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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hartsdown Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 835 | 40.8% | 60.7% |
City Academy Norwich
Norwich, NR4 7LP |
Secondary | 701 | 27.5% | 52.2% |
Ark Charter Academy
Southsea, PO5 4HL |
Secondary | 876 | 21.7% | 54.3% |
The Academy of St Nicholas
Liverpool, L19 5NY |
Secondary | 972 | 23.2% | 56.9% |
Havant Academy
Havant, PO9 5JD |
Secondary | 556 | 39.4% | 53.2% |
Skegness Academy
Skegness, PE25 2QH |
Secondary | 1,022 | 32.4% | 59.8% |
Birkenhead Park School
Birkenhead, CH43 4UY |
Secondary | 748 | 32.7% | 65.3% |
Platanos College
London, SW9 0AL |
Secondary | 856 | 26.8% | 58.5% |
The Oldershaw School
Wallasey, CH45 4RJ |
Secondary | 907 | 41.6% | 54.9% |
King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes
Bootle, L20 6AQ |
Secondary | 644 | 32.9% | 61.8% |
Outwood Academy Ormesby
Middlesbrough, TS3 0RH |
Secondary | 859 | 23.8% | 58.2% |
Ormiston Denes Academy
Lowestoft, NR32 4AH |
Secondary | 768 | 33.4% | 55.8% |
Saint Paul's Catholic High School
Manchester, M23 2YS |
Secondary | 930 | 30.7% | 55.4% |
Kirkby High School
Liverpool, L32 9PP |
Secondary | 1,029 | 23.6% | 56.9% |
South Shore Academy
Blackpool, FY4 2AR |
Secondary | 728 | 27% | 62.3% |
Bluecoat Beechdale Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3GP |
Secondary | 903 | 31.7% | 62.6% |
Studio West
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2SZ |
Secondary | 560 | 26.5% | 61.3% |
Hillside High School
Bootle, L20 9NU |
Secondary | 699 | 25.9% | 54.2% |
Clifton Community School
Rotherham, S65 2SN |
Secondary | 1,102 | 28.4% | 59.3% |
Meridian High School
Croydon, CR0 0AH |
Secondary | 526 | 33.5% | 61.9% |
Smith's Wood Academy
Birmingham, B36 0UE |
Secondary | 784 | 25.6% | 58.8% |
The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
Liverpool, L6 7UR |
Secondary | 892 | 34.3% | 56.3% |
Washington Academy
Washington, NE37 2AA |
Secondary | 660 | 27.3% | 55.3% |
The Gainsborough Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 1PB |
Secondary | 691 | 30% | 58.3% |
Dean Trust Rose Bridge
Wigan, WN1 3HD |
Secondary | 715 | 27.3% | 54% |
Dene Academy
Peterlee, SR8 5RL |
Secondary | 635 | 29.3% | 58.9% |
Outwood Academy Riverside
Middlesbrough, TS1 2AD |
Secondary | 560 | 26.1% | 61% |
Thrybergh Academy
Rotherham, S65 4BP |
Secondary | 564 | 26% | 56.6% |
The Royal Harbour Academy
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH |
Secondary | 985 | 32.6% | 57.8% |
Dover Christ Church Academy
Dover, CT16 2EG |
Secondary | 817 | 27.2% | 48.7% |
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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Hartsdown Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 835 | Sign in to see | |
Castle View Enterprise Academy
Sunderland, SR5 3DX |
Secondary | 1,031 | ||
Ark Charter Academy
Southsea, PO5 4HL |
Secondary | 876 | ||
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
Runcorn, WA7 6EP |
Secondary | 941 | ||
Fulston Manor School
Sittingbourne, ME10 4EG |
Secondary | 1,333 | ||
Branston Community Academy
Lincoln, LN4 1LH |
Secondary | 1,243 | ||
Linton Village College
Cambridge, CB21 4JB |
Secondary | 833 | ||
Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College
Hornchurch, RM12 4YB |
Secondary | 891 | ||
St Augustine Academy
Maidstone, ME16 8AE |
Secondary | 740 | ||
Rosedale College
Hayes, UB3 2SE |
Secondary | 912 | ||
Nene Park Academy
Peterborough, PE2 7EA |
Secondary | 1,443 | ||
Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School
Crewe, CW4 7DX |
Secondary | 1,311 | ||
St Clere's School
Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0NW |
Secondary | 1,337 | ||
St Bede's Catholic College
Bristol, BS11 0SU |
Secondary | 1,303 | ||
The Maplesden Noakes School
Maidstone, ME16 0TJ |
Secondary | 1,411 | ||
St Bede's Inter-Church School
Cambridge, CB1 3TD |
Secondary | 925 | ||
Holmer Green Senior School
High Wycombe, HP15 6SP |
Secondary | 1,226 | ||
Hawkley Hall High School
Wigan, WN3 5NY |
Secondary | 1,177 | ||
The Harvey Grammar School
Folkestone, CT19 5JY |
Secondary | 1,027 | ||
Carleton High School
Pontefract, WF8 3NW |
Secondary | 1,021 | ||
Broadway Academy
Birmingham, B20 3DP |
Secondary | 1,258 | ||
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6LZ |
Secondary | 1,164 | ||
Handsworth Grange Community Sports College
Sheffield, S13 9HJ |
Secondary | 1,003 | ||
The Kingston Academy
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PE |
Secondary | 1,168 | ||
St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking
Woking, GU22 9AL |
Secondary | 1,531 | ||
Standish Community High School
Wigan, WN6 0NX |
Secondary | 1,297 | ||
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Leicester, LE5 6HN |
Secondary | 1,086 | ||
The Holmesdale School
Snodland, ME6 5HS |
Secondary | 568 | ||
The Turing School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ |
Secondary | 731 | ||
Kingsway Park High School
Rochdale, OL16 4XA |
Secondary | 1,342 |