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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St Aidan's Church of England High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 2,069 | 5.2% | 4.8% |
Outwood Grange Academy
Wakefield, WF1 2PF |
Secondary | 1,980 | 8.9% | 13.6% |
Waltham Toll Bar Academy
Grimsby, DN36 4RZ |
Secondary | 1,894 | 9.2% | 14.8% |
Ashmole Academy
London, N14 5RJ |
Secondary | 1,879 | 5.8% | 8.5% |
Garforth Academy
Leeds, LS25 1LJ |
Secondary | 1,900 | 5.5% | 13.1% |
Weald of Kent Grammar School
Tonbridge, TN9 2JP |
Secondary | 1,920 | 4.2% | 3.8% |
Comberton Village College
Cambridge, CB23 7DU |
Secondary | 1,932 | 13% | 10% |
Harrogate Grammar School
Harrogate, HG2 0DZ |
Secondary | 2,097 | 19.7% | 8.3% |
The King John School
Benfleet, SS7 1RQ |
Secondary | 2,103 | 12.2% | 11.8% |
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9SH |
Secondary | 1,899 | 8.9% | 6.7% |
Sandringham School
St Albans, AL4 9NX |
Secondary | 1,767 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
The West Bridgford School
Nottingham, NG2 7FA |
Secondary | 1,786 | 3.9% | 5.2% |
Hayes School
Bromley, BR2 7DB |
Secondary | 1,762 | 12.2% | 7.1% |
South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College
North Ferriby, HU14 3HS |
Secondary | 2,108 | 10.5% | 8.3% |
South Craven School
Keighley, BD20 7RL |
Secondary | 1,874 | 11% | 13.8% |
Saffron Walden County High School
Saffron Walden, CB11 4UH |
Secondary | 2,128 | 18% | 6.7% |
Cheam High School
Sutton, SM3 8PW |
Secondary | 2,124 | 10.5% | 13.9% |
Gordano School
Bristol, BS20 7QR |
Secondary | 2,124 | 13.2% | 7.2% |
Toot Hill School
Nottingham, NG13 8BL |
Secondary | 1,932 | 8% | 11.5% |
Ilkley Grammar School
Ilkley, LS29 8TR |
Secondary | 2,135 | 15.9% | 5.2% |
George Abbot School
Guildford, GU1 1XX |
Secondary | 1,939 | 18.6% | 7% |
Bourne Grammar School
Bourne, PE10 9JE |
Secondary | 1,726 | 10.4% | 5.6% |
Riddlesdown Collegiate
Purley, CR8 1EX |
Secondary | 2,067 | 13.7% | 12.1% |
Rushcliffe Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG2 7BW |
Secondary | 2,014 | 6.4% | 9.4% |
Lymm High School
Lymm, WA13 0RB |
Secondary | 1,916 | 11.7% | 9.4% |
Great Sankey High School
Warrington, WA5 3AA |
Secondary | 2,085 | 10.4% | 8.4% |
Beauchamp College
Leicester, LE2 5TP |
Secondary | 2,181 | 6.6% | 8.4% |
Wickersley School and Sports College
Rotherham, S66 1JL |
Secondary | 2,053 | 14.2% | 14% |
Salesian School, Chertsey
Chertsey, KT16 9LU |
Secondary | 1,850 | 9.7% | 6.9% |
Fulford School
York, YO10 4FY |
Secondary | 1,727 | 10.5% | 6.5% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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St Aidan's Church of England High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 2,069 | Sign in to see | |
Haberdashers' Hatcham College
London, SE14 5SF |
Secondary | 1,381 | ||
City of London Academy Islington
London, N1 8PQ |
Secondary | 925 | ||
Clacton Coastal Academy
Clacton on Sea, CO15 3JL |
Secondary | 1,504 | ||
Pate's Grammar School
Cheltenham, GL51 0HG |
Secondary | 1,253 | ||
Harrogate Grammar School
Harrogate, HG2 0DZ |
Secondary | 2,097 | ||
Queen Elizabeth's
Crediton, EX17 3LU |
Secondary | 1,206 | ||
Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Lancaster, LA1 3EF |
Secondary | 1,269 | ||
Hayesfield Girls School
Bath, BA2 3LA |
Secondary | 1,497 | ||
Graveney School
London, SW17 9BU |
Secondary | 2,275 | ||
King Edward VI Handsworth School
Birmingham, B21 9AR |
Secondary | 1,284 | ||
Sir John Leman High School
Beccles, NR34 9PG |
Secondary | 1,443 | ||
Hitchin Girls' School
Hitchin, SG4 9RS |
Secondary | 1,355 | ||
Lincoln Christ's Hospital School
Lincoln, LN2 4PN |
Secondary | 1,286 | ||
Plume School
Maldon, CM9 6AB |
Secondary | 1,738 | ||
Hall Cross Academy
Doncaster, DN1 2HY |
Secondary | 1,991 | ||
The Henry Box School
Witney, OX28 4AX |
Secondary | 1,085 | ||
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School
Brentwood, CM14 4EX |
Secondary | 1,024 | ||
Hitchin Boys' School
Hitchin, SG5 1JB |
Secondary | 1,317 | ||
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Blackburn, BB2 6DF |
Secondary | 875 | ||
City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy
Norwich, NR4 6PP |
Secondary | 1,739 | ||
The Kingsway School
Cheadle, SK8 4QX |
Secondary | 1,309 | ||
Queen's Park High School
Chester, CH4 7AE |
Secondary | 765 | ||
High Storrs School
Sheffield, S11 7LH |
Secondary | 1,662 | ||
Tadcaster Grammar School
Tadcaster, LS24 9NB |
Secondary | 1,512 | ||
Royds Hall, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD3 4HA |
Secondary | 1,223 | ||
Northallerton School & Sixth Form College
Northallerton, DL6 1ED |
Secondary | 1,081 | ||
Eastlea Community School
London, E16 4NP |
Secondary | 788 | ||
St John Fisher Catholic Academy
Harrogate, HG2 8PT |
Secondary | 1,329 | ||
Sacred Heart Catholic Academy
Liverpool, L23 5TF |
Secondary | 824 |