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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Amersham School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,066 | 22.9% | 12.4% |
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Kirkbie Kendal School
Kendal, LA9 7EQ |
Secondary | 1,042 | 20.8% | 13.8% |
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Birmingham Ormiston Academy
Birmingham, B4 7QD |
Secondary | 1,023 | 22.1% | 10.7% |
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Hall Mead School
Upminster, RM14 1SF |
Secondary | 1,069 | 22.8% | 12.9% |
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Thamesmead School
Shepperton, TW17 9EE |
Secondary | 1,049 | 18.8% | 15.6% |
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John Colet School
Aylesbury, HP22 6HF |
Secondary | 1,067 | 20.8% | 14.2% |
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Woolmer Hill School
Haslemere, GU27 1QB |
Secondary | 888 | 20.6% | 11.4% |
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Waddesdon Church of England School
Aylesbury, HP18 0LQ |
Secondary | 1,015 | 19% | 10.7% |
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Formby High School
Liverpool, L37 3HW |
Secondary | 1,107 | 19.1% | 12.3% |
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The Beacon School
Banstead, SM7 1AG |
Secondary | 1,024 | 24.3% | 15.2% |
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Denefield School
Reading, RG31 6XY |
Secondary | 1,144 | 21.6% | 16.2% |
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Chipping Norton School
Chipping Norton, OX7 5DY |
Secondary | 1,029 | 20.2% | 15.8% |
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St Birinus School
Didcot, OX11 8AZ |
Secondary | 1,212 | 23.6% | 14.8% |
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The Marlborough Church of England School
Woodstock, OX20 1LP |
Secondary | 1,085 | 25.8% | 11.5% |
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Kings Langley School
Kings Langley, WD4 9HN |
Secondary | 1,104 | 18.9% | 12.5% |
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Worthing High School
Worthing, BN14 7AR |
Secondary | 1,057 | 16.5% | 15.4% |
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Alec Hunter Academy
Braintree, CM7 3NR |
Secondary | 1,068 | 18.8% | 13.9% |
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Trinity School
Sevenoaks, TN13 3SL |
Secondary | 1,147 | 19% | 14.9% |
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St Simon Stock Catholic School
Maidstone, ME16 0JP |
Secondary | 1,152 | 16.9% | 14.2% |
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Wheatley Park School
Oxford, OX33 1QH |
Secondary | 1,150 | 23.8% | 13.9% |
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The Cooper School
Bicester, OX26 4RS |
Secondary | 1,231 | 20.4% | 11% |
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Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form
Banbury, OX16 9DG |
Secondary | 908 | 21.5% | 12.4% |
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The Windsor Boys' School
Windsor, SL4 5EH |
Secondary | 990 | 19.2% | 13.2% |
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Turing House School
Twickenham, TW2 6LH |
Secondary | 1,007 | 22.8% | 14.4% |
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The Bicester School
Bicester, OX26 2NS |
Secondary | 1,198 | 20.7% | 15.4% |
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Farnham Heath End
Farnham, GU9 9BN |
Secondary | 1,077 | 17.6% | 16.3% |
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School of Science and Technology Maidstone
Maidstone, ME14 5GQ |
Secondary | 953 | 23.4% | 12.3% |
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The Misbourne School
Great Missenden, HP16 0BN |
Secondary | 1,126 | 21.1% | 11.3% |
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Sandhurst School
Sandhurst, GU47 0SD |
Secondary | 1,003 | 21.9% | 14.5% |
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Crofton School
Fareham, PO14 2AT |
Secondary | 1,105 | 17.8% | 15.8% |
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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Amersham School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,066 | Sign in to see | |
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Ark Charter Academy
Southsea, PO5 4HL |
Secondary | 917 | ||
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The Eastbourne Academy
Eastbourne, BN22 9RQ |
Secondary | 800 | ||
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Upton Court Grammar School
Slough, SL3 7PR |
Secondary | 1,166 | ||
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Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere
Belvedere, DA17 6HT |
Secondary | 1,052 | ||
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Pool Academy
Redruth, TR15 3PZ |
Secondary | 682 | ||
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The Burgate School and Sixth Form
Fordingbridge, SP6 1EZ |
Secondary | 1,098 | ||
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Erasmus Darwin Academy
Burntwood, WS7 3QW |
Secondary | 1,128 | ||
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Rodborough
Godalming, GU8 5BZ |
Secondary | 880 | ||
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Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy
Ilkeston, DE7 5HS |
Secondary | 974 | ||
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East Point Academy
Lowestoft, NR33 0UQ |
Secondary | 828 | ||
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Bentley Wood High School
Stanmore, HA7 3JW |
Secondary | 1,429 | ||
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Waddesdon Church of England School
Aylesbury, HP18 0LQ |
Secondary | 1,015 | ||
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Redden Court School
Romford, RM3 0TS |
Secondary | 1,063 | ||
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Barton Court Grammar School
Canterbury, CT1 1PH |
Secondary | 1,005 | ||
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The Martin High School Anstey
Leicester, LE7 7EB |
Secondary | 844 | ||
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St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Chesterfield, S41 8AG |
Secondary | 1,358 | ||
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Reepham High School and College
Norwich, NR10 4JT |
Secondary | 1,015 | ||
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St Thomas More Catholic School
Bedford, MK41 7UL |
Secondary | 932 | ||
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St Simon Stock Catholic School
Maidstone, ME16 0JP |
Secondary | 1,152 | ||
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St Gregory's Catholic School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9XL |
Secondary | 1,179 | ||
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The Cooper School
Bicester, OX26 4RS |
Secondary | 1,231 | ||
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Windsor Girls' School
Windsor, SL4 3RT |
Secondary | 795 | ||
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Eden Girls' School, Slough
Slough, SL1 4AA |
Secondary | 619 | ||
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King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy
Birmingham, B45 0EU |
Secondary | 419 | ||
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North Walsham High School
North Walsham, NR28 9HZ |
Secondary | 619 | ||
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Hermitage Academy
Chester le Street, DH2 3AD |
Secondary | 932 | ||
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St Edmund Campion Catholic School
Birmingham, B23 5XA |
Secondary | 1,156 | ||
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Birches Head Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8DD |
Secondary | 954 | ||
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Uplands Academy
Wadhurst, TN5 6AZ |
Secondary | 738 | ||