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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Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 890 | 38.4% | 25.8% |
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Oasis Academy Coulsdon
Croydon, CR5 1ES |
Secondary | 936 | 24.7% | 27.4% |
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Skinners' Kent Academy
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4PY |
Secondary | 1,036 | 27.4% | 26.9% |
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Tudor Grange Academy Worcester
Worcester, WR3 8HN |
Secondary | 1,093 | 26.2% | 25.6% |
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Somervale Secondary School
Radstock, BA3 2JD |
Secondary | 795 | 31.1% | 22.8% |
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King Ethelbert School
Birchington, CT7 9BL |
Secondary | 842 | 29.6% | 31.4% |
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Westfield Academy
Yeovil, BA21 3DB |
Secondary | 1,027 | 27.5% | 21.4% |
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Tor Bridge High
Plymouth, PL6 8UN |
Secondary | 1,124 | 35.3% | 26.8% |
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Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ
Isleworth, TW7 6XF |
Secondary | 1,097 | 27.4% | 22% |
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Long Field Spencer Academy
Melton Mowbray, LE13 0BN |
Secondary | 935 | 26.4% | 22.1% |
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Tabor Academy
Braintree, CM7 5XP |
Secondary | 969 | 25.6% | 23.5% |
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Fareham Academy
Fareham, PO14 1JJ |
Secondary | 885 | 27.9% | 27.8% |
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The Skipton Academy
Skipton, BD23 1UQ |
Secondary | 660 | 33% | 24.5% |
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The Sir John Colfox Academy
Bridport, DT6 3DT |
Secondary | 792 | 27% | 22.9% |
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Saint Cecilia's Church of England School
London, SW18 5JR |
Secondary | 1,106 | 24.9% | 26.8% |
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Marshland High School
Wisbech, PE14 7HA |
Secondary | 811 | 26% | 24.9% |
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St James School
Exeter, EX4 8NN |
Secondary | 996 | 29.4% | 25% |
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de Stafford School
Caterham, CR3 5YX |
Secondary | 816 | 28.7% | 26.4% |
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Carrington School
Redhill, RH1 4AD |
Secondary | 1,018 | 29.8% | 27.3% |
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Ellesmere Park High School
Manchester, M30 9BP |
Secondary | 801 | 36.6% | 29.2% |
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Axe Valley Academy
Axminster, EX13 5EA |
Secondary | 757 | 30.9% | 29.1% |
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The Totteridge Academy
London, N20 8AZ |
Secondary | 1,005 | 24.6% | 28.8% |
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Henley Bank High School
Gloucester, GL3 4QF |
Secondary | 878 | 28% | 32.1% |
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Ridgeway Academy
Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2AF |
Secondary | 929 | 27.2% | 30.6% |
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Sanders Draper
Hornchurch, RM12 6RT |
Secondary | 707 | 25.3% | 25.8% |
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E-Act Bourne End Academy
Bourne End, SL8 5BW |
Secondary | 748 | 28.5% | 29.1% |
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Winterstoke Hundred Academy
Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 8EE |
Secondary | 835 | 25.2% | 22.4% |
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Kineton High School
Warwick, CV35 0JX |
Secondary | 1,039 | 32.4% | 19.7% |
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Wolsingham School
Bishop Auckland, DL13 3DJ |
Secondary | 745 | 25.6% | 27.6% |
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The Highfield School
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3QA |
Secondary | 979 | 29% | 24.9% |
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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Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 890 | Sign in to see | |
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St Mark's Church of England Academy
Mitcham, CR4 1SF |
Secondary | 947 | ||
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North Oxfordshire Academy
Banbury, OX16 0UD |
Secondary | 1,024 | ||
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Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
Runcorn, WA7 6EP |
Secondary | 829 | ||
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Chelmsford County High School for Girls
Chelmsford, CM1 1RW |
Secondary | 1,236 | ||
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Linton Village College
Cambridge, CB21 4JB |
Secondary | 803 | ||
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Davenant Foundation School
Loughton, IG10 2LD |
Secondary | 1,242 | ||
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The Mountbatten School
Romsey, SO51 5SY |
Secondary | 1,458 | ||
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Sawtry Village Academy
Huntingdon, PE28 5TQ |
Secondary | 1,087 | ||
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St Laurence School
Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 1DZ |
Secondary | 1,361 | ||
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Rosedale College
Hayes, UB3 2SE |
Secondary | 931 | ||
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Severn Vale School
Gloucester, GL2 4PR |
Secondary | 1,353 | ||
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The Thomas Aveling School
Rochester, ME1 2UW |
Secondary | 1,213 | ||
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Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School
Crewe, CW4 7DX |
Secondary | 1,323 | ||
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Cams Hill School
Fareham, PO16 8AH |
Secondary | 1,237 | ||
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St Bede's Catholic College
Bristol, BS11 0SU |
Secondary | 1,315 | ||
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Robert May's School
Hook, RG29 1NA |
Secondary | 1,320 | ||
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Chaucer School
Sheffield, S5 8NH |
Secondary | 801 | ||
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The Wilnecote School
Tamworth, B77 5LF |
Secondary | 915 | ||
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St Thomas More Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 2NJ |
Secondary | 1,119 | ||
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Esher Church of England High School
Esher, KT10 8AP |
Secondary | 1,131 | ||
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Tytherington School
Macclesfield, SK10 2EE |
Secondary | 1,416 | ||
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The Kingston Academy
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PE |
Secondary | 1,178 | ||
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Bradon Forest School
Swindon, SN5 4AT |
Secondary | 941 | ||
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Standish Community High School
Wigan, WN6 0NX |
Secondary | 1,292 | ||
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Friesland School
Sandiacre, NG10 5AF |
Secondary | 1,237 | ||
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Perryfields Academy
Oldbury, B68 0RG |
Secondary | 822 | ||
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The Priory Church of England School
Dorking, RH4 3DG |
Secondary | 672 | ||
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The Burton Borough School
Newport, TF10 7DS |
Secondary | 1,109 | ||
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Nuneaton Academy
Nuneaton, CV10 7PD |
Secondary | 964 | ||