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 | 1,682 | 18.9% | 14.9% |
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Shoreham Academy
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6YT |
Secondary | 1,756 | 19.5% | 15.5% |
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Rainham School for Girls
Gillingham, ME8 0BX |
Secondary | 1,630 | 13.6% | 16% |
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Plymstock School
Plymouth, PL9 9AZ |
Secondary | 1,672 | 15.6% | 16% |
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The Appleton School
Benfleet, SS7 5RN |
Secondary | 1,604 | 13.8% | 13.7% |
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Valley Park School
Maidstone, ME14 5DT |
Secondary | 1,652 | 13.1% | 16.2% |
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Kennet School
Thatcham, RG19 4LL |
Secondary | 1,855 | 14.6% | 15.7% |
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Twynham School
Christchurch, BH23 1JF |
Secondary | 1,773 | 16.2% | 14.6% |
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Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE |
Secondary | 1,583 | 14.6% | 13.3% |
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Aston Academy
Sheffield, S26 4SF |
Secondary | 1,597 | 18.8% | 17.5% |
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Cleeve School
Cheltenham, GL52 8AE |
Secondary | 1,775 | 16.3% | 15.3% |
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Collingwood College
Camberley, GU15 4AE |
Secondary | 1,741 | 15.6% | 13% |
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The Hazeley Academy
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PT |
Secondary | 1,595 | 14.9% | 15.3% |
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Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Swindon, SN4 7HG |
Secondary | 1,727 | 17% | 12.2% |
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Alderbrook School
Solihull, B91 1SN |
Secondary | 1,637 | 24.5% | 15.9% |
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The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Swindon, SN4 9DJ |
Secondary | 1,603 | 14.7% | 13.9% |
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Trinity School
Carlisle, CA1 1JB |
Secondary | 1,695 | 21.3% | 16.5% |
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Furze Platt Senior School
Maidenhead, SL6 7NQ |
Secondary | 1,530 | 14.8% | 15.8% |
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Beacon Academy
Crowborough, TN6 2AS |
Secondary | 1,620 | 11.6% | 13% |
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Neston High School
Neston, CH64 9NH |
Secondary | 1,729 | 14.1% | 13.8% |
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Caludon Castle School
Coventry, CV2 5BD |
Secondary | 1,556 | 17.7% | 15.6% |
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Northampton School for Girls
Northampton, NN3 6DG |
Secondary | 1,761 | 15.6% | 12.7% |
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Durrington High School
Worthing, BN13 1JX |
Secondary | 1,608 | 17.6% | 18% |
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Leigh Stationers' Academy
London, SE9 2PT |
Secondary | 1,650 | 17% | 15.3% |
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The Howard School
Gillingham, ME8 0BX |
Secondary | 1,539 | 13.1% | 15.5% |
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The Warriner School
Banbury, OX15 4LJ |
Secondary | 1,557 | 16.3% | 14.9% |
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Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Luton, LU2 7AE |
Secondary | 1,628 | 14.6% | 13.9% |
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Oxted School
Oxted, RH8 0AB |
Secondary | 1,710 | 17.3% | 15% |
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Southam College
Southam, CV47 0JW |
Secondary | 1,660 | 19.4% | 13% |
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Rainford High School
St Helens, WA11 8NY |
Secondary | 1,719 | 23.7% | 14.1% |
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 | 1,682 | Sign in to see | |
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Waltham Toll Bar Academy
Grimsby, DN36 4RZ |
Secondary | 1,894 | ||
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Watford Grammar School for Boys
Watford, WD18 7JF |
Secondary | 1,557 | ||
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Westlands School
Sittingbourne, ME10 1PF |
Secondary | 1,776 | ||
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Wales High School
Sheffield, S26 5QQ |
Secondary | 1,842 | ||
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Hockerill Anglo-European College
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5HX |
Secondary | 921 | ||
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Maiden Erlegh School
Reading, RG6 7HS |
Secondary | 1,839 | ||
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Collingwood College
Camberley, GU15 4AE |
Secondary | 1,741 | ||
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Rainham Mark Grammar School
Gillingham, ME8 7AJ |
Secondary | 1,536 | ||
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Myton School
Warwick, CV34 6PJ |
Secondary | 1,759 | ||
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The Marches School
Oswestry, SY11 2AR |
Secondary | 1,383 | ||
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Hazelwick School
Crawley, RH10 1SX |
Secondary | 1,885 | ||
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The Blue School
Wells, BA5 2NR |
Secondary | 1,434 | ||
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Cannock Chase High School
Cannock, WS11 1JT |
Secondary | 1,110 | ||
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Cotham School
Bristol, BS6 6DT |
Secondary | 1,640 | ||
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Tewkesbury Academy
Tewkesbury, GL20 8DF |
Secondary | 1,206 | ||
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Cheadle Hulme High School
Cheadle, SK8 7JY |
Secondary | 1,671 | ||
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Riddlesdown Collegiate
Purley, CR8 1EX |
Secondary | 2,067 | ||
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Didcot Girls' School
Didcot, OX11 7AJ |
Secondary | 1,616 | ||
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Wickersley School and Sports College
Rotherham, S66 1JL |
Secondary | 2,053 | ||
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Bridgewater High School
Warrington, WA4 3AE |
Secondary | 1,657 | ||
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Oxted School
Oxted, RH8 0AB |
Secondary | 1,710 | ||
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Callington Community College
Callington, PL17 7DR |
Secondary | 890 | ||
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Harton Academy
South Shields, NE34 6DL |
Secondary | 1,659 | ||
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Benfield School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4NU |
Secondary | 969 | ||
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Tavistock College
Tavistock, PL19 8DD |
Secondary | 1,298 | ||
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Goole Academy
Goole, DN14 6AN |
Secondary | 1,172 | ||
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Philip Morant School and College
Colchester, CO3 4QS |
Secondary | 1,729 | ||
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Harris Academy Ockendon
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY |
Secondary | 1,435 | ||
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Ashby School
Ashby-De-La-Zouch, LE65 1DT |
Secondary | 1,528 | ||