Lode Heath 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
Lode Heath School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,164 15% 21.7%
Landau Forte College
Derby, DE1 2LF
Secondary 1,240 12.3% 21.6%
Q3 Academy Great Barr
Birmingham, B43 7SD
Secondary 1,173 11.8% 21.3%
The Bishop of Winchester Academy
Bournemouth, BH8 9PW
Secondary 1,149 18.6% 22.2%
Chadwell Heath Academy
Romford, RM6 4RS
Secondary 1,238 14.1% 21.4%
Penair School
Truro, TR1 1TN
Secondary 1,190 14.3% 20.2%
Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre
Droitwich Spa, WR9 0AA
Secondary 1,281 13.8% 22.7%
The Coleshill School
Birmingham, B46 3EX
Secondary 1,237 12.5% 19%
Langley School
Solihull, B92 7ER
Secondary 1,050 18.4% 22.2%
The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College
Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 8AX
Secondary 1,136 19.8% 23.6%
Lydiard Park Academy
Swindon, SN5 6HN
Secondary 1,262 15.9% 21.6%
The St Marylebone CofE School
London, W1U 5BA
Secondary 1,182 13% 20.9%
The Deepings School
Peterborough, PE6 8NF
Secondary 1,236 17.3% 22.8%
Sir Harry Smith Community College
Peterborough, PE7 1XB
Secondary 1,094 16.3% 21.9%
The Elizabethan Academy
Retford, DN22 7PY
Secondary 1,202 15.4% 22.6%
Avonbourne Girls Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NY
Secondary 1,116 16.1% 22%
Crawshaw Academy
Pudsey, LS28 9HU
Secondary 1,123 11.5% 20.4%
Ratton School
Eastbourne, BN21 2XR
Secondary 1,177 16.7% 23.2%
Mark Rutherford School
Bedford, MK41 8PX
Secondary 1,259 14% 20.6%
Redhill School
Stourbridge, DY8 1JX
Secondary 1,215 14.3% 22.2%
Ditton Park Academy
Slough, SL3 7UX
Secondary 1,126 13% 21%
Mangotsfield School
Bristol, BS16 9LH
Secondary 1,122 14.8% 23.2%
Chase Terrace Academy
Burntwood, WS7 2DB
Secondary 1,275 14.6% 19.9%
The Whitstable School
Whitstable, CT5 1PX
Secondary 1,127 12.8% 21.8%
Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School
Coventry, CV3 6BH
Secondary 1,143 12.2% 20.1%
Watling Academy
Milton Keynes, MK8 1EP
Secondary 1,205 11% 21.5%
The Hinckley School
Hinckley, LE10 1LE
Secondary 1,171 17% 19.7%
King Edward VII Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 2QB
Secondary 1,228 13.4% 23.1%
Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy
Cleckheaton, BD19 3AQ
Secondary 1,236 16.5% 23.5%
Parkside School
Bradford, BD13 5AD
Secondary 1,146 16.4% 19.8%

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
Lode Heath School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,164 Sign in to see
Brookfield Community School
Chesterfield, S40 3NS
Secondary 1,146
Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form
Woodbridge, IP13 9HE
Secondary 1,030
Sutton Grammar School
Sutton, SM1 4AS
Secondary 1,038
Pershore High School
Pershore, WR10 2BX
Secondary 1,138
Bungay High School
Bungay, NR35 1RW
Secondary 985
Holyhead School
Birmingham, B21 0HN
Secondary 1,260
Verulam School
St Albans, AL1 4PR
Secondary 1,023
Hanley Castle High School
Worcester, WR8 0BL
Secondary 1,087
Alcester Academy
Alcester, B49 6QQ
Secondary 635
Dyson Perrins CofE Academy
Malvern, WR14 1WD
Secondary 615
Westfield Academy
Yeovil, BA21 3EP
Secondary 1,038
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
Dartford, DA2 7BB
Secondary 1,123
King Edward VI School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6BE
Secondary 839
Netherthorpe School
Chesterfield, S43 3PU
Secondary 1,108
The Douay Martyrs Catholic School
Uxbridge, UB10 8QY
Secondary 1,506
Moseley Park
Bilston, WV14 6LU
Secondary 1,077
Meden School
Mansfield, NG20 0QN
Secondary 1,076
The Rawlett School (An Aet Academy)
Tamworth, B79 9AA
Secondary 1,039
The Skinners' School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9PG
Secondary 1,138
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Widnes, WA8 7HU
Secondary 937
St Gregory's Catholic Science College
Harrow, HA3 0NB
Secondary 1,161
St James Academy
Dudley, DY1 3JE
Secondary 866
The Garibaldi School
Mansfield, NG19 0JX
Secondary 970
Louth Academy
Louth, LN11 9AW
Secondary 871
Reigate School
Reigate, RH2 7NT
Secondary 1,259
Goffs - Churchgate Academy
Waltham Cross, EN8 9LY
Secondary 602
Paulet High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9RT
Secondary 925
The De Montfort School
Evesham, WR11 1DQ
Secondary 860
Sandhurst School
Sandhurst, GU47 0SD
Secondary 1,034