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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Chadwell Heath Academy
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 1,238 | 14.1% | 21.4% | 
| 
                                Landau Forte College
                                 Derby, DE1 2LF  | 
                            Secondary | 1,240 | 12.3% | 21.6% | 
| 
                                Q3 Academy Great Barr
                                 Birmingham, B43 7SD  | 
                            Secondary | 1,173 | 11.8% | 21.3% | 
| 
                                Coopers School
                                 Chislehurst, BR7 5PS  | 
                            Secondary | 1,299 | 17.6% | 20% | 
| 
                                Penair School
                                 Truro, TR1 1TN  | 
                            Secondary | 1,190 | 14.3% | 20.2% | 
| 
                                Overton Grange School
                                 Sutton, SM2 6TQ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,245 | 9.9% | 22.1% | 
| 
                                Hummersknott Academy
                                 Darlington, DL3 8AR  | 
                            Secondary | 1,265 | 17.2% | 20.4% | 
| 
                                Mascalls Academy
                                 Tonbridge, TN12 6LT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,322 | 16.1% | 21.1% | 
| 
                                Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre
                                 Droitwich Spa, WR9 0AA  | 
                            Secondary | 1,281 | 13.8% | 22.7% | 
| 
                                Lode Heath School
                                 Solihull, B91 2HW  | 
                            Secondary | 1,164 | 15% | 21.7% | 
| 
                                Harris Academy Beckenham
                                 Beckenham, BR3 3SJ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,233 | 12.8% | 19.5% | 
| 
                                Lydiard Park Academy
                                 Swindon, SN5 6HN  | 
                            Secondary | 1,262 | 15.9% | 21.6% | 
| 
                                The St Marylebone CofE School
                                 London, W1U 5BA  | 
                            Secondary | 1,182 | 13% | 20.9% | 
| 
                                Bishopshalt School
                                 Uxbridge, UB8 3RF  | 
                            Secondary | 1,292 | 15.8% | 22.6% | 
| 
                                Framwellgate School Durham
                                 Durham, DH1 5BQ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,276 | 15.8% | 21.6% | 
| 
                                The Deepings School
                                 Peterborough, PE6 8NF  | 
                            Secondary | 1,236 | 17.3% | 22.8% | 
| 
                                The Elizabethan Academy
                                 Retford, DN22 7PY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,202 | 15.4% | 22.6% | 
| 
                                Mark Rutherford School
                                 Bedford, MK41 8PX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,259 | 14% | 20.6% | 
| 
                                St Thomas More Catholic School
                                 London, N22 5HN  | 
                            Secondary | 1,273 | 16.3% | 24.2% | 
| 
                                Redhill School
                                 Stourbridge, DY8 1JX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,215 | 14.3% | 22.2% | 
| 
                                The Charter School East Dulwich
                                 London, SE22 8RB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,262 | 18.3% | 22.8% | 
| 
                                The Kingsway School
                                 Cheadle, SK8 4QX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,309 | 14.6% | 22.7% | 
| 
                                Hampton Gardens Secondary School
                                 Peterborough, PE7 8HR  | 
                            Secondary | 1,251 | 11.7% | 20.8% | 
| 
                                Chase Terrace Academy
                                 Burntwood, WS7 2DB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,275 | 14.6% | 19.9% | 
| 
                                Tavistock College
                                 Tavistock, PL19 8DD  | 
                            Secondary | 1,298 | 14.8% | 21% | 
| 
                                Honley High School
                                 Holmfirth, HD9 6QJ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,283 | 17.5% | 20.8% | 
| 
                                Watling Academy
                                 Milton Keynes, MK8 1EP  | 
                            Secondary | 1,205 | 11% | 21.5% | 
| 
                                King Edward VII Academy
                                 King's Lynn, PE30 2QB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,228 | 13.4% | 23.1% | 
| 
                                Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy
                                 Cleckheaton, BD19 3AQ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,236 | 16.5% | 23.5% | 
| 
                                Eckington School
                                 Sheffield, S21 4GN  | 
                            Secondary | 1,235 | 14.2% | 23.8% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Chadwell Heath Academy
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 1,238 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Shireland Collegiate Academy
                                 Smethwick, B66 4ND  | 
                            Secondary | 1,525 | ||
| 
                                George Salter Academy
                                 West Bromwich, B70 9UW  | 
                            Secondary | 1,467 | ||
| 
                                Garforth Academy
                                 Leeds, LS25 1LJ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,900 | ||
| 
                                Newstead Wood School
                                 Orpington, BR6 9SA  | 
                            Secondary | 1,264 | ||
| 
                                Plymstock School
                                 Plymouth, PL9 9AZ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,672 | ||
| 
                                Hayes School
                                 Bromley, BR2 7DB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,762 | ||
| 
                                Cheam High School
                                 Sutton, SM3 8PW  | 
                            Secondary | 2,124 | ||
| 
                                The Billericay School
                                 Billericay, CM12 9LH  | 
                            Secondary | 1,700 | ||
| 
                                St Clement Danes School
                                 Rickmansworth, WD3 6EW  | 
                            Secondary | 1,596 | ||
| 
                                The Marches School
                                 Oswestry, SY11 2AR  | 
                            Secondary | 1,383 | ||
| 
                                Katharine Lady Berkeley's School
                                 Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 8RB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,517 | ||
| 
                                St Peter's School
                                 Huntingdon, PE29 7DD  | 
                            Secondary | 1,449 | ||
| 
                                The Chase
                                 Malvern, WR14 3NZ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,408 | ||
| 
                                Willenhall E-ACT Academy
                                 Willenhall, WV12 4BD  | 
                            Secondary | 1,015 | ||
| 
                                Cheadle Hulme High School
                                 Cheadle, SK8 7JY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,671 | ||
| 
                                Stratton School
                                 Biggleswade, SG18 8JB  | 
                            Secondary | 783 | ||
| 
                                St Mark's Catholic School
                                 Hounslow, TW3 3EJ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,216 | ||
| 
                                The Dukeries Academy
                                 Newark, NG22 9TD  | 
                            Secondary | 777 | ||
| 
                                The Howard School
                                 Gillingham, ME8 0BX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,539 | ||
| 
                                Oxted School
                                 Oxted, RH8 0AB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,710 | ||
| 
                                Beckfoot Thornton
                                 Bradford, BD13 3BH  | 
                            Secondary | 1,296 | ||
| 
                                Phoenix Academy
                                 London, W12 0RQ  | 
                            Secondary | 566 | ||
| 
                                City of London Academy Highbury Grove
                                 London, N5 2EQ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,153 | ||
| 
                                Thornhill Academy
                                 Sunderland, SR2 7NA  | 
                            Secondary | 597 | ||
| 
                                Ecclesfield School
                                 Sheffield, S35 9WD  | 
                            Secondary | 1,736 | ||
| 
                                Whitworth Park Academy
                                 Spennymoor, DL16 7LN  | 
                            Secondary | 939 | ||
| 
                                Wey Valley Academy
                                 Weymouth, DT3 5AN  | 
                            Secondary | 979 | ||
| 
                                Ashby School
                                 Ashby-De-La-Zouch, LE65 1DT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,528 | ||
| 
                                Ernest Bevin Academy
                                 London, SW17 7DF  | 
                            Secondary | 767 | ||