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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Hall Mead School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,070 | 20.2% | 11.9% |
Midhurst Rother College
Midhurst, GU29 9DT |
Secondary | 1,168 | 21.4% | 13.1% |
Robert Bloomfield Academy
Shefford, SG17 5BU |
Secondary | 985 | 20.7% | 13.6% |
Verulam School
St Albans, AL1 4PR |
Secondary | 1,023 | 16.5% | 11.9% |
Thamesmead School
Shepperton, TW17 9EE |
Secondary | 1,046 | 17.7% | 14.3% |
John Colet School
Aylesbury, HP22 6HF |
Secondary | 1,108 | 18.2% | 11.9% |
Richard Challoner School
New Malden, KT3 5PE |
Secondary | 1,073 | 22% | 8.9% |
Amersham School
Amersham, HP7 9HH |
Secondary | 1,063 | 19.8% | 12% |
Formby High School
Liverpool, L37 3HW |
Secondary | 1,102 | 15.8% | 11% |
The Beacon School
Banstead, SM7 1AG |
Secondary | 1,136 | 23.3% | 13.3% |
Denefield School
Reading, RG31 6XY |
Secondary | 1,120 | 21.1% | 14% |
Coombe Boys' School
New Malden, KT3 6NU |
Secondary | 1,011 | 19.1% | 15.4% |
Chenderit School
Banbury, OX17 2QR |
Secondary | 1,076 | 15.8% | 12.9% |
Nailsea School
Bristol, BS48 2HN |
Secondary | 1,118 | 16.5% | 12.3% |
The Marlborough Church of England School
Woodstock, OX20 1LP |
Secondary | 1,085 | 21.2% | 10.4% |
Kings Langley School
Kings Langley, WD4 9HN |
Secondary | 1,085 | 17.5% | 13.9% |
Worthing High School
Worthing, BN14 7AR |
Secondary | 1,064 | 18.1% | 13.8% |
Hedingham School and Sixth Form
Halstead, CO9 3QH |
Secondary | 1,140 | 22.7% | 13.5% |
St Simon Stock Catholic School
Maidstone, ME16 0JP |
Secondary | 1,120 | 16.1% | 12.6% |
Wheatley Park School
Oxford, OX33 1QH |
Secondary | 1,141 | 21.1% | 13.2% |
The Kingston Academy
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PE |
Secondary | 1,168 | 15% | 13.3% |
Turing House School
Twickenham, TW2 6LH |
Secondary | 940 | 23.5% | 11.9% |
Millthorpe School
York, YO23 1WF |
Secondary | 1,064 | 19.8% | 14.8% |
Pinner High School
Pinner, HA5 1NB |
Secondary | 1,142 | 15.1% | 10% |
Harris Academy Sutton
Sutton, SM2 5RD |
Secondary | 1,143 | 14.1% | 10.9% |
Thomas Alleyne's High School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8DU |
Secondary | 1,001 | 17.6% | 10.7% |
Croxley Danes School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3LR |
Secondary | 1,089 | 17.5% | 10.4% |
The Misbourne School
Great Missenden, HP16 0BN |
Secondary | 1,095 | 23.6% | 10% |
Sandhurst School
Sandhurst, GU47 0SD |
Secondary | 1,034 | 18.3% | 13.8% |
Crofton School
Fareham, PO14 2AT |
Secondary | 1,103 | 17.7% | 14.3% |
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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Hall Mead School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,070 | Sign in to see | |
Coombe Dean School
Plymouth, PL9 8ES |
Secondary | 997 | ||
Oakwood Park Grammar School
Maidstone, ME16 8AH |
Secondary | 1,068 | ||
The Kings of Wessex Academy
Cheddar, BS27 3AQ |
Secondary | 1,046 | ||
The Holt School
Wokingham, RG41 1EE |
Secondary | 1,418 | ||
The Coleshill School
Birmingham, B46 3EX |
Secondary | 1,237 | ||
Harris Girls Academy Bromley
Beckenham, BR3 1QR |
Secondary | 1,083 | ||
Formby High School
Liverpool, L37 3HW |
Secondary | 1,102 | ||
Berwick Academy
Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2JF |
Secondary | 586 | ||
The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre
Surbiton, KT6 4TU |
Secondary | 1,210 | ||
The Douay Martyrs Catholic School
Uxbridge, UB10 8QY |
Secondary | 1,506 | ||
Moseley Park
Bilston, WV14 6LU |
Secondary | 1,077 | ||
Broadoak School
Manchester, M31 4BU |
Secondary | 588 | ||
The Dean Academy
Lydney, GL15 5DZ |
Secondary | 691 | ||
Eaton Bank Academy
Congleton, CW12 1NT |
Secondary | 1,091 | ||
Leeds City Academy
Leeds, LS6 2LG |
Secondary | 989 | ||
John Mason School
Abingdon, OX14 1JB |
Secondary | 1,044 | ||
The Warren School
Romford, RM6 6SB |
Secondary | 1,323 | ||
St Michael's Church of England High School
Crosby, L23 7UL |
Secondary | 683 | ||
The Hurlingham Academy
London, SW6 3ED |
Secondary | 714 | ||
St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy
Bedlington, NE22 6ED |
Secondary | 1,108 | ||
St Catherine's College
Eastbourne, BN23 7BL |
Secondary | 1,086 | ||
Marshalls Park Academy
Romford, RM1 4EH |
Secondary | 1,185 | ||
Wolgarston High School
Stafford, ST19 5RX |
Secondary | 827 | ||
Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge
Reading, RG4 9LN |
Secondary | 456 | ||
Fitzharrys School
Abingdon, OX14 1NP |
Secondary | 767 | ||
Graham School
Scarborough, YO12 6QW |
Secondary | 1,045 | ||
The Valley Leadership Academy
Bacup, OL13 0TG |
Secondary | 656 | ||
Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ |
Secondary | 953 | ||
Haggerston School
London, E2 8LS |
Secondary | 1,065 |