Alderbrook School

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Alderbrook School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,667 25.1% 17.4%
Shoreham Academy
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6YT
Secondary 1,778 21.2% 15.8%
The Polesworth School
Tamworth, B78 1QT
Secondary 1,455 19.3% 18.3%
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Ossett, WF5 0DG
Secondary 1,732 17.3% 18.6%
Newquay Tretherras
Newquay, TR7 3BH
Secondary 1,653 19% 18.9%
Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET
Secondary 1,559 14.8% 16.1%
Twynham School
Christchurch, BH23 1JF
Secondary 1,706 19.6% 15.4%
Finham Park School
Coventry, CV3 6EA
Secondary 1,708 20.7% 11.7%
Plantsbrook School
Sutton Coldfield, B72 1RB
Secondary 1,572 16.6% 14.7%
Whickham School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 5AR
Secondary 1,729 17.3% 20.3%
Trinity School
Carlisle, CA1 1JB
Secondary 1,678 24.8% 18.3%
The Chase
Malvern, WR14 3NZ
Secondary 1,408 19.8% 16.4%
Rawlins
Loughborough, LE12 8DY
Secondary 1,508 19.4% 18%
Furze Platt Senior School
Maidenhead, SL6 7NQ
Secondary 1,547 21% 16.8%
Ashton-on-Mersey School
Sale, M33 5BP
Secondary 1,600 19.9% 14.2%
Neston High School
Neston, CH64 9NH
Secondary 1,726 16.4% 15.8%
Rodillian Academy
Wakefield, WF3 3PS
Secondary 1,658 16.9% 17.4%
Warlingham School
Warlingham, CR6 9YB
Secondary 1,443 23.6% 18.6%
Caludon Castle School
Coventry, CV2 5BD
Secondary 1,515 18.8% 17.7%
Beckfoot School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Secondary 1,607 26.9% 13.6%
Durrington High School
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Secondary 1,606 20% 19.4%
Leigh Stationers' Academy
London, SE9 2PT
Secondary 1,723 16.6% 15.8%
Thomas Gainsborough School
Sudbury, CO10 0NH
Secondary 1,615 16.9% 18%
Malet Lambert
Hull, HU8 0JD
Secondary 1,657 19.7% 21.4%
The Warriner School
Banbury, OX15 4LJ
Secondary 1,528 22.3% 16.4%
Oxted School
Oxted, RH8 0AB
Secondary 1,613 17.4% 16.4%
Southam College
Southam, CV47 0JW
Secondary 1,624 22.2% 14.5%
Rainford High School
St Helens, WA11 8NY
Secondary 1,680 25.7% 14.8%
Sprowston Community Academy
Norwich, NR7 8NE
Secondary 1,739 22.8% 20.8%
Poole High School
Poole, BH15 2BW
Secondary 1,875 21.8% 18.5%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Alderbrook School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,667 Sign in to see
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
London, SE19 2JH
Secondary 1,166
The Fallibroome Academy
Macclesfield, SK10 4AF
Secondary 1,551
John Taylor High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 8AZ
Secondary 1,499
Norton Hill Academy
Radstock, BA3 4AD
Secondary 1,818
Towers School and Sixth Form Centre
Ashford, TN24 9AL
Secondary 1,561
Wallington High School for Girls
Wallington, SM6 0PH
Secondary 1,549
Greenshaw High School
Sutton, SM1 3DY
Secondary 1,966
Farlingaye High School
Woodbridge, IP12 4JX
Secondary 1,883
Aylesbury High School
Aylesbury, HP21 7SX
Secondary 1,367
Barr Beacon School
Walsall, WS9 0RF
Secondary 1,504
Finham Park School
Coventry, CV3 6EA
Secondary 1,708
The Marches School
Oswestry, SY11 2AR
Secondary 1,396
King Edward VI Five Ways School
Birmingham, B32 4BT
Secondary 1,311
Montsaye Academy
Kettering, NN14 6BB
Secondary 1,030
Hatch End High School
Harrow, HA3 6NR
Secondary 1,278
Rastrick High School
Brighouse, HD6 3XB
Secondary 1,783
Rosebery School
Epsom, KT18 7NQ
Secondary 1,476
Furze Platt Senior School
Maidenhead, SL6 7NQ
Secondary 1,547
Wreake Valley Academy
Leicester, LE7 1LY
Secondary 1,126
Sir Harry Smith Community College
Peterborough, PE7 1XB
Secondary 1,104
Beaumont School
St Albans, AL4 0XB
Secondary 1,651
West Walsall E-ACT Academy
Walsall, WS2 9UA
Secondary 1,195
Wembley High Technology College
North Wembley, HA0 3NT
Secondary 1,554
Sir Bernard Lovell Academy
Bristol, BS30 8TS
Secondary 1,261
The FitzWimarc School
Rayleigh, SS6 8EB
Secondary 1,798
Reddish Vale High School
Stockport, SK5 7HD
Secondary 1,027
Ormiston NEW Academy
Wolverhampton, WV10 6SE
Secondary 1,067
Highfields School
Matlock, DE4 5NA
Secondary 1,295
St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School
London, TW1 4LT
Secondary 1,142