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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Hans Price Academy
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 1,047 | 23.3% | 33.3% | 
| 
                                The Marsh Academy
                                 New Romney, TN28 8BB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,028 | 26.9% | 31.1% | 
| 
                                The Priory City of Lincoln Academy
                                 Lincoln, LN6 0EP  | 
                            Secondary | 983 | 21.8% | 30.4% | 
| 
                                Outwood Academy Adwick
                                 Doncaster, DN6 7SF  | 
                            Secondary | 1,165 | 21.3% | 34% | 
| 
                                All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham
                                 Cheltenham, GL51 0WH  | 
                            Secondary | 1,076 | 22.3% | 33.4% | 
| 
                                The Bourne Academy
                                 Bournemouth, BH10 5HS  | 
                            Secondary | 933 | 26.2% | 33% | 
| 
                                De Aston School
                                 Market Rasen, LN8 3RF  | 
                            Secondary | 1,040 | 25.4% | 31.3% | 
| 
                                Walton Academy
                                 Grantham, NG31 7JR  | 
                            Secondary | 1,001 | 18.8% | 33.6% | 
| 
                                Bishop Perowne CofE College
                                 Worcester, WR3 8LE  | 
                            Secondary | 1,117 | 19.1% | 32.9% | 
| 
                                Cleeve Park School
                                 Sidcup, DA14 4JN  | 
                            Secondary | 1,012 | 20.6% | 31% | 
| 
                                West Derby School
                                 Liverpool, L13 7HQ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,009 | 23.5% | 35.6% | 
| 
                                Winton Community Academy
                                 Andover, SP10 2PS  | 
                            Secondary | 1,000 | 21.8% | 30.4% | 
| 
                                Wingfield Academy
                                 Rotherham, S61 4AU  | 
                            Secondary | 995 | 18.4% | 31.9% | 
| 
                                St George's School A Church of England Academy
                                 Blackpool, FY4 4PH  | 
                            Secondary | 1,010 | 23.2% | 34.7% | 
| 
                                The Crestwood School
                                 Dudley, DY6 8QG  | 
                            Secondary | 1,027 | 20.3% | 31.6% | 
| 
                                Fairfield High School
                                 Bristol, BS7 9NL  | 
                            Secondary | 1,080 | 24.6% | 29% | 
| 
                                Trafalgar School
                                 Portsmouth, PO2 9RJ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,025 | 22.6% | 36% | 
| 
                                Swanwick Hall School
                                 Alfreton, DE55 1AE  | 
                            Secondary | 1,117 | 18.9% | 33.8% | 
| 
                                Didsbury High School
                                 Manchester, M20 2ET  | 
                            Secondary | 1,090 | 22% | 35.6% | 
| 
                                Lees Brook Academy
                                 Derby, DE21 4QX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,097 | 20.8% | 31.1% | 
| 
                                The Birley Academy
                                 Sheffield, S12 3BP  | 
                            Secondary | 1,092 | 27.7% | 34.1% | 
| 
                                Heritage High School
                                 Chesterfield, S43 4QG  | 
                            Secondary | 994 | 21.2% | 35% | 
| 
                                Co-op Academy Priesthorpe
                                 Pudsey, LS28 5SG  | 
                            Secondary | 1,055 | 18.7% | 32.7% | 
| 
                                Coppice Performing Arts School
                                 Wolverhampton, WV11 2QE  | 
                            Secondary | 1,018 | 25.9% | 31.8% | 
| 
                                Stoke Park School
                                 Coventry, CV2 4JW  | 
                            Secondary | 1,073 | 25.1% | 30.3% | 
| 
                                Laurus Ryecroft
                                 Manchester, M43 7LJ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,051 | 18.9% | 31.9% | 
| 
                                Morecambe Bay Academy
                                 Morecambe, LA4 5BG  | 
                            Secondary | 1,054 | 24.7% | 35.8% | 
| 
                                The John Roan School
                                 London, SE3 7QR  | 
                            Secondary | 1,146 | 23.1% | 35.4% | 
| 
                                Werneth School
                                 Stockport, SK6 3BX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,072 | 18.6% | 33.6% | 
| 
                                Ken Stimpson Academy
                                 Peterborough, PE4 6JT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,096 | 18.2% | 32.2% | 
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
 
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Hans Price Academy
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 1,047 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                St Paul's Academy
                                 London, SE2 9PX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,122 | ||
| 
                                St Anne's Church of England Academy
                                 Manchester, M24 6XN  | 
                            Secondary | 776 | ||
| 
                                Oasis Academy Brightstowe
                                 Bristol, BS11 0EB  | 
                            Secondary | 749 | ||
| 
                                Bristol Metropolitan Academy
                                 Bristol, BS16 2HD  | 
                            Secondary | 1,112 | ||
| 
                                All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham
                                 Cheltenham, GL51 0WH  | 
                            Secondary | 1,076 | ||
| 
                                Ashmole Academy
                                 London, N14 5RJ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,879 | ||
| 
                                Catmose College
                                 Oakham, LE15 6RP  | 
                            Secondary | 1,097 | ||
| 
                                Rossington All Saints Academy
                                 Not Yet Obtained, DN11 0BZ  | 
                            Secondary | 880 | ||
| 
                                Retford Oaks Academy
                                 Retford, DN22 7NJ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,159 | ||
| 
                                Malmesbury School
                                 Malmesbury, SN16 0DF  | 
                            Secondary | 1,470 | ||
| 
                                Orchard School Bristol
                                 Bristol, BS7 0XZ  | 
                            Secondary | 910 | ||
| 
                                Venerable Bede Church of England Academy
                                 Sunderland, SR2 0SX  | 
                            Secondary | 890 | ||
| 
                                Heartlands High School
                                 London, N22 7ST  | 
                            Secondary | 1,168 | ||
| 
                                Isca Academy
                                 Exeter, EX2 6AP  | 
                            Secondary | 988 | ||
| 
                                The Oakwood Academy
                                 Nottingham, NG5 9PJ  | 
                            Secondary | 758 | ||
| 
                                Ormiston Meridian Academy
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7DF  | 
                            Secondary | 1,078 | ||
| 
                                Beechwood School
                                 Slough, SL2 1QE  | 
                            Secondary | 849 | ||
| 
                                Lancaster Academy
                                 Leicester, LE2 6FU  | 
                            Secondary | 970 | ||
| 
                                Dean Trust Wigan
                                 Wigan, WN5 0DQ  | 
                            Secondary | 808 | ||
| 
                                Washington Academy
                                 Washington, NE37 2AA  | 
                            Secondary | 660 | ||
| 
                                Park Academy West London
                                 Hillingdon, UB8 3GA  | 
                            Secondary | 878 | ||
| 
                                Marsden Heights Community College
                                 Nelson, BB9 0PR  | 
                            Secondary | 1,044 | ||
| 
                                The Albion Academy
                                 Salford, M6 6QT  | 
                            Secondary | 894 | ||
| 
                                Blaise High School
                                 Bristol, BS10 7QH  | 
                            Secondary | 900 | ||
| 
                                Broadoak Academy
                                 Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 4NP  | 
                            Secondary | 681 | ||
| 
                                Marine Academy Plymouth
                                 Plymouth, PL5 2AF  | 
                            Secondary | 973 | ||
| 
                                Rye Hills Academy
                                 Redcar, TS10 2HN  | 
                            Secondary | 829 | ||
| 
                                St Paul's Catholic College
                                 Burgess Hill, RH15 8GA  | 
                            Secondary | 1,169 | ||
| 
                                John Smeaton Academy
                                 Leeds, LS15 8TA  | 
                            Secondary | 604 | ||