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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Freman College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,022 | 17.3% | 9.9% |
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Hartismere School
Eye, IP23 7BL |
Secondary | 1,051 | 15.3% | 12.6% |
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Sir Roger Manwood's School
Sandwich, CT13 9JX |
Secondary | 1,016 | 13.2% | 10.3% |
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Robert Bloomfield Academy
Shefford, SG17 5BU |
Secondary | 974 | 20.4% | 13.6% |
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The Burgate School and Sixth Form
Fordingbridge, SP6 1EZ |
Secondary | 1,098 | 14.3% | 11.8% |
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Birmingham Ormiston Academy
Birmingham, B4 7QD |
Secondary | 1,023 | 22.1% | 10.7% |
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Verulam School
St Albans, AL1 4PR |
Secondary | 984 | 17.3% | 12.7% |
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Farmor's School
Fairford, GL7 4JQ |
Secondary | 1,042 | 16.4% | 9.2% |
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Manor High School
Leicester, LE2 4FU |
Secondary | 928 | 17.4% | 11.2% |
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Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy
Leyland, PR26 9HH |
Secondary | 963 | 13.4% | 8.4% |
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Richard Challoner School
New Malden, KT3 5PE |
Secondary | 1,079 | 21.7% | 9.2% |
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Waddesdon Church of England School
Aylesbury, HP18 0LQ |
Secondary | 1,015 | 19% | 10.7% |
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St Augustine's Catholic College
Trowbridge, BA14 9EN |
Secondary | 952 | 16.8% | 12.6% |
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Cedars Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2AE |
Secondary | 1,055 | 11% | 12.5% |
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Saint Michael's Catholic High School
Watford, WD25 0SS |
Secondary | 1,122 | 12.9% | 12.8% |
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Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
St Albans, AL4 0TT |
Secondary | 1,097 | 16.1% | 11.6% |
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Manningtree High School
Manningtree, CO11 2BW |
Secondary | 918 | 14.7% | 12.4% |
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Loreto College
St Albans, AL1 3RQ |
Secondary | 930 | 15% | 13.7% |
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Becket Keys Church of England Free School
Brentwood, CM15 9DA |
Secondary | 1,141 | 12.9% | 8.5% |
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The Holy Cross School
New Malden, KT3 5AR |
Secondary | 988 | 14.8% | 10.5% |
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Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport
Saffron Walden, CB11 3TR |
Secondary | 968 | 14.1% | 11.5% |
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Kings Langley School
Kings Langley, WD4 9HN |
Secondary | 1,104 | 18.9% | 12.5% |
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Alec Hunter Academy
Braintree, CM7 3NR |
Secondary | 1,068 | 18.8% | 13.9% |
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Bishop Walsh Catholic School
Sutton Coldfield, B76 1QT |
Secondary | 1,082 | 14.3% | 11.5% |
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St Joseph's Catholic High School
Slough, SL2 5HW |
Secondary | 992 | 14.6% | 10.9% |
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Thomas Alleyne's High School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8DU |
Secondary | 966 | 19.7% | 10.9% |
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Croxley Danes School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3LR |
Secondary | 1,082 | 18.4% | 13.6% |
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Katherine Warington School
Harpenden, AL5 5FH |
Secondary | 1,017 | 19.2% | 14.5% |
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St Benedict's Catholic School
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RH |
Secondary | 976 | 16.7% | 11.6% |
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John F Kennedy Catholic School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2PH |
Secondary | 1,079 | 14.6% | 12.3% |
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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Freman College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,022 | Sign in to see | |
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St Mark's Church of England Academy
Mitcham, CR4 1SF |
Secondary | 947 | ||
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Ark Charter Academy
Southsea, PO5 4HL |
Secondary | 917 | ||
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Upton Court Grammar School
Slough, SL3 7PR |
Secondary | 1,166 | ||
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Southend High School for Girls
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4UZ |
Secondary | 1,253 | ||
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Pool Academy
Redruth, TR15 3PZ |
Secondary | 682 | ||
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Davenant Foundation School
Loughton, IG10 2LD |
Secondary | 1,242 | ||
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John Masefield High School
Ledbury, HR8 2HF |
Secondary | 841 | ||
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Crispin School Academy
Street, BA16 0AD |
Secondary | 1,022 | ||
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East Point Academy
Lowestoft, NR33 0UQ |
Secondary | 828 | ||
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Bentley Wood High School
Stanmore, HA7 3JW |
Secondary | 1,429 | ||
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Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre
Chepstow, NP16 7AA |
Secondary | 1,069 | ||
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Heanor Gate Spencer Academy
Heanor, DE75 7RA |
Secondary | 1,427 | ||
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Etonbury Academy
Arlesey, SG15 6XS |
Secondary | 1,133 | ||
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St Bede's Inter-Church School
Cambridge, CB1 3TD |
Secondary | 940 | ||
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Hilbre High School
Wirral, CH48 6EQ |
Secondary | 1,175 | ||
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The Wilnecote School
Tamworth, B77 5LF |
Secondary | 915 | ||
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St Thomas More Catholic School
Bedford, MK41 7UL |
Secondary | 932 | ||
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The Ferrers School
Rushden, NN10 8LF |
Secondary | 940 | ||
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The Crestwood School
Dudley, DY6 8QG |
Secondary | 1,037 | ||
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Windsor Girls' School
Windsor, SL4 3RT |
Secondary | 795 | ||
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The Kingston Academy
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PE |
Secondary | 1,178 | ||
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Haileybury Turnford
Waltham Cross, EN8 0JU |
Secondary | 967 | ||
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St Katherine's School
Bristol, BS20 0HU |
Secondary | 998 | ||
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Standish Community High School
Wigan, WN6 0NX |
Secondary | 1,292 | ||
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Friesland School
Sandiacre, NG10 5AF |
Secondary | 1,237 | ||
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Co-op Academy Bebington
Wirral, CH63 2PS |
Secondary | 1,066 | ||
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Chancellor's School
Hatfield, AL9 7BN |
Secondary | 1,254 | ||
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North Walsham High School
North Walsham, NR28 9HZ |
Secondary | 619 | ||
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St Edmund Campion Catholic School
Birmingham, B23 5XA |
Secondary | 1,156 | ||