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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Brine Leas School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 1,441 | 13% | 11.6% | 
| 
                                The Fallibroome Academy
                                 Macclesfield, SK10 4AF  | 
                            Secondary | 1,542 | 9.2% | 12% | 
| 
                                The Cotswold Academy
                                 Cheltenham, GL54 2BD  | 
                            Secondary | 1,473 | 13.8% | 13.2% | 
| 
                                Hele's School
                                 Plymouth, PL7 4LT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,387 | 16.2% | 12.5% | 
| 
                                The Mountbatten School
                                 Romsey, SO51 5SY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,461 | 16.7% | 12.3% | 
| 
                                West Hatch High School
                                 Chigwell, IG7 5BT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,507 | 14.9% | 12.2% | 
| 
                                Highcliffe School
                                 Christchurch, BH23 4QD  | 
                            Secondary | 1,509 | 12.1% | 12.2% | 
| 
                                Chipping Campden School
                                 Chipping Campden, GL55 6HU  | 
                            Secondary | 1,481 | 14.2% | 13.4% | 
| 
                                Great Marlow School
                                 Marlow, SL7 1JE  | 
                            Secondary | 1,447 | 13.6% | 13.9% | 
| 
                                Hayesfield Girls School
                                 Bath, BA2 3LA  | 
                            Secondary | 1,497 | 10.8% | 11% | 
| 
                                The London Oratory School
                                 London, SW6 1RX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,393 | 11.1% | 10.1% | 
| 
                                Oaklands Catholic School
                                 Waterlooville, PO7 7BW  | 
                            Secondary | 1,379 | 11.2% | 12.2% | 
| 
                                Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
                                 Accrington, BB5 4AY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,315 | 12.1% | 11.9% | 
| 
                                Sandbach School
                                 Sandbach, CW11 3NS  | 
                            Secondary | 1,520 | 13.7% | 11.7% | 
| 
                                Deyes High School
                                 Liverpool, L31 6DE  | 
                            Secondary | 1,355 | 13.9% | 12.6% | 
| 
                                Harris Academy Chafford Hundred
                                 Grays, RM16 6SA  | 
                            Secondary | 1,468 | 11.5% | 10.9% | 
| 
                                Moulton School and Science College
                                 Northampton, NN3 7SD  | 
                            Secondary | 1,411 | 11.1% | 13.8% | 
| 
                                Churchdown School
                                 Gloucester, GL3 2RB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,480 | 13.9% | 14% | 
| 
                                Vyners School
                                 Uxbridge, UB10 8AB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,489 | 16.7% | 10.9% | 
| 
                                Birchwood High School
                                 Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BD  | 
                            Secondary | 1,425 | 11.3% | 13.9% | 
| 
                                The King Edward VI School
                                 Morpeth, NE61 1DN  | 
                            Secondary | 1,374 | 12.5% | 10.1% | 
| 
                                Impington Village College
                                 Cambridge, CB24 9LX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,435 | 13.6% | 12.4% | 
| 
                                Clevedon School
                                 Clevedon, BS21 6AH  | 
                            Secondary | 1,391 | 14.2% | 11.8% | 
| 
                                The Stanway School
                                 Colchester, CO3 0QA  | 
                            Secondary | 1,397 | 13.7% | 11.5% | 
| 
                                Burford School
                                 Burford, OX18 4PL  | 
                            Secondary | 1,461 | 14.6% | 10.5% | 
| 
                                Silverdale School
                                 Sheffield, S11 9QH  | 
                            Secondary | 1,469 | 10% | 11% | 
| 
                                The Castle School
                                 Bristol, BS35 1HT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,472 | 12.3% | 11.3% | 
| 
                                Tytherington School
                                 Macclesfield, SK10 2EE  | 
                            Secondary | 1,425 | 16.2% | 14.5% | 
| 
                                Waingels
                                 Reading, RG5 4RF  | 
                            Secondary | 1,422 | 9.9% | 10.8% | 
| 
                                Wollaston School
                                 Wellingborough, NN29 7PH  | 
                            Secondary | 1,431 | 14.5% | 12.7% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Brine Leas School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 1,441 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Sandwich Technology School
                                 Sandwich, CT13 0FA  | 
                            Secondary | 1,314 | ||
| 
                                Invicta Grammar School
                                 Maidstone, ME14 5DS  | 
                            Secondary | 1,625 | ||
| 
                                Holcombe Grammar School
                                 Chatham, ME4 6JB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,033 | ||
| 
                                Rickmansworth School
                                 Rickmansworth, WD3 3AQ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,533 | ||
| 
                                Sandringham School
                                 St Albans, AL4 9NX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,767 | ||
| 
                                Bottisham Village College
                                 Cambridge, CB25 9DL  | 
                            Secondary | 1,452 | ||
| 
                                Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre
                                 Cheltenham, GL51 3EF  | 
                            Secondary | 1,830 | ||
| 
                                Glenthorne High School
                                 Sutton, SM3 9PS  | 
                            Secondary | 1,760 | ||
| 
                                Churchill Academy & Sixth Form
                                 Winscombe, BS25 5QN  | 
                            Secondary | 1,590 | ||
| 
                                Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College
                                 Coventry, CV1 2BA  | 
                            Secondary | 1,728 | ||
| 
                                Springwest Academy
                                 Feltham, TW13 7EF  | 
                            Secondary | 944 | ||
| 
                                Ormiston Forge Academy
                                 Cradley Heath, B64 6QU  | 
                            Secondary | 1,693 | ||
| 
                                Sacred Heart Catholic High School
                                 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 9YH  | 
                            Secondary | 1,387 | ||
| 
                                Featherstone High School
                                 Southall, UB2 5HF  | 
                            Secondary | 1,763 | ||
| 
                                Shoeburyness High School
                                 Southend-on-Sea, SS3 9LL  | 
                            Secondary | 1,809 | ||
| 
                                Joseph Leckie Academy
                                 Walsall, WS5 4PG  | 
                            Secondary | 1,519 | ||
| 
                                Bosworth Academy
                                 Leicester, LE9 9JL  | 
                            Secondary | 1,613 | ||
| 
                                Belle Vue Girls' Academy
                                 Bradford, BD9 6NA  | 
                            Secondary | 1,039 | ||
| 
                                Burford School
                                 Burford, OX18 4PL  | 
                            Secondary | 1,461 | ||
| 
                                Tring School
                                 Tring, HP23 5JD  | 
                            Secondary | 1,568 | ||
| 
                                Cleeve Park School
                                 Sidcup, DA14 4JN  | 
                            Secondary | 1,012 | ||
| 
                                The Cedars Academy
                                 Leicester, LE4 4GH  | 
                            Secondary | 998 | ||
| 
                                Shaftesbury School
                                 Shaftesbury, SP7 8ER  | 
                            Secondary | 868 | ||
| 
                                Southgate School
                                 Barnet, EN4 0BL  | 
                            Secondary | 1,459 | ||
| 
                                Logic Studio School
                                 Feltham, TW13 7EF  | 
                            Secondary | 297 | ||
| 
                                Temple Moor High School
                                 Leeds, LS15 0PT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,332 | ||
| 
                                Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst
                                 Birmingham, B37 6NU  | 
                            Secondary | 1,202 | ||
| 
                                Grace College
                                 Gateshead, NE9 6LE  | 
                            Secondary | 1,191 | ||
| 
                                Iveshead School
                                 Loughborough, LE12 9DB  | 
                            Secondary | 992 | ||