Sheldon School

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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
Sheldon School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,605 13% 16.6%
Arthur Mellows Village College
Peterborough, PE6 7JX
Secondary 1,652 10.4% 16.8%
Hardenhuish School
Chippenham, SN14 6RJ
Secondary 1,607 14.2% 12.5%
Rainham School for Girls
Gillingham, ME8 0BX
Secondary 1,625 15.5% 17.7%
Plymstock School
Plymouth, PL9 9AZ
Secondary 1,609 15.9% 16%
Valley Park School
Maidstone, ME14 5DT
Secondary 1,597 13.7% 18.7%
Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET
Secondary 1,559 14.8% 16.1%
Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE
Secondary 1,626 13.8% 15%
Highcliffe School
Christchurch, BH23 4QD
Secondary 1,566 12.8% 13.2%
The Hazeley Academy
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PT
Secondary 1,592 15.8% 17%
The Billericay School
Billericay, CM12 9LH
Secondary 1,705 11.6% 15.4%
Great Baddow High School
Chelmsford, CM2 9RZ
Secondary 1,532 11.8% 14.5%
Fairfax
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7JT
Secondary 1,575 14% 19.5%
Plantsbrook School
Sutton Coldfield, B72 1RB
Secondary 1,572 16.6% 14.7%
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Swindon, SN4 9DJ
Secondary 1,573 16.3% 15.2%
Priory Community School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 6BP
Secondary 1,486 12.2% 16.9%
Wymondham High Academy
Wymondham, NR18 0QT
Secondary 1,642 9.8% 14.6%
Goffs Academy
Waltham Cross, EN7 5QW
Secondary 1,606 10.3% 17.7%
The Gilberd School
Colchester, CO4 9PU
Secondary 1,578 12.6% 14.1%
Belfairs Academy
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3TG
Secondary 1,606 11.5% 18.9%
Rodillian Academy
Wakefield, WF3 3PS
Secondary 1,658 16.9% 17.4%
Wembley High Technology College
North Wembley, HA0 3NT
Secondary 1,554 10.4% 15.7%
The Gryphon School
Sherborne, DT9 4EQ
Secondary 1,555 11.4% 17.2%
The Howard School
Gillingham, ME8 0BX
Secondary 1,535 12.7% 17.7%
Thomas Gainsborough School
Sudbury, CO10 0NH
Secondary 1,615 16.9% 18%
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Luton, LU2 7AE
Secondary 1,645 15.6% 17.1%
Oxted School
Oxted, RH8 0AB
Secondary 1,613 17.4% 16.4%
Ely College
Ely, CB6 2SH
Secondary 1,651 10.1% 15.5%
Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG5 6NZ
Secondary 1,518 13.6% 16.7%
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington
Washington, NE38 8AF
Secondary 1,588 11.2% 15.2%

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
Sheldon School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,605 Sign in to see
The Basildon Lower Academy
Basildon, SS14 1UX
Secondary 915
Lift Aylward
London, N18 1NB
Secondary 1,402
The Fallibroome Academy
Macclesfield, SK10 4AF
Secondary 1,551
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Torquay, TQ2 7EL
Secondary 1,100
Norton Hill Academy
Radstock, BA3 4AD
Secondary 1,818
Bodmin College
Bodmin, PL31 1DD
Secondary 1,439
William Farr CofE Comprehensive School
Lincoln, LN2 3JB
Secondary 1,480
Ravens Wood School
Bromley, BR2 8HP
Secondary 1,592
Glyn School
Epsom, KT17 1NB
Secondary 1,694
Swavesey Village College
Cambridge, CB24 4RS
Secondary 1,246
Towers School and Sixth Form Centre
Ashford, TN24 9AL
Secondary 1,561
The Coopers' Company and Coborn School
Upminster, RM14 3HS
Secondary 1,550
West Somerset College
Minehead, TA24 6AY
Secondary 760
Farlingaye High School
Woodbridge, IP12 4JX
Secondary 1,883
The Marches School
Oswestry, SY11 2AR
Secondary 1,396
Montsaye Academy
Kettering, NN14 6BB
Secondary 1,030
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Swindon, SN4 9DJ
Secondary 1,573
Shelley College, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 8NL
Secondary 1,282
Cedars Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2AE
Secondary 1,055
Furze Platt Senior School
Maidenhead, SL6 7NQ
Secondary 1,547
The Parker E-ACT Academy
Daventry, NN11 0QE
Secondary 1,218
West Walsall E-ACT Academy
Walsall, WS2 9UA
Secondary 1,195
Wembley High Technology College
North Wembley, HA0 3NT
Secondary 1,554
Tomlinscote School
Camberley, GU16 8PY
Secondary 1,502
Sir Bernard Lovell Academy
Bristol, BS30 8TS
Secondary 1,261
Duke's Aldridge
London, N17 0PG
Secondary 965
Reddish Vale High School
Stockport, SK5 7HD
Secondary 1,027
Holmleigh Park High School
Gloucester, GL4 0RT
Secondary 1,383
Countesthorpe Academy
Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR
Secondary 1,193