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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Sheldon School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,663 | 12% | 15.1% |
Arthur Mellows Village College
Peterborough, PE6 7JX |
Secondary | 1,657 | 9.4% | 14.1% |
Rainham School for Girls
Gillingham, ME8 0BX |
Secondary | 1,630 | 13.6% | 16% |
Newquay Tretherras
Newquay, TR7 3BH |
Secondary | 1,728 | 16.3% | 18.4% |
Plymstock School
Plymouth, PL9 9AZ |
Secondary | 1,672 | 15.6% | 16% |
The Appleton School
Benfleet, SS7 5RN |
Secondary | 1,604 | 13.8% | 13.7% |
Valley Park School
Maidstone, ME14 5DT |
Secondary | 1,652 | 13.1% | 16.2% |
Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET |
Secondary | 1,589 | 12.3% | 13.7% |
Twynham School
Christchurch, BH23 1JF |
Secondary | 1,773 | 16.2% | 14.6% |
Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE |
Secondary | 1,583 | 14.6% | 13.3% |
Cleeve School
Cheltenham, GL52 8AE |
Secondary | 1,775 | 16.3% | 15.3% |
The Hazeley Academy
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PT |
Secondary | 1,595 | 14.9% | 15.3% |
The Billericay School
Billericay, CM12 9LH |
Secondary | 1,700 | 10.8% | 13.7% |
Myton School
Warwick, CV34 6PJ |
Secondary | 1,759 | 11.1% | 13.9% |
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Swindon, SN4 7HG |
Secondary | 1,727 | 17% | 12.2% |
Glenthorne High School
Sutton, SM3 9PS |
Secondary | 1,760 | 12.2% | 13.2% |
The Blue Coat CofE School
Oldham, OL1 3SQ |
Secondary | 1,693 | 7.3% | 15.1% |
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Swindon, SN4 9DJ |
Secondary | 1,603 | 14.7% | 13.9% |
Priory Community School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 6BP |
Secondary | 1,505 | 11.5% | 16.8% |
Goffs Academy
Waltham Cross, EN7 5QW |
Secondary | 1,599 | 8.9% | 14.9% |
Horsforth School
Leeds, LS18 5RF |
Secondary | 1,656 | 13.2% | 12.1% |
Beacon Academy
Crowborough, TN6 2AS |
Secondary | 1,620 | 11.6% | 13% |
Belfairs Academy
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3TG |
Secondary | 1,632 | 9.6% | 17.6% |
Neston High School
Neston, CH64 9NH |
Secondary | 1,729 | 14.1% | 13.8% |
The Gryphon School
Sherborne, DT9 4EQ |
Secondary | 1,514 | 10% | 16.4% |
St John's Marlborough
Marlborough, SN8 4AX |
Secondary | 1,726 | 13.4% | 11.3% |
Leigh Stationers' Academy
London, SE9 2PT |
Secondary | 1,650 | 17% | 15.3% |
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Luton, LU2 7AE |
Secondary | 1,628 | 14.6% | 13.9% |
Ely College
Ely, CB6 2SH |
Secondary | 1,628 | 10.1% | 13.6% |
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington
Washington, NE38 8AF |
Secondary | 1,621 | 9.5% | 13.9% |
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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Sheldon School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,663 | Sign in to see | |
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
London, SE19 2JH |
Secondary | 1,265 | ||
The Fallibroome Academy
Macclesfield, SK10 4AF |
Secondary | 1,542 | ||
Norton Hill Academy
Radstock, BA3 4AD |
Secondary | 1,894 | ||
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys
Altrincham, WA14 2RS |
Secondary | 1,389 | ||
Ravens Wood School
Bromley, BR2 8HP |
Secondary | 1,618 | ||
Towers School and Sixth Form Centre
Ashford, TN24 9AL |
Secondary | 1,532 | ||
The Coopers' Company and Coborn School
Upminster, RM14 3HS |
Secondary | 1,567 | ||
West Somerset College
Minehead, TA24 6AY |
Secondary | 759 | ||
Farlingaye High School
Woodbridge, IP12 4JX |
Secondary | 1,912 | ||
Aylesbury High School
Aylesbury, HP21 7SX |
Secondary | 1,329 | ||
Rossett School
Harrogate, HG2 9JP |
Secondary | 905 | ||
Alderbrook School
Solihull, B91 1SN |
Secondary | 1,637 | ||
King Edward VI Five Ways School
Birmingham, B32 4BT |
Secondary | 1,301 | ||
Carlton Academy
Nottingham, NG4 3SH |
Secondary | 1,336 | ||
Shelley College, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 8NL |
Secondary | 1,300 | ||
Cedars Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2AE |
Secondary | 948 | ||
Birchwood High School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BD |
Secondary | 1,425 | ||
Furze Platt Senior School
Maidenhead, SL6 7NQ |
Secondary | 1,530 | ||
Wreake Valley Academy
Leicester, LE7 1LY |
Secondary | 1,050 | ||
West Walsall E-ACT Academy
Walsall, WS2 9UA |
Secondary | 1,188 | ||
Wembley High Technology College
North Wembley, HA0 3NT |
Secondary | 1,553 | ||
Winton Academy
Bournemouth, BH10 4HT |
Secondary | 910 | ||
Glenmoor Academy
Bournemouth, BH10 4EX |
Secondary | 892 | ||
Sir Bernard Lovell Academy
Bristol, BS30 8TS |
Secondary | 1,245 | ||
Duke's Aldridge
London, N17 0PG |
Secondary | 1,052 | ||
Reddish Vale High School
Stockport, SK5 7HD |
Secondary | 1,040 | ||
Ormiston NEW Academy
Wolverhampton, WV10 6SE |
Secondary | 998 | ||
Holmleigh Park High School
Gloucester, GL4 0RT |
Secondary | 1,346 | ||
Highfields School
Matlock, DE4 5NA |
Secondary | 1,321 |