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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Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,751 | 18.1% | 25.4% |
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Northampton Academy
Northampton, NN3 8NH |
Secondary | 1,719 | 15.7% | 23.7% |
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Westlands School
Sittingbourne, ME10 1PF |
Secondary | 1,751 | 19.4% | 26.4% |
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Wales High School
Sheffield, S26 5QQ |
Secondary | 1,821 | 20.6% | 23.3% |
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Camborne Science and International Academy
Camborne, TR14 7PP |
Secondary | 1,785 | 13.3% | 24.8% |
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Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy
York, YO10 5ZA |
Secondary | 1,820 | 13.5% | 21.3% |
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Windsor High School and Sixth Form
Halesowen, B63 4BB |
Secondary | 1,764 | 10.7% | 25.5% |
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Stratford Upon Avon School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 9DH |
Secondary | 1,905 | 15.7% | 21.1% |
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Whickham School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 5AR |
Secondary | 1,729 | 17.3% | 20.3% |
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Rastrick High School
Brighouse, HD6 3XB |
Secondary | 1,783 | 12.8% | 21.2% |
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Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre
Tenterden, TN30 6LT |
Secondary | 1,863 | 12.9% | 27.5% |
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Chesterfield High School
Liverpool, L23 9YB |
Secondary | 1,631 | 15.5% | 24.6% |
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St Thomas More Catholic High School
North Shields, NE29 8LF |
Secondary | 1,622 | 13.1% | 22.9% |
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The Regis School
West Sussex, PO21 5LH |
Secondary | 1,666 | 17.5% | 23.2% |
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Plume School
Maldon, CM9 6AB |
Secondary | 1,789 | 19.4% | 21.9% |
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Chiswick School
London, W4 3UN |
Secondary | 1,592 | 18.5% | 27.8% |
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Aldridge School - A Science College
Walsall, WS9 0BG |
Secondary | 1,593 | 14.3% | 26.3% |
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Coundon Court
Coventry, CV6 2AJ |
Secondary | 1,882 | 20.1% | 23.3% |
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Outwood Academy Portland
Worksop, S80 2SF |
Secondary | 1,730 | 12.6% | 26.2% |
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Cheney School
Oxford, OX3 7QH |
Secondary | 1,707 | 22.3% | 23.8% |
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City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy
Norwich, NR4 6PP |
Secondary | 1,709 | 15.1% | 23% |
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Ryburn Valley High School
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DF |
Secondary | 1,647 | 14.8% | 24% |
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Rushey Mead Academy
Leicester, LE4 7AN |
Secondary | 1,782 | 12% | 22.1% |
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Malet Lambert
Hull, HU8 0JD |
Secondary | 1,657 | 19.7% | 21.4% |
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Highfields School
Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT |
Secondary | 1,783 | 19.7% | 30.2% |
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Immanuel College
Bradford, BD10 9AQ |
Secondary | 1,727 | 18.4% | 27.2% |
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Rivington and Blackrod High School
Bolton, BL6 7RU |
Secondary | 1,585 | 14.5% | 23.8% |
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Sprowston Community Academy
Norwich, NR7 8NE |
Secondary | 1,739 | 22.8% | 20.8% |
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Ecclesfield School
Sheffield, S35 9WD |
Secondary | 1,727 | 22.5% | 28.1% |
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St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Bradford, BD9 4BQ |
Secondary | 1,798 | 20.9% | 24.6% |
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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Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,751 | Sign in to see | |
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Brine Leas School
Nantwich, CW5 7DY |
Secondary | 1,411 | ||
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Sandwich Technology School
Sandwich, CT13 0FA |
Secondary | 1,235 | ||
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Arden
Solihull, B93 0PT |
Secondary | 1,817 | ||
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John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy
Ross-on-Wye, HR9 7ET |
Secondary | 1,292 | ||
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Invicta Grammar School
Maidstone, ME14 5DS |
Secondary | 1,645 | ||
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Rickmansworth School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3AQ |
Secondary | 1,550 | ||
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Sandringham School
St Albans, AL4 9NX |
Secondary | 1,817 | ||
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Bottisham Village College
Cambridge, CB25 9DL |
Secondary | 1,465 | ||
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Parmiter's School
Watford, WD25 0UU |
Secondary | 1,464 | ||
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Glenthorne High School
Sutton, SM3 9PS |
Secondary | 1,783 | ||
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Churchill Academy & Sixth Form
Winscombe, BS25 5QN |
Secondary | 1,547 | ||
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Springwest Academy
Feltham, TW13 7EF |
Secondary | 915 | ||
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Ormiston Forge Academy
Cradley Heath, B64 6QU |
Secondary | 1,694 | ||
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The Streetly Academy
Sutton Coldfield, B74 2EX |
Secondary | 1,505 | ||
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Featherstone High School
Southall, UB2 5HF |
Secondary | 1,773 | ||
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Shoeburyness High School
Southend-on-Sea, SS3 9LL |
Secondary | 1,749 | ||
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Joseph Leckie Academy
Walsall, WS5 4PG |
Secondary | 1,522 | ||
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Burford School
Burford, OX18 4PL |
Secondary | 1,443 | ||
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Cleeve Park School
Sidcup, DA14 4JN |
Secondary | 1,010 | ||
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Saint Paul's Catholic High School
Manchester, M23 2YS |
Secondary | 953 | ||
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The Cedars Academy
Leicester, LE4 4GH |
Secondary | 985 | ||
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Shaftesbury School
Shaftesbury, SP7 8ER |
Secondary | 864 | ||
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Logic Studio School
Feltham, TW13 7EF |
Secondary | 328 | ||
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Salesian School, Chertsey
Chertsey, KT16 9LU |
Secondary | 1,850 | ||
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St Crispin's School
Wokingham, RG40 1SS |
Secondary | 1,489 | ||
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Temple Moor High School
Leeds, LS15 0PT |
Secondary | 1,338 | ||
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Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst
Birmingham, B37 6NU |
Secondary | 1,194 | ||
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Grace College
Gateshead, NE9 6LE |
Secondary | 1,149 | ||
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Iveshead School
Loughborough, LE12 9DB |
Secondary | 1,000 | ||