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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 529 | 4.5% | 12.7% |
Caistor Grammar School
Market Rasen, LN7 6QJ |
Secondary | 683 | 2.6% | 5.9% |
Debenham High School
Stowmarket, IP14 6BL |
Secondary | 687 | 10% | 11.2% |
Linslade School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2PA |
Secondary | 625 | 12% | 10.4% |
Bowland High
Clitheroe, BB7 4QS |
Secondary | 590 | 9.3% | 9% |
Alameda Middle School
Bedford, MK45 2QR |
Secondary | 716 | 10.3% | 11.6% |
Bassingbourn Village College
Royston, SG8 5NJ |
Secondary | 666 | 10.1% | 15.3% |
Tarleton Academy
Preston, PR4 6AQ |
Secondary | 691 | 7.8% | 15.8% |
Castle Donington College
Derby, DE74 2LN |
Secondary | 659 | 13.4% | 18% |
Holywell School
Bedford, MK43 0JA |
Secondary | 722 | 8.5% | 16.3% |
Wigston College
Wigston, LE18 2DS |
Secondary | 276 | 7.3% | 12% |
Boston High School
Boston, PE21 9PF |
Secondary | 818 | 5.8% | 11.9% |
Bridgnorth Endowed School
Bridgnorth, WV16 4ER |
Secondary | 591 | 12% | 11% |
Madeley High School
Crewe, CW3 9JJ |
Secondary | 733 | 9.2% | 11.8% |
Woodhouse Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7DR |
Secondary | 411 | 8% | 12.7% |
Allenbourn Middle School
Wimborne, BH21 1PL |
Secondary | 541 | 15.3% | 15.3% |
St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill
Wimborne, BH21 7AB |
Secondary | 591 | 14.4% | 13.2% |
Codsall Middle School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1PB |
Secondary | 513 | 12.5% | 17.2% |
Hexham Middle School
Hexham, NE46 3JB |
Secondary | 599 | 7.7% | 13.9% |
Hugh Sexey Church of England Middle School
Wedmore, BS28 4ND |
Secondary | 655 | 10.1% | 13.6% |
Alvechurch CofE Middle School
Birmingham, B48 7TA |
Secondary | 440 | 12.1% | 8.4% |
Deer Park School
Southampton, SO30 2HT |
Secondary | 487 | 10.1% | 18.5% |
Kirkburton Middle School
Huddersfield, HD8 0TJ |
Secondary | 503 | 15.1% | 14.5% |
Barlby High School
Selby, YO8 5JP |
Secondary | 525 | 7.3% | 10.5% |
Lockyer's Middle School
Wimborne, BH21 3HQ |
Secondary | 456 | 14.9% | 12.9% |
Burscough Priory Academy
Ormskirk, L40 7RZ |
Secondary | 698 | 7.8% | 14.7% |
Prudhoe Community High School
Prudhoe, NE42 5LJ |
Secondary | 714 | 12.8% | 13% |
St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy
Richmond, DL10 7DA |
Secondary | 608 | 13.2% | 11% |
Fairlands Middle School
Cheddar, BS27 3PG |
Secondary | 434 | 10.1% | 12.7% |
Pioneer Secondary Academy
Stoke Poges, SL2 4QB |
Secondary | 559 | 8.2% | 9.7% |
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 |
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Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 529 | Sign in to see | |
Caistor Grammar School
Market Rasen, LN7 6QJ |
Secondary | 683 | ||
Colyton Grammar School
Colyton, EX24 6HN |
Secondary | 1,061 | ||
Lostock Hall Academy
Preston, PR5 5UR |
Secondary | 779 | ||
St Dunstan's School
Glastonbury, BA6 9BY |
Secondary | 460 | ||
Carre's Grammar School
Sleaford, NG34 7DD |
Secondary | 789 | ||
Woolmer Hill School
Haslemere, GU27 1QB |
Secondary | 888 | ||
Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy
Sleaford, NG34 7RS |
Secondary | 772 | ||
Southborough High School
Surbiton, KT6 5AS |
Secondary | 942 | ||
The Market Bosworth School
Nuneaton, CV13 0JT |
Secondary | 824 | ||
The Sele School
Hertford, SG14 2DG |
Secondary | 436 | ||
Christ The King Voluntary Academy
Nottingham, NG5 7JZ |
Secondary | 850 | ||
Iceni Secondary Academy
Thetford, IP26 4PE |
Secondary | 752 | ||
Lakelands Academy
Ellesmere, SY12 0EA |
Secondary | 576 | ||
Copley Academy
Stalybridge, SK15 3RR |
Secondary | 625 | ||
Wrotham School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD |
Secondary | 1,064 | ||
Hastings High School
Hinckley, LE10 2QE |
Secondary | 856 | ||
Madeley High School
Crewe, CW3 9JJ |
Secondary | 733 | ||
Michaela Community School
London, HA9 0UU |
Secondary | 725 | ||
Studio West
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2SZ |
Secondary | 560 | ||
Alde Valley Academy
Leiston, IP16 4BG |
Secondary | 643 | ||
St Joseph's Catholic High School
Slough, SL2 5HW |
Secondary | 958 | ||
Claydon High School
Ipswich, IP6 0EG |
Secondary | 773 | ||
The Westleigh School
Leigh, WN7 5NL |
Secondary | 971 | ||
E-Act Bourne End Academy
Bourne End, SL8 5BW |
Secondary | 843 | ||
Hope Valley College
Hope Valley, S33 6SD |
Secondary | 543 | ||
St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy
Stockport, SK4 2QP |
Secondary | 592 | ||
Outwood Academy Hasland Hall
Chesterfield, S41 0LP |
Secondary | 825 | ||
Bishop Barrington Academy
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LA |
Secondary | 627 | ||
The Hollins
Accrington, BB5 2QY |
Secondary | 797 |