Cotham School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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