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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Preston School Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 984 | 14% | 19.1% |
The Queen Katherine School
Kendal, LA9 6PJ |
Secondary | 936 | 15.8% | 16.8% |
Coombe Dean School
Plymouth, PL9 8ES |
Secondary | 997 | 16.2% | 17.5% |
Kingsmead Academy
Taunton, TA4 2NE |
Secondary | 925 | 13.8% | 17.1% |
Mounts Bay Academy
Penzance, TR18 3JT |
Secondary | 1,032 | 18.4% | 21% |
Crispin School Academy
Street, BA16 0AD |
Secondary | 1,052 | 17% | 17.9% |
Haygrove School
Bridgwater, TA6 7HW |
Secondary | 1,066 | 11.5% | 19.7% |
Noadswood School
Southampton, SO45 4ZF |
Secondary | 981 | 14.3% | 19.3% |
Falmouth School
Falmouth, TR11 4LH |
Secondary | 969 | 16.6% | 22% |
The Weston Road Academy
Stafford, ST18 0YG |
Secondary | 974 | 16% | 16.8% |
Manor School
Wellingborough, NN9 6PA |
Secondary | 1,008 | 17.2% | 18.8% |
Kingswinford Academy
Kingswinford, DY6 7AD |
Secondary | 918 | 16.9% | 20% |
The Rawlett School (An Aet Academy)
Tamworth, B79 9AA |
Secondary | 1,039 | 11.5% | 19.8% |
Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
Lincoln, LN5 0PA |
Secondary | 1,029 | 17.2% | 20.5% |
Magna Academy
Poole, BH17 8RE |
Secondary | 964 | 19% | 19.7% |
The Ferrers School
Rushden, NN10 8LF |
Secondary | 930 | 12.3% | 17.2% |
Winton Academy
Bournemouth, BH10 4HT |
Secondary | 910 | 16.2% | 17.6% |
Glenmoor Academy
Bournemouth, BH10 4EX |
Secondary | 892 | 13.3% | 21.8% |
Eggbuckland Community College
Plymouth, PL6 5YB |
Secondary | 1,041 | 15.3% | 19.2% |
Blessed William Howard Catholic School
Stafford, ST17 9AB |
Secondary | 954 | 15.8% | 20.3% |
St Katherine's School
Bristol, BS20 0HU |
Secondary | 1,010 | 9.9% | 18.8% |
St James's Church of England High School
Bolton, BL4 9RU |
Secondary | 1,052 | 15.6% | 17.6% |
Stowmarket High School
Stowmarket, IP14 1QR |
Secondary | 901 | 15.8% | 20.3% |
Holderness Academy and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU12 8UZ |
Secondary | 1,014 | 16.7% | 19.9% |
Mercia School
Sheffield, S7 2DY |
Secondary | 913 | 15.6% | 19.7% |
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Bury, BL9 0TZ |
Secondary | 1,063 | 12.6% | 20% |
St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Manchester, M25 1JH |
Secondary | 1,087 | 13.6% | 18.7% |
The Purbeck School
Wareham, BH20 4PF |
Secondary | 1,041 | 16.7% | 19.2% |
Coloma Convent Girls' School
Croydon, CR9 5AS |
Secondary | 1,026 | 14.5% | 16.6% |
Sidmouth College
Sidmouth, EX10 9LG |
Secondary | 872 | 17.1% | 19.6% |
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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Preston School Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 984 | Sign in to see | |
Hartismere School
Eye, IP23 7BL |
Secondary | 1,063 | ||
Highsted Grammar School
Sittingbourne, ME10 4PT |
Secondary | 837 | ||
Somervale Secondary School
Radstock, BA3 2JD |
Secondary | 775 | ||
South Wilts Grammar School
Salisbury, SP1 3JJ |
Secondary | 1,130 | ||
Denmark Road High School
Gloucester, GL1 3JN |
Secondary | 974 | ||
Haygrove School
Bridgwater, TA6 7HW |
Secondary | 1,066 | ||
Beverley Grammar School
Beverley, HU17 8NF |
Secondary | 826 | ||
Stanchester Academy
Stoke-sub-Hamdon, TA14 6UG |
Secondary | 791 | ||
Whitstone
Shepton Mallet, BA4 5PF |
Secondary | 585 | ||
St Dunstan's School
Glastonbury, BA6 9BY |
Secondary | 460 | ||
Carre's Grammar School
Sleaford, NG34 7DD |
Secondary | 789 | ||
St Helena School
Colchester, CO3 3LE |
Secondary | 1,006 | ||
Presdales School
Ware, SG12 9NX |
Secondary | 1,175 | ||
De Lacy Academy
Knottingley, WF11 0BZ |
Secondary | 888 | ||
Albany Academy
Chorley, PR7 3AY |
Secondary | 720 | ||
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy
Birmingham, B20 2HL |
Secondary | 1,060 | ||
Lakelands Academy
Ellesmere, SY12 0EA |
Secondary | 576 | ||
The Hathaway Academy
Grays, RM17 5LL |
Secondary | 676 | ||
Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy
Ipswich, IP2 8PL |
Secondary | 783 | ||
Newmarket Academy
Newmarket, CB8 0EB |
Secondary | 833 | ||
The Skipton Academy
Skipton, BD23 1UQ |
Secondary | 591 | ||
St Joseph's Catholic High School
Slough, SL2 5HW |
Secondary | 958 | ||
de Stafford School
Caterham, CR3 5YX |
Secondary | 827 | ||
Stanley High School
Southport, PR9 9TF |
Secondary | 843 | ||
Hayle Academy
Hayle, TR27 4DN |
Secondary | 552 | ||
Oasis Academy Sholing
Southampton, SO19 8PH |
Secondary | 1,032 | ||
Kineton High School
Warwick, CV35 0JX |
Secondary | 1,030 | ||
The Oaks Academy
Crewe, CW2 7NQ |
Secondary | 621 | ||
Sturminster Newton High School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DT |
Secondary | 621 |