Soham Village College

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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
Soham Village College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,413 13.3% 16.7%
The Knights Templar School
Baldock, SG7 6DZ
Secondary 1,421 16.1% 15.4%
Bottisham Village College
Cambridge, CB25 9DL
Secondary 1,452 17.8% 18.3%
Fernwood School
Nottingham, NG8 2FT
Secondary 1,433 10.1% 18.1%
The Marches School
Oswestry, SY11 2AR
Secondary 1,383 14.5% 17.3%
St Joseph's Catholic College
Swindon, SN3 3LR
Secondary 1,416 16.7% 17.5%
William Howard School
Brampton, CA8 1AR
Secondary 1,348 15.8% 16.2%
Priory Community School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 6BP
Secondary 1,505 11.5% 16.8%
Tuxford Academy
Newark, NG22 0JH
Secondary 1,483 13% 16.7%
St Clere's School
Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0NW
Secondary 1,337 16.2% 18.9%
Ridgewood School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB
Secondary 1,484 12.5% 17.4%
The Chase
Malvern, WR14 3NZ
Secondary 1,408 15.8% 15.3%
Birchwood High School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BD
Secondary 1,425 11.3% 13.9%
The Maplesden Noakes School
Maidstone, ME16 0TJ
Secondary 1,411 11.6% 18.3%
The Boswells School
Chelmsford, CM1 6LY
Secondary 1,443 10.5% 13.9%
Allestree Woodlands School
Derby, DE22 2LW
Secondary 1,416 14.9% 17.7%
The Marlborough Science Academy
St Albans, AL1 2QA
Secondary 1,319 16.3% 16.4%
Teddington School
Teddington, TW11 9PJ
Secondary 1,399 12.1% 15.3%
Seaford Head School
Seaford, BN25 4LX
Secondary 1,408 11.9% 16.1%
Monk's Walk School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NL
Secondary 1,423 15% 14.7%
King Ecgbert School
Sheffield, S17 3QU
Secondary 1,454 11% 17.3%
Kingsthorpe College
Northampton, NN2 7HR
Secondary 1,406 14.9% 19.1%
The Sweyne Park School
Rayleigh, SS6 9BZ
Secondary 1,502 17.1% 15.8%
St Joseph's Catholic Academy
Hebburn, NE31 2ET
Secondary 1,369 13.2% 18.4%
Kingsmead School
Cannock, WS12 1DH
Secondary 1,409 12.7% 16.2%
Brigshaw High School
Castleford, WF10 2HR
Secondary 1,372 16.7% 17.8%
Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU10 6HB
Secondary 1,441 14.7% 17.1%
Roding Valley High School
Loughton, IG10 3JA
Secondary 1,478 13.2% 16.7%
The Hemel Hempstead School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TX
Secondary 1,316 14.4% 14.4%
Huish Episcopi Academy
LANGPORT, TA10 9SS
Secondary 1,345 12.4% 15.6%

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
Soham Village College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,413 Sign in to see
George Salter Academy
West Bromwich, B70 9UW
Secondary 1,467
City of London Academy Islington
London, N1 8PQ
Secondary 925
Clacton Coastal Academy
Clacton on Sea, CO15 3JL
Secondary 1,504
Watford Grammar School for Boys
Watford, WD18 7JF
Secondary 1,557
Kingsdale Foundation School
London, SE21 8SQ
Secondary 2,530
Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull
Solihull, B91 3PD
Secondary 1,711
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
High Wycombe, HP13 6QT
Secondary 1,419
The West Bridgford School
Nottingham, NG2 7FA
Secondary 1,786
Cleeve School
Cheltenham, GL52 8AE
Secondary 1,775
The Billericay School
Billericay, CM12 9LH
Secondary 1,700
Moulsham High School
Chelmsford, CM2 9ES
Secondary 1,677
Chesterton Community College
Cambridge, CB4 3NY
Secondary 1,122
Hazelwick School
Crawley, RH10 1SX
Secondary 1,885
Clacton County High School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6DZ
Secondary 1,836
Southmoor Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7TF
Secondary 1,440
Didcot Girls' School
Didcot, OX11 7AJ
Secondary 1,616
Lymm High School
Lymm, WA13 0RB
Secondary 1,916
Wheatley Park School
Oxford, OX33 1QH
Secondary 1,141
City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy
Norwich, NR4 6PP
Secondary 1,739
Chase High School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Secondary 1,320
The Royal Sutton School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7DY
Secondary 956
City of London Academy Highbury Grove
London, N5 2EQ
Secondary 1,153
Tadcaster Grammar School
Tadcaster, LS24 9NB
Secondary 1,512
Kenilworth School and Sixth Form
Kenilworth, CV8 2AL
Secondary 1,894
Harris Academy Ockendon
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY
Secondary 1,435
The Hinckley School
Hinckley, LE10 1LE
Secondary 1,171
The Brooksbank School
Elland, HX5 0QG
Secondary 1,571
Leigh Academy Bexley
Erith, DA8 3BN
Secondary 1,042
Farringdon Community Academy
Sunderland, SR3 3EL
Secondary 678