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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Aston Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,597 | 18.8% | 17.5% |
Rainham School for Girls
Gillingham, ME8 0BX |
Secondary | 1,630 | 13.6% | 16% |
The Polesworth School
Tamworth, B78 1QT |
Secondary | 1,468 | 17.3% | 17% |
Newquay Tretherras
Newquay, TR7 3BH |
Secondary | 1,728 | 16.3% | 18.4% |
Plymstock School
Plymouth, PL9 9AZ |
Secondary | 1,672 | 15.6% | 16% |
The Hazeley Academy
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PT |
Secondary | 1,595 | 14.9% | 15.3% |
Barr Beacon School
Walsall, WS9 0RF |
Secondary | 1,561 | 13.6% | 17.6% |
Christopher Whitehead Language College
Worcester, WR2 4AF |
Secondary | 1,529 | 16% | 19.7% |
Fairfax
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7JT |
Secondary | 1,570 | 14.5% | 17.2% |
Nunnery Wood High School
Worcester, WR5 2LT |
Secondary | 1,495 | 17.9% | 18% |
King Alfred's
Wantage, OX12 9BY |
Secondary | 1,682 | 18.9% | 14.9% |
Whickham School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 5AR |
Secondary | 1,675 | 16.1% | 19.8% |
Trinity School
Carlisle, CA1 1JB |
Secondary | 1,695 | 21.3% | 16.5% |
Bourne Academy
Bourne, PE10 9DT |
Secondary | 1,520 | 15% | 18.9% |
Ridgewood School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB |
Secondary | 1,484 | 12.5% | 17.4% |
Rawlins
Loughborough, LE12 8DY |
Secondary | 1,566 | 21.1% | 17.5% |
Furze Platt Senior School
Maidenhead, SL6 7NQ |
Secondary | 1,530 | 14.8% | 15.8% |
The Regis School
West Sussex, PO21 5LH |
Secondary | 1,606 | 16.3% | 20.9% |
Rodillian Academy
Wakefield, WF3 3PS |
Secondary | 1,642 | 26.2% | 16% |
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, WF7 6BD |
Secondary | 1,492 | 17.7% | 17.3% |
Caludon Castle School
Coventry, CV2 5BD |
Secondary | 1,556 | 17.7% | 15.6% |
The Sweyne Park School
Rayleigh, SS6 9BZ |
Secondary | 1,502 | 17.1% | 15.8% |
Durrington High School
Worthing, BN13 1JX |
Secondary | 1,608 | 17.6% | 18% |
Ryburn Valley High School
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DF |
Secondary | 1,654 | 15% | 21.6% |
Leigh Stationers' Academy
London, SE9 2PT |
Secondary | 1,650 | 17% | 15.3% |
Thomas Gainsborough School
Sudbury, CO10 0NH |
Secondary | 1,584 | 17.8% | 18.2% |
Malet Lambert
Hull, HU8 0JD |
Secondary | 1,680 | 17.6% | 19.2% |
The Warriner School
Banbury, OX15 4LJ |
Secondary | 1,557 | 16.3% | 14.9% |
Sprowston Community Academy
Norwich, NR7 8NE |
Secondary | 1,659 | 20.9% | 20.2% |
Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU10 6HB |
Secondary | 1,441 | 14.7% | 17.1% |
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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Aston Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,597 | Sign in to see | |
Accrington Academy
Accrington, BB5 4FF |
Secondary | 1,055 | ||
Maltby Academy
Rotherham, S66 8AB |
Secondary | 1,116 | ||
Hardenhuish School
Chippenham, SN14 6RJ |
Secondary | 1,562 | ||
Southend High School for Boys
Southend-on-Sea, SS0 0RG |
Secondary | 1,340 | ||
Prince Henry's High School
Evesham, WR11 4QH |
Secondary | 1,293 | ||
Westcliff High School for Girls
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BS |
Secondary | 1,304 | ||
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
Chelmsford, CM1 3SX |
Secondary | 1,135 | ||
Kennet School
Thatcham, RG19 4LL |
Secondary | 1,855 | ||
The Mirfield Free Grammar
Mirfield, WF14 9EZ |
Secondary | 1,449 | ||
West Hatch High School
Chigwell, IG7 5BT |
Secondary | 1,507 | ||
The King Edmund School
Rochford, SS4 1TL |
Secondary | 1,432 | ||
Rossett School
Harrogate, HG2 9JP |
Secondary | 905 | ||
Keswick School
Keswick, CA12 5QB |
Secondary | 1,206 | ||
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree, CM7 1WY |
Secondary | 1,294 | ||
Nower Hill High School
Pinner, HA5 5RP |
Secondary | 2,060 | ||
King Edward VI Five Ways School
Birmingham, B32 4BT |
Secondary | 1,301 | ||
Sexey's School
Bruton, BA10 0DF |
Secondary | 686 | ||
Shelley College, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 8NL |
Secondary | 1,300 | ||
Woodkirk Academy
Wakefield, WF3 1JQ |
Secondary | 1,805 | ||
Mill Hill County High School
London, NW7 4LL |
Secondary | 1,685 | ||
Birchwood High School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BD |
Secondary | 1,425 | ||
Warlingham School
Warlingham, CR6 9YB |
Secondary | 1,428 | ||
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, WF7 6BD |
Secondary | 1,492 | ||
Malet Lambert
Hull, HU8 0JD |
Secondary | 1,680 | ||
Forest Gate Community School
London, E7 9BB |
Secondary | 1,350 | ||
St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Wallasey, CH45 3LN |
Secondary | 1,133 | ||
Canon Slade School
Bolton, BL2 3BP |
Secondary | 1,757 | ||
Duke's Aldridge
London, N17 0PG |
Secondary | 1,052 | ||
Ecclesfield School
Sheffield, S35 9WD |
Secondary | 1,736 |