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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Arthur Mellows Village College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,657 | 9.4% | 14.1% |
George Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG9 7EW |
Secondary | 1,658 | 5.4% | 16% |
Sharnbrook Academy
Bedford, MK44 1JL |
Secondary | 1,671 | 5.4% | 10.3% |
The Appleton School
Benfleet, SS7 5RN |
Secondary | 1,604 | 13.8% | 13.7% |
Valley Park School
Maidstone, ME14 5DT |
Secondary | 1,652 | 13.1% | 16.2% |
Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET |
Secondary | 1,589 | 12.3% | 13.7% |
Sheldon School
Chippenham, SN14 6HJ |
Secondary | 1,663 | 12% | 15.1% |
Claremont High School
Harrow, HA3 0UH |
Secondary | 1,618 | 6.6% | 14.7% |
The Billericay School
Billericay, CM12 9LH |
Secondary | 1,700 | 10.8% | 13.7% |
Moulsham High School
Chelmsford, CM2 9ES |
Secondary | 1,677 | 6.6% | 11.3% |
St Martin's School Brentwood
Brentwood, CM13 2HG |
Secondary | 1,778 | 10.3% | 10.9% |
Queens' School
Bushey, WD23 2TY |
Secondary | 1,683 | 12.1% | 10% |
Great Baddow High School
Chelmsford, CM2 9RZ |
Secondary | 1,530 | 10.8% | 14.5% |
Myton School
Warwick, CV34 6PJ |
Secondary | 1,759 | 11.1% | 13.9% |
The Blue Coat CofE School
Oldham, OL1 3SQ |
Secondary | 1,693 | 7.3% | 15.1% |
Vandyke Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3DY |
Secondary | 1,509 | 7.9% | 13.1% |
Mill Hill County High School
London, NW7 4LL |
Secondary | 1,685 | 7% | 15.8% |
Wymondham High Academy
Wymondham, NR18 0QT |
Secondary | 1,605 | 8% | 11.7% |
Goffs Academy
Waltham Cross, EN7 5QW |
Secondary | 1,599 | 8.9% | 14.9% |
Twyford Church of England High School
London, W3 9PP |
Secondary | 1,618 | 6.2% | 12.4% |
Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College
Otley, LS21 2BB |
Secondary | 1,643 | 12.9% | 12% |
Horsforth School
Leeds, LS18 5RF |
Secondary | 1,656 | 13.2% | 12.1% |
Notre Dame High School, Norwich
Norwich, NR1 3PB |
Secondary | 1,599 | 10.1% | 10.4% |
The Gilberd School
Colchester, CO4 9PU |
Secondary | 1,570 | 12% | 13% |
Beacon Academy
Crowborough, TN6 2AS |
Secondary | 1,620 | 11.6% | 13% |
Belfairs Academy
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3TG |
Secondary | 1,632 | 9.6% | 17.6% |
The FitzWimarc School
Rayleigh, SS6 8EB |
Secondary | 1,788 | 14.4% | 13% |
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Luton, LU2 7AE |
Secondary | 1,628 | 14.6% | 13.9% |
Ely College
Ely, CB6 2SH |
Secondary | 1,628 | 10.1% | 13.6% |
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington
Washington, NE38 8AF |
Secondary | 1,621 | 9.5% | 13.9% |
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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Arthur Mellows Village College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,657 | Sign in to see | |
Macmillan Academy
Middlesbrough, TS5 4AG |
Secondary | 1,540 | ||
Harris Academy South Norwood
London, SE25 6AE |
Secondary | 1,270 | ||
Northampton School for Boys
Northampton, NN1 5RT |
Secondary | 1,678 | ||
Comberton Village College
Cambridge, CB23 7DU |
Secondary | 1,932 | ||
Sharnbrook Academy
Bedford, MK44 1JL |
Secondary | 1,671 | ||
Hockerill Anglo-European College
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5HX |
Secondary | 921 | ||
Haydon School
Pinner, HA5 2LX |
Secondary | 1,678 | ||
The King John School
Benfleet, SS7 1RQ |
Secondary | 2,103 | ||
Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET |
Secondary | 1,589 | ||
South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College
North Ferriby, HU14 3HS |
Secondary | 2,108 | ||
Mascalls Academy
Tonbridge, TN12 6LT |
Secondary | 1,322 | ||
St Martin's School Brentwood
Brentwood, CM13 2HG |
Secondary | 1,778 | ||
Toot Hill School
Nottingham, NG13 8BL |
Secondary | 1,932 | ||
The Thomas Hardye School
Dorchester, DT1 2ET |
Secondary | 2,080 | ||
Tendring Technology College
Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 0AZ |
Secondary | 1,671 | ||
Trinity School
Carlisle, CA1 1JB |
Secondary | 1,695 | ||
Abbey College, Ramsey
Ramsey, PE26 1DG |
Secondary | 1,029 | ||
Hinchingbrooke School
Huntingdon, PE29 3BN |
Secondary | 2,052 | ||
Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre
Tenterden, TN30 6LT |
Secondary | 1,949 | ||
Rawlins
Loughborough, LE12 8DY |
Secondary | 1,566 | ||
Avonbourne Girls Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NY |
Secondary | 1,116 | ||
Lord Williams's School
Thame, OX9 2AQ |
Secondary | 2,276 | ||
Beauchamp College
Leicester, LE2 5TP |
Secondary | 2,181 | ||
Hewett Academy
Norwich, NR1 2PL |
Secondary | 422 | ||
Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form
Norwich, NR7 0XS |
Secondary | 1,809 | ||
Ely College
Ely, CB6 2SH |
Secondary | 1,628 | ||
Elizabeth Woodville School
Milton Keynes, MK19 6HN |
Secondary | 1,126 | ||
Sprowston Community Academy
Norwich, NR7 8NE |
Secondary | 1,659 | ||
Avonbourne Boys' Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NZ |
Secondary | 794 |