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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Cheadle Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 423 | 20.3% | 23.2% |
Caistor Yarborough Academy
Market Rasen, LN7 6QZ |
Secondary | 536 | 17.2% | 24.3% |
Kingstone High School
Hereford, HR2 9HJ |
Secondary | 606 | 20.6% | 23.4% |
The Academy, Selsey
Chichester, PO20 9EH |
Secondary | 494 | 19.1% | 22.2% |
Whitstone
Shepton Mallet, BA4 5PF |
Secondary | 585 | 20% | 21.7% |
Mount Grace School
Potters Bar, EN6 1EZ |
Secondary | 508 | 22.4% | 23.4% |
Queen Elizabeth High School
Bromyard, HR7 4QS |
Secondary | 409 | 22.7% | 22% |
The Axholme Academy
Crowle, DN17 4HU |
Secondary | 534 | 24.9% | 23.6% |
Looe Community Academy
Looe, PL13 1NQ |
Secondary | 537 | 19.7% | 25% |
Stradbroke High School
Eye, IP21 5JN |
Secondary | 353 | 20.7% | 20.4% |
Dorchester Middle School
Dorchester, DT1 2HS |
Secondary | 554 | 20.8% | 24.9% |
Oakbank
Reading, RG7 1ER |
Secondary | 522 | 22.6% | 26.4% |
Shipston High School
Shipston-on-Stour, CV36 4DY |
Secondary | 595 | 20% | 20% |
St John's Church of England Middle School Academy
Bromsgrove, B61 7DH |
Secondary | 651 | 18.1% | 23.7% |
Walney School
Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 3JT |
Secondary | 489 | 22.1% | 22.9% |
The Lacon Childe School
Kidderminster, DY14 8PE |
Secondary | 548 | 17.7% | 19.3% |
Ridgewood High School
Stourbridge, DY8 3NQ |
Secondary | 580 | 16.8% | 21.9% |
Churnet View Middle School
Leek, ST13 6PU |
Secondary | 476 | 19.8% | 28.4% |
Smithdon High School
Hunstanton, PE36 5HY |
Secondary | 582 | 21% | 22.4% |
St Benedict's Catholic High School
Alcester, B49 6PX |
Secondary | 567 | 19.6% | 22.1% |
Houlton School
RUGBY, CV23 1ED |
Secondary | 543 | 15.5% | 19.6% |
Gaynes School
Upminster, RM14 3UX |
Secondary | 379 | 16.7% | 22% |
Ludlow Church of England School
Ludlow, SY8 1GJ |
Secondary | 612 | 16.7% | 20.8% |
Brewood Middle CofE Academy
Stafford, ST19 9DS |
Secondary | 421 | 13.5% | 18.8% |
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
Buxton, SK17 6AF |
Secondary | 426 | 16.2% | 24.2% |
Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9SD |
Secondary | 594 | 14.8% | 22.1% |
Kidsgrove Secondary School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 4DL |
Secondary | 302 | 15.3% | 24.3% |
Hope Valley College
Hope Valley, S33 6SD |
Secondary | 543 | 20.5% | 20.7% |
Orsett Heath Academy
Grays, RM16 4DG |
Secondary | 343 | 18.1% | 20.5% |
Vista Academy Littleport
Ely, CB6 1EW |
Secondary | 505 | 21.5% | 24.7% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Cheadle Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 423 | Sign in to see | |
King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls
Birmingham, B17 8QB |
Secondary | 956 | ||
Aston Manor Academy
Birmingham, B6 4PZ |
Secondary | 1,008 | ||
Sir William Romney's School
Tetbury, GL8 8AE |
Secondary | 511 | ||
Prenton High School for Girls
Birkenhead, CH42 6RR |
Secondary | 785 | ||
Stratford Girls' Grammar School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 9HA |
Secondary | 814 | ||
Sheringham High School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND |
Secondary | 704 | ||
Herschel Grammar School
Slough, SL1 3BW |
Secondary | 1,057 | ||
Kingswinford Academy
Kingswinford, DY6 7AD |
Secondary | 918 | ||
Hall Green School
Birmingham, B28 0AA |
Secondary | 919 | ||
The Market Bosworth School
Nuneaton, CV13 0JT |
Secondary | 824 | ||
The Holy Cross School
New Malden, KT3 5AR |
Secondary | 969 | ||
The Byrchall High School
Wigan, WN4 9PQ |
Secondary | 1,059 | ||
Shipston High School
Shipston-on-Stour, CV36 4DY |
Secondary | 595 | ||
South Chingford Foundation School
London, E4 8SG |
Secondary | 629 | ||
The Beaconsfield School
Beaconsfield, HP9 1SJ |
Secondary | 838 | ||
Hastings High School
Hinckley, LE10 2QE |
Secondary | 856 | ||
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy
London, E9 7HD |
Secondary | 836 | ||
Chesterton Community Sports College
Newcastle, ST5 7LP |
Secondary | 886 | ||
Bishop Walsh Catholic School
Sutton Coldfield, B76 1QT |
Secondary | 1,057 | ||
Ridgewood High School
Stourbridge, DY8 3NQ |
Secondary | 580 | ||
Barr's Hill School
Coventry, CV1 4BU |
Secondary | 998 | ||
Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School
Birmingham, B30 1UL |
Secondary | 778 | ||
Axe Valley Academy
Axminster, EX13 5EA |
Secondary | 685 | ||
Trentham Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 8PQ |
Secondary | 787 | ||
Barlby High School
Selby, YO8 5JP |
Secondary | 525 | ||
Colne Park High School
Colne, BB8 7DP |
Secondary | 1,061 | ||
Buckler's Mead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NH |
Secondary | 759 | ||
Dixons Croxteth Academy
Liverpool, L11 4SG |
Secondary | 391 | ||
Cardinal Griffin Catholic College
Cannock, WS11 4AW |
Secondary | 809 |