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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Cedars Upper School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,055 | 11% | 12.5% |
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Hartismere School
Eye, IP23 7BL |
Secondary | 1,051 | 15.3% | 12.6% |
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Lincroft Academy
Bedford, MK43 7RE |
Secondary | 931 | 14.5% | 14.1% |
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Sir Roger Manwood's School
Sandwich, CT13 9JX |
Secondary | 1,016 | 13.2% | 10.3% |
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Manor Church of England Academy
York, YO26 6PA |
Secondary | 1,142 | 11.2% | 14.1% |
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The King's School
Ottery St Mary, EX11 1RA |
Secondary | 1,108 | 14.4% | 12.5% |
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The Burgate School and Sixth Form
Fordingbridge, SP6 1EZ |
Secondary | 1,098 | 14.3% | 11.8% |
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The Kings of Wessex Academy
Cheddar, BS27 3AQ |
Secondary | 1,051 | 8.4% | 10.8% |
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Chesterton Community College
Cambridge, CB4 3NY |
Secondary | 1,130 | 11.6% | 16% |
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Woodrush High School
Wythall, B47 5JW |
Secondary | 1,023 | 11.6% | 13.2% |
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Verulam School
St Albans, AL1 4PR |
Secondary | 984 | 17.3% | 12.7% |
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St Thomas More High School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BW |
Secondary | 1,209 | 11.6% | 13.3% |
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Etonbury Academy
Arlesey, SG15 6XS |
Secondary | 1,133 | 14.8% | 14.7% |
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St Catherine's Catholic School
Bexleyheath, DA6 7QJ |
Secondary | 1,040 | 7.7% | 13.4% |
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Saint Michael's Catholic High School
Watford, WD25 0SS |
Secondary | 1,122 | 12.9% | 12.8% |
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Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
St Albans, AL4 0TT |
Secondary | 1,097 | 16.1% | 11.6% |
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Harlington Upper School
Dunstable, LU5 6NX |
Secondary | 1,198 | 12.9% | 11.3% |
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Manningtree High School
Manningtree, CO11 2BW |
Secondary | 918 | 14.7% | 12.4% |
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Loreto College
St Albans, AL1 3RQ |
Secondary | 930 | 15% | 13.7% |
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Queensbury Academy
Dunstable, LU6 3BU |
Secondary | 1,154 | 14.2% | 13.3% |
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Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport
Saffron Walden, CB11 3TR |
Secondary | 968 | 14.1% | 11.5% |
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The County High School, Leftwich
Northwich, CW9 8EZ |
Secondary | 1,050 | 13.2% | 14.5% |
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Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School
Brentwood, CM14 4EX |
Secondary | 1,013 | 6.3% | 9.9% |
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Bishop Walsh Catholic School
Sutton Coldfield, B76 1QT |
Secondary | 1,082 | 14.3% | 11.5% |
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St Augustine's Catholic High School
Redditch, B97 5LX |
Secondary | 967 | 10.6% | 11.4% |
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Hagley Catholic High School
Hagley, DY8 2XL |
Secondary | 1,113 | 11.6% | 14.1% |
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Brentwood County High School
Brentwood, CM14 4JF |
Secondary | 1,106 | 14.6% | 14.5% |
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St Benedict's Catholic School
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RH |
Secondary | 976 | 16.7% | 11.6% |
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Blythe Bridge High School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9PW |
Secondary | 1,035 | 13% | 12.9% |
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John F Kennedy Catholic School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2PH |
Secondary | 1,079 | 14.6% | 12.3% |
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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Cedars Upper School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,055 | Sign in to see | |
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Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
London, SE19 2JH |
Secondary | 1,166 | ||
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Accrington Academy
Accrington, BB5 4FF |
Secondary | 995 | ||
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The Basildon Lower Academy
Basildon, SS14 1UX |
Secondary | 915 | ||
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Maltby Academy
Rotherham, S66 8AB |
Secondary | 1,125 | ||
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Lift Aylward
London, N18 1NB |
Secondary | 1,402 | ||
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The Fallibroome Academy
Macclesfield, SK10 4AF |
Secondary | 1,551 | ||
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Southend High School for Boys
Southend-on-Sea, SS0 0RG |
Secondary | 1,325 | ||
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Westcliff High School for Girls
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BS |
Secondary | 1,342 | ||
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Ravens Wood School
Bromley, BR2 8HP |
Secondary | 1,592 | ||
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Glyn School
Epsom, KT17 1NB |
Secondary | 1,694 | ||
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Swavesey Village College
Cambridge, CB24 4RS |
Secondary | 1,246 | ||
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Towers School and Sixth Form Centre
Ashford, TN24 9AL |
Secondary | 1,561 | ||
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Rickmansworth School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3AQ |
Secondary | 1,550 | ||
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Sheldon School
Chippenham, SN14 6HJ |
Secondary | 1,605 | ||
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West Somerset College
Minehead, TA24 6AY |
Secondary | 760 | ||
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Farlingaye High School
Woodbridge, IP12 4JX |
Secondary | 1,883 | ||
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Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree, CM7 1WY |
Secondary | 1,258 | ||
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King Edward VI Five Ways School
Birmingham, B32 4BT |
Secondary | 1,311 | ||
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Montsaye Academy
Kettering, NN14 6BB |
Secondary | 1,030 | ||
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Carlton Academy
Nottingham, NG4 3SH |
Secondary | 1,371 | ||
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Shelley College, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 8NL |
Secondary | 1,282 | ||
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Rastrick High School
Brighouse, HD6 3XB |
Secondary | 1,783 | ||
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Birchwood High School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BD |
Secondary | 1,454 | ||
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Sir Harry Smith Community College
Peterborough, PE7 1XB |
Secondary | 1,104 | ||
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West Walsall E-ACT Academy
Walsall, WS2 9UA |
Secondary | 1,195 | ||
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St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, WF7 6BD |
Secondary | 1,482 | ||
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Forest Gate Community School
London, E7 9BB |
Secondary | 1,347 | ||
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Duke's Aldridge
London, N17 0PG |
Secondary | 965 | ||
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Countesthorpe Academy
Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR |
Secondary | 1,193 | ||