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Schools we chose for benchmarking

These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
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(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,319 12.6% 23%
Malcolm Arnold Academy
Northampton, NN2 6JW
Secondary 1,307 12.8% 24.4%
Holyrood Academy
Chard, TA20 1JL
Secondary 1,321 15.8% 23.6%
Fulston Manor School
Sittingbourne, ME10 4EG
Secondary 1,331 15.1% 21.4%
Swakeleys School for Girls
Uxbridge, UB10 0EJ
Secondary 1,398 8.7% 25.5%
The Mirfield Free Grammar
Mirfield, WF14 9EZ
Secondary 1,324 12% 22.5%
Carshalton High School for Girls
Carshalton, SM5 2QX
Secondary 1,441 10.3% 25.1%
Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre
Droitwich Spa, WR9 0AA
Secondary 1,300 14.9% 22.3%
The St Marylebone CofE School
London, W1U 5BA
Secondary 1,170 13.4% 21.9%
The Joseph Whitaker School
Mansfield, NG21 0AG
Secondary 1,328 14.2% 22%
Bishopshalt School
Uxbridge, UB8 3RF
Secondary 1,294 15.3% 24.4%
Framwellgate School Durham
Durham, DH1 5BQ
Secondary 1,247 10.4% 23.4%
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6JT
Secondary 1,270 12.7% 25.2%
The Earls High School
Halesowen, B63 3SL
Secondary 1,295 12.8% 20.3%
Salendine Nook High School Academy
Huddersfield, HD3 4GN
Secondary 1,405 11.8% 21.9%
Wigston Academy
Wigston, LE18 2DT
Secondary 1,314 16.7% 23.7%
The Westgate School
Slough, SL1 5AH
Secondary 1,284 11.4% 23.5%
Chingford Foundation School
London, E4 7LT
Secondary 1,401 17.5% 24.1%
Abbeyfield School
Northampton, NN4 8BU
Secondary 1,360 16.7% 23.2%
Kingsthorpe College
Northampton, NN2 7HR
Secondary 1,395 12.8% 21.1%
Launceston College
Launceston, PL15 9JR
Secondary 1,280 10.7% 21.5%
William Perkin Church of England High School
Greenford, UB6 8PR
Secondary 1,397 8.2% 22.3%
Redhill School
Stourbridge, DY8 1JX
Secondary 1,216 13.4% 23.1%
Westfield Academy
Watford, WD18 6NS
Secondary 1,335 13.3% 25.4%
The Netherhall School
Cambridge, CB1 8NN
Secondary 1,268 12.7% 25.5%
Pleckgate High School
Blackburn, BB1 8QA
Secondary 1,354 16% 23.3%
Southgate School
Barnet, EN4 0BL
Secondary 1,414 9% 21.8%
Hampton Gardens Secondary School
Peterborough, PE7 8HR
Secondary 1,264 14% 20.9%
Honley High School
Holmfirth, HD9 6QJ
Secondary 1,289 16.6% 22.2%
Highfields School
Matlock, DE4 5NA
Secondary 1,295 12.4% 21.9%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
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(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,319 Sign in to see
Chadwell Heath Academy
Romford, RM6 4RS
Secondary 1,250
Hardenhuish School
Chippenham, SN14 6RJ
Secondary 1,607
De Aston School
Market Rasen, LN8 3RF
Secondary 998
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9SH
Secondary 1,895
Wood Green Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 9QU
Secondary 1,528
Shire Oak Academy
Walsall, WS9 9PA
Secondary 1,301
West Park School
Derby, DE21 7BT
Secondary 1,463
The Mirfield Free Grammar
Mirfield, WF14 9EZ
Secondary 1,324
Welling School
Welling, DA16 1LB
Secondary 1,092
West Hatch High School
Chigwell, IG7 5BT
Secondary 1,565
Rossett School
Harrogate, HG2 9JP
Secondary 796
Nower Hill High School
Pinner, HA5 5RP
Secondary 2,060
Sir Robert Pattinson Academy
Lincoln, LN6 9AF
Secondary 1,314
The Manor Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8QA
Secondary 1,265
Mill Hill County High School
London, NW7 4LL
Secondary 1,651
Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School
Sidcup, DA15 9AG
Secondary 1,517
John Whitgift Academy
Grimsby, DN37 9EH
Secondary 1,055
The Joseph Whitaker School
Mansfield, NG21 0AG
Secondary 1,328
The Cherwell School
Oxford, OX2 7EE
Secondary 2,008
The Kimberley School
Nottingham, NG16 2NJ
Secondary 1,384
Warlingham School
Warlingham, CR6 9YB
Secondary 1,443
Lawrence Sheriff School
Rugby, CV21 3AG
Secondary 1,201
Malet Lambert
Hull, HU8 0JD
Secondary 1,657
Canon Slade School
Bolton, BL2 3BP
Secondary 1,748
Whitworth Park Academy
Spennymoor, DL16 7LN
Secondary 988
Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Pontefract, WF9 4AB
Secondary 1,111
Wey Valley Academy
Weymouth, DT3 5AN
Secondary 997
Monkwearmouth Academy
Sunderland, SR6 8LG
Secondary 805
Dinnington High School
Sheffield, S25 2NZ
Secondary 1,015