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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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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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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 |