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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Abbey College, Ramsey
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,056 | 7.2% | 25.4% |
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Richard Rose Central Academy
Carlisle, CA1 1LY |
Secondary | 1,036 | 6.7% | 29.7% |
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Audenshaw School
Manchester, M34 5NB |
Secondary | 1,117 | 9.3% | 28.4% |
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Challney High School for Boys
Luton, LU4 9TJ |
Secondary | 1,202 | 10.7% | 26.7% |
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Overton Grange School
Sutton, SM2 6TQ |
Secondary | 1,121 | 11.7% | 27.2% |
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Queen Mary's High School
Walsall, WS4 2AE |
Secondary | 944 | 6% | 22.5% |
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King Edward VI Aston School
Birmingham, B6 6DJ |
Secondary | 995 | 12.7% | 24.9% |
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King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
Birmingham, B14 7QJ |
Secondary | 1,113 | 1.5% | 25.1% |
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King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
Birmingham, B14 7QJ |
Secondary | 1,054 | 4.9% | 24.2% |
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The Palmer Catholic Academy
Ilford, IG3 8EU |
Secondary | 1,155 | 9.6% | 26% |
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Enfield Grammar School
Enfield, EN2 6LN |
Secondary | 1,026 | 11% | 28.7% |
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Light Hall School
Solihull, B90 2PZ |
Secondary | 1,027 | 12.1% | 23% |
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Harris Girls Academy Bromley
Beckenham, BR3 1QR |
Secondary | 1,097 | 8.9% | 25.5% |
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Maghull High School
Liverpool, L31 7AW |
Secondary | 1,107 | 12.7% | 24.5% |
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The Grey Coat Hospital
London, SW1P 2DY |
Secondary | 1,133 | 11.8% | 23.1% |
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Nova Hreod Academy
Swindon, SN2 2NQ |
Secondary | 1,060 | 11.8% | 25.8% |
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Jane Austen College
Norwich, NR3 1DD |
Secondary | 1,107 | 12.7% | 22.6% |
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The WREN School
Reading, RG30 2BB |
Secondary | 979 | 10.6% | 26.9% |
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St Katherine's School
Bristol, BS20 0HU |
Secondary | 998 | 9.5% | 21.9% |
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St Catherine's College
Eastbourne, BN23 7BL |
Secondary | 1,072 | 12.9% | 25% |
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Bishop Douglass School Finchley
London, N2 0SQ |
Secondary | 1,013 | 13% | 23.8% |
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Southlands High School
Chorley, PR7 2NJ |
Secondary | 932 | 7.5% | 27.1% |
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Challney High School for Girls
Luton, LU4 9FJ |
Secondary | 1,046 | 13% | 29.6% |
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The Garibaldi School
Mansfield, NG19 0JX |
Secondary | 988 | 12.2% | 24.7% |
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Harris Academy Riverside
Purfleet, RM19 1QY |
Secondary | 1,117 | 13.3% | 25.9% |
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Judgemeadow Community College
Leicester, LE5 6HP |
Secondary | 1,034 | 10.6% | 23.8% |
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Ada Lovelace Church of England High School
London, W5 2JX |
Secondary | 1,052 | 6.5% | 23% |
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Coombe Wood School
South Croydon, CR2 7HY |
Secondary | 1,139 | 11.7% | 25.7% |
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The Grange Academy
Bushey, WD23 3AA |
Secondary | 935 | 13.4% | 26.1% |
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King Edward VII Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 2QB |
Secondary | 1,181 | 13.6% | 25.2% |
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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Abbey College, Ramsey
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,056 | Sign in to see | |
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Waltham Toll Bar Academy
Grimsby, DN36 4RZ |
Secondary | 1,733 | ||
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Watford Grammar School for Boys
Watford, WD18 7JF |
Secondary | 1,610 | ||
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Westlands School
Sittingbourne, ME10 1PF |
Secondary | 1,751 | ||
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Hockerill Anglo-European College
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5HX |
Secondary | 926 | ||
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The King John School
Benfleet, SS7 1RQ |
Secondary | 2,121 | ||
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Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET |
Secondary | 1,559 | ||
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Claremont High School
Harrow, HA3 0UH |
Secondary | 1,659 | ||
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Moulsham High School
Chelmsford, CM2 9ES |
Secondary | 1,672 | ||
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St Martin's School Brentwood
Brentwood, CM13 2HG |
Secondary | 1,712 | ||
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Queens' School
Bushey, WD23 2TY |
Secondary | 1,660 | ||
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Chesterton Community College
Cambridge, CB4 3NY |
Secondary | 1,130 | ||
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Longsands Academy
St Neots, PE19 1LQ |
Secondary | 1,555 | ||
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Minsthorpe Community College
Pontefract, WF9 2UJ |
Secondary | 1,576 | ||
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Lift Tendring
Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 0AZ |
Secondary | 1,558 | ||
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Dallam School
Cumbria, LA7 7DD |
Secondary | 881 | ||
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Hazelwick School
Crawley, RH10 1SX |
Secondary | 1,893 | ||
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Cotham School
Bristol, BS6 6DT |
Secondary | 1,659 | ||
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Stratton School
Biggleswade, SG18 8JB |
Secondary | 986 | ||
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Harlington Upper School
Dunstable, LU5 6NX |
Secondary | 1,198 | ||
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Clacton County High School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6DZ |
Secondary | 1,870 | ||
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Bridgewater High School
Warrington, WA4 3AE |
Secondary | 1,675 | ||
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Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form
Norwich, NR7 0XS |
Secondary | 1,834 | ||
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Ely College
Ely, CB6 2SH |
Secondary | 1,651 | ||
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Driffield School and Sixth Form
Driffield, YO25 5HR |
Secondary | 1,404 | ||
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Benfield School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4NU |
Secondary | 921 | ||
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Sprowston Community Academy
Norwich, NR7 8NE |
Secondary | 1,739 | ||
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Philip Morant School and College
Colchester, CO3 4QS |
Secondary | 1,835 | ||
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Harris Academy Ockendon
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY |
Secondary | 1,426 | ||
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Poole High School
Poole, BH15 2BW |
Secondary | 1,875 | ||