The Polesworth School
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 Polesworth School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,468 | 17.3% | 17% |
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Wilmington Academy
Wilmington, DA2 7DR |
Secondary | 1,382 | 17.1% | 18.3% |
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John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy
Ross-on-Wye, HR9 7ET |
Secondary | 1,375 | 16.8% | 14.9% |
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The Knights Templar School
Baldock, SG7 6DZ |
Secondary | 1,421 | 16.1% | 15.4% |
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Soham Village College
Ely, CB7 5AA |
Secondary | 1,413 | 13.3% | 16.7% |
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West Park School
Derby, DE21 7BT |
Secondary | 1,469 | 16.6% | 19.4% |
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East Barnet School
Barnet, EN4 8PU |
Secondary | 1,414 | 17% | 18.3% |
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Bottisham Village College
Cambridge, CB25 9DL |
Secondary | 1,452 | 17.8% | 18.3% |
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Barr Beacon School
Walsall, WS9 0RF |
Secondary | 1,561 | 13.6% | 17.6% |
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Christopher Whitehead Language College
Worcester, WR2 4AF |
Secondary | 1,529 | 16% | 19.7% |
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Fairfax
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7JT |
Secondary | 1,570 | 14.5% | 17.2% |
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The Marches School
Oswestry, SY11 2AR |
Secondary | 1,383 | 14.5% | 17.3% |
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St Joseph's Catholic College
Swindon, SN3 3LR |
Secondary | 1,416 | 16.7% | 17.5% |
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Nunnery Wood High School
Worcester, WR5 2LT |
Secondary | 1,495 | 17.9% | 18% |
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Kingdown School
Warminster, BA12 9DR |
Secondary | 1,458 | 16.9% | 18.6% |
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The Blue School
Wells, BA5 2NR |
Secondary | 1,434 | 17.9% | 14.3% |
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Tuxford Academy
Newark, NG22 0JH |
Secondary | 1,483 | 13% | 16.7% |
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Bourne Academy
Bourne, PE10 9DT |
Secondary | 1,520 | 15% | 18.9% |
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The Chase
Malvern, WR14 3NZ |
Secondary | 1,408 | 15.8% | 15.3% |
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Furze Platt Senior School
Maidenhead, SL6 7NQ |
Secondary | 1,530 | 14.8% | 15.8% |
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Allestree Woodlands School
Derby, DE22 2LW |
Secondary | 1,416 | 14.9% | 17.7% |
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St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, WF7 6BD |
Secondary | 1,492 | 17.7% | 17.3% |
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Caludon Castle School
Coventry, CV2 5BD |
Secondary | 1,556 | 17.7% | 15.6% |
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The Sweyne Park School
Rayleigh, SS6 9BZ |
Secondary | 1,502 | 17.1% | 15.8% |
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Tytherington School
Macclesfield, SK10 2EE |
Secondary | 1,425 | 16.2% | 14.5% |
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North Leamington School
Leamington Spa, CV32 6RD |
Secondary | 1,485 | 13.3% | 14.8% |
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Kingsmead School
Cannock, WS12 1DH |
Secondary | 1,409 | 12.7% | 16.2% |
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Brigshaw High School
Castleford, WF10 2HR |
Secondary | 1,372 | 16.7% | 17.8% |
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Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU10 6HB |
Secondary | 1,441 | 14.7% | 17.1% |
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Roding Valley High School
Loughton, IG10 3JA |
Secondary | 1,478 | 13.2% | 16.7% |
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 Polesworth School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,468 | Sign in to see | |
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Ashcroft Technology Academy
London, SW15 2UT |
Secondary | 1,488 | ||
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Holyrood Academy
Chard, TA20 1JL |
Secondary | 1,323 | ||
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Redhill Academy
Nottingham, NG5 8GX |
Secondary | 1,592 | ||
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The King's (The Cathedral) School
Peterborough, PE1 2UE |
Secondary | 1,251 | ||
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Stoke Damerel Community College
Plymouth, PL3 4BD |
Secondary | 1,301 | ||
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Bristol Free School
Bristol, BS10 6NJ |
Secondary | 1,277 | ||
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North Kesteven Academy
Lincoln, LN6 9AG |
Secondary | 659 | ||
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The Magna Carta School
Staines, TW18 3HJ |
Secondary | 1,077 | ||
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The Commonweal School
Swindon, SN1 4JE |
Secondary | 1,398 | ||
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Wellsway School
Bristol, BS31 1PH |
Secondary | 1,319 | ||
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Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
Gravesend, DA11 0JE |
Secondary | 1,394 | ||
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St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon
Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4BQ |
Secondary | 1,454 | ||
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Blenheim High School
Epsom, KT19 9BH |
Secondary | 1,374 | ||
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Hellesdon High School
Norwich, NR6 5SB |
Secondary | 1,584 | ||
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Bellerive FCJ Catholic College
Liverpool, L17 3AA |
Secondary | 917 | ||
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Crawshaw Academy
Pudsey, LS28 9HU |
Secondary | 1,123 | ||
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Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Derby, DE22 1JD |
Secondary | 1,458 | ||
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Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
Grantham, NG31 9AU |
Secondary | 1,188 | ||
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Wigston College
Wigston, LE18 2DS |
Secondary | 276 | ||
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Bridgnorth Endowed School
Bridgnorth, WV16 4ER |
Secondary | 591 | ||
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Idsall School
Shifnal, TF11 8PD |
Secondary | 1,238 | ||
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Saltley Academy
Birmingham, B9 5RX |
Secondary | 1,356 | ||
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Sewell Park Academy
Norwich, NR3 4BX |
Secondary | 780 | ||
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Harper Green School
Bolton, BL4 0DH |
Secondary | 1,134 | ||
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Great Wyrley Academy
Walsall, WS6 6LQ |
Secondary | 558 | ||
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Outwood Academy Freeston
Normanton, WF6 1HZ |
Secondary | 1,013 | ||
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Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
Birmingham, B27 7XY |
Secondary | 1,186 | ||
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St Peter's Catholic School
Solihull, B91 3NZ |
Secondary | 1,317 | ||
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Blythe Bridge High School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9PW |
Secondary | 1,036 | ||