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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Erasmus Darwin Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,130 | 13.5% | 14.1% |
Brooke Weston Academy
Great Oakley, NN18 8LA |
Secondary | 1,187 | 11.7% | 14.7% |
Catmose College
Oakham, LE15 6RP |
Secondary | 1,097 | 14.4% | 13.5% |
The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School
Chester, CH3 5XF |
Secondary | 1,179 | 13.4% | 14.2% |
Brookfield Community School
Chesterfield, S40 3NS |
Secondary | 1,146 | 14.3% | 15.9% |
The Hayfield School
Doncaster, DN9 3HG |
Secondary | 1,062 | 14% | 12.8% |
St Edward's College
Liverpool, L12 1LF |
Secondary | 1,178 | 14.9% | 15.7% |
Sawston Village College
Cambridge, CB22 3BP |
Secondary | 1,163 | 16.5% | 14.3% |
Pershore High School
Pershore, WR10 2BX |
Secondary | 1,138 | 16.6% | 15.1% |
Southfield School for Girls
Kettering, NN15 6HE |
Secondary | 1,186 | 14.8% | 14.7% |
Hanley Castle High School
Worcester, WR8 0BL |
Secondary | 1,087 | 13% | 12.5% |
Thurstable School Sports College and Sixth Form Centre
Colchester, CO5 0EW |
Secondary | 1,144 | 16.7% | 12.9% |
Etonbury Academy
Arlesey, SG15 6XS |
Secondary | 1,109 | 15.7% | 13.7% |
Chenderit School
Banbury, OX17 2QR |
Secondary | 1,076 | 15.8% | 12.9% |
Saint Michael's Catholic High School
Watford, WD25 0SS |
Secondary | 1,108 | 12.4% | 12.4% |
Sacred Heart High School
London, W6 7DG |
Secondary | 1,136 | 12.3% | 14.6% |
East Leake Academy
Loughborough, LE12 6QN |
Secondary | 1,102 | 10.7% | 14.4% |
St Simon Stock Catholic School
Maidstone, ME16 0JP |
Secondary | 1,120 | 16.1% | 12.6% |
Wombourne High School
Wolverhampton, WV5 8BJ |
Secondary | 1,081 | 14.3% | 13.3% |
Hagley Catholic High School
Hagley, DY8 2XL |
Secondary | 1,115 | 12% | 11.4% |
The Kingston Academy
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PE |
Secondary | 1,168 | 15% | 13.3% |
Stokesley School
Stokesley, TS9 5AL |
Secondary | 1,072 | 13.6% | 15% |
The Burgess Hill Academy
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EA |
Secondary | 1,082 | 11.9% | 15.3% |
Elizabeth Woodville School
Milton Keynes, MK19 6HN |
Secondary | 1,126 | 15.3% | 13.7% |
Brentwood County High School
Brentwood, CM14 4JF |
Secondary | 1,113 | 13.2% | 15.4% |
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
Leicester, LE4 0FJ |
Secondary | 1,148 | 11.8% | 14.5% |
The Thomas Adams School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5UB |
Secondary | 1,226 | 14.6% | 14.4% |
Woodhey High School
Bury, BL0 9QZ |
Secondary | 1,114 | 15.3% | 12.9% |
Blythe Bridge High School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9PW |
Secondary | 1,036 | 11.8% | 13% |
St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Clitheroe, BB7 9JA |
Secondary | 1,129 | 11.8% | 13.7% |
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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Erasmus Darwin Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,130 | Sign in to see | |
The Eastbourne Academy
Eastbourne, BN22 9RQ |
Secondary | 835 | ||
Leigh Academy Tonbridge
Tonbridge, TN9 2PH |
Secondary | 588 | ||
Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere
Belvedere, DA17 6HT |
Secondary | 1,083 | ||
Rugby High School
Rugby, CV22 7RE |
Secondary | 935 | ||
The Burgate School and Sixth Form
Fordingbridge, SP6 1EZ |
Secondary | 1,073 | ||
John Masefield High School
Ledbury, HR8 2HF |
Secondary | 885 | ||
Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy
Ilkeston, DE7 5HS |
Secondary | 977 | ||
East Point Academy
Lowestoft, NR33 0UQ |
Secondary | 866 | ||
Baylis Court School
Slough, SL1 3AH |
Secondary | 909 | ||
Garstang Community Academy
Preston, PR3 1YE |
Secondary | 819 | ||
Amersham School
Amersham, HP7 9HH |
Secondary | 1,063 | ||
Waddesdon Church of England School
Aylesbury, HP18 0LQ |
Secondary | 1,007 | ||
St Augustine's Catholic College
Trowbridge, BA14 9EN |
Secondary | 966 | ||
Pegasus Academy
Dudley, DY1 2DU |
Secondary | 649 | ||
Redden Court School
Romford, RM3 0TS |
Secondary | 1,050 | ||
Barton Court Grammar School
Canterbury, CT1 1PH |
Secondary | 1,002 | ||
The Martin High School Anstey
Leicester, LE7 7EB |
Secondary | 858 | ||
Chenderit School
Banbury, OX17 2QR |
Secondary | 1,076 | ||
The Priory School
Shrewsbury, SY3 9EE |
Secondary | 852 | ||
Reepham High School and College
Norwich, NR10 4JT |
Secondary | 1,063 | ||
Walney School
Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 3JT |
Secondary | 489 | ||
Eden Girls' School, Slough
Slough, SL1 4AA |
Secondary | 619 | ||
St James's Church of England High School
Bolton, BL4 9RU |
Secondary | 1,052 | ||
Small Heath Leadership Academy
Birmingham, B10 9RX |
Secondary | 1,191 | ||
King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy
Birmingham, B45 0EU |
Secondary | 420 | ||
Hermitage Academy
Chester le Street, DH2 3AD |
Secondary | 1,000 | ||
St Edmund Campion Catholic School
Birmingham, B23 5XA |
Secondary | 1,138 | ||
Birches Head Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8DD |
Secondary | 1,046 | ||
King Edward VI High School
Stafford, ST17 9YJ |
Secondary | 655 |