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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Lynn Grove Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,157 | 15.7% | 31.9% |
St Paul's Academy
London, SE2 9PX |
Secondary | 1,122 | 12.3% | 33.5% |
Trinity Academy
Doncaster, DN8 5BY |
Secondary | 1,246 | 13.8% | 32.4% |
Future Academies Watford
Watford, WD25 7HW |
Secondary | 1,082 | 15.7% | 28.7% |
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy
Oldbury, B69 2HE |
Secondary | 1,164 | 17.2% | 30.8% |
Ormiston Bushfield Academy
Peterborough, PE2 5RQ |
Secondary | 1,198 | 18.2% | 33.6% |
The Heath School
Runcorn, WA7 4SY |
Secondary | 1,189 | 16.8% | 31.6% |
The Highcrest Academy
High Wycombe, HP13 7NQ |
Secondary | 1,068 | 14.4% | 31.1% |
Rooks Heath School
Harrow, HA2 9AH |
Secondary | 1,204 | 13.5% | 31.2% |
Hatch End High School
Harrow, HA3 6NR |
Secondary | 1,252 | 16.8% | 31.4% |
Cannock Chase High School
Cannock, WS11 1JT |
Secondary | 1,110 | 13% | 31.7% |
Clapton Girls' Academy
London, E5 0RB |
Secondary | 1,194 | 16.4% | 34.3% |
Campion School
Leamington Spa, CV31 1QH |
Secondary | 1,170 | 15.5% | 30.7% |
St Cuthbert's High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 7PX |
Secondary | 1,234 | 17.8% | 32.5% |
Netherthorpe School
Chesterfield, S43 3PU |
Secondary | 1,108 | 17.2% | 32.7% |
Bishop Perowne CofE College
Worcester, WR3 8LE |
Secondary | 1,117 | 19.1% | 32.9% |
Meden School
Mansfield, NG20 0QN |
Secondary | 1,076 | 15.8% | 33.6% |
Thistley Hough Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5JJ |
Secondary | 1,091 | 18.2% | 31.6% |
Westbourne Academy
Ipswich, IP1 5JN |
Secondary | 1,068 | 17.5% | 33.5% |
St George's Catholic School
London, W9 1RB |
Secondary | 1,111 | 17.3% | 29.8% |
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6LZ |
Secondary | 1,164 | 15% | 31% |
The University of Birmingham School
Birmingham, B29 6QU |
Secondary | 1,186 | 14.6% | 31.7% |
Lyndon School
Solihull, B92 8EJ |
Secondary | 1,173 | 16.7% | 32.1% |
Greatfields School
Barking, IG11 7QG |
Secondary | 1,169 | 16.2% | 31.9% |
The Elmgreen School
London, SE27 9BZ |
Secondary | 1,137 | 16.2% | 32.2% |
Arena Academy
Birmingham, B42 2PY |
Secondary | 1,109 | 13.4% | 33% |
Stopsley High School
Luton, LU2 7UX |
Secondary | 1,085 | 14.8% | 28.8% |
Oulder Hill Leadership Academy
Rochdale, OL11 5EF |
Secondary | 1,185 | 12.8% | 31.9% |
Ken Stimpson Academy
Peterborough, PE4 6JT |
Secondary | 1,096 | 18.2% | 32.2% |
The Abbey School
Faversham, ME13 8RZ |
Secondary | 1,114 | 14.8% | 30.9% |
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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Lynn Grove Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,157 | Sign in to see | |
Holyrood Academy
Chard, TA20 1JL |
Secondary | 1,323 | ||
Highworth Grammar School
Ashford, TN24 8UD |
Secondary | 1,536 | ||
The King's (The Cathedral) School
Peterborough, PE1 2UE |
Secondary | 1,251 | ||
The Polesworth School
Tamworth, B78 1QT |
Secondary | 1,468 | ||
Guilsborough Academy
Northampton, NN6 8QE |
Secondary | 1,327 | ||
Stoke Damerel Community College
Plymouth, PL3 4BD |
Secondary | 1,301 | ||
Castleford Academy
Castleford, WF10 4JQ |
Secondary | 1,517 | ||
John Hampden Grammar School
High Wycombe, HP11 1SZ |
Secondary | 1,258 | ||
Howard of Effingham School
Leatherhead, KT24 5JR |
Secondary | 1,553 | ||
North Kesteven Academy
Lincoln, LN6 9AG |
Secondary | 659 | ||
The Commonweal School
Swindon, SN1 4JE |
Secondary | 1,398 | ||
Wymondham High Academy
Wymondham, NR18 0QT |
Secondary | 1,605 | ||
Icknield High School
Luton, LU3 2AH |
Secondary | 1,457 | ||
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6JT |
Secondary | 1,310 | ||
Stanborough School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR |
Secondary | 1,204 | ||
St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon
Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4BQ |
Secondary | 1,454 | ||
Hinchley Wood School
Esher, KT10 0AQ |
Secondary | 1,354 | ||
Shenfield High School
Brentwood, CM15 8RY |
Secondary | 1,496 | ||
Hellesdon High School
Norwich, NR6 5SB |
Secondary | 1,584 | ||
Crawshaw Academy
Pudsey, LS28 9HU |
Secondary | 1,123 | ||
Bridgnorth Endowed School
Bridgnorth, WV16 4ER |
Secondary | 591 | ||
Sewell Park Academy
Norwich, NR3 4BX |
Secondary | 780 | ||
Great Wyrley Academy
Walsall, WS6 6LQ |
Secondary | 558 | ||
The Park Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9AX |
Secondary | 1,420 | ||
Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
Birmingham, B27 7XY |
Secondary | 1,186 | ||
Cheslyn Hay Academy
Walsall, WS6 7JQ |
Secondary | 1,262 | ||
Colne Community School
Colchester, CO7 0QL |
Secondary | 1,257 | ||
King Edward VI Community College
Totnes, TQ9 5JX |
Secondary | 912 | ||
St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School
London, TW1 4LT |
Secondary | 1,113 |