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 1,155 15.8% 23.7%
Q3 Academy Great Barr
Birmingham, B43 7SD
Secondary 1,168 12.4% 23.6%
Leigh Academy Mascalls
Tonbridge, TN12 6LT
Secondary 1,241 17.5% 22.5%
The Hart School
Rugeley, WS15 2UE
Secondary 1,217 17.9% 26.3%
The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College
Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 8AX
Secondary 1,101 19.4% 25.8%
The St Marylebone CofE School
London, W1U 5BA
Secondary 1,170 13.4% 21.9%
Maghull High School
Liverpool, L31 7AW
Secondary 1,107 12.7% 24.5%
King Charles I School
Kidderminster, DY10 1XA
Secondary 1,129 16.1% 26.7%
Sir Harry Smith Community College
Peterborough, PE7 1XB
Secondary 1,104 17.4% 24.3%
The Elizabethan Academy
Retford, DN22 7PY
Secondary 1,205 16.1% 23.5%
Hawkley Hall High School
Wigan, WN3 5NY
Secondary 1,164 16.9% 24.4%
Avonbourne Girls Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NY
Secondary 1,189 15.9% 23.3%
The Parker E-ACT Academy
Daventry, NN11 0QE
Secondary 1,218 13.2% 24.3%
Crawshaw Academy
Pudsey, LS28 9HU
Secondary 1,110 16.9% 23.4%
The Grey Coat Hospital
London, SW1P 2DY
Secondary 1,133 11.8% 23.1%
The Castle Rock School
Coalville, LE67 4BR
Secondary 1,145 19.2% 23.6%
Mark Rutherford School
Bedford, MK41 8PX
Secondary 1,182 18.2% 24.7%
The Bromfords School
Wickford, SS12 0LZ
Secondary 1,136 16% 21.9%
Redhill School
Stourbridge, DY8 1JX
Secondary 1,216 13.4% 23.1%
Jane Austen College
Norwich, NR3 1DD
Secondary 1,107 12.7% 22.6%
Ditton Park Academy
Slough, SL3 7UX
Secondary 1,125 15.3% 23.1%
Mangotsfield School
Bristol, BS16 9LH
Secondary 1,160 18.3% 22.7%
Liskeard School and Community College
Liskeard, PL14 3EA
Secondary 1,149 13.7% 24.7%
The Whitstable School
Whitstable, CT5 1PX
Secondary 1,113 15.9% 25.7%
Harris Academy Riverside
Purfleet, RM19 1QY
Secondary 1,117 13.3% 25.9%
Melksham Oak Community School
Melksham, SN12 6QZ
Secondary 1,152 14.6% 21.1%
Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School
Coventry, CV3 6BH
Secondary 1,140 12.8% 23.3%
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Bury, BL9 0TZ
Secondary 1,055 15.8% 23.3%
King Edward VII Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 2QB
Secondary 1,181 13.6% 25.2%
Parkside School
Bradford, BD13 5AD
Secondary 1,105 18.9% 22.9%

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 1,155 Sign in to see
Brookfield Community School
Chesterfield, S40 3NS
Secondary 1,170
Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form
Woodbridge, IP13 9HE
Secondary 1,001
Sutton Grammar School
Sutton, SM1 4AS
Secondary 1,043
Pershore High School
Pershore, WR10 2BX
Secondary 1,127
Bungay High School
Bungay, NR35 1RW
Secondary 997
Holyhead School
Birmingham, B21 0HN
Secondary 1,276
Alcester Academy
Alcester, B49 6QQ
Secondary 635
Dyson Perrins CofE Academy
Malvern, WR14 1WD
Secondary 616
Westfield Academy
Yeovil, BA21 3DB
Secondary 1,027
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
Dartford, DA2 7BB
Secondary 1,163
King Edward VI School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6BE
Secondary 869
The Douay Martyrs Catholic School
Uxbridge, UB10 8QY
Secondary 1,437
Meden School
Mansfield, NG20 0QN
Secondary 1,067
Lift Rawlett
Tamworth, B79 9AA
Secondary 1,039
Aldersley High School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1RT
Secondary 1,293
Harris Church of England Academy
Rugby, CV22 6EA
Secondary 881
The Skinners' School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9PG
Secondary 1,157
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Widnes, WA8 7HU
Secondary 923
St Gregory's Catholic Science College
Harrow, HA3 0NB
Secondary 1,160
St James Academy
Dudley, DY1 3JE
Secondary 863
The Garibaldi School
Mansfield, NG19 0JX
Secondary 988
Reigate School
Reigate, RH2 7NT
Secondary 1,265
Goffs - Churchgate Academy
Waltham Cross, EN8 9LY
Secondary 599
Nether Stowe School
Lichfield, WS13 7NB
Secondary 787
Honley High School
Holmfirth, HD9 6QJ
Secondary 1,289
Paulet High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9RT
Secondary 901
The De Montfort School
Evesham, WR11 1DQ
Secondary 904
The Purbeck School
Wareham, BH20 4PF
Secondary 1,028
Sandhurst School
Sandhurst, GU47 0SD
Secondary 1,003