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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Knole Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,365 | 19.9% | 19.8% |
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The Sir Robert Woodard Academy
Sompting, BN15 9QZ |
Secondary | 1,376 | 23.5% | 17.7% |
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Wilmington Academy
Wilmington, DA2 7DR |
Secondary | 1,382 | 17.1% | 18.3% |
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Fulston Manor School
Sittingbourne, ME10 4EG |
Secondary | 1,333 | 15% | 18.9% |
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Coopers School
Chislehurst, BR7 5PS |
Secondary | 1,299 | 17.6% | 20% |
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Oldfield School
Bath, BA1 9AB |
Secondary | 1,263 | 21.3% | 20.2% |
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Penrice Academy
St Austell, PL25 3NR |
Secondary | 1,427 | 17% | 19.8% |
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East Barnet School
Barnet, EN4 8PU |
Secondary | 1,414 | 17% | 18.3% |
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Bottisham Village College
Cambridge, CB25 9DL |
Secondary | 1,452 | 17.8% | 18.3% |
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Hummersknott Academy
Darlington, DL3 8AR |
Secondary | 1,265 | 17.2% | 20.4% |
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Mascalls Academy
Tonbridge, TN12 6LT |
Secondary | 1,322 | 16.1% | 21.1% |
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Campion School
Northampton, NN7 3QG |
Secondary | 1,278 | 18.4% | 18% |
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Newton Abbot College
Newton Abbot, TQ12 2NF |
Secondary | 1,285 | 19.6% | 21.7% |
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Priestlands School
Lymington, SO41 8FZ |
Secondary | 1,233 | 20% | 17.5% |
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Fred Longworth High School
Manchester, M29 8JN |
Secondary | 1,284 | 19.9% | 21.2% |
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St Clere's School
Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0NW |
Secondary | 1,337 | 16.2% | 18.9% |
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Wigston Academy
Wigston, LE18 2DT |
Secondary | 1,330 | 17% | 22.1% |
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The Westgate School
Slough, SL1 5AH |
Secondary | 1,326 | 15.3% | 19.3% |
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Wyvern College
Eastleigh, SO50 7AN |
Secondary | 1,343 | 17.1% | 17.3% |
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Trinity School
Newbury, RG14 2DU |
Secondary | 1,300 | 16.1% | 19.6% |
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Warlingham School
Warlingham, CR6 9YB |
Secondary | 1,428 | 22% | 17.8% |
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St Gregory's Catholic School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9XL |
Secondary | 1,313 | 18.1% | 19.1% |
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Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy
Cowes, PO31 8HB |
Secondary | 1,256 | 22.9% | 18.6% |
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Brigshaw High School
Castleford, WF10 2HR |
Secondary | 1,372 | 16.7% | 17.8% |
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Helston Community College
Helston, TR13 8NR |
Secondary | 1,346 | 18.4% | 18% |
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Wyvern St Edmund's
Salisbury, SP1 1RE |
Secondary | 1,331 | 19.5% | 20% |
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Three Rivers Academy
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 5EJ |
Secondary | 1,457 | 17.4% | 22.2% |
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Reigate School
Reigate, RH2 7NT |
Secondary | 1,259 | 20.5% | 19.2% |
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Melksham Oak Community School
Melksham, SN12 6QZ |
Secondary | 1,274 | 19.5% | 20.5% |
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Honley High School
Holmfirth, HD9 6QJ |
Secondary | 1,283 | 17.5% | 20.8% |
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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Knole Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,365 | Sign in to see | |
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John Madejski Academy
Reading, RG2 8AF |
Secondary | 872 | ||
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Havelock Academy
Grimsby, DN32 8JH |
Secondary | 984 | ||
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Ark Walworth Academy
London, SE1 5UJ |
Secondary | 997 | ||
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Brooke Weston Academy
Great Oakley, NN18 8LA |
Secondary | 1,187 | ||
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Richard Rose Central Academy
Carlisle, CA1 1LY |
Secondary | 1,046 | ||
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Greensward Academy
Hockley, SS5 5HG |
Secondary | 1,584 | ||
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Skegness Academy
Skegness, PE25 2QH |
Secondary | 1,022 | ||
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Oxford Spires Academy
Oxford, OX4 2AU |
Secondary | 1,317 | ||
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John Henry Newman Catholic College
Birmingham, B37 5GA |
Secondary | 1,308 | ||
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Weydon School
Farnham, GU9 8UG |
Secondary | 1,643 | ||
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Haybridge High School and Sixth Form
Stourbridge, DY8 2XS |
Secondary | 1,176 | ||
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The King David High School
Manchester, M8 5DY |
Secondary | 773 | ||
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Alexandra Park School
London, N11 2AZ |
Secondary | 1,851 | ||
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Trinity CofE High School
Manchester, M15 6HP |
Secondary | 1,511 | ||
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Wayland Academy
Thetford, IP25 6BA |
Secondary | 571 | ||
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Astor Secondary School
Dover, CT17 0AS |
Secondary | 782 | ||
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Oasis Academy Lister Park
Bradford, BD8 7ND |
Secondary | 844 | ||
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Thomas Gainsborough School
Sudbury, CO10 0NH |
Secondary | 1,584 | ||
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The Netherhall School
Cambridge, CB1 8NN |
Secondary | 1,231 | ||
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Waingels
Reading, RG5 4RF |
Secondary | 1,422 | ||
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Helston Community College
Helston, TR13 8NR |
Secondary | 1,346 | ||
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The Lea Valley Academy
Enfield, EN3 6TW |
Secondary | 873 | ||
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The City Academy Bristol
Bristol, BS5 9JH |
Secondary | 999 | ||
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Bacon's College
London, SE16 6AT |
Secondary | 1,034 | ||
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English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
Leicester, LE4 0FJ |
Secondary | 1,148 | ||
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Ellis Guilford School
Nottingham, NG6 0HT |
Secondary | 1,282 | ||
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Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG5 6NZ |
Secondary | 1,557 | ||
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Ken Stimpson Academy
Peterborough, PE4 6JT |
Secondary | 1,096 | ||
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King's Academy Easthampstead Park
Bracknell, RG12 8FS |
Secondary | 979 | ||