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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Waltham Toll Bar Academy
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 1,894 | 9.2% | 14.8% | 
| 
                                The Priory Academy LSST
                                 Lincoln, LN5 8PW  | 
                            Secondary | 1,781 | 9.4% | 12.8% | 
| 
                                Outwood Grange Academy
                                 Wakefield, WF1 2PF  | 
                            Secondary | 1,980 | 8.9% | 13.6% | 
| 
                                Norton Hill Academy
                                 Radstock, BA3 4AD  | 
                            Secondary | 1,894 | 15.2% | 15.1% | 
| 
                                Garforth Academy
                                 Leeds, LS25 1LJ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,900 | 5.5% | 13.1% | 
| 
                                Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
                                 Ossett, WF5 0DG  | 
                            Secondary | 1,740 | 12% | 18% | 
| 
                                Springwood High School
                                 King's Lynn, PE30 4AW  | 
                            Secondary | 1,893 | 9.6% | 15.4% | 
| 
                                Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy
                                 York, YO10 5ZA  | 
                            Secondary | 1,843 | 11.6% | 19.3% | 
| 
                                Kennet School
                                 Thatcham, RG19 4LL  | 
                            Secondary | 1,855 | 14.6% | 15.7% | 
| 
                                Wildern School
                                 Southampton, SO30 4EJ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,869 | 13.3% | 15.5% | 
| 
                                Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre
                                 Cheltenham, GL51 3EF  | 
                            Secondary | 1,830 | 10.5% | 16.7% | 
| 
                                Shenley Brook End School
                                 Milton Keynes, MK5 7ZT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,874 | 10.7% | 15% | 
| 
                                South Craven School
                                 Keighley, BD20 7RL  | 
                            Secondary | 1,874 | 11% | 13.8% | 
| 
                                Copleston High School
                                 Ipswich, IP4 5HD  | 
                            Secondary | 1,937 | 11.9% | 14.7% | 
| 
                                Farlingaye High School
                                 Woodbridge, IP12 4JX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,912 | 12.1% | 14.6% | 
| 
                                Toot Hill School
                                 Nottingham, NG13 8BL  | 
                            Secondary | 1,932 | 8% | 11.5% | 
| 
                                Myton School
                                 Warwick, CV34 6PJ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,759 | 11.1% | 13.9% | 
| 
                                Glenthorne High School
                                 Sutton, SM3 9PS  | 
                            Secondary | 1,760 | 12.2% | 13.2% | 
| 
                                Hazelwick School
                                 Crawley, RH10 1SX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,885 | 16% | 14.1% | 
| 
                                The Crompton House Church of England Academy
                                 Oldham, OL2 7HS  | 
                            Secondary | 1,886 | 9.6% | 15.2% | 
| 
                                Woodkirk Academy
                                 Wakefield, WF3 1JQ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,805 | 9.7% | 18.1% | 
| 
                                Rastrick High School
                                 Brighouse, HD6 3XB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,779 | 12.3% | 19.2% | 
| 
                                Tapton School
                                 Sheffield, S10 5RG  | 
                            Secondary | 1,820 | 13.2% | 15.2% | 
| 
                                Alperton Community School
                                 Wembley, HA0 4JE  | 
                            Secondary | 1,951 | 10.5% | 17.2% | 
| 
                                Wickersley School and Sports College
                                 Rotherham, S66 1JL  | 
                            Secondary | 2,053 | 14.2% | 14% | 
| 
                                The FitzWimarc School
                                 Rayleigh, SS6 8EB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,788 | 14.4% | 13% | 
| 
                                Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form
                                 Norwich, NR7 0XS  | 
                            Secondary | 1,809 | 15.4% | 12.6% | 
| 
                                Canon Slade School
                                 Bolton, BL2 3BP  | 
                            Secondary | 1,757 | 9.8% | 11.9% | 
| 
                                Rainhill High School
                                 Prescot, L35 6NY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,852 | 14.9% | 13.7% | 
| 
                                Chellaston Academy
                                 Derby, DE73 5UB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,809 | 13.1% | 15.3% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Waltham Toll Bar Academy
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 1,894 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Watford Grammar School for Boys
                                 Watford, WD18 7JF  | 
                            Secondary | 1,557 | ||
| 
                                Kingsdale Foundation School
                                 London, SE21 8SQ  | 
                            Secondary | 2,530 | ||
| 
                                Wales High School
                                 Sheffield, S26 5QQ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,842 | ||
| 
                                Garforth Academy
                                 Leeds, LS25 1LJ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,900 | ||
| 
                                Hockerill Anglo-European College
                                 Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5HX  | 
                            Secondary | 921 | ||
| 
                                Maiden Erlegh School
                                 Reading, RG6 7HS  | 
                            Secondary | 1,839 | ||
| 
                                South Craven School
                                 Keighley, BD20 7RL  | 
                            Secondary | 1,874 | ||
| 
                                Moulsham High School
                                 Chelmsford, CM2 9ES  | 
                            Secondary | 1,677 | ||
| 
                                Chesterton Community College
                                 Cambridge, CB4 3NY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,122 | ||
| 
                                Myton School
                                 Warwick, CV34 6PJ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,759 | ||
| 
                                Minsthorpe Community College
                                 Pontefract, WF9 2UJ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,582 | ||
| 
                                King Alfred's
                                 Wantage, OX12 9BY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,682 | ||
| 
                                Dallam School
                                 Cumbria, LA7 7DD  | 
                            Secondary | 988 | ||
| 
                                Hazelwick School
                                 Crawley, RH10 1SX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,885 | ||
| 
                                Abbey College, Ramsey
                                 Ramsey, PE26 1DG  | 
                            Secondary | 1,029 | ||
| 
                                Cannock Chase High School
                                 Cannock, WS11 1JT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,110 | ||
| 
                                Tewkesbury Academy
                                 Tewkesbury, GL20 8DF  | 
                            Secondary | 1,206 | ||
| 
                                Clacton County High School
                                 Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6DZ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,836 | ||
| 
                                Riddlesdown Collegiate
                                 Purley, CR8 1EX  | 
                            Secondary | 2,067 | ||
| 
                                Didcot Girls' School
                                 Didcot, OX11 7AJ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,616 | ||
| 
                                Wickersley School and Sports College
                                 Rotherham, S66 1JL  | 
                            Secondary | 2,053 | ||
| 
                                Bridgewater High School
                                 Warrington, WA4 3AE  | 
                            Secondary | 1,657 | ||
| 
                                Harton Academy
                                 South Shields, NE34 6DL  | 
                            Secondary | 1,659 | ||
| 
                                Benfield School
                                 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4NU  | 
                            Secondary | 969 | ||
| 
                                Co-op Academy Priesthorpe
                                 Pudsey, LS28 5SG  | 
                            Secondary | 1,055 | ||
| 
                                Goole Academy
                                 Goole, DN14 6AN  | 
                            Secondary | 1,172 | ||
| 
                                Kenilworth School and Sixth Form
                                 Kenilworth, CV8 2AL  | 
                            Secondary | 1,894 | ||
| 
                                Harris Academy Ockendon
                                 South Ockendon, RM15 5AY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,435 | ||
| 
                                Leigh Academy Bexley
                                 Erith, DA8 3BN  | 
                            Secondary | 1,042 | ||