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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Robert Bloomfield Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 974 | 20.4% | 13.6% |
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Hartismere School
Eye, IP23 7BL |
Secondary | 1,051 | 15.3% | 12.6% |
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Lavington School
Devizes, SN10 4EB |
Secondary | 871 | 21.4% | 13.7% |
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Lincroft Academy
Bedford, MK43 7RE |
Secondary | 931 | 14.5% | 14.1% |
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Cirencester Deer Park School
Cirencester, GL7 1XB |
Secondary | 1,018 | 23.6% | 15.2% |
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Debden Park High School
Loughton, IG10 2BQ |
Secondary | 1,060 | 21.8% | 16.9% |
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Kirkbie Kendal School
Kendal, LA9 7EQ |
Secondary | 1,042 | 20.8% | 13.8% |
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Verulam School
St Albans, AL1 4PR |
Secondary | 984 | 17.3% | 12.7% |
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Ormiston Rivers Academy
Burnham-on-Crouch, CM0 8QB |
Secondary | 1,078 | 18.9% | 15.7% |
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Welland Park Academy
Market Harborough, LE16 9DR |
Secondary | 988 | 16% | 13.2% |
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East Bergholt High School
Colchester, CO7 6RJ |
Secondary | 896 | 19% | 15.4% |
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Thurstable School
Colchester, CO5 0EW |
Secondary | 1,036 | 18.1% | 16.4% |
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John Colet School
Aylesbury, HP22 6HF |
Secondary | 1,067 | 20.8% | 14.2% |
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St Augustine's Catholic College
Trowbridge, BA14 9EN |
Secondary | 952 | 16.8% | 12.6% |
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St Bede's Inter-Church School
Cambridge, CB1 3TD |
Secondary | 940 | 14.8% | 15.2% |
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Chipping Norton School
Chipping Norton, OX7 5DY |
Secondary | 1,029 | 20.2% | 15.8% |
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Loreto College
St Albans, AL1 3RQ |
Secondary | 930 | 15% | 13.7% |
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Kings Langley School
Kings Langley, WD4 9HN |
Secondary | 1,104 | 18.9% | 12.5% |
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Whitecross Hereford
Hereford, HR4 0RN |
Secondary | 941 | 18.2% | 15.5% |
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Alec Hunter Academy
Braintree, CM7 3NR |
Secondary | 1,068 | 18.8% | 13.9% |
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Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form
Banbury, OX16 9DG |
Secondary | 908 | 21.5% | 12.4% |
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The Windsor Boys' School
Windsor, SL4 5EH |
Secondary | 990 | 19.2% | 13.2% |
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Turing House School
Twickenham, TW2 6LH |
Secondary | 1,007 | 22.8% | 14.4% |
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Thomas Alleyne's High School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8DU |
Secondary | 966 | 19.7% | 10.9% |
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Croxley Danes School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3LR |
Secondary | 1,082 | 18.4% | 13.6% |
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School of Science and Technology Maidstone
Maidstone, ME14 5GQ |
Secondary | 953 | 23.4% | 12.3% |
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Katherine Warington School
Harpenden, AL5 5FH |
Secondary | 1,017 | 19.2% | 14.5% |
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Sandhurst School
Sandhurst, GU47 0SD |
Secondary | 1,003 | 21.9% | 14.5% |
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St Benedict's Catholic School
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RH |
Secondary | 976 | 16.7% | 11.6% |
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Hurstmere School
Sidcup, DA15 9AW |
Secondary | 967 | 22.5% | 15.1% |
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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Robert Bloomfield Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 974 | Sign in to see | |
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Hartismere School
Eye, IP23 7BL |
Secondary | 1,051 | ||
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Outwood Academy Foxhills
Scunthorpe, DN15 8LJ |
Secondary | 737 | ||
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Appleby Grammar School
Appleby-in-Westmorland, CA16 6XU |
Secondary | 360 | ||
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Woolmer Hill School
Haslemere, GU27 1QB |
Secondary | 888 | ||
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The Ursuline Academy Ilford
Ilford, IG1 4JU |
Secondary | 748 | ||
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Burnt Mill Academy
Harlow, CM20 2NR |
Secondary | 952 | ||
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The Newbridge School
Coalville, LE67 3SJ |
Secondary | 814 | ||
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Oakbank
Reading, RG7 1ER |
Secondary | 406 | ||
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Academy@Worden
Leyland, PR25 1RN |
Secondary | 618 | ||
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Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College
London, SW6 6BP |
Secondary | 470 | ||
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Beacon Academy
Cleethorpes, DN35 9NF |
Secondary | 666 | ||
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Glenmoor Academy
Bournemouth, BH10 4EX |
Secondary | 892 | ||
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St Ives School
St Ives, TR26 2BB |
Secondary | 574 | ||
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St Peter's Catholic College
Middlesbrough, TS6 6SP |
Secondary | 574 | ||
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Shavington Academy
Shavington, CW2 5DH |
Secondary | 909 | ||
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Marshland High School
Wisbech, PE14 7HA |
Secondary | 811 | ||
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Norlington School and 6th Form
London, E10 6JZ |
Secondary | 903 | ||
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Dereham Neatherd High School
Dereham, NR20 3AX |
Secondary | 1,141 | ||
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Sir Thomas Boughey Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 8AP |
Secondary | 449 | ||
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Castle Hall Academy
Mirfield, WF14 9PH |
Secondary | 831 | ||
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Dean Trust Rose Bridge
Wigan, WN1 3HD |
Secondary | 699 | ||
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University Academy Long Sutton
Spalding, PE12 9LF |
Secondary | 696 | ||
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Shrewsbury Academy
Shrewsbury, SY1 4LL |
Secondary | 802 | ||
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Endon High School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 9EE |
Secondary | 702 | ||
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Ryedale School
York, YO62 7SL |
Secondary | 704 | ||
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Moorside High School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0HP |
Secondary | 769 | ||
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Outwood Academy Haydock
St. Helens, WA11 0JG |
Secondary | 820 | ||
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Middlewich High School
Middlewich, CW10 9BU |
Secondary | 677 | ||
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King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys
Birmingham, B30 1DY |
Secondary | 825 | ||