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 29 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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Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,688 | 17.1% | 12.1% |
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Lift Greensward
Hockley, SS5 5HG |
Secondary | 1,614 | 15% | 10.9% |
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Hardenhuish School
Chippenham, SN14 6RJ |
Secondary | 1,607 | 14.2% | 12.5% |
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Plymstock School
Plymouth, PL9 9AZ |
Secondary | 1,609 | 15.9% | 16% |
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Twynham School
Christchurch, BH23 1JF |
Secondary | 1,706 | 19.6% | 15.4% |
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Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy
Lancaster, LA1 4RS |
Secondary | 1,735 | 13.4% | 9.9% |
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Highcliffe School
Christchurch, BH23 4QD |
Secondary | 1,566 | 12.8% | 13.2% |
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Collingwood College
Camberley, GU15 4AE |
Secondary | 1,715 | 15.7% | 14.7% |
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St Martin's School Brentwood
Brentwood, CM13 2HG |
Secondary | 1,712 | 11.9% | 11.5% |
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Queens' School
Bushey, WD23 2TY |
Secondary | 1,660 | 18.2% | 9.7% |
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Finham Park School
Coventry, CV3 6EA |
Secondary | 1,708 | 20.7% | 11.7% |
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Langley Park School for Girls
Beckenham, BR3 3BE |
Secondary | 1,707 | 14.1% | 10% |
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Plantsbrook School
Sutton Coldfield, B72 1RB |
Secondary | 1,572 | 16.6% | 14.7% |
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The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Swindon, SN4 9DJ |
Secondary | 1,573 | 16.3% | 15.2% |
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Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College
Otley, LS21 2BB |
Secondary | 1,639 | 14.2% | 12.6% |
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Horsforth School
Leeds, LS18 5RF |
Secondary | 1,777 | 15.5% | 13.3% |
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Cheadle Hulme High School
Cheadle, SK8 7JY |
Secondary | 1,694 | 15.2% | 9.7% |
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Samuel Whitbread Academy
Shefford, SG17 5QS |
Secondary | 1,663 | 16.6% | 10.4% |
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Beacon Academy
Crowborough, TN6 2AS |
Secondary | 1,663 | 12.2% | 13.1% |
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The Arthur Terry School
Sutton Coldfield, B74 4RZ |
Secondary | 1,745 | 14.7% | 11.1% |
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Neston High School
Neston, CH64 9NH |
Secondary | 1,726 | 16.4% | 15.8% |
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Didcot Girls' School
Didcot, OX11 7AJ |
Secondary | 1,643 | 15.2% | 11.2% |
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St John's Marlborough
Marlborough, SN8 4AX |
Secondary | 1,712 | 14% | 10.6% |
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Grey Court School
Richmond, TW10 7HN |
Secondary | 1,632 | 20% | 10% |
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Redland Green School
Bristol, BS6 7EH |
Secondary | 1,676 | 14.8% | 7.9% |
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Northampton School for Girls
Northampton, NN3 6DG |
Secondary | 1,739 | 14.5% | 15.4% |
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Leigh Stationers' Academy
London, SE9 2PT |
Secondary | 1,723 | 16.6% | 15.8% |
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Bridgewater High School
Warrington, WA4 3AE |
Secondary | 1,675 | 13.6% | 13.3% |
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Winterbourne Academy
Bristol, BS36 1JL |
Secondary | 1,785 | 16.6% | 11.6% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 26 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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Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,688 | Sign in to see | |
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The Excelsior Academy
London, E8 2EY |
Secondary | 994 | ||
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Westminster Academy
London, W2 5EZ |
Secondary | 1,077 | ||
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Bristol Brunel Academy
Bristol, BS15 1NU |
Secondary | 1,302 | ||
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Park Hall Academy
Birmingham, B36 9HF |
Secondary | 1,270 | ||
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Penryn College
Penryn, TR10 8PZ |
Secondary | 1,156 | ||
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St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Blackburn, BB2 2JR |
Secondary | 1,493 | ||
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Tuxford Academy
Newark, NG22 0JH |
Secondary | 1,485 | ||
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Weatherhead High School
Wallasey, CH44 3HS |
Secondary | 1,523 | ||
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Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead
Gateshead, NE9 6RZ |
Secondary | 1,500 | ||
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Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Chester le Street, DH3 2LP |
Secondary | 1,293 | ||
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Tapton School
Sheffield, S10 5RG |
Secondary | 1,763 | ||
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The Elizabethan Academy
Retford, DN22 7PY |
Secondary | 1,205 | ||
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Outwood Academy Portland
Worksop, S80 2SF |
Secondary | 1,730 | ||
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Rodillian Academy
Wakefield, WF3 3PS |
Secondary | 1,658 | ||
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Abbeyfield School
Northampton, NN4 8BU |
Secondary | 1,360 | ||
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Bexhill High Academy
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4BY |
Secondary | 1,454 | ||
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Caludon Castle School
Coventry, CV2 5BD |
Secondary | 1,515 | ||
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Newfield Secondary School
Sheffield, S8 9JP |
Secondary | 1,066 | ||
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Babington Academy
Leicester, LE4 0SZ |
Secondary | 1,349 | ||
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The Elmgreen School
London, SE27 9BZ |
Secondary | 1,111 | ||
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Co-op Academy Failsworth
Manchester, M35 9HA |
Secondary | 1,436 | ||
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Bishop Young Church of England Academy
Leeds, LS14 6NU |
Secondary | 783 | ||
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Judgemeadow Community College
Leicester, LE5 6HP |
Secondary | 1,034 | ||
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Melksham Oak Community School
Melksham, SN12 6QZ |
Secondary | 1,152 | ||
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Conisborough College
London, SE6 2SE |
Secondary | 758 | ||