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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Cotham School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,659 | 20.7% | 34.8% |
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Macmillan Academy
Middlesbrough, TS5 4AG |
Secondary | 1,567 | 23.9% | 40.8% |
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The King's Academy
Middlesbrough, TS8 0GA |
Secondary | 1,424 | 23.4% | 35.7% |
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George Salter Academy
West Bromwich, B70 9UW |
Secondary | 1,444 | 15.6% | 36.3% |
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The Chalk Hills Academy
Luton, LU4 0NE |
Secondary | 1,620 | 13% | 33% |
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Sirius Academy West
Hull, HU4 7JB |
Secondary | 1,470 | 20.4% | 37.7% |
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Trinity Academy Halifax
Halifax, HX2 9TZ |
Secondary | 1,605 | 19.8% | 37.1% |
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The Sutton Academy
St Helens, WA9 5AU |
Secondary | 1,452 | 22.4% | 37.5% |
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Lift Tendring
Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 0AZ |
Secondary | 1,558 | 20.5% | 28.5% |
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St Peter's School
Huntingdon, PE29 7DD |
Secondary | 1,526 | 19.9% | 29.6% |
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The Farnley Academy
Leeds, LS12 5EU |
Secondary | 1,502 | 17.1% | 32.5% |
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Ormiston Forge Academy
Cradley Heath, B64 6QU |
Secondary | 1,694 | 15.2% | 38.7% |
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The Sittingbourne School
Sittingbourne, ME10 4NL |
Secondary | 1,591 | 25.4% | 37.3% |
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Shoeburyness High School
Southend-on-Sea, SS3 9LL |
Secondary | 1,749 | 20.4% | 34.3% |
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Paignton Academy
Paignton, TQ3 3WA |
Secondary | 1,582 | 20.7% | 32.6% |
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St John Plessington Catholic College
Wirral, CH63 7LF |
Secondary | 1,548 | 18.1% | 35.8% |
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Chorlton High School
Manchester, M21 7SL |
Secondary | 1,534 | 25.4% | 29.7% |
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President Kennedy School Academy
Coventry, CV6 4GL |
Secondary | 1,847 | 21.1% | 32.9% |
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Woolwich Polytechnic School
London, SE28 8AT |
Secondary | 1,594 | 20.1% | 29.6% |
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Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Coventry, CV2 2AJ |
Secondary | 1,441 | 18.5% | 34.7% |
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Highfields School
Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT |
Secondary | 1,783 | 19.7% | 30.2% |
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Beckfoot Oakbank
Keighley, BD22 7DU |
Secondary | 1,503 | 20.6% | 35.6% |
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Kelvin Hall School
Hull, HU5 4QH |
Secondary | 1,622 | 19% | 30.1% |
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Harton Academy
South Shields, NE34 6DL |
Secondary | 1,674 | 26.2% | 32.2% |
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Derby Moor Spencer Academy
Derby, DE23 2FS |
Secondary | 1,711 | 12.6% | 33.9% |
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Acklam Grange School
Middlesbrough, TS5 8PB |
Secondary | 1,462 | 19.1% | 32.4% |
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Tupton Hall School
Chesterfield, S42 6LG |
Secondary | 1,612 | 16.1% | 33% |
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Holmleigh Park High School
Gloucester, GL4 0RT |
Secondary | 1,383 | 20.3% | 34.1% |
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Stantonbury School
Milton Keynes, MK14 6BN |
Secondary | 1,490 | 15.1% | 35.7% |
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The City of Leicester College
Leicester, LE5 6LN |
Secondary | 1,571 | 14.9% | 32.6% |
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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Cotham School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,659 | Sign in to see | |
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Westlands School
Sittingbourne, ME10 1PF |
Secondary | 1,751 | ||
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Wales High School
Sheffield, S26 5QQ |
Secondary | 1,821 | ||
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The de Ferrers Academy
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0LL |
Secondary | 2,440 | ||
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Hockerill Anglo-European College
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5HX |
Secondary | 926 | ||
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Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET |
Secondary | 1,559 | ||
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Maiden Erlegh School
Reading, RG6 7HS |
Secondary | 1,872 | ||
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Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre
Cheltenham, GL51 3EF |
Secondary | 1,866 | ||
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Collingwood College
Camberley, GU15 4AE |
Secondary | 1,715 | ||
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St Martin's School Brentwood
Brentwood, CM13 2HG |
Secondary | 1,712 | ||
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Minsthorpe Community College
Pontefract, WF9 2UJ |
Secondary | 1,576 | ||
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The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College
Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 8AX |
Secondary | 1,101 | ||
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Lift Tendring
Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 0AZ |
Secondary | 1,558 | ||
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Hazelwick School
Crawley, RH10 1SX |
Secondary | 1,893 | ||
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The Blue School
Wells, BA5 2NR |
Secondary | 1,358 | ||
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Abbey College, Ramsey
Ramsey, PE26 1DG |
Secondary | 1,056 | ||
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Tewkesbury Academy
Tewkesbury, GL20 8DF |
Secondary | 1,111 | ||
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Harlington Upper School
Dunstable, LU5 6NX |
Secondary | 1,198 | ||
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Avonbourne Girls Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NY |
Secondary | 1,189 | ||
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The Castle School
Bristol, BS35 1HT |
Secondary | 1,453 | ||
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Shaftesbury School
Shaftesbury, SP7 8ER |
Secondary | 864 | ||
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Bridgewater High School
Warrington, WA4 3AE |
Secondary | 1,675 | ||
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Callington Community College
Callington, PL17 7DR |
Secondary | 862 | ||
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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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Tavistock College
Tavistock, PL19 8DD |
Secondary | 1,270 | ||
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Goole Academy
Goole, DN14 6AN |
Secondary | 1,261 | ||
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Philip Morant School and College
Colchester, CO3 4QS |
Secondary | 1,835 | ||
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Budmouth Academy Weymouth
Weymouth, DT4 9SY |
Secondary | 1,499 | ||
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Avonbourne Boys' Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NZ |
Secondary | 840 | ||