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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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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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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 |