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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Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,735 | 13.4% | 9.9% |
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Lift Greensward
Hockley, SS5 5HG |
Secondary | 1,614 | 15% | 10.9% |
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Northampton School for Boys
Northampton, NN1 5RT |
Secondary | 1,713 | 12.9% | 8.1% |
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Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull
Solihull, B91 3PD |
Secondary | 1,710 | 13.2% | 9.1% |
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Arden
Solihull, B93 0PT |
Secondary | 1,817 | 17.8% | 10.8% |
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Beths Grammar School
Bexley, DA5 1NE |
Secondary | 1,664 | 9.2% | 11.6% |
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Denbigh School
Milton Keynes, MK5 6EX |
Secondary | 1,785 | 10.8% | 12.8% |
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Weydon School
Farnham, GU9 8UG |
Secondary | 1,666 | 12.6% | 7.4% |
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Hayes School
Bromley, BR2 7DB |
Secondary | 1,772 | 14.2% | 8.5% |
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St Martin's School Brentwood
Brentwood, CM13 2HG |
Secondary | 1,712 | 11.9% | 11.5% |
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Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Swindon, SN4 7HG |
Secondary | 1,688 | 17.1% | 12.1% |
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Glenthorne High School
Sutton, SM3 9PS |
Secondary | 1,783 | 12.9% | 13% |
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Langley Park School for Girls
Beckenham, BR3 3BE |
Secondary | 1,707 | 14.1% | 10% |
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Mayflower High School
Billericay, CM12 0RT |
Secondary | 1,622 | 14.1% | 8.7% |
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Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College
Otley, LS21 2BB |
Secondary | 1,639 | 14.2% | 12.6% |
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Bourne Grammar School
Bourne, PE10 9JE |
Secondary | 1,740 | 11.5% | 6.4% |
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Cheadle Hulme High School
Cheadle, SK8 7JY |
Secondary | 1,694 | 15.2% | 9.7% |
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Samuel Whitbread Academy
Shefford, SG17 5QS |
Secondary | 1,663 | 16.6% | 10.4% |
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The Arthur Terry School
Sutton Coldfield, B74 4RZ |
Secondary | 1,745 | 14.7% | 11.1% |
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Didcot Girls' School
Didcot, OX11 7AJ |
Secondary | 1,643 | 15.2% | 11.2% |
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St John's Marlborough
Marlborough, SN8 4AX |
Secondary | 1,712 | 14% | 10.6% |
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Lymm High School
Lymm, WA13 0RB |
Secondary | 1,923 | 13.1% | 9.8% |
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Charters School
Ascot, SL5 9QY |
Secondary | 1,716 | 12.3% | 10.3% |
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Redland Green School
Bristol, BS6 7EH |
Secondary | 1,676 | 14.8% | 7.9% |
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Bridgewater High School
Warrington, WA4 3AE |
Secondary | 1,675 | 13.6% | 13.3% |
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Canon Slade School
Bolton, BL2 3BP |
Secondary | 1,748 | 9.2% | 14.7% |
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Rainhill High School
Prescot, L35 6NY |
Secondary | 1,812 | 16.5% | 13.6% |
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Fulford School
York, YO10 4FY |
Secondary | 1,766 | 14.2% | 7.8% |
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Winterbourne Academy
Bristol, BS36 1JL |
Secondary | 1,785 | 16.6% | 11.6% |
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Ashby School
Ashby-De-La-Zouch, LE65 1DT |
Secondary | 1,680 | 11.1% | 11.3% |
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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Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,735 | Sign in to see | |
|
City of London Academy Islington
London, N1 8PQ |
Secondary | 930 | ||
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Waltham Toll Bar Academy
Grimsby, DN36 4RZ |
Secondary | 1,733 | ||
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Kingsdale Foundation School
London, SE21 8SQ |
Secondary | 2,549 | ||
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Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull
Solihull, B91 3PD |
Secondary | 1,710 | ||
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The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
High Wycombe, HP13 6QT |
Secondary | 1,409 | ||
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Harrogate Grammar School
Harrogate, HG2 0DZ |
Secondary | 2,071 | ||
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Soham Village College
Ely, CB7 5AA |
Secondary | 1,432 | ||
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Queen Elizabeth's
Crediton, EX17 3LU |
Secondary | 1,138 | ||
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Claremont High School
Harrow, HA3 0UH |
Secondary | 1,659 | ||
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King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
Birmingham, B14 7QJ |
Secondary | 1,113 | ||
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King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
Birmingham, B14 7QJ |
Secondary | 1,054 | ||
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Dallam School
Cumbria, LA7 7DD |
Secondary | 881 | ||
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Hitchin Girls' School
Hitchin, SG4 9RS |
Secondary | 1,356 | ||
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Kingsbury High School
London, NW9 9JR |
Secondary | 2,000 | ||
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Beacon Academy
Crowborough, TN6 2AS |
Secondary | 1,663 | ||
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Lutterworth College
Lutterworth, LE17 4EW |
Secondary | 1,560 | ||
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Riddlesdown Collegiate
Purley, CR8 1EX |
Secondary | 2,076 | ||
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Wykham Park
Banbury, OX16 9HY |
Secondary | 832 | ||
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Wheatley Park School
Oxford, OX33 1QH |
Secondary | 1,150 | ||
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Futures Institute Banbury
Banbury, OX16 9HY |
Secondary | 121 | ||
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Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Blackburn, BB2 6DF |
Secondary | 877 | ||
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City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy
Norwich, NR4 6PP |
Secondary | 1,709 | ||
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Hewett Academy
Norwich, NR1 2PL |
Secondary | 489 | ||
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Driffield School and Sixth Form
Driffield, YO25 5HR |
Secondary | 1,404 | ||
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Holderness Academy
Hull, HU12 8UZ |
Secondary | 990 | ||
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Northallerton School & Sixth Form College
Northallerton, DL6 1ED |
Secondary | 1,042 | ||
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Trinity Catholic School
Leamington Spa, CV32 6NB |
Secondary | 405 | ||
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Leigh Academy Bexley
Erith, DA8 3BN |
Secondary | 895 | ||
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Poole High School
Poole, BH15 2BW |
Secondary | 1,875 | ||