Cheam High School

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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
Cheam High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 2,106 12.2% 13.2%
Outwood Grange Academy
Wakefield, WF1 2PF
Secondary 1,936 7.7% 16%
Ashmole Academy
London, N14 5RJ
Secondary 1,824 7.6% 9.9%
Gosforth Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 2JH
Secondary 1,927 11.9% 18.2%
Comberton Village College
Cambridge, CB23 7DU
Secondary 1,964 12% 10.4%
Harrogate Grammar School
Harrogate, HG2 0DZ
Secondary 2,071 19% 8.7%
Springwood High School
King's Lynn, PE30 4AW
Secondary 1,957 10.9% 14.6%
The King John School
Benfleet, SS7 1RQ
Secondary 2,121 14.9% 12.7%
South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College
North Ferriby, HU14 3HS
Secondary 2,108 10% 10.3%
Shenley Brook End School
Milton Keynes, MK5 7ZT
Secondary 1,885 12.2% 17%
Copleston High School
Ipswich, IP4 5HD
Secondary 1,937 12.5% 16.4%
Farlingaye High School
Woodbridge, IP12 4JX
Secondary 1,883 14.4% 15.8%
Gordano School
Bristol, BS20 7QR
Secondary 2,097 11% 8.2%
Toot Hill School
Nottingham, NG13 8BL
Secondary 1,910 8.7% 13.3%
Glenthorne High School
Sutton, SM3 9PS
Secondary 1,783 12.9% 13%
Graveney School
London, SW17 9BU
Secondary 2,345 10.4% 15.3%
Nower Hill High School
Pinner, HA5 5RP
Secondary 2,060 12.5% 17.3%
E-Act Ousedale School
Newport Pagnell, MK16 0BJ
Secondary 2,268 19.9% 13.6%
The Thomas Hardye School
Dorchester, DT1 2ET
Secondary 2,051 21.1% 12.2%
Hinchingbrooke School
Huntingdon, PE29 3BN
Secondary 2,110 14.3% 19.6%
Alexandra Park School
London, N11 2AZ
Secondary 1,882 22.2% 14.7%
The Cherwell School
Oxford, OX2 7EE
Secondary 2,008 17.2% 14.7%
Riddlesdown Collegiate
Purley, CR8 1EX
Secondary 2,076 15% 12.2%
Rushcliffe Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG2 7BW
Secondary 2,033 7.1% 9.8%
Alperton Community School
Wembley, HA0 4JE
Secondary 1,925 9.6% 19.9%
Lord Williams's School
Thame, OX9 2AQ
Secondary 2,290 14.8% 12.4%
Lymm High School
Lymm, WA13 0RB
Secondary 1,923 13.1% 9.8%
Beauchamp College
Leicester, LE2 5TP
Secondary 2,234 7.3% 9.1%
Wickersley School and Sports College
Rotherham, S66 1JL
Secondary 2,005 14.8% 16.8%
John Port Spencer Academy
Derby, DE65 6LU
Secondary 2,024 19.3% 15.3%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Cheam High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 2,106 Sign in to see
Accrington Academy
Accrington, BB5 4FF
Secondary 995
The Basildon Lower Academy
Basildon, SS14 1UX
Secondary 915
Lift Aylward
London, N18 1NB
Secondary 1,402
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
Barnet, EN5 4DQ
Secondary 1,314
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Torquay, TQ2 7EL
Secondary 1,100
William Farr CofE Comprehensive School
Lincoln, LN2 3JB
Secondary 1,480
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys
Altrincham, WA14 2RS
Secondary 1,421
Ravens Wood School
Bromley, BR2 8HP
Secondary 1,592
South Dartmoor Community College
Ashburton, TQ13 7EW
Secondary 795
Holcombe Grammar School
Chatham, ME4 6JB
Secondary 1,036
Rickmansworth School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3AQ
Secondary 1,550
Thornden School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW
Secondary 1,451
Welling School
Welling, DA16 1LB
Secondary 1,092
West Somerset College
Minehead, TA24 6AY
Secondary 760
Glenthorne High School
Sutton, SM3 9PS
Secondary 1,783
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree, CM7 1WY
Secondary 1,258
Sexey's School
Bruton, BA10 0DF
Secondary 668
Springwest Academy
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Secondary 915
Featherstone High School
Southall, UB2 5HF
Secondary 1,773
Joseph Leckie Academy
Walsall, WS5 4PG
Secondary 1,522
The Parker E-ACT Academy
Daventry, NN11 0QE
Secondary 1,218
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, WF7 6BD
Secondary 1,482
The Bicester School
Bicester, OX26 2NS
Secondary 1,198
Logic Studio School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Secondary 328
Forest Gate Community School
London, E7 9BB
Secondary 1,347
Duke's Aldridge
London, N17 0PG
Secondary 965
St Crispin's School
Wokingham, RG40 1SS
Secondary 1,489
Holmleigh Park High School
Gloucester, GL4 0RT
Secondary 1,383
Countesthorpe Academy
Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR
Secondary 1,193