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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Orchards Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 553 | 19.6% | 41.9% |
Pegasus Academy
Dudley, DY1 2DU |
Secondary | 649 | 20.4% | 43.1% |
Woodfield Academy
Redditch, B98 7HH |
Secondary | 578 | 22.2% | 40% |
Atherton High School
Atherton, M46 0AY |
Secondary | 525 | 21% | 45.1% |
Tamworth Enterprise College and AET Academy
Tamworth, B77 2NE |
Secondary | 627 | 17.7% | 39.5% |
The New Forest Academy
Southampton, SO45 2PA |
Secondary | 564 | 19.3% | 39% |
The Featherstone Academy
Pontefract, WF7 5AJ |
Secondary | 513 | 25.6% | 40.9% |
Oak Academy
Bournemouth, BH11 9JJ |
Secondary | 597 | 23.5% | 41.9% |
The Cornerstone Academy
Poole, BH15 4BQ |
Secondary | 672 | 21.4% | 39.2% |
Copley Academy
Stalybridge, SK15 3RR |
Secondary | 625 | 25.9% | 42.4% |
Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College
London, SW6 6BP |
Secondary | 525 | 20.4% | 39.8% |
Burnley High School
Burnley, BB12 6NX |
Secondary | 613 | 17% | 39% |
St Edmund's Catholic School
Dover, CT16 2QB |
Secondary | 612 | 25.2% | 37.3% |
Orchard Park High School
Croydon, CR0 7NJ |
Secondary | 643 | 14.6% | 39.9% |
Phoenix Academy
London, W12 0RQ |
Secondary | 566 | 17.2% | 44.2% |
Harris Academy Orpington
BR5 4LG |
Secondary | 557 | 21.8% | 46% |
Wyvern Academy
Darlington, DL3 9SH |
Secondary | 467 | 16.7% | 43.1% |
The Hyndburn Academy
Blackburn, BB1 4ED |
Secondary | 621 | 20.3% | 41.8% |
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester
Manchester, M8 8DT |
Secondary | 643 | 20.2% | 43.4% |
Thornhill Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7NA |
Secondary | 597 | 16.8% | 39.8% |
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East
Birmingham, B8 3DT |
Secondary | 614 | 15% | 41% |
Ellesmere Port Church of England College
Ellesmere Port, CH65 6EA |
Secondary | 633 | 15.2% | 43.9% |
The Valley Leadership Academy
Bacup, OL13 0TG |
Secondary | 656 | 19.9% | 43.1% |
The Oaks Academy
Crewe, CW2 7NQ |
Secondary | 621 | 16.8% | 44.2% |
St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy
Stockport, SK4 2QP |
Secondary | 592 | 21.1% | 38.2% |
Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy
Leeds, LS10 4AX |
Secondary | 635 | 21.5% | 42.5% |
St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington
Workington, CA14 3EE |
Secondary | 515 | 18.1% | 37.9% |
John Smeaton Academy
Leeds, LS15 8TA |
Secondary | 604 | 19.5% | 45.2% |
Hetton Academy
Houghton le Spring, DH5 9JZ |
Secondary | 654 | 16.3% | 42.2% |
Farringdon Community Academy
Sunderland, SR3 3EL |
Secondary | 678 | 23.4% | 41.9% |
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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Orchards Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 553 | Sign in to see | |
Dr Challoner's Grammar School
Amersham, HP6 5HA |
Secondary | 1,370 | ||
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Ossett, WF5 0DG |
Secondary | 1,740 | ||
De Aston School
Market Rasen, LN8 3RF |
Secondary | 1,040 | ||
Springwood High School
King's Lynn, PE30 4AW |
Secondary | 1,893 | ||
King's Academy Prospect
Reading, RG30 4EX |
Secondary | 1,220 | ||
Aylesbury Grammar School
Aylesbury, HP21 7RP |
Secondary | 1,363 | ||
The King Edward VI School
Morpeth, NE61 1DN |
Secondary | 1,374 | ||
Salendine Nook High School Academy
Huddersfield, HD3 4GN |
Secondary | 1,413 | ||
The Cherwell School
Oxford, OX2 7EE |
Secondary | 2,013 | ||
King Charles I School
Kidderminster, DY10 1XA |
Secondary | 1,106 | ||
Ashton-on-Mersey School
Sale, M33 5BP |
Secondary | 1,512 | ||
St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester
Durham, DH7 0RD |
Secondary | 1,315 | ||
Sir Herbert Leon Academy
Milton Keynes, MK2 3HQ |
Secondary | 652 | ||
Haven High Academy
Boston, PE21 9HB |
Secondary | 1,325 | ||
Launceston College
Launceston, PL15 9JR |
Secondary | 1,337 | ||
The Holgate Academy
Nottingham, NG15 6PX |
Secondary | 1,237 | ||
The McAuley Catholic High School
Doncaster, DN3 3QF |
Secondary | 1,437 | ||
The Howard School
Gillingham, ME8 0BX |
Secondary | 1,539 | ||
Charnwood College
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ |
Secondary | 584 | ||
Bruntcliffe Academy
Leeds, LS27 0LZ |
Secondary | 1,366 | ||
King Edward VI Grammar School
Louth, LN11 9LL |
Secondary | 927 | ||
Beckfoot Thornton
Bradford, BD13 3BH |
Secondary | 1,296 | ||
Swinton Academy
Mexborough, S64 8JW |
Secondary | 996 | ||
Spalding Academy
Spalding, PE11 2EJ |
Secondary | 1,420 | ||
The Royal Sutton School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7DY |
Secondary | 956 | ||
Thornhill Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7NA |
Secondary | 597 | ||
Whitworth Park Academy
Spennymoor, DL16 7LN |
Secondary | 939 | ||
The Hinckley School
Hinckley, LE10 1LE |
Secondary | 1,171 | ||
Buxton Community School
Buxton, SK17 9EA |
Secondary | 1,069 |