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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Whitburn Church of England Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,242 | 13.1% | 9.6% |
Parkstone Grammar School
Poole, BH17 7EP |
Secondary | 1,222 | 13.7% | 7% |
Davenant Foundation School
Loughton, IG10 2LD |
Secondary | 1,257 | 12.4% | 7% |
Haybridge High School and Sixth Form
Stourbridge, DY8 2XS |
Secondary | 1,176 | 14.6% | 8.4% |
Keswick School
Keswick, CA12 5QB |
Secondary | 1,206 | 10.2% | 7.5% |
The Castle School
Taunton, TA1 5AU |
Secondary | 1,204 | 11.5% | 11% |
The Robert Smyth Academy
Market Harborough, LE16 7JG |
Secondary | 1,201 | 15.4% | 7.8% |
St Thomas More High School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BW |
Secondary | 1,232 | 9.6% | 12.3% |
Bishop Ramsey Church of England School
Ruislip, HA4 8EE |
Secondary | 1,265 | 13.9% | 9.7% |
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Accrington, BB5 4AY |
Secondary | 1,315 | 12.1% | 11.9% |
Wellsway School
Bristol, BS31 1PH |
Secondary | 1,319 | 10.9% | 10.7% |
St Bede's Catholic College
Bristol, BS11 0SU |
Secondary | 1,303 | 10.3% | 9.9% |
The King Edward VI School
Morpeth, NE61 1DN |
Secondary | 1,374 | 12.5% | 10.1% |
Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School
Rickmansworth, WD3 1HG |
Secondary | 1,230 | 15.5% | 7.4% |
The Blue Coat School
Liverpool, L15 9EE |
Secondary | 1,252 | 8.1% | 11.1% |
Bartholomew School
Witney, OX29 4AP |
Secondary | 1,346 | 14.9% | 8.2% |
Harlington Upper School
Dunstable, LU5 6NX |
Secondary | 1,249 | 10.6% | 9.3% |
St Mark's Catholic School
Hounslow, TW3 3EJ |
Secondary | 1,216 | 10.4% | 10.3% |
Knutsford Academy
Knutsford, WA16 0EA |
Secondary | 1,235 | 13.8% | 11.2% |
Holmer Green Senior School
High Wycombe, HP15 6SP |
Secondary | 1,226 | 17.9% | 10% |
Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College
Tarporley, CW6 0BL |
Secondary | 1,194 | 10.4% | 9.5% |
Queensbury Academy
Dunstable, LU6 3BU |
Secondary | 1,195 | 13.3% | 12.1% |
Guildford County School
Guildford, GU2 4LU |
Secondary | 1,218 | 16.2% | 7.5% |
Richard Hale School
Hertford, SG13 8EN |
Secondary | 1,218 | 14.1% | 7.1% |
St Gregory's Catholic Science College
Harrow, HA3 0NB |
Secondary | 1,161 | 12.2% | 10.1% |
Pinner High School
Pinner, HA5 1NB |
Secondary | 1,142 | 15.1% | 10% |
Harris Academy Sutton
Sutton, SM2 5RD |
Secondary | 1,143 | 14.1% | 10.9% |
Beechen Cliff School
Bath, BA2 4RE |
Secondary | 1,210 | 13.5% | 8.5% |
St John Fisher Catholic Academy
Harrogate, HG2 8PT |
Secondary | 1,329 | 11.7% | 8.2% |
St Paul's Catholic College
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6JE |
Secondary | 1,334 | 12.7% | 10.5% |
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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Whitburn Church of England Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,242 | Sign in to see | |
The Bridge Academy
London, E2 8BA |
Secondary | 1,114 | ||
Barnsley Academy
Barnsley, S70 3DL |
Secondary | 919 | ||
Sheffield Park Academy
Sheffield, S2 1SN |
Secondary | 1,199 | ||
Sheffield Springs Academy
Sheffield, S12 2SF |
Secondary | 1,058 | ||
Walthamstow Academy
London, E17 5DP |
Secondary | 1,087 | ||
Haberdashers' Knights Academy
Bromley, BR1 5EB |
Secondary | 1,197 | ||
Madeley Academy
Telford, TF7 5FB |
Secondary | 1,271 | ||
Oasis Academy Immingham
Immingham, DN40 1JU |
Secondary | 606 | ||
Ark Evelyn Grace Academy
London, SE24 0QN |
Secondary | 443 | ||
All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham
Cheltenham, GL51 0WH |
Secondary | 1,076 | ||
The Academy at Shotton Hall
Peterlee, SR8 1AU |
Secondary | 1,170 | ||
Manor Church of England Academy
York, YO26 6PA |
Secondary | 1,162 | ||
Lydiard Park Academy
Swindon, SN5 6HN |
Secondary | 1,262 | ||
The Becket School
West Bridgford, NG2 7QY |
Secondary | 1,186 | ||
Writhlington School
Radstock, BA3 3NQ |
Secondary | 927 | ||
Nailsea School
Bristol, BS48 2HN |
Secondary | 1,118 | ||
Isca Academy
Exeter, EX2 6AP |
Secondary | 988 | ||
Outwood Academy Newbold
Chesterfield, S41 8BA |
Secondary | 1,011 | ||
The Birley Academy
Sheffield, S12 3BP |
Secondary | 1,092 | ||
Everest Community Academy
Basingstoke, RG24 9UP |
Secondary | 695 | ||
West Exe School
Exeter, EX2 9JU |
Secondary | 1,236 | ||
Broadoak Academy
Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 4NP |
Secondary | 681 | ||
St Luke's Church of England School
Exeter, EX1 3RD |
Secondary | 844 | ||
Freebrough Academy
Saltburn-By-the-Sea, TS12 2SJ |
Secondary | 836 | ||
Sedgefield Community College
Stockton-on-Tees, TS21 3DD |
Secondary | 988 | ||
Laurence Jackson School
Guisborough, TS14 6RD |
Secondary | 1,239 | ||
The Lowry Academy
Manchester, M28 0SY |
Secondary | 882 | ||
Alvaston Moor Academy
Derby, DE24 0AN |
Secondary | 882 | ||
Dixons Brooklands Academy
Manchester, M23 9BP |
Secondary | 1,022 |