The Heath School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
The Heath School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,189 16.8% 31.6%
Trinity Academy
Doncaster, DN8 5BY
Secondary 1,246 13.8% 32.4%
Madeley Academy
Telford, TF7 5FB
Secondary 1,271 14.9% 30.8%
Harris Academy South Norwood
London, SE25 6AE
Secondary 1,270 16.4% 32.5%
Furness Academy
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9BB
Secondary 1,209 17.4% 29.3%
Park Hall Academy
Birmingham, B36 9HF
Secondary 1,269 16% 31%
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy
Oldbury, B69 2HE
Secondary 1,164 17.2% 30.8%
Ormiston Bushfield Academy
Peterborough, PE2 5RQ
Secondary 1,198 18.2% 33.6%
Rooks Heath School
Harrow, HA2 9AH
Secondary 1,204 13.5% 31.2%
Hatch End High School
Harrow, HA3 6NR
Secondary 1,252 16.8% 31.4%
Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College
Slough, SL1 2PU
Secondary 1,197 18.8% 30.2%
Lynn Grove Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR31 8AP
Secondary 1,157 15.7% 31.9%
Campion School
Leamington Spa, CV31 1QH
Secondary 1,170 15.5% 30.7%
St Cuthbert's High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 7PX
Secondary 1,234 17.8% 32.5%
Netherthorpe School
Chesterfield, S43 3PU
Secondary 1,108 17.2% 32.7%
Thomas Bennett Community College
Crawley, RH10 5AD
Secondary 1,272 17.5% 32.6%
Hamstead Hall Academy
Birmingham, B20 1HL
Secondary 1,188 20.3% 32.8%
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6LZ
Secondary 1,164 15% 31%
St Thomas More Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 2NJ
Secondary 1,169 20.5% 32.1%
The University of Birmingham School
Birmingham, B29 6QU
Secondary 1,186 14.6% 31.7%
Witton Park Academy
Blackburn, BB2 6TD
Secondary 1,259 17.4% 34.1%
St Mary's Catholic Academy
Blackpool, FY3 7EQ
Secondary 1,212 11.6% 32.1%
Darwen Vale High School
Darwen, BB3 0AL
Secondary 1,082 18.3% 29.5%
Lyndon School
Solihull, B92 8EJ
Secondary 1,173 16.7% 32.1%
Greatfields School
Barking, IG11 7QG
Secondary 1,169 16.2% 31.9%
The Elmgreen School
London, SE27 9BZ
Secondary 1,137 16.2% 32.2%
Laurus Ryecroft
Manchester, M43 7LJ
Secondary 1,051 18.9% 31.9%
Werneth School
Stockport, SK6 3BX
Secondary 1,072 18.6% 33.6%
Oulder Hill Leadership Academy
Rochdale, OL11 5EF
Secondary 1,185 12.8% 31.9%
The Abbey School
Faversham, ME13 8RZ
Secondary 1,114 14.8% 30.9%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
The Heath School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,189 Sign in to see
West Lakes Academy
Egremont, CA22 2DQ
Secondary 1,150
Oasis Academy MediaCityUK
Manchester, M50 3UQ
Secondary 1,020
Oasis Academy John Williams
Bristol, BS14 9BU
Secondary 863
Leeds West Academy
Leeds, LS13 1DQ
Secondary 1,439
Furness Academy
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9BB
Secondary 1,209
E-ACT the Oldham Academy North
Oldham, OL2 5BF
Secondary 1,332
The Academy of St Nicholas
Liverpool, L19 5NY
Secondary 972
The Winsford Academy
Winsford, CW7 2BT
Secondary 1,093
Leeds East Academy
Leeds, LS14 6HA
Secondary 1,053
Heath Park
Wolverhampton, WV11 1RD
Secondary 1,191
City Heights E-ACT Academy
London, SW2 3PW
Secondary 552
Belfairs Academy
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3TG
Secondary 1,632
Halewood Academy
Knowsley, L26 1UU
Secondary 1,155
Ark All Saints Academy
London, SE5 0UB
Secondary 594
Outwood Academy Acklam
Middlesbrough, TS5 7JY
Secondary 1,155
Hollingworth Academy
Rochdale, OL16 3DR
Secondary 1,339
Dean Trust Ardwick
Manchester, M13 0LF
Secondary 1,318
Highfield Leadership Academy
Blackpool, FY4 3JZ
Secondary 635
Co-op Academy North Manchester
Manchester, M9 7SS
Secondary 1,260
The Whitstable School
Whitstable, CT5 1PX
Secondary 1,127
Orion Eden Park
Beckenham, BR3 3RD
Secondary 1,308
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester
Manchester, M8 8DT
Secondary 643
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester
Manchester, M8 8DT
Secondary 637
Dormers Wells High School
Southall, UB1 3HZ
Secondary 1,495
Walker Riverside Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4AW
Secondary 1,111
Cockburn John Charles Academy
Leeds, LS10 2JU
Secondary 1,212
Melksham Oak Community School
Melksham, SN12 6QZ
Secondary 1,274
Ellesmere Port Church of England College
Ellesmere Port, CH65 6EA
Secondary 633
Blackburn Central High School
Blackburn, BB2 3HJ
Secondary 961