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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The Basildon Lower Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,023 | 21.7% | 45.9% |
Ark Burlington Danes Academy
London, W12 0HR |
Secondary | 922 | 18.4% | 43.8% |
Havelock Academy
Grimsby, DN32 8JH |
Secondary | 984 | 19.2% | 47.8% |
Castle View Enterprise Academy
Sunderland, SR5 3DX |
Secondary | 1,031 | 17.4% | 44.5% |
NCEA Duke's Secondary School
Ashington, NE63 9FZ |
Secondary | 1,025 | 22.3% | 46.3% |
Airedale Academy
Castleford, WF10 3JU |
Secondary | 1,043 | 19.1% | 45.7% |
Moor End Academy
Huddersfield, HD4 5JA |
Secondary | 1,054 | 18.3% | 45.1% |
Willenhall E-ACT Academy
Willenhall, WV12 4BD |
Secondary | 1,015 | 25.8% | 44.8% |
Moseley Park
Bilston, WV14 6LU |
Secondary | 1,077 | 25.1% | 43.1% |
The Robert Napier School
Gillingham, ME7 2LX |
Secondary | 1,050 | 25.2% | 45.2% |
Blue Coat Church of England Academy
Walsall, WS1 2ND |
Secondary | 936 | 18% | 47.2% |
Childwall Sports & Science Academy
Liverpool, L15 6XZ |
Secondary | 1,101 | 26% | 46.9% |
Bradford Forster Academy
Bradford, BD4 8RG |
Secondary | 981 | 27.3% | 45.1% |
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Widnes, WA8 7HU |
Secondary | 937 | 16.6% | 46.2% |
Manor Community Academy
Hartlepool, TS25 3PS |
Secondary | 1,047 | 18.9% | 49.4% |
Ormiston Meridian Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7DF |
Secondary | 1,078 | 18.6% | 44.1% |
Barr's Hill School
Coventry, CV1 4BU |
Secondary | 998 | 23% | 42.5% |
Waterhead Academy
Oldham, OL4 3NY |
Secondary | 1,128 | 18.7% | 47.3% |
The City Academy Bristol
Bristol, BS5 9JH |
Secondary | 999 | 22% | 49.3% |
The Royal Sutton School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7DY |
Secondary | 956 | 19.5% | 46.7% |
Manchester Enterprise Academy Central
Manchester, M14 6PL |
Secondary | 1,051 | 17.4% | 44.4% |
Trinity Academy Grammar
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2NW |
Secondary | 991 | 19.5% | 49.5% |
The Link Academy
Dudley, DY2 0PB |
Secondary | 997 | 20% | 45.6% |
Folkestone Academy
Folkestone, CT19 5FP |
Secondary | 1,048 | 19.7% | 46% |
CHS South
Manchester, M21 7SX |
Secondary | 1,026 | 16.2% | 47.3% |
The Westleigh School
Leigh, WN7 5NL |
Secondary | 971 | 21.4% | 43.3% |
Co-op Academy Bebington
Wirral, CH63 2PS |
Secondary | 1,125 | 18.3% | 46.2% |
E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy
Oldham, OL2 6NT |
Secondary | 1,008 | 25.2% | 43.2% |
Newhouse Academy
Heywood, OL10 2NT |
Secondary | 1,008 | 18.6% | 44.1% |
Haggerston School
London, E2 8LS |
Secondary | 1,065 | 24.2% | 45.7% |
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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The Basildon Lower Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,023 | Sign in to see | |
Accrington Academy
Accrington, BB5 4FF |
Secondary | 1,055 | ||
Maltby Academy
Rotherham, S66 8AB |
Secondary | 1,116 | ||
Aylward Academy
London, N18 1NB |
Secondary | 1,386 | ||
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Torquay, TQ2 7EL |
Secondary | 1,093 | ||
Southend High School for Boys
Southend-on-Sea, SS0 0RG |
Secondary | 1,340 | ||
Westcliff High School for Girls
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BS |
Secondary | 1,304 | ||
Ravens Wood School
Bromley, BR2 8HP |
Secondary | 1,618 | ||
Rickmansworth School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3AQ |
Secondary | 1,533 | ||
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
Chelmsford, CM1 3SX |
Secondary | 1,135 | ||
Welling School
Welling, DA16 1LB |
Secondary | 1,147 | ||
West Somerset College
Minehead, TA24 6AY |
Secondary | 759 | ||
Farlingaye High School
Woodbridge, IP12 4JX |
Secondary | 1,912 | ||
The King Edmund School
Rochford, SS4 1TL |
Secondary | 1,432 | ||
Rossett School
Harrogate, HG2 9JP |
Secondary | 905 | ||
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree, CM7 1WY |
Secondary | 1,294 | ||
Nower Hill High School
Pinner, HA5 5RP |
Secondary | 2,060 | ||
King Edward VI Five Ways School
Birmingham, B32 4BT |
Secondary | 1,301 | ||
Carlton Academy
Nottingham, NG4 3SH |
Secondary | 1,336 | ||
Shelley College, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 8NL |
Secondary | 1,300 | ||
Cedars Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2AE |
Secondary | 948 | ||
Birchwood High School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BD |
Secondary | 1,425 | ||
Sir Harry Smith Community College
Peterborough, PE7 1XB |
Secondary | 1,094 | ||
West Walsall E-ACT Academy
Walsall, WS2 9UA |
Secondary | 1,188 | ||
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, WF7 6BD |
Secondary | 1,492 | ||
The Bicester School
Bicester, OX26 2NS |
Secondary | 1,239 | ||
Forest Gate Community School
London, E7 9BB |
Secondary | 1,350 | ||
Duke's Aldridge
London, N17 0PG |
Secondary | 1,052 | ||
Holmleigh Park High School
Gloucester, GL4 0RT |
Secondary | 1,346 | ||
Countesthorpe Academy
Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR |
Secondary | 1,248 |