Soham Village College

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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 1,432 16.3% 18.4%
Leigh Academy Wilmington
Wilmington, DA2 7DR
Secondary 1,383 16.9% 19.5%
The Polesworth School
Tamworth, B78 1QT
Secondary 1,455 19.3% 18.3%
The Knights Templar School
Baldock, SG7 6DZ
Secondary 1,415 17.1% 16.1%
East Barnet School
Barnet, EN4 8PU
Secondary 1,431 18.1% 19.5%
Bottisham Village College
Cambridge, CB25 9DL
Secondary 1,465 19.9% 20.4%
The Marches School
Oswestry, SY11 2AR
Secondary 1,396 15% 19%
St Joseph's Catholic College
Swindon, SN3 3LR
Secondary 1,434 15.1% 20.2%
Nunnery Wood High School
Worcester, WR5 2LT
Secondary 1,481 16.1% 19.3%
Sir John Leman High School
Beccles, NR34 9PG
Secondary 1,441 12.9% 21.1%
The Chauncy School
Ware, SG12 0DP
Secondary 1,515 18.2% 15.4%
Kingdown School
Warminster, BA12 9DR
Secondary 1,407 17.3% 19.3%
St Ivo Academy
St Ives, PE27 6RR
Secondary 1,495 15.3% 17.5%
Tuxford Academy
Newark, NG22 0JH
Secondary 1,485 14.5% 19.5%
St Clere's School
Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0NW
Secondary 1,440 15.2% 15.2%
Moulton School and Science College
Northampton, NN3 7SD
Secondary 1,437 12.7% 16.6%
Rawlins
Loughborough, LE12 8DY
Secondary 1,508 19.4% 18%
Allestree Woodlands School
Derby, DE22 2LW
Secondary 1,400 15.1% 18.4%
The Marlborough Science Academy
St Albans, AL1 2QA
Secondary 1,335 17.5% 18.4%
Monk's Walk School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NL
Secondary 1,436 16.9% 15.9%
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, WF7 6BD
Secondary 1,482 17.5% 20.3%
Caludon Castle School
Coventry, CV2 5BD
Secondary 1,515 18.8% 17.7%
Cambourne Village College
Cambridge, CB23 6FR
Secondary 1,461 13.1% 16.1%
The Sweyne Park School
Rayleigh, SS6 9BZ
Secondary 1,427 19.3% 17.1%
St Joseph's Catholic Academy
Hebburn, NE31 2ET
Secondary 1,358 16.8% 19.8%
Tytherington School
Macclesfield, SK10 2EE
Secondary 1,416 14.5% 16.3%
Kingsmead School
Cannock, WS12 1DH
Secondary 1,429 14.1% 17.1%
Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU10 6HB
Secondary 1,373 18.7% 17.8%
Roding Valley High School
Loughton, IG10 3JA
Secondary 1,441 15% 17.7%
Boston Spa Academy
Wetherby, LS23 6RW
Secondary 1,458 12.1% 19.1%

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 1,432 Sign in to see
George Salter Academy
West Bromwich, B70 9UW
Secondary 1,444
Lift Clacton
Clacton on Sea, CO15 3JL
Secondary 1,535
Watford Grammar School for Boys
Watford, WD18 7JF
Secondary 1,610
Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull
Solihull, B91 3PD
Secondary 1,710
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
High Wycombe, HP13 6QT
Secondary 1,409
Camborne Science and International Academy
Camborne, TR14 7PP
Secondary 1,785
The West Bridgford School
Nottingham, NG2 7FA
Secondary 1,780
Cleeve School
Cheltenham, GL52 8AE
Secondary 1,849
The Billericay School
Billericay, CM12 9LH
Secondary 1,705
Moulsham High School
Chelmsford, CM2 9ES
Secondary 1,672
Chesterton Community College
Cambridge, CB4 3NY
Secondary 1,130
Stratton School
Biggleswade, SG18 8JB
Secondary 986
Clacton County High School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6DZ
Secondary 1,870
Southmoor Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7TF
Secondary 1,394
Riddlesdown Collegiate
Purley, CR8 1EX
Secondary 2,076
Didcot Girls' School
Didcot, OX11 7AJ
Secondary 1,643
Wykham Park
Banbury, OX16 9HY
Secondary 832
Lymm High School
Lymm, WA13 0RB
Secondary 1,923
Magdalen College School
Brackley, NN13 6FB
Secondary 1,358
Wheatley Park School
Oxford, OX33 1QH
Secondary 1,150
Futures Institute Banbury
Banbury, OX16 9HY
Secondary 121
City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy
Norwich, NR4 6PP
Secondary 1,709
Chase High School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Secondary 1,324
City of London Academy Highbury Grove
London, N5 2EQ
Secondary 1,061
Tadcaster Grammar School
Tadcaster, LS24 9NB
Secondary 1,500
Harris Academy Ockendon
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY
Secondary 1,426
The Hinckley School
Hinckley, LE10 1LE
Secondary 1,137
The Brooksbank School
Elland, HX5 0QG
Secondary 1,500
Leigh Academy Bexley
Erith, DA8 3BN
Secondary 895