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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somervale Secondary School (Your chosen school) | Secondary | 775 | 29.8% | 22.8% | 
| South Dartmoor Community College Ashburton, TQ13 7EW | Secondary | 800 | 20.9% | 18.9% | 
| King Ethelbert School Birchington, CT7 9BL | Secondary | 850 | 29.4% | 27.8% | 
| Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College Hornchurch, RM12 4YB | Secondary | 891 | 36.5% | 23.5% | 
| The Honywood Community Science School Colchester, CO6 1PZ | Secondary | 788 | 26.4% | 18% | 
| Honiton Community College Honiton, EX14 1QT | Secondary | 748 | 19% | 22.3% | 
| Great Torrington School Torrington, EX38 7DJ | Secondary | 876 | 23.9% | 21.5% | 
| Witchford Village College Ely, CB6 2JA | Secondary | 752 | 22.8% | 24.2% | 
| Kingsbury Green Academy Calne, SN11 8YH | Secondary | 1,033 | 27.7% | 21.7% | 
| The Dorcan Academy Swindon, SN3 5DA | Secondary | 858 | 22.6% | 27.2% | 
| Long Field Spencer Academy Melton Mowbray, LE13 0BN | Secondary | 929 | 25.7% | 20.1% | 
| Fareham Academy Fareham, PO14 1JJ | Secondary | 889 | 25.3% | 25.9% | 
| Shaftesbury School Shaftesbury, SP7 8ER | Secondary | 868 | 20.6% | 24.2% | 
| The Skipton Academy Skipton, BD23 1UQ | Secondary | 591 | 28.3% | 24.4% | 
| The Sir John Colfox Academy Bridport, DT6 3DT | Secondary | 818 | 20.5% | 23% | 
| Hoe Valley School Woking, GU22 0NH | Secondary | 801 | 21.9% | 21% | 
| Digitech Studio School Bristol, BS30 8XQ | Secondary | 593 | 31.2% | 20.3% | 
| The Bishop David Brown School Woking, GU21 5RF | Secondary | 781 | 24.6% | 26.7% | 
| St James School Exeter, EX4 8NN | Secondary | 982 | 28.2% | 22.3% | 
| de Stafford School Caterham, CR3 5YX | Secondary | 827 | 26.3% | 24.6% | 
| Ellesmere Park High School Manchester, M30 9BP | Secondary | 813 | 31.2% | 26.7% | 
| Axe Valley Academy Axminster, EX13 5EA | Secondary | 685 | 29.8% | 27% | 
| Peacehaven Community School Peacehaven, BN10 8RB | Secondary | 917 | 23.5% | 22.2% | 
| Henley Bank High School Gloucester, GL3 4QF | Secondary | 826 | 29.1% | 28.8% | 
| Stone Lodge School Dartford, DA2 6FY | Secondary | 935 | 29.2% | 25.5% | 
| Winterstoke Hundred Academy Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 8EE | Secondary | 677 | 27.2% | 23% | 
| Avonbourne Boys' Academy Bournemouth, BH7 6NZ | Secondary | 794 | 22.3% | 25.5% | 
| Dawlish College Dawlish, EX7 0BY | Secondary | 749 | 21.1% | 25.9% | 
| Wolsingham School Bishop Auckland, DL13 3DJ | Secondary | 756 | 25.2% | 26.4% | 
| Sturminster Newton High School Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DT | Secondary | 621 | 26.5% | 24.8% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somervale Secondary School (Your chosen school) | Secondary | 775 | Sign in to see | |
| Oasis Academy Coulsdon Croydon, CR5 1ES | Secondary | 927 | ||
| South Wilts Grammar School Salisbury, SP1 3JJ | Secondary | 1,130 | ||
| Bartley Green School Birmingham, B32 3QJ | Secondary | 947 | ||
| Denmark Road High School Gloucester, GL1 3JN | Secondary | 974 | ||
| Preston School Academy Yeovil, BA21 3JD | Secondary | 984 | ||
| Haygrove School Bridgwater, TA6 7HW | Secondary | 1,066 | ||
| Beverley Grammar School Beverley, HU17 8NF | Secondary | 826 | ||
| Carre's Grammar School Sleaford, NG34 7DD | Secondary | 789 | ||
| Great Torrington School Torrington, EX38 7DJ | Secondary | 876 | ||
| Chatham Grammar Chatham, ME5 7EH | Secondary | 980 | ||
| Beacon Hill Academy Dudley, DY3 1BP | Secondary | 1,073 | ||
| De Lacy Academy Knottingley, WF11 0BZ | Secondary | 888 | ||
| The South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form Nottingham, NG12 5FF | Secondary | 1,033 | ||
| King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes Bootle, L20 6AQ | Secondary | 644 | ||
| King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy Birmingham, B20 2HL | Secondary | 1,060 | ||
| The Hathaway Academy Grays, RM17 5LL | Secondary | 676 | ||
| de Stafford School Caterham, CR3 5YX | Secondary | 827 | ||
| Wyvern Academy Darlington, DL3 9SH | Secondary | 467 | ||
| Ludlow Church of England School Ludlow, SY8 1GJ | Secondary | 612 | ||
| Stanley High School Southport, PR9 9TF | Secondary | 843 | ||
| Hayle Academy Hayle, TR27 4DN | Secondary | 552 | ||
| The Pedmore High School Stourbridge, DY9 7HS | Secondary | 659 | ||
| Oasis Academy Sholing Southampton, SO19 8PH | Secondary | 1,032 | ||
| Tottington High School Bury, BL8 3LY | Secondary | 939 | ||
| Kineton High School Warwick, CV35 0JX | Secondary | 1,030 | ||
| St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy Bury, BL9 0TZ | Secondary | 1,063 | ||
| Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy Leeds, LS9 0TT | Secondary | 884 | ||
| St Benedict's Catholic School Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RH | Secondary | 976 | ||
| Sturminster Newton High School Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DT | Secondary | 621 | ||