King Alfred's
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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King Alfred's
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,763 | 20.9% | 15.5% |
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Shoreham Academy
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6YT |
Secondary | 1,778 | 21.2% | 15.8% |
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Norton Hill Academy
Radstock, BA3 4AD |
Secondary | 1,818 | 17.1% | 16% |
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Rainham School for Girls
Gillingham, ME8 0BX |
Secondary | 1,625 | 15.5% | 17.7% |
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Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Ossett, WF5 0DG |
Secondary | 1,732 | 17.3% | 18.6% |
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Kennet School
Thatcham, RG19 4LL |
Secondary | 1,815 | 16.5% | 15.5% |
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Twynham School
Christchurch, BH23 1JF |
Secondary | 1,706 | 19.6% | 15.4% |
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Wildern School
Southampton, SO30 4EJ |
Secondary | 1,800 | 13.9% | 16.9% |
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Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE |
Secondary | 1,626 | 13.8% | 15% |
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Collingwood College
Camberley, GU15 4AE |
Secondary | 1,715 | 15.7% | 14.7% |
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The Hazeley Academy
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PT |
Secondary | 1,592 | 15.8% | 17% |
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Finham Park School
Coventry, CV3 6EA |
Secondary | 1,708 | 20.7% | 11.7% |
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Kesgrave High School
Ipswich, IP5 2PB |
Secondary | 1,861 | 22.6% | 13% |
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Alderbrook School
Solihull, B91 1SN |
Secondary | 1,667 | 25.1% | 17.4% |
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Hillview School for Girls
Tonbridge, TN9 2HE |
Secondary | 1,560 | 15.7% | 14.1% |
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Hazelwick School
Crawley, RH10 1SX |
Secondary | 1,893 | 16.1% | 16.7% |
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Alexandra Park School
London, N11 2AZ |
Secondary | 1,882 | 22.2% | 14.7% |
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Furze Platt Senior School
Maidenhead, SL6 7NQ |
Secondary | 1,547 | 21% | 16.8% |
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Horsforth School
Leeds, LS18 5RF |
Secondary | 1,777 | 15.5% | 13.3% |
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Neston High School
Neston, CH64 9NH |
Secondary | 1,726 | 16.4% | 15.8% |
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Didcot Girls' School
Didcot, OX11 7AJ |
Secondary | 1,643 | 15.2% | 11.2% |
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Durrington High School
Worthing, BN13 1JX |
Secondary | 1,606 | 20% | 19.4% |
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Leigh Stationers' Academy
London, SE9 2PT |
Secondary | 1,723 | 16.6% | 15.8% |
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The Warriner School
Banbury, OX15 4LJ |
Secondary | 1,528 | 22.3% | 16.4% |
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Oxted School
Oxted, RH8 0AB |
Secondary | 1,613 | 17.4% | 16.4% |
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Southam College
Southam, CV47 0JW |
Secondary | 1,624 | 22.2% | 14.5% |
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Rainhill High School
Prescot, L35 6NY |
Secondary | 1,812 | 16.5% | 13.6% |
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Rainford High School
St Helens, WA11 8NY |
Secondary | 1,680 | 25.7% | 14.8% |
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Steyning Grammar School
Steyning, BN44 3RX |
Secondary | 1,945 | 22.8% | 12.4% |
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Poole High School
Poole, BH15 2BW |
Secondary | 1,875 | 21.8% | 18.5% |
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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King Alfred's
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,763 | Sign in to see | |
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Westlands School
Sittingbourne, ME10 1PF |
Secondary | 1,751 | ||
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Wales High School
Sheffield, S26 5QQ |
Secondary | 1,821 | ||
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Maiden Erlegh School
Reading, RG6 7HS |
Secondary | 1,872 | ||
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Collingwood College
Camberley, GU15 4AE |
Secondary | 1,715 | ||
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Rainham Mark Grammar School
Gillingham, ME8 7AJ |
Secondary | 1,551 | ||
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Queens' School
Bushey, WD23 2TY |
Secondary | 1,660 | ||
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Chesterton Community College
Cambridge, CB4 3NY |
Secondary | 1,130 | ||
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Minsthorpe Community College
Pontefract, WF9 2UJ |
Secondary | 1,576 | ||
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The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College
Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 8AX |
Secondary | 1,101 | ||
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Hazelwick School
Crawley, RH10 1SX |
Secondary | 1,893 | ||
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The Blue School
Wells, BA5 2NR |
Secondary | 1,358 | ||
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Cannock Chase High School
Cannock, WS11 1JT |
Secondary | 1,110 | ||
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Cotham School
Bristol, BS6 6DT |
Secondary | 1,659 | ||
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Tewkesbury Academy
Tewkesbury, GL20 8DF |
Secondary | 1,111 | ||
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Cheadle Hulme High School
Cheadle, SK8 7JY |
Secondary | 1,694 | ||
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Stratton School
Biggleswade, SG18 8JB |
Secondary | 986 | ||
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Didcot Girls' School
Didcot, OX11 7AJ |
Secondary | 1,643 | ||
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The Castle School
Bristol, BS35 1HT |
Secondary | 1,453 | ||
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Wickersley School and Sports College
Rotherham, S66 1JL |
Secondary | 2,005 | ||
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Bridgewater High School
Warrington, WA4 3AE |
Secondary | 1,675 | ||
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Oxted School
Oxted, RH8 0AB |
Secondary | 1,613 | ||
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Callington Community College
Callington, PL17 7DR |
Secondary | 862 | ||
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Harton Academy
South Shields, NE34 6DL |
Secondary | 1,674 | ||
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Benfield School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4NU |
Secondary | 921 | ||
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Tavistock College
Tavistock, PL19 8DD |
Secondary | 1,270 | ||
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Goole Academy
Goole, DN14 6AN |
Secondary | 1,261 | ||
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Philip Morant School and College
Colchester, CO3 4QS |
Secondary | 1,835 | ||
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Harris Academy Ockendon
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY |
Secondary | 1,426 | ||
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Ashby School
Ashby-De-La-Zouch, LE65 1DT |
Secondary | 1,680 | ||