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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Holyrood Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,323 | 15.6% | 22.6% |
Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy
Dartford, DA1 1QE |
Secondary | 1,342 | 16.6% | 23.7% |
Mascalls Academy
Tonbridge, TN12 6LT |
Secondary | 1,322 | 16.1% | 21.1% |
Chestnut Grove Academy
London, SW12 8JZ |
Secondary | 1,324 | 17.8% | 24.2% |
Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre
Droitwich Spa, WR9 0AA |
Secondary | 1,281 | 13.8% | 22.7% |
Newton Abbot College
Newton Abbot, TQ12 2NF |
Secondary | 1,285 | 19.6% | 21.7% |
Lydiard Park Academy
Swindon, SN5 6HN |
Secondary | 1,262 | 15.9% | 21.6% |
Severn Vale School
Gloucester, GL2 4PR |
Secondary | 1,354 | 13.3% | 20.9% |
Felixstowe School
Felixstowe, IP11 9QR |
Secondary | 1,245 | 15.6% | 23.8% |
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% |
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6JT |
Secondary | 1,310 | 13.3% | 23.7% |
Wigston Academy
Wigston, LE18 2DT |
Secondary | 1,330 | 17% | 22.1% |
The John of Gaunt School
Trowbridge, BA14 9EH |
Secondary | 1,261 | 19.2% | 21.9% |
Abbeyfield School
Northampton, NN4 8BU |
Secondary | 1,377 | 15.3% | 21.3% |
Launceston College
Launceston, PL15 9JR |
Secondary | 1,337 | 12.2% | 21% |
St Thomas More Catholic School
London, N22 5HN |
Secondary | 1,273 | 16.3% | 24.2% |
Mildenhall College Academy
Mildenhall, IP28 7JX |
Secondary | 1,330 | 15.9% | 22.1% |
Westfield Academy
Watford, WD18 6NS |
Secondary | 1,341 | 13.7% | 22.5% |
Hollingworth Academy
Rochdale, OL16 3DR |
Secondary | 1,339 | 13.6% | 24.3% |
Bruntcliffe Academy
Leeds, LS27 0LZ |
Secondary | 1,366 | 16.2% | 23.2% |
Pleckgate High School
Blackburn, BB1 8QA |
Secondary | 1,352 | 14.4% | 23.4% |
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% |
Driffield School and Sixth Form
Driffield, YO25 5HR |
Secondary | 1,384 | 14.4% | 21.8% |
Tavistock College
Tavistock, PL19 8DD |
Secondary | 1,298 | 14.8% | 21% |
Ashton Park School
Bristol, BS3 2JL |
Secondary | 1,240 | 18.2% | 23% |
Friesland School
Sandiacre, NG10 5AF |
Secondary | 1,283 | 16.3% | 24.1% |
The Park Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9AX |
Secondary | 1,420 | 16% | 23.1% |
Melksham Oak Community School
Melksham, SN12 6QZ |
Secondary | 1,274 | 19.5% | 20.5% |
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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Holyrood Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,323 | Sign in to see | |
Ashcroft Technology Academy
London, SW15 2UT |
Secondary | 1,488 | ||
The Polesworth School
Tamworth, B78 1QT |
Secondary | 1,468 | ||
Guilsborough Academy
Northampton, NN6 8QE |
Secondary | 1,327 | ||
Corfe Hills School
Broadstone, BH18 9BG |
Secondary | 940 | ||
Saltash Community School
Saltash, PL12 4AY |
Secondary | 1,202 | ||
Stoke Damerel Community College
Plymouth, PL3 4BD |
Secondary | 1,301 | ||
John Hampden Grammar School
High Wycombe, HP11 1SZ |
Secondary | 1,258 | ||
Bristol Free School
Bristol, BS10 6NJ |
Secondary | 1,277 | ||
Howard of Effingham School
Leatherhead, KT24 5JR |
Secondary | 1,553 | ||
North Kesteven Academy
Lincoln, LN6 9AG |
Secondary | 659 | ||
The Commonweal School
Swindon, SN1 4JE |
Secondary | 1,398 | ||
Wellsway School
Bristol, BS31 1PH |
Secondary | 1,319 | ||
Lynn Grove Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR31 8AP |
Secondary | 1,157 | ||
St Thomas More Catholic High School
North Shields, NE29 8LF |
Secondary | 1,621 | ||
St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon
Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4BQ |
Secondary | 1,454 | ||
Hinchley Wood School
Esher, KT10 0AQ |
Secondary | 1,354 | ||
Hellesdon High School
Norwich, NR6 5SB |
Secondary | 1,584 | ||
Crawshaw Academy
Pudsey, LS28 9HU |
Secondary | 1,123 | ||
The Grey Coat Hospital
London, SW1P 2DY |
Secondary | 1,132 | ||
Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Derby, DE22 1JD |
Secondary | 1,458 | ||
Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
Grantham, NG31 9AU |
Secondary | 1,188 | ||
Heston Community School
Hounslow, TW5 0QR |
Secondary | 1,338 | ||
Bridgnorth Endowed School
Bridgnorth, WV16 4ER |
Secondary | 591 | ||
Idsall School
Shifnal, TF11 8PD |
Secondary | 1,238 | ||
Great Wyrley Academy
Walsall, WS6 6LQ |
Secondary | 558 | ||
Outwood Academy Freeston
Normanton, WF6 1HZ |
Secondary | 1,013 | ||
The Park Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9AX |
Secondary | 1,420 | ||
Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
Birmingham, B27 7XY |
Secondary | 1,186 | ||
King Edward VI Community College
Totnes, TQ9 5JX |
Secondary | 912 |