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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Branston Community Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,243 | 17% | 18% |
Bristol Cathedral Choir School
Bristol, BS1 5TS |
Secondary | 1,168 | 18.4% | 18.9% |
Coopers School
Chislehurst, BR7 5PS |
Secondary | 1,299 | 17.6% | 20% |
Queen Elizabeth's
Crediton, EX17 3LU |
Secondary | 1,206 | 17.3% | 18% |
Hummersknott Academy
Darlington, DL3 8AR |
Secondary | 1,265 | 17.2% | 20.4% |
Ortu Gable Hall School
Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 8JT |
Secondary | 1,254 | 14.7% | 18.5% |
Campion School
Northampton, NN7 3QG |
Secondary | 1,278 | 18.4% | 18% |
Priestlands School
Lymington, SO41 8FZ |
Secondary | 1,233 | 20% | 17.5% |
Sir Robert Pattinson Academy
Lincoln, LN6 9AF |
Secondary | 1,308 | 16.9% | 16.3% |
William Edwards School
Grays, RM16 3NJ |
Secondary | 1,185 | 15.9% | 18.2% |
The Romsey School
Romsey, SO51 8ZB |
Secondary | 1,158 | 16% | 17% |
Tewkesbury Academy
Tewkesbury, GL20 8DF |
Secondary | 1,206 | 14.7% | 17.9% |
Stanborough School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR |
Secondary | 1,204 | 16% | 16.2% |
The Marlborough Science Academy
St Albans, AL1 2QA |
Secondary | 1,319 | 16.3% | 16.4% |
Brockington College
Leicester, LE19 4AQ |
Secondary | 1,199 | 16.2% | 15.2% |
Trinity School
Newbury, RG14 2DU |
Secondary | 1,300 | 16.1% | 19.6% |
Woking High School
Woking, GU21 4TJ |
Secondary | 1,202 | 18% | 17.2% |
St Gregory's Catholic School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9XL |
Secondary | 1,313 | 18.1% | 19.1% |
Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 7AJ |
Secondary | 1,168 | 18.9% | 17.2% |
Sir Bernard Lovell Academy
Bristol, BS30 8TS |
Secondary | 1,245 | 17.7% | 16.2% |
Chase Terrace Academy
Burntwood, WS7 2DB |
Secondary | 1,275 | 14.6% | 19.9% |
Putteridge High School
Luton, LU2 8HJ |
Secondary | 1,200 | 14.2% | 18% |
Reigate School
Reigate, RH2 7NT |
Secondary | 1,259 | 20.5% | 19.2% |
Okehampton College
Okehampton, EX20 1PW |
Secondary | 1,214 | 16.5% | 16.5% |
John Taylor Free School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 9SA |
Secondary | 1,258 | 13.4% | 16.8% |
Colne Community School
Colchester, CO7 0QL |
Secondary | 1,257 | 17.8% | 18.3% |
Countesthorpe Academy
Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR |
Secondary | 1,248 | 13% | 18% |
The Hinckley School
Hinckley, LE10 1LE |
Secondary | 1,171 | 17% | 19.7% |
Weaverham High School
Northwich, CW8 3HT |
Secondary | 1,168 | 16% | 17.9% |
Brighton Hill Community School
Basingstoke, RG22 4HS |
Secondary | 1,277 | 14.9% | 16.9% |
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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Branston Community Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,243 | Sign in to see | |
The Bishop of Winchester Academy
Bournemouth, BH8 9PW |
Secondary | 1,149 | ||
Fulston Manor School
Sittingbourne, ME10 4EG |
Secondary | 1,333 | ||
Chelmsford County High School for Girls
Chelmsford, CM1 1RW |
Secondary | 1,186 | ||
Linton Village College
Cambridge, CB21 4JB |
Secondary | 833 | ||
Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College
Hornchurch, RM12 4YB |
Secondary | 891 | ||
Lipson Co-operative Academy
Plymouth, PL4 7PG |
Secondary | 1,108 | ||
The Hayfield School
Doncaster, DN9 3HG |
Secondary | 1,062 | ||
Light Hall School
Solihull, B90 2PZ |
Secondary | 1,062 | ||
Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College
Slough, SL1 2PU |
Secondary | 1,197 | ||
Severn Vale School
Gloucester, GL2 4PR |
Secondary | 1,354 | ||
The Thomas Aveling School
Rochester, ME1 2UW |
Secondary | 1,235 | ||
Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School
Crewe, CW4 7DX |
Secondary | 1,311 | ||
St Clere's School
Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0NW |
Secondary | 1,337 | ||
Bourne Academy
Bourne, PE10 9DT |
Secondary | 1,520 | ||
Faringdon Community College
Faringdon, SN7 7LB |
Secondary | 1,412 | ||
Holmer Green Senior School
High Wycombe, HP15 6SP |
Secondary | 1,226 | ||
Chaucer School
Sheffield, S5 8NH |
Secondary | 823 | ||
Broadway Academy
Birmingham, B20 3DP |
Secondary | 1,258 | ||
Darwen Vale High School
Darwen, BB3 0AL |
Secondary | 1,082 | ||
Handsworth Grange Community Sports College
Sheffield, S13 9HJ |
Secondary | 1,003 | ||
Bradon Forest School
Swindon, SN5 4AT |
Secondary | 928 | ||
St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking
Woking, GU22 9AL |
Secondary | 1,531 | ||
The Deanes
Benfleet, SS7 2TD |
Secondary | 543 | ||
Liskeard School and Community College
Liskeard, PL14 3EA |
Secondary | 1,176 | ||
Wyvern St Edmund's
Salisbury, SP1 1RE |
Secondary | 1,331 | ||
Friesland School
Sandiacre, NG10 5AF |
Secondary | 1,283 | ||
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Leicester, LE5 6HN |
Secondary | 1,086 | ||
Kirk Hallam Community Academy
Ilkeston, DE7 4HH |
Secondary | 816 | ||
Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy
Runcorn, WA7 5YH |
Secondary | 374 |