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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New Rickstones Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,162 | 17% | 27.3% |
Future Academies Watford
Watford, WD25 7HW |
Secondary | 1,082 | 15.7% | 28.7% |
Furness Academy
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9BB |
Secondary | 1,209 | 17.4% | 29.3% |
Denbigh High School
Luton, LU3 1HE |
Secondary | 1,125 | 14.9% | 27.3% |
Sunbury Manor School
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6LF |
Secondary | 1,093 | 20% | 27.3% |
Saltash Community School
Saltash, PL12 4AY |
Secondary | 1,202 | 16.6% | 24.8% |
Welling School
Welling, DA16 1LB |
Secondary | 1,147 | 16.2% | 28.6% |
Retford Oaks Academy
Retford, DN22 7NJ |
Secondary | 1,159 | 15.4% | 26.9% |
Passmores Academy
Harlow, CM18 6JH |
Secondary | 1,205 | 22% | 28% |
Mulberry Academy Woodside
London, N22 5QJ |
Secondary | 1,195 | 15.3% | 26.4% |
Norbury High School for Girls
Thornton Heath, CR7 8BT |
Secondary | 1,186 | 16.4% | 29% |
Etone College
Nuneaton, CV11 6AA |
Secondary | 1,090 | 14.2% | 26.8% |
King Charles I School
Kidderminster, DY10 1XA |
Secondary | 1,106 | 15.6% | 26.6% |
St Mary's Church of England High School (VA)
Waltham Cross, EN7 5FB |
Secondary | 1,039 | 14.9% | 27.1% |
Harris Academy Greenwich
London, SE9 5EQ |
Secondary | 1,170 | 17.1% | 26.9% |
Parklands High School
Chorley, PR7 1LL |
Secondary | 1,123 | 14.9% | 25.3% |
Hertswood Academy
Borehamwood, WD6 5LG |
Secondary | 1,151 | 12% | 26.2% |
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% |
Little Lever School
Bolton, BL3 1BT |
Secondary | 1,055 | 17.1% | 27.4% |
Charlton School
Telford, TF1 3FA |
Secondary | 1,233 | 16.8% | 27% |
Marshalls Park Academy
Romford, RM1 4EH |
Secondary | 1,185 | 14% | 26.1% |
Moorside High School
Manchester, M27 0AP |
Secondary | 1,165 | 18.5% | 27.1% |
Liskeard School and Community College
Liskeard, PL14 3EA |
Secondary | 1,176 | 17.8% | 25.7% |
Sir Thomas Wharton Academy
Doncaster, DN12 1HH |
Secondary | 1,109 | 14.7% | 28.8% |
Bilton School
Rugby, CV22 7JT |
Secondary | 1,143 | 18% | 26.6% |
Goole Academy
Goole, DN14 6AN |
Secondary | 1,172 | 12.9% | 28.2% |
Northallerton School & Sixth Form College
Northallerton, DL6 1ED |
Secondary | 1,081 | 18% | 26.4% |
Castle View School
Canvey Island, SS8 7FH |
Secondary | 1,043 | 18.8% | 27.1% |
Stopsley High School
Luton, LU2 7UX |
Secondary | 1,085 | 14.8% | 28.8% |
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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New Rickstones Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,162 | Sign in to see | |
E-ACT Heartlands Academy
Birmingham, B7 4QR |
Secondary | 846 | ||
All Saints Academy Dunstable
Dunstable, LU5 5AB |
Secondary | 643 | ||
Landau Forte Academy, Amington
Tamworth, B77 4FF |
Secondary | 945 | ||
Colchester Academy
Colchester, CO4 3JL |
Secondary | 921 | ||
Harborne Academy
Birmingham, B15 3JL |
Secondary | 614 | ||
Ipswich Academy
Ipswich, IP3 0SP |
Secondary | 1,046 | ||
Ormiston Horizon Academy
Stoke on Trent, ST6 6JZ |
Secondary | 1,058 | ||
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School
Hatfield, AL10 8NL |
Secondary | 949 | ||
Harris Academy Greenwich
London, SE9 5EQ |
Secondary | 1,170 | ||
Thistley Hough Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5JJ |
Secondary | 1,091 | ||
The Cornelius Vermuyden School
Canvey Island, SS8 9QS |
Secondary | 770 | ||
Aureus School
Didcot, OX11 6FF |
Secondary | 545 | ||
Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology
Nottingham, NG7 2PL |
Secondary | 914 | ||
Fairfield High School
Bristol, BS7 9NL |
Secondary | 1,080 | ||
Charlton School
Telford, TF1 3FA |
Secondary | 1,233 | ||
Twickenham School
Twickenham, TW2 6JW |
Secondary | 732 | ||
Didsbury High School
Manchester, M20 2ET |
Secondary | 1,090 | ||
Challney High School for Girls
Luton, LU4 9FJ |
Secondary | 1,042 | ||
Croxley Danes School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3LR |
Secondary | 1,089 | ||
Katherine Warington School
Harpenden, AL5 5FH |
Secondary | 924 | ||
Mercia School
Sheffield, S7 2DY |
Secondary | 913 | ||
Yewlands Academy
Sheffield, S35 8NN |
Secondary | 932 | ||
Farnborough Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG11 8JW |
Secondary | 943 | ||
Ark Pioneer Academy
Barnet, EN5 2BE |
Secondary | 896 | ||
Pix Brook Academy
Stotfold, SG5 4HB |
Secondary | 721 | ||
Bradfield School
Sheffield, S35 0AE |
Secondary | 1,081 | ||
Werneth School
Stockport, SK6 3BX |
Secondary | 1,072 | ||
Mark Hall Academy
Harlow, CM17 9LR |
Secondary | 789 | ||
Hetton Academy
Houghton le Spring, DH5 9JZ |
Secondary | 654 |