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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Hill Academy (Your chosen school) | Secondary | 1,894 | 15.2% | 15.1% | 
| Waltham Toll Bar Academy Grimsby, DN36 4RZ | Secondary | 1,894 | 9.2% | 14.8% | 
| Springwood High School King's Lynn, PE30 4AW | Secondary | 1,893 | 9.6% | 15.4% | 
| Newquay Tretherras Newquay, TR7 3BH | Secondary | 1,728 | 16.3% | 18.4% | 
| Plymstock School Plymouth, PL9 9AZ | Secondary | 1,672 | 15.6% | 16% | 
| Sheldon School Chippenham, SN14 6HJ | Secondary | 1,663 | 12% | 15.1% | 
| Kennet School Thatcham, RG19 4LL | Secondary | 1,855 | 14.6% | 15.7% | 
| Twynham School Christchurch, BH23 1JF | Secondary | 1,773 | 16.2% | 14.6% | 
| Wildern School Southampton, SO30 4EJ | Secondary | 1,869 | 13.3% | 15.5% | 
| Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre Cheltenham, GL51 3EF | Secondary | 1,830 | 10.5% | 16.7% | 
| Shenley Brook End School Milton Keynes, MK5 7ZT | Secondary | 1,874 | 10.7% | 15% | 
| South Craven School Keighley, BD20 7RL | Secondary | 1,874 | 11% | 13.8% | 
| Cleeve School Cheltenham, GL52 8AE | Secondary | 1,775 | 16.3% | 15.3% | 
| Copleston High School Ipswich, IP4 5HD | Secondary | 1,937 | 11.9% | 14.7% | 
| Farlingaye High School Woodbridge, IP12 4JX | Secondary | 1,912 | 12.1% | 14.6% | 
| Royal Wootton Bassett Academy Swindon, SN4 7HG | Secondary | 1,727 | 17% | 12.2% | 
| The Thomas Hardye School Dorchester, DT1 2ET | Secondary | 2,080 | 18.9% | 12.4% | 
| Hazelwick School Crawley, RH10 1SX | Secondary | 1,885 | 16% | 14.1% | 
| The Crompton House Church of England Academy Oldham, OL2 7HS | Secondary | 1,886 | 9.6% | 15.2% | 
| The Cherwell School Oxford, OX2 7EE | Secondary | 2,013 | 16% | 14.5% | 
| Tapton School Sheffield, S10 5RG | Secondary | 1,820 | 13.2% | 15.2% | 
| Alperton Community School Wembley, HA0 4JE | Secondary | 1,951 | 10.5% | 17.2% | 
| St John's Marlborough Marlborough, SN8 4AX | Secondary | 1,726 | 13.4% | 11.3% | 
| Northampton School for Girls Northampton, NN3 6DG | Secondary | 1,761 | 15.6% | 12.7% | 
| The FitzWimarc School Rayleigh, SS6 8EB | Secondary | 1,788 | 14.4% | 13% | 
| Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form Norwich, NR7 0XS | Secondary | 1,809 | 15.4% | 12.6% | 
| Rainhill High School Prescot, L35 6NY | Secondary | 1,852 | 14.9% | 13.7% | 
| John Port Spencer Academy Derby, DE65 6LU | Secondary | 1,967 | 18.2% | 13.8% | 
| Winterbourne Academy Bristol, BS36 1JL | Secondary | 1,827 | 14.2% | 10% | 
| Chellaston Academy Derby, DE73 5UB | Secondary | 1,809 | 13.1% | 15.3% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Hill Academy (Your chosen school) | Secondary | 1,894 | Sign in to see | |
| Harris City Academy Crystal Palace London, SE19 2JH | Secondary | 1,265 | ||
| The Fallibroome Academy Macclesfield, SK10 4AF | Secondary | 1,542 | ||
| George Spencer Academy Nottingham, NG9 7EW | Secondary | 1,658 | ||
| John Taylor High School Burton-on-Trent, DE13 8AZ | Secondary | 1,512 | ||
| Arden Solihull, B93 0PT | Secondary | 1,820 | ||
| Altrincham Grammar School for Boys Altrincham, WA14 2RS | Secondary | 1,389 | ||
| Balcarras School Cheltenham, GL53 8QF | Secondary | 1,423 | ||
| Towers School and Sixth Form Centre Ashford, TN24 9AL | Secondary | 1,532 | ||
| The Coopers' Company and Coborn School Upminster, RM14 3HS | Secondary | 1,567 | ||
| Sheldon School Chippenham, SN14 6HJ | Secondary | 1,663 | ||
| West Somerset College Minehead, TA24 6AY | Secondary | 759 | ||
| Farlingaye High School Woodbridge, IP12 4JX | Secondary | 1,912 | ||
| Aylesbury High School Aylesbury, HP21 7SX | Secondary | 1,329 | ||
| Barr Beacon School Walsall, WS9 0RF | Secondary | 1,561 | ||
| Rossett School Harrogate, HG2 9JP | Secondary | 905 | ||
| Alderbrook School Solihull, B91 1SN | Secondary | 1,637 | ||
| Cedars Upper School Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2AE | Secondary | 948 | ||
| Furze Platt Senior School Maidenhead, SL6 7NQ | Secondary | 1,530 | ||
| The Deepings School Peterborough, PE6 8NF | Secondary | 1,236 | ||
| The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy Nottingham, NG8 3EZ | Secondary | 1,178 | ||
| West Walsall E-ACT Academy Walsall, WS2 9UA | Secondary | 1,188 | ||
| Wembley High Technology College North Wembley, HA0 3NT | Secondary | 1,553 | ||
| Downend School Bristol, BS16 6XA | Secondary | 1,411 | ||
| Tomlinscote School Camberley, GU16 8PY | Secondary | 1,507 | ||
| Sir Bernard Lovell Academy Bristol, BS30 8TS | Secondary | 1,245 | ||
| Middleton Technology School Manchester, M24 2GT | Secondary | 1,344 | ||
| Reddish Vale High School Stockport, SK5 7HD | Secondary | 1,040 | ||
| Ormiston NEW Academy Wolverhampton, WV10 6SE | Secondary | 998 | ||
| Highfields School Matlock, DE4 5NA | Secondary | 1,321 | ||