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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The Hastings Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 813 | 26% | 44.4% |
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St Mark's Church of England Academy
Mitcham, CR4 1SF |
Secondary | 947 | 23.9% | 45.9% |
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New Line Learning Academy
Maidstone, ME15 9QL |
Secondary | 820 | 21% | 46.6% |
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Oasis Academy Mayfield
Southampton, SO19 9NA |
Secondary | 884 | 21.2% | 45.7% |
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Shirebrook Academy
Mansfield, NG20 8QF |
Secondary | 813 | 26% | 42% |
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St Aldhelm's Academy
Poole, BH12 4HS |
Secondary | 841 | 23.8% | 44.1% |
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East Point Academy
Lowestoft, NR33 0UQ |
Secondary | 828 | 20.9% | 42.6% |
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Springwest Academy
Feltham, TW13 7EF |
Secondary | 915 | 25.9% | 44% |
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Shirley High School Performing Arts College
Croydon, CR0 5EF |
Secondary | 786 | 27.1% | 47.1% |
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Orchard School Bristol
Bristol, BS7 0XZ |
Secondary | 947 | 26.8% | 43.6% |
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Harris Academy Morden
Morden, SM4 6DU |
Secondary | 879 | 24.1% | 45.1% |
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Outwood Academy Brumby
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NT |
Secondary | 737 | 21.2% | 43.7% |
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Cliff Park Ormiston Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR31 6TA |
Secondary | 808 | 27.9% | 40.7% |
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Magnus Church of England Academy
Newark, NG24 4AB |
Secondary | 749 | 24.6% | 43.5% |
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Miltoncross Academy
Portsmouth, PO3 6RB |
Secondary | 937 | 23.2% | 41.7% |
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Winterhill School
Rotherham, S61 2BD |
Secondary | 920 | 25.6% | 43.3% |
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Sewell Park Academy
Norwich, NR3 4BX |
Secondary | 790 | 25% | 40.9% |
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David Nieper Academy
Alfreton, DE55 7JA |
Secondary | 811 | 23.1% | 44.2% |
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Southchurch High School
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 4XA |
Secondary | 805 | 23% | 43% |
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Ferryhill School
Ferryhill, DL17 8RW |
Secondary | 733 | 23.9% | 46.4% |
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Royds Hall, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD3 4HA |
Secondary | 867 | 24% | 43.3% |
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Goodwin Academy
Deal, CT14 9BD |
Secondary | 833 | 19% | 44.3% |
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Blaise High School
Bristol, BS10 7QH |
Secondary | 910 | 25.2% | 42.7% |
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Newsome Academy
Huddersfield, HD4 6JN |
Secondary | 804 | 20.6% | 45.8% |
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Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy
Birmingham, B14 4HN |
Secondary | 752 | 29.5% | 43.4% |
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Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy
Leeds, LS10 4AX |
Secondary | 828 | 24.6% | 44.9% |
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Dixons Fazakerley Academy
Liverpool, L10 1LB |
Secondary | 808 | 25.7% | 46.4% |
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Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Blackburn, BB1 1PY |
Secondary | 814 | 24.5% | 44.3% |
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Conisborough College
London, SE6 2SE |
Secondary | 758 | 27% | 44.3% |
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Buile Hill Academy
Salford, M6 8RD |
Secondary | 903 | 22.2% | 45.5% |
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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The Hastings Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 813 | Sign in to see | |
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Orion Spires
Canterbury, CT2 0HD |
Secondary | 673 | ||
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St Anne's Church of England Academy
Manchester, M24 6XN |
Secondary | 795 | ||
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Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
Southampton, SO16 8FA |
Secondary | 762 | ||
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St Aldhelm's Academy
Poole, BH12 4HS |
Secondary | 841 | ||
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The Matthew Arnold School
Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 1PF |
Secondary | 961 | ||
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Whitecross Hereford
Hereford, HR4 0RN |
Secondary | 941 | ||
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The Boulevard Academy
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU3 3QT |
Secondary | 817 | ||
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King's School
Hove, BN3 8BN |
Secondary | 905 | ||
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Oakmoor School
Bordon, GU35 0JB |
Secondary | 882 | ||
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Bohunt School Worthing
Worthing, BN14 8AH |
Secondary | 897 | ||
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Bradford Forster Academy
Bradford, BD4 8RG |
Secondary | 976 | ||
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Ditton Park Academy
Slough, SL3 7UX |
Secondary | 1,125 | ||
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Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
Reading, RG1 5SL |
Secondary | 889 | ||
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Hoe Valley School
Woking, GU22 0NH |
Secondary | 856 | ||
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The Richmond upon Thames School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL |
Secondary | 755 | ||
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Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls
Thamesmead, SE28 8RF |
Secondary | 1,187 | ||
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Unsworth Academy
Bury, BL9 8LP |
Secondary | 971 | ||
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Trumpington Community College
Cambridge, CB2 9FD |
Secondary | 571 | ||
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Epping St Johns Church of England School
Epping, CM16 5JB |
Secondary | 1,040 | ||
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Stowmarket High School
Stowmarket, IP14 1QR |
Secondary | 898 | ||
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Brannel School
St Austell, PL26 7RN |
Secondary | 932 | ||
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Castle View Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 4QP |
Secondary | 732 | ||
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Paxman Academy
Colchester, CO2 9DB |
Secondary | 889 | ||
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The King's CofE Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 1DP |
Secondary | 747 | ||
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XP Gateshead
Felling, NE10 9UZ |
Secondary | 200 | ||
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Stopsley High School
Luton, LU2 7UX |
Secondary | 1,078 | ||
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John Spence Community High School
North Shields, NE29 9PU |
Secondary | 813 | ||
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Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Blackburn, BB1 1PY |
Secondary | 814 | ||
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EKC Sheppey Secondary
Sheerness, ME12 2BE |
Secondary | 405 | ||