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 | 1,029 | 6.6% | 23.6% |
Audenshaw School
Manchester, M34 5NB |
Secondary | 1,128 | 4.2% | 22.4% |
Goldington Academy
Bedford, MK41 9BX |
Secondary | 929 | 9.3% | 20.2% |
King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls
Birmingham, B17 8QB |
Secondary | 956 | 9.8% | 26.3% |
Challney High School for Boys
Luton, LU4 9TJ |
Secondary | 1,201 | 10.2% | 24.8% |
Bury St Edmunds County High School
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RF |
Secondary | 855 | 9.4% | 21.9% |
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
Birmingham, B14 7QJ |
Secondary | 1,108 | 1.4% | 21.8% |
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
Birmingham, B14 7QJ |
Secondary | 1,017 | 4.5% | 20.8% |
Rosedale College
Hayes, UB3 2SE |
Secondary | 912 | 10.6% | 22% |
The Palmer Catholic Academy
Ilford, IG3 8EU |
Secondary | 1,170 | 8.7% | 22.5% |
Enfield Grammar School
Enfield, EN2 6LN |
Secondary | 1,043 | 10.8% | 25.2% |
Harris Girls Academy Bromley
Beckenham, BR3 1QR |
Secondary | 1,083 | 7.9% | 25.4% |
Maghull High School
Liverpool, L31 7AW |
Secondary | 1,116 | 11.2% | 24.8% |
Burnt Mill Academy
Harlow, CM20 2NR |
Secondary | 988 | 12% | 27.1% |
Corby Technical School
Corby, NN17 1TD |
Secondary | 987 | 11.9% | 21.9% |
Hertswood Academy
Borehamwood, WD6 5LG |
Secondary | 1,151 | 12% | 26.2% |
The King's School
Pontefract, WF8 4JF |
Secondary | 1,038 | 13.2% | 23.3% |
St Thomas More Catholic School
Bedford, MK41 7UL |
Secondary | 944 | 8.4% | 19.4% |
Jane Austen College
Norwich, NR3 1DD |
Secondary | 1,066 | 10.2% | 23.2% |
The WREN School
Reading, RG30 2BB |
Secondary | 1,005 | 10.1% | 23.6% |
St Catherine's College
Eastbourne, BN23 7BL |
Secondary | 1,086 | 9.7% | 23.1% |
Bishop Douglass School Finchley
London, N2 0SQ |
Secondary | 1,003 | 12.9% | 24.9% |
Challney High School for Girls
Luton, LU4 9FJ |
Secondary | 1,042 | 12.9% | 25.4% |
The Newark Academy
Newark, NG24 3AL |
Secondary | 1,147 | 11.3% | 23.4% |
The Garibaldi School
Mansfield, NG19 0JX |
Secondary | 970 | 9.7% | 25.2% |
Harris Academy Riverside
Purfleet, RM19 1QY |
Secondary | 1,079 | 12.8% | 24.7% |
Judgemeadow Community College
Leicester, LE5 6HP |
Secondary | 1,109 | 9.6% | 20.9% |
Ada Lovelace Church of England High School
London, W5 2JX |
Secondary | 961 | 5.8% | 21.1% |
The Grange Academy
Bushey, WD23 3AA |
Secondary | 985 | 11.8% | 27.3% |
Buxton Community School
Buxton, SK17 9EA |
Secondary | 1,069 | 13.2% | 23.3% |
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 | 1,029 | Sign in to see | |
Waltham Toll Bar Academy
Grimsby, DN36 4RZ |
Secondary | 1,894 | ||
Watford Grammar School for Boys
Watford, WD18 7JF |
Secondary | 1,557 | ||
Westlands School
Sittingbourne, ME10 1PF |
Secondary | 1,776 | ||
Hockerill Anglo-European College
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5HX |
Secondary | 921 | ||
The King John School
Benfleet, SS7 1RQ |
Secondary | 2,103 | ||
Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET |
Secondary | 1,589 | ||
South Craven School
Keighley, BD20 7RL |
Secondary | 1,874 | ||
Moulsham High School
Chelmsford, CM2 9ES |
Secondary | 1,677 | ||
St Martin's School Brentwood
Brentwood, CM13 2HG |
Secondary | 1,778 | ||
Toot Hill School
Nottingham, NG13 8BL |
Secondary | 1,932 | ||
Chesterton Community College
Cambridge, CB4 3NY |
Secondary | 1,122 | ||
King Alfred's
Wantage, OX12 9BY |
Secondary | 1,682 | ||
Tendring Technology College
Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 0AZ |
Secondary | 1,671 | ||
Dallam School
Cumbria, LA7 7DD |
Secondary | 988 | ||
Cotham School
Bristol, BS6 6DT |
Secondary | 1,640 | ||
Tewkesbury Academy
Tewkesbury, GL20 8DF |
Secondary | 1,206 | ||
Harlington Upper School
Dunstable, LU5 6NX |
Secondary | 1,249 | ||
Clacton County High School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6DZ |
Secondary | 1,836 | ||
Riddlesdown Collegiate
Purley, CR8 1EX |
Secondary | 2,067 | ||
Bridgewater High School
Warrington, WA4 3AE |
Secondary | 1,657 | ||
Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form
Norwich, NR7 0XS |
Secondary | 1,809 | ||
Ely College
Ely, CB6 2SH |
Secondary | 1,628 | ||
Benfield School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4NU |
Secondary | 969 | ||
Sprowston Community Academy
Norwich, NR7 8NE |
Secondary | 1,659 | ||
Co-op Academy Priesthorpe
Pudsey, LS28 5SG |
Secondary | 1,055 | ||
Philip Morant School and College
Colchester, CO3 4QS |
Secondary | 1,729 | ||
Harris Academy Ockendon
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY |
Secondary | 1,435 | ||
Alsop High School
Liverpool, L4 6SH |
Secondary | 1,497 | ||
Leigh Academy Bexley
Erith, DA8 3BN |
Secondary | 1,042 |