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 | 1,640 | 21.7% | 30.6% |
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Trinity Academy Halifax
Halifax, HX2 9TZ |
Secondary | 1,622 | 17.9% | 35.9% |
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Bodmin College
Bodmin, PL31 1DD |
Secondary | 1,559 | 20.3% | 26.8% |
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Cranford Community College
Hounslow, TW5 9PD |
Secondary | 1,490 | 17.4% | 27% |
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Tendring Technology College
Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 0AZ |
Secondary | 1,671 | 18.1% | 27.7% |
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The Farnley Academy
Leeds, LS12 5EU |
Secondary | 1,492 | 14.6% | 31.2% |
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Consett Academy
Consett, DH8 6LZ |
Secondary | 1,580 | 13.1% | 31.2% |
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The Sittingbourne School
Sittingbourne, ME10 4NL |
Secondary | 1,615 | 22.7% | 36.3% |
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Shoeburyness High School
Southend-on-Sea, SS3 9LL |
Secondary | 1,809 | 19.2% | 30.7% |
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Chiswick School
London, W4 3UN |
Secondary | 1,573 | 16.5% | 28.7% |
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Paignton Academy
Paignton, TQ3 3WA |
Secondary | 1,528 | 23.4% | 30.4% |
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Bexhill High Academy
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4BY |
Secondary | 1,507 | 18.7% | 30.3% |
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St John Plessington Catholic College
Wirral, CH63 7LF |
Secondary | 1,579 | 20.5% | 31.1% |
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Chorlton High School
Manchester, M21 7SL |
Secondary | 1,532 | 23.7% | 27.3% |
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Ark Alexandra Academy
HASTINGS, TN34 2PG |
Secondary | 1,553 | 22.8% | 34.1% |
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President Kennedy School Academy
Coventry, CV6 4GL |
Secondary | 1,831 | 19.9% | 30.2% |
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Woolwich Polytechnic School
London, SE28 8AT |
Secondary | 1,547 | 21.3% | 25.5% |
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Oasis Academy Brislington
Bristol, BS4 5EY |
Secondary | 1,388 | 19.4% | 29% |
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Highfields School
Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT |
Secondary | 1,736 | 18.9% | 27% |
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Bideford College
Bideford, EX39 3AR |
Secondary | 1,457 | 20.6% | 24.7% |
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Immanuel College
Bradford, BD10 9AQ |
Secondary | 1,705 | 17.5% | 25.6% |
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Beckfoot Oakbank
Keighley, BD22 7DU |
Secondary | 1,547 | 19.9% | 33.6% |
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Kelvin Hall School
Hull, HU5 4QH |
Secondary | 1,615 | 17.8% | 27.2% |
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Harton Academy
South Shields, NE34 6DL |
Secondary | 1,659 | 25.3% | 30.7% |
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Ecclesfield School
Sheffield, S35 9WD |
Secondary | 1,736 | 21.8% | 27.1% |
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Acklam Grange School
Middlesbrough, TS5 8PB |
Secondary | 1,475 | 19.1% | 29.8% |
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Tupton Hall School
Chesterfield, S42 6LG |
Secondary | 1,641 | 15.2% | 29.1% |
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Cardinal Newman Catholic School
Coventry, CV6 2FR |
Secondary | 1,483 | 16% | 27.7% |
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Budmouth Academy Weymouth
Weymouth, DT4 9SY |
Secondary | 1,507 | 18.5% | 26.3% |
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Soar Valley College
Leicester, LE4 7GY |
Secondary | 1,565 | 14.4% | 27.6% |
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 | 1,640 | Sign in to see | |
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Westlands School
Sittingbourne, ME10 1PF |
Secondary | 1,776 | ||
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Wales High School
Sheffield, S26 5QQ |
Secondary | 1,842 | ||
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The de Ferrers Academy
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0LL |
Secondary | 2,469 | ||
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Hockerill Anglo-European College
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5HX |
Secondary | 921 | ||
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Maiden Erlegh School
Reading, RG6 7HS |
Secondary | 1,839 | ||
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Backwell School
Bristol, BS48 3BX |
Secondary | 1,630 | ||
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South Craven School
Keighley, BD20 7RL |
Secondary | 1,874 | ||
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Collingwood College
Camberley, GU15 4AE |
Secondary | 1,741 | ||
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St Martin's School Brentwood
Brentwood, CM13 2HG |
Secondary | 1,778 | ||
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Minsthorpe Community College
Pontefract, WF9 2UJ |
Secondary | 1,582 | ||
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King Alfred's
Wantage, OX12 9BY |
Secondary | 1,682 | ||
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The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College
Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 8AX |
Secondary | 1,136 | ||
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Tendring Technology College
Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 0AZ |
Secondary | 1,671 | ||
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The Blue School
Wells, BA5 2NR |
Secondary | 1,434 | ||
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Tewkesbury Academy
Tewkesbury, GL20 8DF |
Secondary | 1,206 | ||
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Harlington Upper School
Dunstable, LU5 6NX |
Secondary | 1,249 | ||
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Riddlesdown Collegiate
Purley, CR8 1EX |
Secondary | 2,067 | ||
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Avonbourne Girls Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NY |
Secondary | 1,116 | ||
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Shaftesbury School
Shaftesbury, SP7 8ER |
Secondary | 868 | ||
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Bridgewater High School
Warrington, WA4 3AE |
Secondary | 1,657 | ||
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Callington Community College
Callington, PL17 7DR |
Secondary | 890 | ||
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Benfield School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4NU |
Secondary | 969 | ||
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Sprowston Community Academy
Norwich, NR7 8NE |
Secondary | 1,659 | ||
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Tavistock College
Tavistock, PL19 8DD |
Secondary | 1,298 | ||
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Goole Academy
Goole, DN14 6AN |
Secondary | 1,172 | ||
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Philip Morant School and College
Colchester, CO3 4QS |
Secondary | 1,729 | ||
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Budmouth Academy Weymouth
Weymouth, DT4 9SY |
Secondary | 1,507 | ||
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Avonbourne Boys' Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NZ |
Secondary | 794 | ||
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Alsop High School
Liverpool, L4 6SH |
Secondary | 1,497 | ||