The Robert Smyth Academy
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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The Robert Smyth Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,201 | 15.4% | 7.8% |
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Queen Elizabeth School
LA6 2HJ |
Secondary | 1,185 | 19.9% | 7% |
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Parkstone Grammar School
Poole, BH17 7EP |
Secondary | 1,222 | 13.7% | 7% |
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Whitburn Church of England Academy
Sunderland, SR6 7EF |
Secondary | 1,242 | 13.1% | 9.6% |
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Davenant Foundation School
Loughton, IG10 2LD |
Secondary | 1,257 | 12.4% | 7% |
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Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Lancaster, LA1 3EF |
Secondary | 1,269 | 13.3% | 5.4% |
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Poole Grammar School
Poole, BH17 9JU |
Secondary | 1,199 | 13.8% | 4.3% |
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Haybridge High School and Sixth Form
Stourbridge, DY8 2XS |
Secondary | 1,176 | 14.6% | 8.4% |
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Keswick School
Keswick, CA12 5QB |
Secondary | 1,206 | 10.2% | 7.5% |
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Bishop Ramsey Church of England School
Ruislip, HA4 8EE |
Secondary | 1,265 | 13.9% | 9.7% |
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Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School
Rickmansworth, WD3 1HG |
Secondary | 1,230 | 15.5% | 7.4% |
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Harlington Upper School
Dunstable, LU5 6NX |
Secondary | 1,249 | 10.6% | 9.3% |
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Knutsford Academy
Knutsford, WA16 0EA |
Secondary | 1,235 | 13.8% | 11.2% |
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Holmer Green Senior School
High Wycombe, HP15 6SP |
Secondary | 1,226 | 17.9% | 10% |
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Becket Keys Church of England Free School
Brentwood, CM15 9DA |
Secondary | 1,108 | 11.8% | 7.9% |
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Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College
Tarporley, CW6 0BL |
Secondary | 1,194 | 10.4% | 9.5% |
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The Bishop Wand Church of England School
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6LT |
Secondary | 1,181 | 15.4% | 5.8% |
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Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
Grantham, NG31 9AU |
Secondary | 1,188 | 11.1% | 6.4% |
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Hitchin Boys' School
Hitchin, SG5 1JB |
Secondary | 1,317 | 18.3% | 6.5% |
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Guildford County School
Guildford, GU2 4LU |
Secondary | 1,218 | 16.2% | 7.5% |
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St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ilkley, LS29 6AE |
Secondary | 1,195 | 11.5% | 5.8% |
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Richard Hale School
Hertford, SG13 8EN |
Secondary | 1,218 | 14.1% | 7.1% |
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Heathside School
Weybridge, KT13 8UZ |
Secondary | 1,262 | 16.6% | 5.5% |
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St Gregory's Catholic Science College
Harrow, HA3 0NB |
Secondary | 1,161 | 12.2% | 10.1% |
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Pinner High School
Pinner, HA5 1NB |
Secondary | 1,142 | 15.1% | 10% |
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Walton High School
Stafford, ST17 0LJ |
Secondary | 1,160 | 11.6% | 6.1% |
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Harris Academy Sutton
Sutton, SM2 5RD |
Secondary | 1,143 | 14.1% | 10.9% |
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St Philip Howard Catholic School
Bognor Regis, PO22 0EN |
Secondary | 1,252 | 18.9% | 9.3% |
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Beechen Cliff School
Bath, BA2 4RE |
Secondary | 1,210 | 13.5% | 8.5% |
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St Paul's Catholic College
Burgess Hill, RH15 8GA |
Secondary | 1,169 | 17.8% | 6.8% |
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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The Robert Smyth Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,201 | Sign in to see | |
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Urmston Grammar Academy
Manchester, M41 5UG |
Secondary | 1,101 | ||
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The Corsham School
Corsham, SN13 9DF |
Secondary | 1,265 | ||
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Christleton High School
Chester, CH3 7AD |
Secondary | 1,397 | ||
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Hodgson Academy
Poulton-Le-Fylde, FY6 7EU |
Secondary | 1,116 | ||
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Bury St Edmunds County High School
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RF |
Secondary | 855 | ||
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The Hathershaw College
Oldham, OL8 3EP |
Secondary | 1,050 | ||
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Ormiston Rivers Academy
Burnham-on-Crouch, CM0 8QB |
Secondary | 1,106 | ||
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West Coventry Academy
Coventry, CV4 9PW |
Secondary | 1,238 | ||
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West Kirby Grammar School
Wirral, CH48 5DP |
Secondary | 1,225 | ||
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Ranelagh School
Bracknell, RG12 9DA |
Secondary | 1,062 | ||
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Sir John Lawes School
Harpenden, AL5 4QP |
Secondary | 1,348 | ||
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Testwood School
Southampton, SO40 3ZW |
Secondary | 879 | ||
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Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre
Birmingham, B32 3AE |
Secondary | 657 | ||
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Whitefield School
London, NW2 1TR |
Secondary | 684 | ||
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Emerson Park Academy
Hornchurch, RM11 3AD |
Secondary | 1,045 | ||
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Deyes High School
Liverpool, L31 6DE |
Secondary | 1,355 | ||
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De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ |
Secondary | 1,300 | ||
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Queensbury Academy
Dunstable, LU6 3BU |
Secondary | 1,195 | ||
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Parklands High School
Chorley, PR7 1LL |
Secondary | 1,123 | ||
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Skegness Grammar School
Skegness, PE25 2QS |
Secondary | 677 | ||
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Gosford Hill School
Kidlington, OX5 2NT |
Secondary | 848 | ||
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Hedingham School and Sixth Form
Halstead, CO9 3QH |
Secondary | 1,140 | ||
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Oldbury Wells School
Bridgnorth, WV16 5JD |
Secondary | 771 | ||
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Ortu Hassenbrook Academy
Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0NS |
Secondary | 693 | ||
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Ashington Academy
Ashington, NE63 8DH |
Secondary | 956 | ||
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Ridgeway Academy
Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2AF |
Secondary | 947 | ||
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Wollaston School
Wellingborough, NN29 7PH |
Secondary | 1,431 | ||
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Morecambe Bay Academy
Morecambe, LA4 5BG |
Secondary | 1,054 | ||
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Dover Christ Church Academy
Dover, CT16 2EG |
Secondary | 817 | ||