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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Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,899 | 8.9% | 6.7% |
Ashmole Academy
London, N14 5RJ |
Secondary | 1,879 | 5.8% | 8.5% |
Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull
Solihull, B91 3PD |
Secondary | 1,711 | 12.2% | 8.6% |
Arden
Solihull, B93 0PT |
Secondary | 1,820 | 16.5% | 10.3% |
Weald of Kent Grammar School
Tonbridge, TN9 2JP |
Secondary | 1,920 | 4.2% | 3.8% |
Comberton Village College
Cambridge, CB23 7DU |
Secondary | 1,932 | 13% | 10% |
Denbigh School
Milton Keynes, MK5 6EX |
Secondary | 1,762 | 9.3% | 11.2% |
Weydon School
Farnham, GU9 8UG |
Secondary | 1,643 | 12.5% | 7.1% |
Glyn School
Epsom, KT17 1NB |
Secondary | 1,696 | 15.9% | 6% |
Sandringham School
St Albans, AL4 9NX |
Secondary | 1,767 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
The West Bridgford School
Nottingham, NG2 7FA |
Secondary | 1,786 | 3.9% | 5.2% |
Maiden Erlegh School
Reading, RG6 7HS |
Secondary | 1,839 | 18.3% | 7.3% |
Hayes School
Bromley, BR2 7DB |
Secondary | 1,762 | 12.2% | 7.1% |
South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College
North Ferriby, HU14 3HS |
Secondary | 2,108 | 10.5% | 8.3% |
Gordano School
Bristol, BS20 7QR |
Secondary | 2,124 | 13.2% | 7.2% |
St Martin's School Brentwood
Brentwood, CM13 2HG |
Secondary | 1,778 | 10.3% | 10.9% |
Toot Hill School
Nottingham, NG13 8BL |
Secondary | 1,932 | 8% | 11.5% |
George Abbot School
Guildford, GU1 1XX |
Secondary | 1,939 | 18.6% | 7% |
Langley Park School for Girls
Beckenham, BR3 3BE |
Secondary | 1,691 | 12.5% | 9% |
St Aidan's Church of England High School
Harrogate, HG2 8JR |
Secondary | 2,069 | 5.2% | 4.8% |
St Bartholomew's School
Newbury, RG14 6JP |
Secondary | 1,994 | 20.7% | 8% |
Bourne Grammar School
Bourne, PE10 9JE |
Secondary | 1,726 | 10.4% | 5.6% |
The Arthur Terry School
Sutton Coldfield, B74 4RZ |
Secondary | 1,760 | 13.5% | 10.3% |
Rushcliffe Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG2 7BW |
Secondary | 2,014 | 6.4% | 9.4% |
Lymm High School
Lymm, WA13 0RB |
Secondary | 1,916 | 11.7% | 9.4% |
Charters School
Ascot, SL5 9QY |
Secondary | 1,713 | 12.6% | 8.8% |
Great Sankey High School
Warrington, WA5 3AA |
Secondary | 2,085 | 10.4% | 8.4% |
Salesian School, Chertsey
Chertsey, KT16 9LU |
Secondary | 1,850 | 9.7% | 6.9% |
Fulford School
York, YO10 4FY |
Secondary | 1,727 | 10.5% | 6.5% |
Winterbourne Academy
Bristol, BS36 1JL |
Secondary | 1,827 | 14.2% | 10% |
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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Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,899 | Sign in to see | |
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
Reading, RG4 8LR |
Secondary | 1,563 | ||
Redhill Academy
Nottingham, NG5 8GX |
Secondary | 1,592 | ||
Parkstone Grammar School
Poole, BH17 7EP |
Secondary | 1,222 | ||
The King's (The Cathedral) School
Peterborough, PE1 2UE |
Secondary | 1,251 | ||
Rainham School for Girls
Gillingham, ME8 0BX |
Secondary | 1,630 | ||
Chipping Campden School
Chipping Campden, GL55 6HU |
Secondary | 1,481 | ||
Gravesend Grammar School
Gravesend, DA12 2PR |
Secondary | 1,465 | ||
The Magna Carta School
Staines, TW18 3HJ |
Secondary | 1,077 | ||
Drayton Manor High School
London, W7 1EU |
Secondary | 1,424 | ||
Royal Latin School
Buckingham, MK18 1AX |
Secondary | 1,313 | ||
Oaklands Catholic School
Waterlooville, PO7 7BW |
Secondary | 1,379 | ||
Wellsway School
Bristol, BS31 1PH |
Secondary | 1,319 | ||
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
Gravesend, DA11 0JE |
Secondary | 1,394 | ||
Quarrydale Academy
Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 2DU |
Secondary | 1,321 | ||
Blenheim High School
Epsom, KT19 9BH |
Secondary | 1,374 | ||
Chipping Norton School
Chipping Norton, OX7 5DY |
Secondary | 1,002 | ||
Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Derby, DE22 1JD |
Secondary | 1,458 | ||
Charters School
Ascot, SL5 9QY |
Secondary | 1,713 | ||
Wigston College
Wigston, LE18 2DS |
Secondary | 276 | ||
The Sweyne Park School
Rayleigh, SS6 9BZ |
Secondary | 1,502 | ||
Smithills School
Bolton, BL1 6JS |
Secondary | 1,194 | ||
Idsall School
Shifnal, TF11 8PD |
Secondary | 1,238 | ||
Harper Green School
Bolton, BL4 0DH |
Secondary | 1,134 | ||
Harwich and Dovercourt High School
Harwich, CO12 3TG |
Secondary | 1,104 | ||
St Crispin's School
Wokingham, RG40 1SS |
Secondary | 1,457 | ||
St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Manchester, M25 1JH |
Secondary | 1,087 | ||
St Peter's Catholic School
Solihull, B91 3NZ |
Secondary | 1,317 | ||
The Emmbrook School
Wokingham, RG41 1JP |
Secondary | 1,277 | ||
Blythe Bridge High School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9PW |
Secondary | 1,036 |