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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Hodgson Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,116 | 15.4% | 16.7% |
The Wellington Academy
Ludgershall, SP11 9RR |
Secondary | 1,146 | 15.4% | 16.8% |
Uffculme School
Cullompton, EX15 3AG |
Secondary | 1,069 | 13.8% | 16.1% |
The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School
Chester, CH3 5XF |
Secondary | 1,179 | 13.4% | 14.2% |
Brookfield Community School
Chesterfield, S40 3NS |
Secondary | 1,146 | 14.3% | 15.9% |
Kings Norton Girls' School
Birmingham, B30 1HW |
Secondary | 1,078 | 15.3% | 17.2% |
St Edward's College
Liverpool, L12 1LF |
Secondary | 1,178 | 14.9% | 15.7% |
Crispin School Academy
Street, BA16 0AD |
Secondary | 1,052 | 17% | 17.9% |
Pershore High School
Pershore, WR10 2BX |
Secondary | 1,138 | 16.6% | 15.1% |
The Magna Carta School
Staines, TW18 3HJ |
Secondary | 1,077 | 16.9% | 18.4% |
William Edwards School
Grays, RM16 3NJ |
Secondary | 1,185 | 15.9% | 18.2% |
The Romsey School
Romsey, SO51 8ZB |
Secondary | 1,158 | 16% | 17% |
Chiltern Hills Academy
Chesham, HP5 2RG |
Secondary | 1,076 | 16.8% | 18.7% |
The Eastwood Academy
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 5UU |
Secondary | 1,148 | 14% | 18.1% |
Greenbank High School
Southport, PR8 2LT |
Secondary | 1,050 | 15.3% | 15.6% |
Stanborough School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR |
Secondary | 1,204 | 16% | 16.2% |
Reepham High School and College
Norwich, NR10 4JT |
Secondary | 1,063 | 14.3% | 16.4% |
Alec Hunter Academy
Braintree, CM7 3NR |
Secondary | 1,060 | 17.1% | 15% |
Wrotham School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD |
Secondary | 1,064 | 14% | 15.8% |
Hethersett Academy
Norwich, NR9 3DB |
Secondary | 1,174 | 17% | 15.3% |
St John Fisher Catholic College
Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 2SJ |
Secondary | 1,095 | 13.2% | 18.7% |
Stokesley School
Stokesley, TS9 5AL |
Secondary | 1,072 | 13.6% | 15% |
Therfield School
Leatherhead, KT22 7NZ |
Secondary | 1,068 | 18% | 16.8% |
St James's Church of England High School
Bolton, BL4 9RU |
Secondary | 1,052 | 15.6% | 17.6% |
Farnham Heath End
Farnham, GU9 9BN |
Secondary | 1,092 | 18% | 16% |
Brentwood County High School
Brentwood, CM14 4JF |
Secondary | 1,113 | 13.2% | 15.4% |
Princes Risborough School
Princes Risborough, HP27 0DR |
Secondary | 1,113 | 16.2% | 17.3% |
St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Manchester, M25 1JH |
Secondary | 1,087 | 13.6% | 18.7% |
Coloma Convent Girls' School
Croydon, CR9 5AS |
Secondary | 1,026 | 14.5% | 16.6% |
Weaverham High School
Northwich, CW8 3HT |
Secondary | 1,168 | 16% | 17.9% |
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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Hodgson Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,116 | Sign in to see | |
Fulwood Academy
Preston, PR2 9YR |
Secondary | 890 | ||
Audenshaw School
Manchester, M34 5NB |
Secondary | 1,128 | ||
Urmston Grammar Academy
Manchester, M41 5UG |
Secondary | 1,101 | ||
Christleton High School
Chester, CH3 7AD |
Secondary | 1,397 | ||
The Hathershaw College
Oldham, OL8 3EP |
Secondary | 1,050 | ||
Farmor's School
Fairford, GL7 4JQ |
Secondary | 1,035 | ||
The Robert Smyth Academy
Market Harborough, LE16 7JG |
Secondary | 1,201 | ||
West Coventry Academy
Coventry, CV4 9PW |
Secondary | 1,238 | ||
West Kirby Grammar School
Wirral, CH48 5DP |
Secondary | 1,225 | ||
Sir John Lawes School
Harpenden, AL5 4QP |
Secondary | 1,348 | ||
Whitefield School
London, NW2 1TR |
Secondary | 684 | ||
Deyes High School
Liverpool, L31 6DE |
Secondary | 1,355 | ||
King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool
Liverpool, L8 9SJ |
Secondary | 886 | ||
Parklands High School
Chorley, PR7 1LL |
Secondary | 1,123 | ||
Worthing High School
Worthing, BN14 7AR |
Secondary | 1,064 | ||
Redhill School
Stourbridge, DY8 1JX |
Secondary | 1,215 | ||
Wednesfield Academy
Wolverhampton, WV11 3ES |
Secondary | 1,067 | ||
Wombourne High School
Wolverhampton, WV5 8BJ |
Secondary | 1,081 | ||
The Brakenhale School
Bracknell, RG12 7BA |
Secondary | 1,149 | ||
Ortu Hassenbrook Academy
Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0NS |
Secondary | 693 | ||
Ashington Academy
Ashington, NE63 8DH |
Secondary | 956 | ||
Barclay Academy
Stevenage, SG1 3RB |
Secondary | 916 | ||
Morecambe Bay Academy
Morecambe, LA4 5BG |
Secondary | 1,054 | ||
Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School
Coventry, CV3 6BH |
Secondary | 1,143 | ||
Dixons Broadgreen Academy
Liverpool, L13 5UQ |
Secondary | 1,217 | ||
St Paul's Catholic College
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6JE |
Secondary | 1,334 | ||
The Hemel Hempstead School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TX |
Secondary | 1,316 | ||
Weaverham High School
Northwich, CW8 3HT |
Secondary | 1,168 | ||
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
Rossendale, BB4 7BJ |
Secondary | 1,121 |