Sponne School

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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
Sponne School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,422 17% 11%
Brine Leas School
Nantwich, CW5 7DY
Secondary 1,411 15% 12.4%
The Cotswold Academy
Cheltenham, GL54 2BD
Secondary 1,500 17.6% 13.3%
Wellington School
Altrincham, WA15 7RH
Secondary 1,508 19.2% 9.9%
William Farr CofE Comprehensive School
Lincoln, LN2 3JB
Secondary 1,480 15.4% 14.5%
The Mountbatten School
Romsey, SO51 5SY
Secondary 1,458 19% 13%
The Petersfield School
Petersfield, GU32 3LU
Secondary 1,385 13.9% 12.6%
Katharine Lady Berkeley's School
Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 8RB
Secondary 1,509 15.6% 9.8%
St Laurence School
Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 1DZ
Secondary 1,361 18.3% 12.4%
Leventhorpe
Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9BY
Secondary 1,471 15.1% 9.7%
The Robert Smyth Academy
Market Harborough, LE16 7JG
Secondary 1,277 18.3% 10.1%
Malmesbury School
Malmesbury, SN16 0DF
Secondary 1,465 17.8% 12%
St Albans Girls' School
St Albans, AL3 6DB
Secondary 1,428 13.5% 9.8%
Sandbach School
Sandbach, CW11 3NS
Secondary 1,506 15.9% 12.3%
Vyners School
Uxbridge, UB10 8AB
Secondary 1,518 15.3% 10.5%
The King Edward VI School
Morpeth, NE61 1DN
Secondary 1,342 15% 10.9%
Impington Village College
Cambridge, CB24 9LX
Secondary 1,452 17.7% 12.9%
Clevedon School
Clevedon, BS21 6AH
Secondary 1,367 15.3% 12.1%
Bartholomew School
Witney, OX29 4AP
Secondary 1,383 17.6% 8.7%
Burford School
Burford, OX18 4PL
Secondary 1,443 14.7% 11.1%
Waldegrave School
Twickenham, TW2 5LH
Secondary 1,467 16.8% 8.5%
St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Chesterfield, S41 8AG
Secondary 1,358 15.5% 14.7%
Magdalen College School
Brackley, NN13 6FB
Secondary 1,358 11.6% 9.6%
Prince William School
Oundle, PE8 4BS
Secondary 1,354 19.9% 13.6%
Egglescliffe School
Stockton-on-Tees, TS16 0LA
Secondary 1,511 15.8% 11.1%
St Crispin's School
Wokingham, RG40 1SS
Secondary 1,489 15.5% 11.4%
Tadcaster Grammar School
Tadcaster, LS24 9NB
Secondary 1,500 17.8% 9.5%
Wollaston School
Wellingborough, NN29 7PH
Secondary 1,431 20% 14.2%
St Paul's Catholic College
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6JE
Secondary 1,366 13.5% 10.8%
All Saints Catholic School York
York, YO24 1BJ
Secondary 1,416 12.6% 9.7%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Sponne School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,422 Sign in to see
Holyrood Academy
Chard, TA20 1JL
Secondary 1,321
Branston Community Academy
Lincoln, LN4 1LH
Secondary 1,156
Guilsborough Academy
Northampton, NN6 8QE
Secondary 1,260
The Brittons Academy
Rainham, RM13 7BB
Secondary 712
Stoke Damerel Community College
Plymouth, PL3 4BD
Secondary 1,285
Bristol Free School
Bristol, BS10 6NJ
Secondary 1,292
Howard of Effingham School
Leatherhead, KT24 5JR
Secondary 1,504
Park High School
Stanmore, HA7 1PL
Secondary 1,473
The Sandon School
Chelmsford, CM2 7AQ
Secondary 1,233
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6JT
Secondary 1,270
St Thomas More Catholic High School
North Shields, NE29 8LF
Secondary 1,622
St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon
Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4BQ
Secondary 1,402
Hinchley Wood School
Esher, KT10 0AQ
Secondary 1,381
Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ
Isleworth, TW7 6XF
Secondary 1,097
The Grey Coat Hospital
London, SW1P 2DY
Secondary 1,133
Haywood Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 7AB
Secondary 1,115
Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
Grantham, NG31 9AU
Secondary 1,202
Copthall School
London, NW7 2EP
Secondary 862
Heston Community School
Hounslow, TW5 0QR
Secondary 1,334
Bridgnorth Endowed School
Bridgnorth, WV16 4ER
Secondary 602
Alleyne's Academy
Stone, ST15 8DT
Secondary 852
Cockshut Hill School
Birmingham, B26 2HX
Secondary 965
Leek High School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Secondary 254
Swanwick Hall School
Alfreton, DE55 1AE
Secondary 1,098
Outwood Academy Freeston
Normanton, WF6 1HZ
Secondary 990
Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
Birmingham, B27 7XY
Secondary 1,167
Cheslyn Hay Academy
Walsall, WS6 7JQ
Secondary 1,269
The Grove School
Market Drayton, TF9 1HF
Secondary 831
The Wells Academy
Nottingham, NG3 5LR
Secondary 708