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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Sponne School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,422 | 17% | 11% |
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Brine Leas School
Nantwich, CW5 7DY |
Secondary | 1,411 | 15% | 12.4% |
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The Cotswold Academy
Cheltenham, GL54 2BD |
Secondary | 1,500 | 17.6% | 13.3% |
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Wellington School
Altrincham, WA15 7RH |
Secondary | 1,508 | 19.2% | 9.9% |
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William Farr CofE Comprehensive School
Lincoln, LN2 3JB |
Secondary | 1,480 | 15.4% | 14.5% |
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The Mountbatten School
Romsey, SO51 5SY |
Secondary | 1,458 | 19% | 13% |
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The Petersfield School
Petersfield, GU32 3LU |
Secondary | 1,385 | 13.9% | 12.6% |
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Katharine Lady Berkeley's School
Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 8RB |
Secondary | 1,509 | 15.6% | 9.8% |
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St Laurence School
Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 1DZ |
Secondary | 1,361 | 18.3% | 12.4% |
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Leventhorpe
Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9BY |
Secondary | 1,471 | 15.1% | 9.7% |
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The Robert Smyth Academy
Market Harborough, LE16 7JG |
Secondary | 1,277 | 18.3% | 10.1% |
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Malmesbury School
Malmesbury, SN16 0DF |
Secondary | 1,465 | 17.8% | 12% |
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St Albans Girls' School
St Albans, AL3 6DB |
Secondary | 1,428 | 13.5% | 9.8% |
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Sandbach School
Sandbach, CW11 3NS |
Secondary | 1,506 | 15.9% | 12.3% |
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Vyners School
Uxbridge, UB10 8AB |
Secondary | 1,518 | 15.3% | 10.5% |
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The King Edward VI School
Morpeth, NE61 1DN |
Secondary | 1,342 | 15% | 10.9% |
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Impington Village College
Cambridge, CB24 9LX |
Secondary | 1,452 | 17.7% | 12.9% |
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Clevedon School
Clevedon, BS21 6AH |
Secondary | 1,367 | 15.3% | 12.1% |
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Bartholomew School
Witney, OX29 4AP |
Secondary | 1,383 | 17.6% | 8.7% |
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Burford School
Burford, OX18 4PL |
Secondary | 1,443 | 14.7% | 11.1% |
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Waldegrave School
Twickenham, TW2 5LH |
Secondary | 1,467 | 16.8% | 8.5% |
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St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Chesterfield, S41 8AG |
Secondary | 1,358 | 15.5% | 14.7% |
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Magdalen College School
Brackley, NN13 6FB |
Secondary | 1,358 | 11.6% | 9.6% |
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Prince William School
Oundle, PE8 4BS |
Secondary | 1,354 | 19.9% | 13.6% |
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Egglescliffe School
Stockton-on-Tees, TS16 0LA |
Secondary | 1,511 | 15.8% | 11.1% |
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St Crispin's School
Wokingham, RG40 1SS |
Secondary | 1,489 | 15.5% | 11.4% |
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Tadcaster Grammar School
Tadcaster, LS24 9NB |
Secondary | 1,500 | 17.8% | 9.5% |
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Wollaston School
Wellingborough, NN29 7PH |
Secondary | 1,431 | 20% | 14.2% |
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St Paul's Catholic College
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6JE |
Secondary | 1,366 | 13.5% | 10.8% |
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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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sponne School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,422 | Sign in to see | |
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Holyrood Academy
Chard, TA20 1JL |
Secondary | 1,321 | ||
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Branston Community Academy
Lincoln, LN4 1LH |
Secondary | 1,156 | ||
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Guilsborough Academy
Northampton, NN6 8QE |
Secondary | 1,260 | ||
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The Brittons Academy
Rainham, RM13 7BB |
Secondary | 712 | ||
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Stoke Damerel Community College
Plymouth, PL3 4BD |
Secondary | 1,285 | ||
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Bristol Free School
Bristol, BS10 6NJ |
Secondary | 1,292 | ||
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Howard of Effingham School
Leatherhead, KT24 5JR |
Secondary | 1,504 | ||
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Park High School
Stanmore, HA7 1PL |
Secondary | 1,473 | ||
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The Sandon School
Chelmsford, CM2 7AQ |
Secondary | 1,233 | ||
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St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6JT |
Secondary | 1,270 | ||
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St Thomas More Catholic High School
North Shields, NE29 8LF |
Secondary | 1,622 | ||
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St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon
Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4BQ |
Secondary | 1,402 | ||
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Hinchley Wood School
Esher, KT10 0AQ |
Secondary | 1,381 | ||
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Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ
Isleworth, TW7 6XF |
Secondary | 1,097 | ||
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The Grey Coat Hospital
London, SW1P 2DY |
Secondary | 1,133 | ||
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Haywood Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 7AB |
Secondary | 1,115 | ||
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Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
Grantham, NG31 9AU |
Secondary | 1,202 | ||
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Copthall School
London, NW7 2EP |
Secondary | 862 | ||
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Heston Community School
Hounslow, TW5 0QR |
Secondary | 1,334 | ||
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Bridgnorth Endowed School
Bridgnorth, WV16 4ER |
Secondary | 602 | ||
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Alleyne's Academy
Stone, ST15 8DT |
Secondary | 852 | ||
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Cockshut Hill School
Birmingham, B26 2HX |
Secondary | 965 | ||
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Leek High School
Leek, ST13 6EU |
Secondary | 254 | ||
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Swanwick Hall School
Alfreton, DE55 1AE |
Secondary | 1,098 | ||
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Outwood Academy Freeston
Normanton, WF6 1HZ |
Secondary | 990 | ||
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Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
Birmingham, B27 7XY |
Secondary | 1,167 | ||
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Cheslyn Hay Academy
Walsall, WS6 7JQ |
Secondary | 1,269 | ||
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The Grove School
Market Drayton, TF9 1HF |
Secondary | 831 | ||
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The Wells Academy
Nottingham, NG3 5LR |
Secondary | 708 | ||