Royal Wootton Bassett Academy

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