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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Parkside Community College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 737 | 20% | 17.3% |
Wellacre Technology Academy
Manchester, M41 6AP |
Secondary | 687 | 18.1% | 18.5% |
Woodland Middle School Academy
Bedford, MK45 1NP |
Secondary | 712 | 24.6% | 17.3% |
South Dartmoor Community College
Ashburton, TQ13 7EW |
Secondary | 800 | 20.9% | 18.9% |
The Roseland Academy
Truro, TR2 5SE |
Secondary | 654 | 17.9% | 18.8% |
Hadleigh High School
Ipswich, IP7 5HU |
Secondary | 769 | 18.5% | 19.9% |
Henley In Arden School
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AF |
Secondary | 699 | 17.7% | 17.9% |
Beverley Grammar School
Beverley, HU17 8NF |
Secondary | 826 | 17.4% | 16.8% |
Stanchester Academy
Stoke-sub-Hamdon, TA14 6UG |
Secondary | 791 | 16.2% | 18.2% |
Cirencester Kingshill School
Cirencester, GL7 1HS |
Secondary | 841 | 21.5% | 17.4% |
Garstang Community Academy
Preston, PR3 1YE |
Secondary | 819 | 19.5% | 15.4% |
Brooklands Middle School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3PF |
Secondary | 601 | 22.5% | 18% |
Humphrey Perkins School
Loughborough, LE12 8JU |
Secondary | 844 | 19.6% | 16.9% |
Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3FU |
Secondary | 673 | 15% | 18.3% |
Henlow Church of England Academy
Henlow, SG16 6AN |
Secondary | 680 | 19.7% | 15.6% |
The Priory Belvoir Academy
Nottingham, NG13 0AX |
Secondary | 690 | 18.5% | 16.6% |
Iceni Secondary Academy
Thetford, IP26 4PE |
Secondary | 752 | 20.5% | 19.9% |
The Reach Free School
Rickmansworth, WD3 8AB |
Secondary | 757 | 23.6% | 18% |
Ormiston Six Villages Academy
Chichester, PO20 3UE |
Secondary | 697 | 17% | 18.4% |
Broadstone Middle School
Broadstone, BH18 8AE |
Secondary | 670 | 17.2% | 18.2% |
Kinver High School and Sixth Form
Stourbridge, DY7 6AA |
Secondary | 726 | 18.4% | 14.6% |
Long Stratton High School
Norwich, NR15 2XR |
Secondary | 695 | 18.2% | 17.7% |
Claydon High School
Ipswich, IP6 0EG |
Secondary | 773 | 15.8% | 17.4% |
Flegg High Ormiston Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR29 4QD |
Secondary | 766 | 18.3% | 20.5% |
Framingham Earl High School
Norwich, NR14 7QP |
Secondary | 800 | 19.2% | 14.3% |
Broadland High Ormiston Academy
Norwich, NR12 8QN |
Secondary | 761 | 15.5% | 17.5% |
St Osmund's Church of England Middle School
Dorchester, DT1 2DZ |
Secondary | 721 | 19.3% | 16.8% |
Chipping Sodbury School
Bristol, BS37 6EW |
Secondary | 729 | 23.2% | 16.3% |
Moorside High School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0HP |
Secondary | 757 | 18.3% | 16.9% |
Bury Church of England High School
Bury, BL9 0TS |
Secondary | 842 | 19.7% | 17.7% |
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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Parkside Community College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 737 | Sign in to see | |
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School
Lancaster, LA1 1SF |
Secondary | 1,002 | ||
Kendrick School
Reading, RG1 5BN |
Secondary | 903 | ||
Kirkbie Kendal School
Kendal, LA9 7EQ |
Secondary | 1,055 | ||
Queen Mary's High School
Walsall, WS4 2AE |
Secondary | 937 | ||
St Anselm's College
Prenton, CH43 1UQ |
Secondary | 988 | ||
Enfield Grammar School
Enfield, EN2 6LN |
Secondary | 1,043 | ||
The Eastwood Academy
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 5UU |
Secondary | 1,148 | ||
Outwood Academy Ripon
Ripon, HG4 2DE |
Secondary | 709 | ||
The Henrietta Barnett School
London, NW11 7BN |
Secondary | 793 | ||
Loreto College
St Albans, AL1 3RQ |
Secondary | 946 | ||
Bristnall Hall Academy
Oldbury, B68 9PA |
Secondary | 1,083 | ||
St John's Church of England Middle School Academy
Bromsgrove, B61 7DH |
Secondary | 651 | ||
Connaught School for Girls
London, E11 4AE |
Secondary | 619 | ||
Fulham Cross Academy
London, SW6 6SN |
Secondary | 647 | ||
Jane Austen College
Norwich, NR3 1DD |
Secondary | 1,066 | ||
Jewellery Quarter Academy
Birmingham, B1 3AA |
Secondary | 657 | ||
Hugh Sexey Church of England Middle School
Wedmore, BS28 4ND |
Secondary | 655 | ||
Norlington School and 6th Form
London, E10 6JZ |
Secondary | 875 | ||
Erdington Academy
Birmingham, B24 8RE |
Secondary | 957 | ||
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
Birmingham, B21 9ET |
Secondary | 1,046 | ||
City of London Academy, Highgate Hill
London, N19 3EU |
Secondary | 664 | ||
Derby Cathedral School
Derby, DE1 1LR |
Secondary | 1,007 | ||
Five Acres High School
Coleford, GL16 7QW |
Secondary | 787 | ||
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East
Birmingham, B8 3DT |
Secondary | 614 | ||
Tanfield School
Stanley, DH9 8AY |
Secondary | 711 | ||
Plymouth High School for Girls
Plymouth, PL4 6HT |
Secondary | 816 | ||
King Edward VII Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 2QB |
Secondary | 1,228 | ||
Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School
London, SE1 6EX |
Secondary | 506 | ||
Cowley Academy
Spalding, PE11 4TF |
Secondary | 632 |