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