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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Garstang Community Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 819 | 19.5% | 15.4% |
The Queen Katherine School
Kendal, LA9 6PJ |
Secondary | 936 | 15.8% | 16.8% |
Parkside Community College
Cambridge, CB1 1EH |
Secondary | 737 | 20% | 17.3% |
Studley High School
Studley, B80 7QX |
Secondary | 847 | 17.2% | 15.1% |
Flixton Girls School
Manchester, M41 5DR |
Secondary | 947 | 16.9% | 16.8% |
Beverley Grammar School
Beverley, HU17 8NF |
Secondary | 826 | 17.4% | 16.8% |
Cirencester Kingshill School
Cirencester, GL7 1HS |
Secondary | 841 | 21.5% | 17.4% |
East Bergholt High School
Colchester, CO7 6RJ |
Secondary | 893 | 18.8% | 15.7% |
The King David High School
Manchester, M8 5DY |
Secondary | 773 | 21.9% | 12.7% |
Woodbrook Vale School
Loughborough, LE11 2ST |
Secondary | 840 | 17.4% | 16.3% |
Kibworth Mead Academy
Leicester, LE8 0LG |
Secondary | 827 | 17.4% | 14.8% |
Humphrey Perkins School
Loughborough, LE12 8JU |
Secondary | 844 | 19.6% | 16.9% |
The Martin High School Anstey
Leicester, LE7 7EB |
Secondary | 858 | 16.9% | 14.2% |
Braunton Academy
Braunton, EX33 2BP |
Secondary | 810 | 19.9% | 13.2% |
Thomas Estley Community College
Leicester, LE9 6PT |
Secondary | 904 | 21.8% | 15.4% |
Gosford Hill School
Kidlington, OX5 2NT |
Secondary | 848 | 19.1% | 18.3% |
The Beaconsfield School
Beaconsfield, HP9 1SJ |
Secondary | 838 | 17% | 17.8% |
King's School
Hove, BN3 8BN |
Secondary | 876 | 21.1% | 17.2% |
South Charnwood High School
Markfield, LE67 9TB |
Secondary | 873 | 18.9% | 13.2% |
The Archer Academy
London, N2 8GA |
Secondary | 809 | 22.7% | 13.4% |
The Snaith School
Goole, DN14 9LB |
Secondary | 779 | 19.8% | 13.4% |
Kinver High School and Sixth Form
Stourbridge, DY7 6AA |
Secondary | 726 | 18.4% | 14.6% |
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
Blackburn, BB2 7AD |
Secondary | 861 | 13.5% | 16.4% |
The Trafalgar School at Downton
Salisbury, SP5 3HN |
Secondary | 783 | 18.8% | 13.7% |
Trentham Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 8PQ |
Secondary | 787 | 18.2% | 14.3% |
Framingham Earl High School
Norwich, NR14 7QP |
Secondary | 800 | 19.2% | 14.3% |
St Osmund's Church of England Middle School
Dorchester, DT1 2DZ |
Secondary | 721 | 19.3% | 16.8% |
Moorside High School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0HP |
Secondary | 757 | 18.3% | 16.9% |
Lady Lumley's School
Pickering, YO18 8NG |
Secondary | 795 | 15.5% | 15.3% |
Bury Church of England High School
Bury, BL9 0TS |
Secondary | 842 | 19.7% | 17.7% |
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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Garstang Community Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 819 | Sign in to see | |
The Eastbourne Academy
Eastbourne, BN22 9RQ |
Secondary | 835 | ||
Leigh Academy Tonbridge
Tonbridge, TN9 2PH |
Secondary | 588 | ||
Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere
Belvedere, DA17 6HT |
Secondary | 1,083 | ||
The Burgate School and Sixth Form
Fordingbridge, SP6 1EZ |
Secondary | 1,073 | ||
Erasmus Darwin Academy
Burntwood, WS7 3QW |
Secondary | 1,130 | ||
Rodborough
Godalming, GU8 5BZ |
Secondary | 897 | ||
Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy
Ilkeston, DE7 5HS |
Secondary | 977 | ||
Baylis Court School
Slough, SL1 3AH |
Secondary | 909 | ||
Amersham School
Amersham, HP7 9HH |
Secondary | 1,063 | ||
Redden Court School
Romford, RM3 0TS |
Secondary | 1,050 | ||
Barton Court Grammar School
Canterbury, CT1 1PH |
Secondary | 1,002 | ||
The Martin High School Anstey
Leicester, LE7 7EB |
Secondary | 858 | ||
Chenderit School
Banbury, OX17 2QR |
Secondary | 1,076 | ||
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
St Albans, AL4 0TT |
Secondary | 1,067 | ||
Manningtree High School
Manningtree, CO11 2BW |
Secondary | 907 | ||
Becket Keys Church of England Free School
Brentwood, CM15 9DA |
Secondary | 1,108 | ||
Reepham High School and College
Norwich, NR10 4JT |
Secondary | 1,063 | ||
St Thomas More Catholic School
Bedford, MK41 7UL |
Secondary | 944 | ||
Walney School
Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 3JT |
Secondary | 489 | ||
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
Blackburn, BB2 7AD |
Secondary | 861 | ||
Eden Girls' School, Slough
Slough, SL1 4AA |
Secondary | 619 | ||
St James's Church of England High School
Bolton, BL4 9RU |
Secondary | 1,052 | ||
York High School
York, YO24 3WZ |
Secondary | 742 | ||
Stocksbridge High School
Sheffield, S36 1FD |
Secondary | 807 | ||
Padgate Academy
Warrington, WA2 0LN |
Secondary | 632 | ||
King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy
Birmingham, B45 0EU |
Secondary | 420 | ||
Weston Secondary School
Southampton, SO19 9QP |
Secondary | 806 | ||
Birches Head Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8DD |
Secondary | 1,046 | ||
The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Keighley, BD20 6LH |
Secondary | 776 |