Pool Academy
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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Pool Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 682 | 18.1% | 29.1% |
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Gosforth Junior High Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1EE |
Secondary | 713 | 17% | 26.6% |
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Minehead Middle School
Minehead, TA24 5RH |
Secondary | 566 | 18.2% | 27.2% |
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Outwood Academy Foxhills
Scunthorpe, DN15 8LJ |
Secondary | 737 | 20.3% | 31.2% |
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Outwood Academy Ripon
Ripon, HG4 2DE |
Secondary | 662 | 17.4% | 27.5% |
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St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Scunthorpe, DN16 2TF |
Secondary | 708 | 13.6% | 29.1% |
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Castle Manor Academy
Haverhill, CB9 9JE |
Secondary | 757 | 20.2% | 29.2% |
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Ark Bolingbroke Academy
London, SW11 6BF |
Secondary | 770 | 19.4% | 28.7% |
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Heath Lane Academy
Leicester, LE9 7PD |
Secondary | 676 | 16.9% | 30.7% |
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The Dean Academy
Lydney, GL15 5DZ |
Secondary | 736 | 18.4% | 31.6% |
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Albany Academy
Chorley, PR7 3AY |
Secondary | 723 | 20.9% | 28.4% |
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Nishkam High School
Birmingham, B19 2LF |
Secondary | 671 | 14% | 29.1% |
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The Nicholas Hamond Academy
Swaffham, PE37 7DZ |
Secondary | 685 | 19.2% | 30.3% |
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The Hathaway Academy
Grays, RM17 5LL |
Secondary | 609 | 18.8% | 28.6% |
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The Queen Elizabeth Academy
Atherstone, CV9 1LZ |
Secondary | 724 | 22% | 29.3% |
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The Cornelius Vermuyden School
Canvey Island, SS8 9QS |
Secondary | 731 | 21.5% | 27.6% |
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St Clement's High School
King's Lynn, PE34 4LZ |
Secondary | 709 | 15.5% | 26.8% |
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Fowey River Academy
Fowey, PL23 1HE |
Secondary | 661 | 17.6% | 30.9% |
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Alde Valley Academy
Leiston, IP16 4BG |
Secondary | 674 | 20.6% | 30% |
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Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary
Redcar, TS10 1PJ |
Secondary | 744 | 18.6% | 29.6% |
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West Craven High School
Barnoldswick, BB18 5TB |
Secondary | 593 | 19.8% | 27.7% |
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Carnforth High School
Carnforth, LA5 9LS |
Secondary | 687 | 15.3% | 30.9% |
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Merstham Park School
Redhill, RH1 3PU |
Secondary | 669 | 19.2% | 27.7% |
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Sir James Smith's School
Camelford, PL32 9UJ |
Secondary | 605 | 19.5% | 27.9% |
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Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford
Bradford, BD8 9AR |
Secondary | 599 | 18.9% | 28.9% |
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Thames Park Secondary School
Grays, RM17 5FP |
Secondary | 743 | 21.6% | 29.1% |
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Chessington School
Chessington, KT9 2JS |
Secondary | 710 | 18.2% | 29.6% |
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Buckler's Mead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NH |
Secondary | 799 | 16.6% | 30.9% |
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Houstone School
Dunstable, LU5 5PX |
Secondary | 658 | 15.8% | 27.5% |
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King Edward VI High School
Stafford, ST17 9YJ |
Secondary | 663 | 19.1% | 31.8% |
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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Pool Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 682 | Sign in to see | |
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Sir Thomas Rich's School
Gloucester, GL2 0LF |
Secondary | 1,249 | ||
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Upton Court Grammar School
Slough, SL3 7PR |
Secondary | 1,166 | ||
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Southend High School for Girls
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4UZ |
Secondary | 1,253 | ||
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John Masefield High School
Ledbury, HR8 2HF |
Secondary | 841 | ||
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Crispin School Academy
Street, BA16 0AD |
Secondary | 1,022 | ||
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Crofton Academy
Wakefield, WF4 1NF |
Secondary | 1,061 | ||
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Freman College
Buntingford, SG9 9BT |
Secondary | 1,022 | ||
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East Point Academy
Lowestoft, NR33 0UQ |
Secondary | 828 | ||
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Bentley Wood High School
Stanmore, HA7 3JW |
Secondary | 1,429 | ||
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Cirencester Kingshill School
Cirencester, GL7 1HS |
Secondary | 807 | ||
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Amersham School
Amersham, HP7 9HH |
Secondary | 1,066 | ||
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Waddesdon Church of England School
Aylesbury, HP18 0LQ |
Secondary | 1,015 | ||
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St Augustine's Catholic College
Trowbridge, BA14 9EN |
Secondary | 952 | ||
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Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre
Chepstow, NP16 7AA |
Secondary | 1,069 | ||
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Heanor Gate Spencer Academy
Heanor, DE75 7RA |
Secondary | 1,427 | ||
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Hilbre High School
Wirral, CH48 6EQ |
Secondary | 1,175 | ||
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St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Chesterfield, S41 8AG |
Secondary | 1,358 | ||
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St Thomas More Catholic School
Bedford, MK41 7UL |
Secondary | 932 | ||
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St Simon Stock Catholic School
Maidstone, ME16 0JP |
Secondary | 1,152 | ||
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Fowey River Academy
Fowey, PL23 1HE |
Secondary | 661 | ||
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Hanham Woods Academy
Bristol, BS15 3LA |
Secondary | 844 | ||
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The Crestwood School
Dudley, DY6 8QG |
Secondary | 1,037 | ||
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Windsor Girls' School
Windsor, SL4 3RT |
Secondary | 795 | ||
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Haileybury Turnford
Waltham Cross, EN8 0JU |
Secondary | 967 | ||
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St Katherine's School
Bristol, BS20 0HU |
Secondary | 998 | ||
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Co-op Academy Bebington
Wirral, CH63 2PS |
Secondary | 1,066 | ||
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Chancellor's School
Hatfield, AL9 7BN |
Secondary | 1,254 | ||
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North Walsham High School
North Walsham, NR28 9HZ |
Secondary | 619 | ||
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St Edmund Campion Catholic School
Birmingham, B23 5XA |
Secondary | 1,156 | ||