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 | 1,429 | 14.7% | 8.3% |
Wymondham College
Wymondham, NR18 9SZ |
Secondary | 1,435 | 15.4% | 6.8% |
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Rochester, ME1 3EL |
Secondary | 1,507 | 10.2% | 8.4% |
Parmiter's School
Watford, WD25 0UU |
Secondary | 1,452 | 10.3% | 6.2% |
Katharine Lady Berkeley's School
Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 8RB |
Secondary | 1,517 | 13.9% | 9.3% |
Leventhorpe
Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9BY |
Secondary | 1,541 | 13.1% | 8.7% |
The London Oratory School
London, SW6 1RX |
Secondary | 1,393 | 11.1% | 10.1% |
Sir John Lawes School
Harpenden, AL5 4QP |
Secondary | 1,348 | 12.8% | 7.3% |
Hitchin Girls' School
Hitchin, SG4 9RS |
Secondary | 1,355 | 11.4% | 6.6% |
Malmesbury School
Malmesbury, SN16 0DF |
Secondary | 1,470 | 17.4% | 10.7% |
Wallingford School
Wallingford, OX10 8HH |
Secondary | 1,411 | 19.1% | 10.4% |
Harris Academy Chafford Hundred
Grays, RM16 6SA |
Secondary | 1,468 | 11.5% | 10.9% |
Vyners School
Uxbridge, UB10 8AB |
Secondary | 1,489 | 16.7% | 10.9% |
The King Edward VI School
Morpeth, NE61 1DN |
Secondary | 1,374 | 12.5% | 10.1% |
Bartholomew School
Witney, OX29 4AP |
Secondary | 1,346 | 14.9% | 8.2% |
The Stanway School
Colchester, CO3 0QA |
Secondary | 1,397 | 13.7% | 11.5% |
Lutterworth College
Lutterworth, LE17 4EW |
Secondary | 1,565 | 12.3% | 9.3% |
Burford School
Burford, OX18 4PL |
Secondary | 1,461 | 14.6% | 10.5% |
Waldegrave School
Twickenham, TW2 5LH |
Secondary | 1,460 | 16.4% | 7.5% |
Orleans Park School
Twickenham, TW1 3BB |
Secondary | 1,375 | 11.6% | 6.9% |
Downend School
Bristol, BS16 6XA |
Secondary | 1,411 | 10.1% | 9.5% |
Tomlinscote School
Camberley, GU16 8PY |
Secondary | 1,507 | 13% | 6.5% |
Egglescliffe School
Stockton-on-Tees, TS16 0LA |
Secondary | 1,532 | 14.9% | 10.3% |
The Ashcombe School
Dorking, RH4 1LY |
Secondary | 1,497 | 17.9% | 9.6% |
St Crispin's School
Wokingham, RG40 1SS |
Secondary | 1,457 | 12.6% | 8.9% |
Tadcaster Grammar School
Tadcaster, LS24 9NB |
Secondary | 1,512 | 16.1% | 9.5% |
Wollaston School
Wellingborough, NN29 7PH |
Secondary | 1,431 | 14.5% | 12.7% |
Ashby School
Ashby-De-La-Zouch, LE65 1DT |
Secondary | 1,528 | 10.6% | 10.7% |
St John Fisher Catholic Academy
Harrogate, HG2 8PT |
Secondary | 1,329 | 11.7% | 8.2% |
All Saints Catholic School York
York, YO24 1BJ |
Secondary | 1,413 | 11.1% | 9.3% |
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 | 1,429 | Sign in to see | |
Guilsborough Academy
Northampton, NN6 8QE |
Secondary | 1,327 | ||
The Queen Katherine School
Kendal, LA9 6PJ |
Secondary | 936 | ||
The Brittons Academy
Rainham, RM13 7BB |
Secondary | 681 | ||
Stoke Damerel Community College
Plymouth, PL3 4BD |
Secondary | 1,301 | ||
Bristol Free School
Bristol, BS10 6NJ |
Secondary | 1,277 | ||
Howard of Effingham School
Leatherhead, KT24 5JR |
Secondary | 1,553 | ||
North Kesteven Academy
Lincoln, LN6 9AG |
Secondary | 659 | ||
Park High School
Stanmore, HA7 1PL |
Secondary | 1,534 | ||
The Sandon School
Chelmsford, CM2 7AQ |
Secondary | 1,278 | ||
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6JT |
Secondary | 1,310 | ||
St Thomas More Catholic High School
North Shields, NE29 8LF |
Secondary | 1,621 | ||
St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon
Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4BQ |
Secondary | 1,454 | ||
Hinchley Wood School
Esher, KT10 0AQ |
Secondary | 1,354 | ||
Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ
Isleworth, TW7 6XF |
Secondary | 1,135 | ||
The Grey Coat Hospital
London, SW1P 2DY |
Secondary | 1,132 | ||
Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
Grantham, NG31 9AU |
Secondary | 1,188 | ||
Copthall School
London, NW7 2EP |
Secondary | 928 | ||
Heston Community School
Hounslow, TW5 0QR |
Secondary | 1,338 | ||
Bridgnorth Endowed School
Bridgnorth, WV16 4ER |
Secondary | 591 | ||
Alleyne's Academy
Stone, ST15 8DT |
Secondary | 881 | ||
Leek High School
Leek, ST13 6EU |
Secondary | 275 | ||
Bay Leadership Academy
Morecambe, LA3 1AB |
Secondary | 706 | ||
Outwood Academy Freeston
Normanton, WF6 1HZ |
Secondary | 1,013 | ||
The Park Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9AX |
Secondary | 1,420 | ||
Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
Birmingham, B27 7XY |
Secondary | 1,186 | ||
Cheslyn Hay Academy
Walsall, WS6 7JQ |
Secondary | 1,262 | ||
Wollaston School
Wellingborough, NN29 7PH |
Secondary | 1,431 | ||
The Grove School
Market Drayton, TF9 1HF |
Secondary | 836 | ||
The Wells Academy
Nottingham, NG3 5LR |
Secondary | 704 |