | 38.4% | 
| 
                                Smithills School
                                 Bolton, BL1 6JS  | 
                            Secondary | 1,194 | 13.3% | 37.6% | 
| 
                                Wednesfield Academy
                                 Wolverhampton, WV11 3ES  | 
                            Secondary | 1,067 | 16.9% | 39.7% | 
| 
                                St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
                                 Birmingham, B38 8AP  | 
                            Secondary | 1,178 | 14.2% | 42.2% | 
| 
                                The Marvell College
                                 Hull, HU9 4EE  | 
                            Secondary | 1,255 | 16.4% | 42.5% | 
| 
                                Pool Hayes Academy
                                 Willenhall, WV12 4QZ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,112 | 10.4% | 38.6% | 
| 
                                St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
                                 Wallasey, CH45 3LN  | 
                            Secondary | 1,133 | 17% | 41.8% | 
| 
                                Noel-Baker Academy
                                 Derby, DE24 0BR  | 
                            Secondary | 1,143 | 17.9% | 41.4% | 
| 
                                Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
                                 Birmingham, B27 7XY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,186 | 14.8% | 43.9% | 
| 
                                Castle Mead Academy
                                 Leicester, LE3 5QT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,227 | 19.3% | 38.7% | 
| 
                                Grace College
                                 Gateshead, NE9 6LE  | 
                            Secondary | 1,191 | 17.5% | 38.5% | 
| 
                                St Edmund Campion Catholic School
                                 Birmingham, B23 5XA  | 
                            Secondary | 1,138 | 12.6% | 44% | 
| 
                                Birches Head Academy
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8DD  | 
                            Secondary | 1,046 | 14.9% | 39.2% | 
| 
                                Dixons Broadgreen Academy
                                 Liverpool, L13 5UQ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,217 | 14.7% | 41.4% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Gospel Oak School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 1,217 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Paddington Academy
                                 London, W9 2DR  | 
                            Secondary | 1,259 | ||
| 
                                Walsall Academy
                                 Walsall, WS3 3LX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,382 | ||
| 
                                The King's Academy
                                 Middlesbrough, TS8 0GA  | 
                            Secondary | 1,392 | ||
| 
                                Harris Lowe Academy Willesden
                                 London, NW10 3ST  | 
                            Secondary | 1,125 | ||
| 
                                Mossbourne Community Academy
                                 London, E5 8JY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,432 | ||
| 
                                Sandwell Academy
                                 West Bromwich, B71 4LG  | 
                            Secondary | 1,395 | ||
| 
                                Corby Business Academy
                                 Corby, NN17 5EB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,171 | ||
| 
                                Samworth Church Academy
                                 Mansfield, NG18 2DY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,014 | ||
| 
                                Park Hall Academy
                                 Birmingham, B36 9HF  | 
                            Secondary | 1,269 | ||
| 
                                Manchester Communication Academy
                                 Manchester, M40 8NT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,267 | ||
| 
                                Bishop Justus CofE School
                                 Bromley, BR2 8HZ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,310 | ||
| 
                                The Long Eaton School
                                 Nottingham, NG10 3NP  | 
                            Secondary | 1,113 | ||
| 
                                Coombeshead Academy
                                 Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PT  | 
                            Secondary | 872 | ||
| 
                                The Farnley Academy
                                 Leeds, LS12 5EU  | 
                            Secondary | 1,492 | ||
| 
                                The Elizabethan Academy
                                 Retford, DN22 7PY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,202 | ||
| 
                                Cedar Mount Academy
                                 Gorton, M18 7DT  | 
                            Secondary | 830 | ||
| 
                                Horbury Academy
                                 Wakefield, WF4 5HE  | 
                            Secondary | 1,105 | ||
| 
                                East Leake Academy
                                 Loughborough, LE12 6QN  | 
                            Secondary | 1,102 | ||
| 
                                Outwood Academy Carlton
                                 Barnsley, S71 3EW  | 
                            Secondary | 1,113 | ||
| 
                                The Nottingham Emmanuel School
                                 West Bridgford, NG2 7YF  | 
                            Secondary | 1,155 | ||
| 
                                William Brookes School
                                 Much Wenlock, TF13 6NB  | 
                            Secondary | 904 | ||
| 
                                South Bromsgrove High
                                 Bromsgrove, B60 3NL  | 
                            Secondary | 1,345 | ||
| 
                                Pleckgate High School
                                 Blackburn, BB1 8QA  | 
                            Secondary | 1,352 | ||
| 
                                St James School
                                 Exeter, EX4 8NN  | 
                            Secondary | 982 | ||
| 
                                Smith's Wood Academy
                                 Birmingham, B36 0UE  | 
                            Secondary | 784 | ||
| 
                                Trinity Academy Grammar
                                 Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2NW  | 
                            Secondary | 991 | ||
| 
                                Harris Academy St John's Wood
                                 London, NW8 0NL  | 
                            Secondary | 1,334 | ||
| 
                                Abbey Park School
                                 Swindon, SN25 2ND  | 
                            Secondary | 1,180 | ||
| 
                                Greyfriars Catholic School
                                 Oxford, OX4 3DR  | 
                            Secondary | 689 | ||