The King Edmund 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
The King Edmund School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,432 15.8% 27.7%
Haberdashers' Hatcham College
London, SE14 5SF
Secondary 1,381 14.9% 26.1%
Ashcroft Technology Academy
London, SW15 2UT
Secondary 1,488 15.4% 25.2%
Kettering Science Academy
Kettering, NN15 7AA
Secondary 1,419 17% 27.9%
Ormiston Victory Academy
Norwich, NR5 0PX
Secondary 1,415 19% 25.5%
The Thetford Academy
Thetford, IP24 1LH
Secondary 1,307 11.3% 27.8%
The Compton School
London, N12 0QG
Secondary 1,349 17.1% 27.6%
Cranford Community College
Hounslow, TW5 9PD
Secondary 1,490 17.4% 27%
The Ravensbourne School
Bromley, BR2 9EH
Secondary 1,515 14.3% 27.1%
Castleford Academy
Castleford, WF10 4JQ
Secondary 1,517 16.3% 25.8%
St Peter's School
Huntingdon, PE29 7DD
Secondary 1,449 14.4% 27.7%
Brockhill Park Performing Arts College
Hythe, CT21 4HL
Secondary 1,348 13.7% 26.9%
Heanor Gate Spencer Academy
Heanor, DE75 7RA
Secondary 1,391 13.2% 28.1%
Icknield High School
Luton, LU3 2AH
Secondary 1,457 14.3% 24.1%
Stanground Academy
Peterborough, PE7 3BY
Secondary 1,398 14.1% 26.4%
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Chester le Street, DH3 2LP
Secondary 1,353 15% 27.1%
Southmoor Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7TF
Secondary 1,440 12.4% 29.6%
Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Derby, DE22 1JD
Secondary 1,458 13.9% 26.2%
Kingswood Academy
Hull, HU7 4WR
Secondary 1,455 13.4% 26.9%
Wrenn School
Wellingborough, NN8 2DQ
Secondary 1,449 15.1% 27.9%
Wardle Academy
Rochdale, OL12 9RD
Secondary 1,367 16.3% 26.8%
English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Hartlepool, TS25 4HA
Secondary 1,466 13% 29.3%
Woodlands School
Basildon, SS16 5BA
Secondary 1,496 12.4% 30%
Oasis Academy Brislington
Bristol, BS4 5EY
Secondary 1,388 19.4% 29%
St Wilfrid's RC College
South Shields, NE34 0QA
Secondary 1,357 13.9% 26.3%
Spalding Academy
Spalding, PE11 2EJ
Secondary 1,420 14.9% 24.8%
Lord Grey Academy
Milton Keynes, MK3 6EW
Secondary 1,414 15.3% 28.9%
Co-op Academy Walkden
Manchester, M28 7JB
Secondary 1,493 13.8% 26.3%
Cardinal Newman Catholic School
Coventry, CV6 2FR
Secondary 1,483 16% 27.7%
Budmouth Academy Weymouth
Weymouth, DT4 9SY
Secondary 1,507 18.5% 26.3%

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
The King Edmund School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,432 Sign in to see
Accrington Academy
Accrington, BB5 4FF
Secondary 1,055
The Basildon Lower Academy
Basildon, SS14 1UX
Secondary 1,023
Maltby Academy
Rotherham, S66 8AB
Secondary 1,116
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
Barnet, EN5 4DQ
Secondary 1,305
Hardenhuish School
Chippenham, SN14 6RJ
Secondary 1,562
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Torquay, TQ2 7EL
Secondary 1,093
Southend High School for Boys
Southend-on-Sea, SS0 0RG
Secondary 1,340
Prince Henry's High School
Evesham, WR11 4QH
Secondary 1,293
Westcliff High School for Girls
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BS
Secondary 1,304
South Dartmoor Community College
Ashburton, TQ13 7EW
Secondary 800
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
Chelmsford, CM1 3SX
Secondary 1,135
Aston Academy
Sheffield, S26 4SF
Secondary 1,597
Welling School
Welling, DA16 1LB
Secondary 1,147
West Hatch High School
Chigwell, IG7 5BT
Secondary 1,507
St Clement Danes School
Rickmansworth, WD3 6EW
Secondary 1,596
Keswick School
Keswick, CA12 5QB
Secondary 1,206
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree, CM7 1WY
Secondary 1,294
Sexey's School
Bruton, BA10 0DF
Secondary 686
Shelley College, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 8NL
Secondary 1,300
Cedars Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2AE
Secondary 948
Birchwood High School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BD
Secondary 1,425
Impington Village College
Cambridge, CB24 9LX
Secondary 1,435
Warlingham School
Warlingham, CR6 9YB
Secondary 1,428
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, WF7 6BD
Secondary 1,492
Forest Gate Community School
London, E7 9BB
Secondary 1,350
St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Wallasey, CH45 3LN
Secondary 1,133
Canon Slade School
Bolton, BL2 3BP
Secondary 1,757
Duke's Aldridge
London, N17 0PG
Secondary 1,052
Countesthorpe Academy
Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR
Secondary 1,248