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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Shelley College, A Share Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,300 | 12.9% | 12.8% |
Congleton High School
Congleton, CW12 4NS |
Secondary | 1,270 | 9.6% | 12.6% |
Bristol Free School
Bristol, BS10 6NJ |
Secondary | 1,277 | 16.8% | 14% |
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree, CM7 1WY |
Secondary | 1,294 | 10.1% | 14.3% |
Hounsdown School
Southampton, SO40 9FT |
Secondary | 1,300 | 13.2% | 14.9% |
The Sandon School
Chelmsford, CM2 7AQ |
Secondary | 1,278 | 12% | 13.2% |
St Thomas More High School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BW |
Secondary | 1,232 | 9.6% | 12.3% |
Oaklands Catholic School
Waterlooville, PO7 7BW |
Secondary | 1,379 | 11.2% | 12.2% |
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Accrington, BB5 4AY |
Secondary | 1,315 | 12.1% | 11.9% |
Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School
Crewe, CW4 7DX |
Secondary | 1,311 | 8.6% | 12.1% |
Wellsway School
Bristol, BS31 1PH |
Secondary | 1,319 | 10.9% | 10.7% |
Deyes High School
Liverpool, L31 6DE |
Secondary | 1,355 | 13.9% | 12.6% |
Carmel College
Darlington, DL3 8RW |
Secondary | 1,346 | 12.8% | 14.5% |
Clevedon School
Clevedon, BS21 6AH |
Secondary | 1,391 | 14.2% | 11.8% |
The Stanway School
Colchester, CO3 0QA |
Secondary | 1,397 | 13.7% | 11.5% |
Knutsford Academy
Knutsford, WA16 0EA |
Secondary | 1,235 | 13.8% | 11.2% |
Robert May's School
Hook, RG29 1NA |
Secondary | 1,330 | 14.6% | 14.3% |
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ |
Secondary | 1,300 | 9.7% | 13.6% |
St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Chesterfield, S41 8AG |
Secondary | 1,350 | 13.4% | 13.2% |
Queensbury Academy
Dunstable, LU6 3BU |
Secondary | 1,195 | 13.3% | 12.1% |
All Hallows Catholic College
Macclesfield, SK11 8LB |
Secondary | 1,238 | 14.3% | 13.7% |
Idsall School
Shifnal, TF11 8PD |
Secondary | 1,238 | 10.5% | 13.9% |
The Bicester School
Bicester, OX26 2NS |
Secondary | 1,239 | 16.1% | 13.2% |
Prince William School
Oundle, PE8 4BS |
Secondary | 1,329 | 14.6% | 12.7% |
Woldgate School and Sixth Form College
York, YO42 2LL |
Secondary | 1,267 | 16% | 12.9% |
Cheslyn Hay Academy
Walsall, WS6 7JQ |
Secondary | 1,262 | 12.3% | 15.3% |
The Thomas Adams School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5UB |
Secondary | 1,226 | 14.6% | 14.4% |
St Peter's Catholic School
Solihull, B91 3NZ |
Secondary | 1,317 | 14.7% | 13.1% |
St Paul's Catholic College
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6JE |
Secondary | 1,334 | 12.7% | 10.5% |
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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Shelley College, A Share Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,300 | Sign in to see | |
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
London, SE19 2JH |
Secondary | 1,265 | ||
Accrington Academy
Accrington, BB5 4FF |
Secondary | 1,055 | ||
The Basildon Lower Academy
Basildon, SS14 1UX |
Secondary | 1,023 | ||
Maltby Academy
Rotherham, S66 8AB |
Secondary | 1,116 | ||
Aylward Academy
London, N18 1NB |
Secondary | 1,386 | ||
The Fallibroome Academy
Macclesfield, SK10 4AF |
Secondary | 1,542 | ||
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Torquay, TQ2 7EL |
Secondary | 1,093 | ||
Southend High School for Boys
Southend-on-Sea, SS0 0RG |
Secondary | 1,340 | ||
Westcliff High School for Girls
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BS |
Secondary | 1,304 | ||
Ravens Wood School
Bromley, BR2 8HP |
Secondary | 1,618 | ||
Towers School and Sixth Form Centre
Ashford, TN24 9AL |
Secondary | 1,532 | ||
Sheldon School
Chippenham, SN14 6HJ |
Secondary | 1,663 | ||
Aston Academy
Sheffield, S26 4SF |
Secondary | 1,597 | ||
West Somerset College
Minehead, TA24 6AY |
Secondary | 759 | ||
Rossett School
Harrogate, HG2 9JP |
Secondary | 905 | ||
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree, CM7 1WY |
Secondary | 1,294 | ||
Nower Hill High School
Pinner, HA5 5RP |
Secondary | 2,060 | ||
King Edward VI Five Ways School
Birmingham, B32 4BT |
Secondary | 1,301 | ||
Carlton Academy
Nottingham, NG4 3SH |
Secondary | 1,336 | ||
Cedars Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2AE |
Secondary | 948 | ||
Birchwood High School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BD |
Secondary | 1,425 | ||
Wreake Valley Academy
Leicester, LE7 1LY |
Secondary | 1,050 | ||
West Walsall E-ACT Academy
Walsall, WS2 9UA |
Secondary | 1,188 | ||
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, WF7 6BD |
Secondary | 1,492 | ||
The Bicester School
Bicester, OX26 2NS |
Secondary | 1,239 | ||
Forest Gate Community School
London, E7 9BB |
Secondary | 1,350 | ||
Duke's Aldridge
London, N17 0PG |
Secondary | 1,052 | ||
Reddish Vale High School
Stockport, SK5 7HD |
Secondary | 1,040 | ||
Countesthorpe Academy
Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR |
Secondary | 1,248 |