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 2,124 10.5% 13.9%
Outwood Grange Academy
Wakefield, WF1 2PF
Secondary 1,980 8.9% 13.6%
Waltham Toll Bar Academy
Grimsby, DN36 4RZ
Secondary 1,894 9.2% 14.8%
Ashmole Academy
London, N14 5RJ
Secondary 1,879 5.8% 8.5%
Garforth Academy
Leeds, LS25 1LJ
Secondary 1,900 5.5% 13.1%
Comberton Village College
Cambridge, CB23 7DU
Secondary 1,932 13% 10%
Springwood High School
King's Lynn, PE30 4AW
Secondary 1,893 9.6% 15.4%
The King John School
Benfleet, SS7 1RQ
Secondary 2,103 12.2% 11.8%
Exmouth Community College
Exmouth, EX8 3AF
Secondary 2,187 14.3% 19.6%
South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College
North Ferriby, HU14 3HS
Secondary 2,108 10.5% 8.3%
Shenley Brook End School
Milton Keynes, MK5 7ZT
Secondary 1,874 10.7% 15%
South Craven School
Keighley, BD20 7RL
Secondary 1,874 11% 13.8%
Copleston High School
Ipswich, IP4 5HD
Secondary 1,937 11.9% 14.7%
Farlingaye High School
Woodbridge, IP12 4JX
Secondary 1,912 12.1% 14.6%
Toot Hill School
Nottingham, NG13 8BL
Secondary 1,932 8% 11.5%
Glenthorne High School
Sutton, SM3 9PS
Secondary 1,760 12.2% 13.2%
Graveney School
London, SW17 9BU
Secondary 2,275 9.5% 13.6%
Nower Hill High School
Pinner, HA5 5RP
Secondary 2,060 12.9% 15.7%
The Thomas Hardye School
Dorchester, DT1 2ET
Secondary 2,080 18.9% 12.4%
The Crompton House Church of England Academy
Oldham, OL2 7HS
Secondary 1,886 9.6% 15.2%
Hinchingbrooke School
Huntingdon, PE29 3BN
Secondary 2,052 14.8% 18.1%
The Cherwell School
Oxford, OX2 7EE
Secondary 2,013 16% 14.5%
Riddlesdown Collegiate
Purley, CR8 1EX
Secondary 2,067 13.7% 12.1%
Rushcliffe Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG2 7BW
Secondary 2,014 6.4% 9.4%
Alperton Community School
Wembley, HA0 4JE
Secondary 1,951 10.5% 17.2%
Lord Williams's School
Thame, OX9 2AQ
Secondary 2,276 15.3% 11%
Great Sankey High School
Warrington, WA5 3AA
Secondary 2,085 10.4% 8.4%
Beauchamp College
Leicester, LE2 5TP
Secondary 2,181 6.6% 8.4%
Wickersley School and Sports College
Rotherham, S66 1JL
Secondary 2,053 14.2% 14%
John Port Spencer Academy
Derby, DE65 6LU
Secondary 1,967 18.2% 13.8%

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 2,124 Sign in to see
Chadwell Heath Academy
Romford, RM6 4RS
Secondary 1,238
Coopers School
Chislehurst, BR7 5PS
Secondary 1,299
Prince Henry's High School
Evesham, WR11 4QH
Secondary 1,293
Newstead Wood School
Orpington, BR6 9SA
Secondary 1,264
Plymstock School
Plymouth, PL9 9AZ
Secondary 1,672
Hayes School
Bromley, BR2 7DB
Secondary 1,762
The Mirfield Free Grammar
Mirfield, WF14 9EZ
Secondary 1,449
St Clement Danes School
Rickmansworth, WD3 6EW
Secondary 1,596
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Ashbourne, DE6 1EP
Secondary 1,359
The Marches School
Oswestry, SY11 2AR
Secondary 1,383
Katharine Lady Berkeley's School
Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 8RB
Secondary 1,517
St Peter's School
Huntingdon, PE29 7DD
Secondary 1,449
Willenhall E-ACT Academy
Willenhall, WV12 4BD
Secondary 1,015
Impington Village College
Cambridge, CB24 9LX
Secondary 1,435
Cheadle Hulme High School
Cheadle, SK8 7JY
Secondary 1,671
Stratton School
Biggleswade, SG18 8JB
Secondary 783
St Mark's Catholic School
Hounslow, TW3 3EJ
Secondary 1,216
The Dukeries Academy
Newark, NG22 9TD
Secondary 777
Sutton Community Academy
Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 1EE
Secondary 847
The Howard School
Gillingham, ME8 0BX
Secondary 1,539
Malet Lambert
Hull, HU8 0JD
Secondary 1,680
Oxted School
Oxted, RH8 0AB
Secondary 1,710
Phoenix Academy
London, W12 0RQ
Secondary 566
Callington Community College
Callington, PL17 7DR
Secondary 890
Ecclesfield School
Sheffield, S35 9WD
Secondary 1,736
Whitworth Park Academy
Spennymoor, DL16 7LN
Secondary 939
Wey Valley Academy
Weymouth, DT3 5AN
Secondary 979
Ashby School
Ashby-De-La-Zouch, LE65 1DT
Secondary 1,528
Ernest Bevin Academy
London, SW17 7DF
Secondary 767