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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Wellington School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,508 | 19.2% | 9.9% |
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Lift Greensward
Hockley, SS5 5HG |
Secondary | 1,614 | 15% | 10.9% |
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Brine Leas School
Nantwich, CW5 7DY |
Secondary | 1,411 | 15% | 12.4% |
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The Cotswold Academy
Cheltenham, GL54 2BD |
Secondary | 1,500 | 17.6% | 13.3% |
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Wymondham College
Wymondham, NR18 9SZ |
Secondary | 1,442 | 17.8% | 7.1% |
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Sponne School
Towcester, NN12 6DJ |
Secondary | 1,422 | 17% | 11% |
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The Mountbatten School
Romsey, SO51 5SY |
Secondary | 1,458 | 19% | 13% |
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Bullers Wood School
Chislehurst, BR7 5LJ |
Secondary | 1,571 | 13.9% | 10.6% |
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Queens' School
Bushey, WD23 2TY |
Secondary | 1,660 | 18.2% | 9.7% |
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Chipping Campden School
Chipping Campden, GL55 6HU |
Secondary | 1,479 | 19.5% | 14% |
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Katharine Lady Berkeley's School
Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 8RB |
Secondary | 1,509 | 15.6% | 9.8% |
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Leventhorpe
Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9BY |
Secondary | 1,471 | 15.1% | 9.7% |
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Malmesbury School
Malmesbury, SN16 0DF |
Secondary | 1,465 | 17.8% | 12% |
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Warden Park Secondary Academy
Haywards Heath, RH17 5DP |
Secondary | 1,538 | 19.6% | 11.1% |
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Sandbach School
Sandbach, CW11 3NS |
Secondary | 1,506 | 15.9% | 12.3% |
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Vyners School
Uxbridge, UB10 8AB |
Secondary | 1,518 | 15.3% | 10.5% |
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Impington Village College
Cambridge, CB24 9LX |
Secondary | 1,452 | 17.7% | 12.9% |
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Bartholomew School
Witney, OX29 4AP |
Secondary | 1,383 | 17.6% | 8.7% |
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Knutsford Academy
Knutsford, WA16 0EA |
Secondary | 1,325 | 20.5% | 12.1% |
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Ashton-on-Mersey School
Sale, M33 5BP |
Secondary | 1,600 | 19.9% | 14.2% |
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Burford School
Burford, OX18 4PL |
Secondary | 1,443 | 14.7% | 11.1% |
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Waldegrave School
Twickenham, TW2 5LH |
Secondary | 1,467 | 16.8% | 8.5% |
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Grey Court School
Richmond, TW10 7HN |
Secondary | 1,632 | 20% | 10% |
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Bishop Luffa School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 3HP |
Secondary | 1,583 | 15.6% | 8.7% |
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Waingels
Reading, RG5 4RF |
Secondary | 1,424 | 23.8% | 11.6% |
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Egglescliffe School
Stockton-on-Tees, TS16 0LA |
Secondary | 1,511 | 15.8% | 11.1% |
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The Ashcombe School
Dorking, RH4 1LY |
Secondary | 1,513 | 20.1% | 10.1% |
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St Crispin's School
Wokingham, RG40 1SS |
Secondary | 1,489 | 15.5% | 11.4% |
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Tadcaster Grammar School
Tadcaster, LS24 9NB |
Secondary | 1,500 | 17.8% | 9.5% |
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Poynton High School
Stockport, SK12 1PU |
Secondary | 1,500 | 12.9% | 8.2% |
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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Wellington School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,508 | Sign in to see | |
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Oasis Academy Coulsdon
Croydon, CR5 1ES |
Secondary | 936 | ||
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Fulwood Academy
Preston, PR2 9YR |
Secondary | 942 | ||
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Brighouse High School
Brighouse, HD6 2NY |
Secondary | 1,320 | ||
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Tiffin School
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 6RL |
Secondary | 1,462 | ||
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Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre
Redditch, B98 8HB |
Secondary | 953 | ||
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Caldew School
Carlisle, CA5 7NN |
Secondary | 992 | ||
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Etone College
Nuneaton, CV11 6AA |
Secondary | 1,170 | ||
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The Folkestone School for Girls
Folkestone, CT20 3RB |
Secondary | 1,159 | ||
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Harris Academy Morden
Morden, SM4 6DU |
Secondary | 879 | ||
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Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport
Saffron Walden, CB11 3TR |
Secondary | 968 | ||
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Childwall Sports & Science Academy
Liverpool, L15 6XZ |
Secondary | 1,057 | ||
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The Clarendon Academy
Trowbridge, BA14 0DJ |
Secondary | 1,109 | ||
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Spalding Grammar School
Spalding, PE11 2XH |
Secondary | 995 | ||
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The Catholic High School, Chester
Chester, CH4 7HS |
Secondary | 809 | ||
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Ormiston Denes Academy
Lowestoft, NR32 4AH |
Secondary | 732 | ||
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Bradford Girls' Grammar School
Bradford, BD9 6RB |
Secondary | 677 | ||
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Rawmarsh Community School
Rotherham, S62 7GA |
Secondary | 1,094 | ||
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Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton, WV10 8BL |
Secondary | 1,191 | ||
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Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Coventry, CV2 2AJ |
Secondary | 1,441 | ||
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Pool Hayes Academy
Willenhall, WV12 4QZ |
Secondary | 1,152 | ||
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Great Yarmouth Charter Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR30 4LS |
Secondary | 895 | ||
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Thomas Alleyne's High School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8DU |
Secondary | 966 | ||
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Bay Leadership Academy
Morecambe, LA3 1AB |
Secondary | 725 | ||
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Outwood Academy Easingwold
York, YO61 3EF |
Secondary | 770 | ||
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Kingsdown School
Swindon, SN2 7SH |
Secondary | 1,031 | ||
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Morecambe Bay Academy
Morecambe, LA4 5BG |
Secondary | 1,023 | ||
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The Thomas Adams School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5UB |
Secondary | 1,207 | ||
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Lady Lumley's Academy
Pickering, YO18 8NG |
Secondary | 716 | ||
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St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9LE |
Secondary | 674 | ||