The Sandon School
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 Sandon School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,278 | 12% | 13.2% |
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Brooke Weston Academy
Great Oakley, NN18 8LA |
Secondary | 1,187 | 11.7% | 14.7% |
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Samuel Ward Academy
Haverhill, CB9 0LD |
Secondary | 1,177 | 10.7% | 15.3% |
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Swavesey Village College
Cambridge, CB24 4RS |
Secondary | 1,254 | 7.8% | 14.1% |
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Congleton High School
Congleton, CW12 4NS |
Secondary | 1,270 | 9.6% | 12.6% |
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Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree, CM7 1WY |
Secondary | 1,294 | 10.1% | 14.3% |
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Hounsdown School
Southampton, SO40 9FT |
Secondary | 1,300 | 13.2% | 14.9% |
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St Thomas More High School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BW |
Secondary | 1,232 | 9.6% | 12.3% |
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Shelley College, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 8NL |
Secondary | 1,300 | 12.9% | 12.8% |
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Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Accrington, BB5 4AY |
Secondary | 1,315 | 12.1% | 11.9% |
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Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School
Crewe, CW4 7DX |
Secondary | 1,311 | 8.6% | 12.1% |
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Deyes High School
Liverpool, L31 6DE |
Secondary | 1,355 | 13.9% | 12.6% |
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Carmel College
Darlington, DL3 8RW |
Secondary | 1,346 | 12.8% | 14.5% |
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The Stanway School
Colchester, CO3 0QA |
Secondary | 1,397 | 13.7% | 11.5% |
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Knutsford Academy
Knutsford, WA16 0EA |
Secondary | 1,235 | 13.8% | 11.2% |
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Robert May's School
Hook, RG29 1NA |
Secondary | 1,330 | 14.6% | 14.3% |
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De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ |
Secondary | 1,300 | 9.7% | 13.6% |
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St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Chesterfield, S41 8AG |
Secondary | 1,350 | 13.4% | 13.2% |
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Queensbury Academy
Dunstable, LU6 3BU |
Secondary | 1,195 | 13.3% | 12.1% |
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All Hallows Catholic College
Macclesfield, SK11 8LB |
Secondary | 1,238 | 14.3% | 13.7% |
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Idsall School
Shifnal, TF11 8PD |
Secondary | 1,238 | 10.5% | 13.9% |
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The Bicester School
Bicester, OX26 2NS |
Secondary | 1,239 | 16.1% | 13.2% |
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Prince William School
Oundle, PE8 4BS |
Secondary | 1,329 | 14.6% | 12.7% |
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Woldgate School and Sixth Form College
York, YO42 2LL |
Secondary | 1,267 | 16% | 12.9% |
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Chew Valley School
Bristol, BS40 8QB |
Secondary | 1,205 | 11.5% | 14.7% |
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Cheslyn Hay Academy
Walsall, WS6 7JQ |
Secondary | 1,262 | 12.3% | 15.3% |
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The Friary School
Lichfield, WS13 7EW |
Secondary | 1,232 | 10.3% | 15.4% |
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The Thomas Adams School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5UB |
Secondary | 1,226 | 14.6% | 14.4% |
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St Peter's Catholic School
Solihull, B91 3NZ |
Secondary | 1,317 | 14.7% | 13.1% |
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The Hemel Hempstead School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TX |
Secondary | 1,316 | 14.4% | 14.4% |
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 Sandon School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,278 | Sign in to see | |
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King's Lynn Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 4QG |
Secondary | 963 | ||
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Birkenhead Park School
Birkenhead, CH43 4UY |
Secondary | 748 | ||
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Sponne School
Towcester, NN12 6DJ |
Secondary | 1,429 | ||
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The Queen Katherine School
Kendal, LA9 6PJ |
Secondary | 936 | ||
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The Brittons Academy
Rainham, RM13 7BB |
Secondary | 681 | ||
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Ormiston Rivers Academy
Burnham-on-Crouch, CM0 8QB |
Secondary | 1,106 | ||
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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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Christ's College Finchley
London, N2 0SE |
Secondary | 957 | ||
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Emerson Park Academy
Hornchurch, RM11 3AD |
Secondary | 1,045 | ||
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Twyford Church of England High School
London, W3 9PP |
Secondary | 1,618 | ||
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Bishopshalt School
Uxbridge, UB8 3RF |
Secondary | 1,292 | ||
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St Thomas More Catholic High School
North Shields, NE29 8LF |
Secondary | 1,621 | ||
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Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ
Isleworth, TW7 6XF |
Secondary | 1,135 | ||
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Queensbury Academy
Dunstable, LU6 3BU |
Secondary | 1,195 | ||
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Devizes School
Devizes, SN10 3AG |
Secondary | 1,140 | ||
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Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport
Saffron Walden, CB11 3TR |
Secondary | 998 | ||
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Childwall Sports & Science Academy
Liverpool, L15 6XZ |
Secondary | 1,101 | ||
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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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Alec Hunter Academy
Braintree, CM7 3NR |
Secondary | 1,060 | ||
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Ormiston Denes Academy
Lowestoft, NR32 4AH |
Secondary | 768 | ||
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Alleyne's Academy
Stone, ST15 8DT |
Secondary | 881 | ||
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Rawmarsh Community School
Rotherham, S62 7GA |
Secondary | 1,101 | ||
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Sewell Park Academy
Norwich, NR3 4BX |
Secondary | 780 | ||
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Millthorpe School
York, YO23 1WF |
Secondary | 1,064 | ||
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Bay Leadership Academy
Morecambe, LA3 1AB |
Secondary | 706 | ||
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Kingsdown School
Swindon, SN2 7SH |
Secondary | 990 | ||
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Wollaston School
Wellingborough, NN29 7PH |
Secondary | 1,431 | ||