Chestnut Grove Academy

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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
Chestnut Grove Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,325 20% 25.2%
Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy
Dartford, DA1 1QE
Secondary 1,350 18.1% 25.2%
The Littlehampton Academy
Littlehampton, BN17 6FE
Secondary 1,370 19.9% 24.8%
Oxford Spires Academy
Oxford, OX4 2AU
Secondary 1,306 19.5% 25.2%
Chadwell Heath Academy
Romford, RM6 4RS
Secondary 1,250 20.2% 22.3%
Holyrood Academy
Chard, TA20 1JL
Secondary 1,321 15.8% 23.6%
Charles Darwin School
Westerham, TN16 3AU
Secondary 1,314 21.6% 21.6%
Hummersknott Academy
Darlington, DL3 8AR
Secondary 1,232 19.3% 22.8%
The Hart School
Rugeley, WS15 2UE
Secondary 1,217 17.9% 26.3%
Lydiard Park Academy
Swindon, SN5 6HN
Secondary 1,287 18% 23.8%
Fred Longworth High School
Manchester, M29 8JN
Secondary 1,289 22.4% 22.6%
Bishopshalt School
Uxbridge, UB8 3RF
Secondary 1,294 15.3% 24.4%
Wigston Academy
Wigston, LE18 2DT
Secondary 1,314 16.7% 23.7%
Woodcote High School
Coulsdon, CR5 2EH
Secondary 1,275 21.8% 24.9%
Chingford Foundation School
London, E4 7LT
Secondary 1,401 17.5% 24.1%
Abbeyfield School
Northampton, NN4 8BU
Secondary 1,360 16.7% 23.2%
St Thomas More Catholic School
London, N22 5HN
Secondary 1,274 16.4% 27.9%
Mildenhall College Academy
Mildenhall, IP28 7JX
Secondary 1,340 17.2% 23.5%
Chichester High School
Chichester, PO19 8EB
Secondary 1,261 16.8% 24.7%
Admiral Lord Nelson School
Portsmouth, PO3 5XT
Secondary 1,244 18.2% 26.8%
Bruntcliffe Academy
Leeds, LS27 0LZ
Secondary 1,375 18.2% 24.7%
Pleckgate High School
Blackburn, BB1 8QA
Secondary 1,354 16% 23.3%
The Charter School East Dulwich
London, SE22 8RB
Secondary 1,401 22.3% 24.3%
The Kingsway School
Cheadle, SK8 4QX
Secondary 1,292 19.8% 22.4%
Three Rivers Academy
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 5EJ
Secondary 1,394 18.6% 22.4%
Downham Market Academy
Downham Market, PE38 9LL
Secondary 1,335 17.5% 25.4%
Ashton Park School
Bristol, BS3 2JL
Secondary 1,257 19.7% 23.2%
Westfield School
Sheffield, S20 1HQ
Secondary 1,329 20.8% 27.6%
Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy
Cleckheaton, BD19 3AQ
Secondary 1,246 20.3% 25.2%
Medina College
Newport, PO30 2DX
Secondary 1,226 21.9% 26%

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
Chestnut Grove Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,325 Sign in to see
Castle View Enterprise Academy
Sunderland, SR5 3DX
Secondary 1,023
Pyrland School
Taunton, TA2 7QP
Secondary 996
Ashmole Academy
London, N14 5RJ
Secondary 1,824
Plympton Academy
Plymouth, PL7 2RS
Secondary 1,078
Hartsdown Academy
Margate, CT9 5RE
Secondary 839
Dane Court Grammar School
Broadstairs, CT10 2RT
Secondary 1,227
Bishop Fox's School
Taunton, TA1 3HQ
Secondary 1,109
St Augustine Academy
Maidstone, ME16 8AE
Secondary 736
Ormiston Maritime Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5AH
Secondary 814
Hall Mead School
Upminster, RM14 1SF
Secondary 1,069
Maghull High School
Liverpool, L31 7AW
Secondary 1,107
Mulberry Academy Woodside
London, N22 5QJ
Secondary 1,157
The Maplesden Noakes School
Maidstone, ME16 0TJ
Secondary 1,423
Hawkley Hall High School
Wigan, WN3 5NY
Secondary 1,164
Dixons Trinity Academy
Bradford, BD5 0BE
Secondary 682
Armthorpe Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2DA
Secondary 688
St Columba's Catholic Boys' School
Bexleyheath, DA6 7QB
Secondary 815
Carleton High School
Pontefract, WF8 3NW
Secondary 1,024
Birchwood Community High School
Warrington, WA3 7PT
Secondary 891
St Edmund's Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU
Secondary 1,130
Holyport College
Holyport, SL6 3LE
Secondary 641
Bishop Milner Catholic College
Dudley, DY1 3BY
Secondary 839
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6LZ
Secondary 1,141
Burnage Academy for Boys
Manchester, M19 1ER
Secondary 985
The Ripley Academy
Ripley, DE5 3JQ
Secondary 903
The Kingston Academy
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PE
Secondary 1,178
The Holmesdale School
Snodland, ME6 5HS
Secondary 598
The Turing School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Secondary 766
St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Rochdale, OL16 4RX
Secondary 1,060