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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Westlands School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,751 | 19.4% | 26.4% |
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Northampton Academy
Northampton, NN3 8NH |
Secondary | 1,719 | 15.7% | 23.7% |
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The Canterbury Academy
Canterbury, CT2 8QA |
Secondary | 1,993 | 19.3% | 25.5% |
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Wales High School
Sheffield, S26 5QQ |
Secondary | 1,821 | 20.6% | 23.3% |
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Herne Bay High School
Herne Bay, CT6 7NS |
Secondary | 1,548 | 13.7% | 29% |
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Cranford Community College
Hounslow, TW5 9PD |
Secondary | 1,554 | 18% | 28.2% |
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Camborne Science and International Academy
Camborne, TR14 7PP |
Secondary | 1,785 | 13.3% | 24.8% |
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Towers School and Sixth Form Centre
Ashford, TN24 9AL |
Secondary | 1,561 | 11.9% | 26.4% |
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Windsor High School and Sixth Form
Halesowen, B63 4BB |
Secondary | 1,764 | 10.7% | 25.5% |
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Lift Tendring
Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 0AZ |
Secondary | 1,558 | 20.5% | 28.5% |
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Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College
Coventry, CV1 2BA |
Secondary | 1,751 | 18.1% | 25.4% |
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Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre
Tenterden, TN30 6LT |
Secondary | 1,863 | 12.9% | 27.5% |
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Chesterfield High School
Liverpool, L23 9YB |
Secondary | 1,631 | 15.5% | 24.6% |
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The Regis School
West Sussex, PO21 5LH |
Secondary | 1,666 | 17.5% | 23.2% |
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Plume School
Maldon, CM9 6AB |
Secondary | 1,789 | 19.4% | 21.9% |
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Chiswick School
London, W4 3UN |
Secondary | 1,592 | 18.5% | 27.8% |
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Aldridge School - A Science College
Walsall, WS9 0BG |
Secondary | 1,593 | 14.3% | 26.3% |
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Coundon Court
Coventry, CV6 2AJ |
Secondary | 1,882 | 20.1% | 23.3% |
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Clacton County High School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6DZ |
Secondary | 1,870 | 16.3% | 30.3% |
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Outwood Academy Portland
Worksop, S80 2SF |
Secondary | 1,730 | 12.6% | 26.2% |
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Cheney School
Oxford, OX3 7QH |
Secondary | 1,707 | 22.3% | 23.8% |
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Woolwich Polytechnic School
London, SE28 8AT |
Secondary | 1,594 | 20.1% | 29.6% |
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City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy
Norwich, NR4 6PP |
Secondary | 1,709 | 15.1% | 23% |
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Ryburn Valley High School
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DF |
Secondary | 1,647 | 14.8% | 24% |
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Malet Lambert
Hull, HU8 0JD |
Secondary | 1,657 | 19.7% | 21.4% |
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Highfields School
Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT |
Secondary | 1,783 | 19.7% | 30.2% |
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Immanuel College
Bradford, BD10 9AQ |
Secondary | 1,727 | 18.4% | 27.2% |
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Kelvin Hall School
Hull, HU5 4QH |
Secondary | 1,622 | 19% | 30.1% |
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Ecclesfield School
Sheffield, S35 9WD |
Secondary | 1,727 | 22.5% | 28.1% |
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St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Bradford, BD9 4BQ |
Secondary | 1,798 | 20.9% | 24.6% |
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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Westlands School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,751 | Sign in to see | |
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Wales High School
Sheffield, S26 5QQ |
Secondary | 1,821 | ||
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The de Ferrers Academy
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0LL |
Secondary | 2,440 | ||
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Herne Bay High School
Herne Bay, CT6 7NS |
Secondary | 1,548 | ||
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Hockerill Anglo-European College
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5HX |
Secondary | 926 | ||
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Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET |
Secondary | 1,559 | ||
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Maiden Erlegh School
Reading, RG6 7HS |
Secondary | 1,872 | ||
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Bohunt School
Liphook, GU30 7NY |
Secondary | 1,872 | ||
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Collingwood College
Camberley, GU15 4AE |
Secondary | 1,715 | ||
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Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
Aylesbury, HP21 8PE |
Secondary | 1,348 | ||
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Rainham Mark Grammar School
Gillingham, ME8 7AJ |
Secondary | 1,551 | ||
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St Martin's School Brentwood
Brentwood, CM13 2HG |
Secondary | 1,712 | ||
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Minsthorpe Community College
Pontefract, WF9 2UJ |
Secondary | 1,576 | ||
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Lift Tendring
Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 0AZ |
Secondary | 1,558 | ||
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Dallam School
Cumbria, LA7 7DD |
Secondary | 881 | ||
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Hazelwick School
Crawley, RH10 1SX |
Secondary | 1,893 | ||
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Abbey College, Ramsey
Ramsey, PE26 1DG |
Secondary | 1,056 | ||
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Cotham School
Bristol, BS6 6DT |
Secondary | 1,659 | ||
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Cranbrook School
Cranbrook, TN17 3JD |
Secondary | 918 | ||
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Harlington Upper School
Dunstable, LU5 6NX |
Secondary | 1,198 | ||
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Avonbourne Girls Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NY |
Secondary | 1,189 | ||
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Didcot Girls' School
Didcot, OX11 7AJ |
Secondary | 1,643 | ||
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Bridgewater High School
Warrington, WA4 3AE |
Secondary | 1,675 | ||
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Ely College
Ely, CB6 2SH |
Secondary | 1,651 | ||
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Benfield School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4NU |
Secondary | 921 | ||
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Sprowston Community Academy
Norwich, NR7 8NE |
Secondary | 1,739 | ||
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Tavistock College
Tavistock, PL19 8DD |
Secondary | 1,270 | ||
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Philip Morant School and College
Colchester, CO3 4QS |
Secondary | 1,835 | ||
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Budmouth Academy Weymouth
Weymouth, DT4 9SY |
Secondary | 1,499 | ||
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Avonbourne Boys' Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NZ |
Secondary | 840 | ||