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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Lift Aylward
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,402 | 31.2% | 44.7% |
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Macmillan Academy
Middlesbrough, TS5 4AG |
Secondary | 1,567 | 23.9% | 40.8% |
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City of London Academy (Southwark)
London, SE1 5LA |
Secondary | 1,580 | 17.6% | 43.8% |
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Mossbourne Community Academy
London, E5 8JY |
Secondary | 1,441 | 20.2% | 41.2% |
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Haberdashers' Knights Academy
Bromley, BR1 5EB |
Secondary | 1,130 | 21.7% | 43.9% |
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Great Academy Ashton
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8RF |
Secondary | 1,304 | 22.2% | 47% |
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Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy
Walsall, WS4 1BW |
Secondary | 1,444 | 25.3% | 43.4% |
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Leeds West Academy
Leeds, LS13 1DQ |
Secondary | 1,454 | 20.8% | 40.8% |
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Lift Clacton
Clacton on Sea, CO15 3JL |
Secondary | 1,535 | 26.4% | 51.3% |
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Sidney Stringer Academy
Coventry, CV1 5LY |
Secondary | 1,502 | 21.7% | 46.8% |
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Co-op Academy Manchester
Manchester, M9 0WQ |
Secondary | 1,619 | 29.4% | 49.4% |
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Discovery Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 0GA |
Secondary | 1,439 | 21.4% | 48.6% |
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Drayton Manor High School
London, W7 1EU |
Secondary | 1,413 | 19.8% | 36.9% |
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Thomas Clarkson Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2SE |
Secondary | 1,354 | 19.8% | 39.7% |
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Southfields Academy
London, SW18 5JU |
Secondary | 1,179 | 23.7% | 41.2% |
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Woodchurch High School
Wirral, CH49 7NG |
Secondary | 1,419 | 32.1% | 38.9% |
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Halewood Academy
Knowsley, L26 1UU |
Secondary | 1,147 | 22.5% | 45.7% |
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Winifred Holtby Academy
Hull, HU7 4PW |
Secondary | 1,329 | 23.4% | 44.4% |
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Wodensborough Ormiston Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0DR |
Secondary | 1,148 | 28% | 46.8% |
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Ernesford Grange Community Academy
Coventry, CV3 2QD |
Secondary | 1,166 | 26.3% | 41.5% |
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Rawmarsh Community School
Rotherham, S62 7GA |
Secondary | 1,094 | 31.2% | 40.4% |
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Co-op Academy North Manchester
Manchester, M9 7SS |
Secondary | 1,259 | 27.5% | 46.7% |
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Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
Bradford, BD6 3PX |
Secondary | 1,420 | 23.5% | 44% |
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Babington Academy
Leicester, LE4 0SZ |
Secondary | 1,349 | 22.1% | 46.5% |
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Fortis Academy
Birmingham, B44 8NU |
Secondary | 1,301 | 20.9% | 49.7% |
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Noel-Baker Academy
Derby, DE24 0BR |
Secondary | 1,245 | 19.9% | 42.6% |
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Co-op Academy Failsworth
Manchester, M35 9HA |
Secondary | 1,436 | 20% | 44.2% |
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Ellis Guilford School
Nottingham, NG6 0HT |
Secondary | 1,257 | 19% | 45.1% |
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Castle Mead Academy
Leicester, LE3 5QT |
Secondary | 1,243 | 18.9% | 44.5% |
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The Oxford Academy
Oxford, OX4 6JZ |
Secondary | 1,113 | 34.3% | 41.3% |
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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Lift Aylward
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,402 | Sign in to see | |
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Accrington Academy
Accrington, BB5 4FF |
Secondary | 995 | ||
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The Basildon Lower Academy
Basildon, SS14 1UX |
Secondary | 915 | ||
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Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
Barnet, EN5 4DQ |
Secondary | 1,314 | ||
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Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Torquay, TQ2 7EL |
Secondary | 1,100 | ||
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William Farr CofE Comprehensive School
Lincoln, LN2 3JB |
Secondary | 1,480 | ||
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Ravens Wood School
Bromley, BR2 8HP |
Secondary | 1,592 | ||
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Glyn School
Epsom, KT17 1NB |
Secondary | 1,694 | ||
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Swavesey Village College
Cambridge, CB24 4RS |
Secondary | 1,246 | ||
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The Coopers' Company and Coborn School
Upminster, RM14 3HS |
Secondary | 1,550 | ||
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Rickmansworth School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3AQ |
Secondary | 1,550 | ||
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Sheldon School
Chippenham, SN14 6HJ |
Secondary | 1,605 | ||
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Thornden School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW |
Secondary | 1,451 | ||
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Cheam High School
Sutton, SM3 8PW |
Secondary | 2,106 | ||
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West Somerset College
Minehead, TA24 6AY |
Secondary | 760 | ||
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Shelley College, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 8NL |
Secondary | 1,282 | ||
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Cedars Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2AE |
Secondary | 1,055 | ||
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Sacred Heart Catholic High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 9YH |
Secondary | 1,392 | ||
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Featherstone High School
Southall, UB2 5HF |
Secondary | 1,773 | ||
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Joseph Leckie Academy
Walsall, WS5 4PG |
Secondary | 1,522 | ||
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The Parker E-ACT Academy
Daventry, NN11 0QE |
Secondary | 1,218 | ||
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West Walsall E-ACT Academy
Walsall, WS2 9UA |
Secondary | 1,195 | ||
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St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, WF7 6BD |
Secondary | 1,482 | ||
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The Bicester School
Bicester, OX26 2NS |
Secondary | 1,198 | ||
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Forest Gate Community School
London, E7 9BB |
Secondary | 1,347 | ||
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Duke's Aldridge
London, N17 0PG |
Secondary | 965 | ||
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St Crispin's School
Wokingham, RG40 1SS |
Secondary | 1,489 | ||
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Holmleigh Park High School
Gloucester, GL4 0RT |
Secondary | 1,383 | ||
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The John Roan School
London, SE3 7QR |
Secondary | 1,164 | ||
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Countesthorpe Academy
Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR |
Secondary | 1,193 | ||