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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writhlington School (Your chosen school) | Secondary | 927 | 17.4% | 24.5% | 
| Dixons City Academy Bradford, BD5 7RR | Secondary | 934 | 13.9% | 24.9% | 
| Richard Rose Morton Academy Carlisle, CA2 6LB | Secondary | 897 | 15.8% | 26.3% | 
| Longfield Academy Longfield, DA3 7PH | Secondary | 1,010 | 19.7% | 24.3% | 
| Pyrland School Taunton, TA2 7QP | Secondary | 959 | 18.7% | 27.3% | 
| King's Lynn Academy King's Lynn, PE30 4QG | Secondary | 963 | 16.6% | 25.6% | 
| Richmond Park Academy London, SW14 8RG | Secondary | 1,011 | 16.9% | 25.1% | 
| Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road Teignmouth, TQ14 9HZ | Secondary | 943 | 17.8% | 23.1% | 
| The Arnewood School New Milton, BH25 6RS | Secondary | 959 | 16.9% | 24.2% | 
| Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre Redditch, B98 8HB | Secondary | 946 | 16% | 22.6% | 
| Coombeshead Academy Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PT | Secondary | 872 | 17.9% | 22.7% | 
| Falmouth School Falmouth, TR11 4LH | Secondary | 969 | 16.6% | 22% | 
| Christ's College Finchley London, N2 0SE | Secondary | 957 | 17.9% | 22.4% | 
| Ivanhoe School Ashby-de-la-Zouch, LE65 1HX | Secondary | 873 | 16.2% | 22.6% | 
| The Matthew Arnold School Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 1PF | Secondary | 990 | 17% | 23.5% | 
| The Wilnecote School Tamworth, B77 5LF | Secondary | 916 | 20.4% | 22.8% | 
| Isca Academy Exeter, EX2 6AP | Secondary | 988 | 21.7% | 24% | 
| Nova Hreod Academy Swindon, SN2 2NQ | Secondary | 1,039 | 18.4% | 26.3% | 
| Shaftesbury School Shaftesbury, SP7 8ER | Secondary | 868 | 20.6% | 24.2% | 
| The Sir John Colfox Academy Bridport, DT6 3DT | Secondary | 818 | 20.5% | 23% | 
| Hampton High Hampton, TW12 3HB | Secondary | 874 | 19.3% | 26% | 
| Callington Community College Callington, PL17 7DR | Secondary | 890 | 17.1% | 24.4% | 
| Stanley High School Southport, PR9 9TF | Secondary | 843 | 19.5% | 24.5% | 
| Barclay Academy Stevenage, SG1 3RB | Secondary | 916 | 19.1% | 22.9% | 
| Patchway Community School Almondsbury, BS32 4AJ | Secondary | 926 | 13.3% | 23.1% | 
| Kingsdown School Swindon, SN2 7SH | Secondary | 990 | 17.6% | 25.6% | 
| Chilton Trinity School Bridgwater, TA6 3JA | Secondary | 970 | 17.9% | 26.6% | 
| Belvidere School Shrewsbury, SY2 5RJ | Secondary | 855 | 18.4% | 25.5% | 
| Tottington High School Bury, BL8 3LY | Secondary | 939 | 16% | 26.7% | 
| Sedgefield Community College Stockton-on-Tees, TS21 3DD | Secondary | 988 | 15% | 24.2% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writhlington School (Your chosen school) | Secondary | 927 | Sign in to see | |
| Sheffield Springs Academy Sheffield, S12 2SF | Secondary | 1,058 | ||
| Walthamstow Academy London, E17 5DP | Secondary | 1,087 | ||
| Oasis Academy Enfield Enfield, EN3 7XH | Secondary | 778 | ||
| Haberdashers' Knights Academy Bromley, BR1 5EB | Secondary | 1,197 | ||
| Madeley Academy Telford, TF7 5FB | Secondary | 1,271 | ||
| Oasis Academy Immingham Immingham, DN40 1JU | Secondary | 606 | ||
| The Marsh Academy New Romney, TN28 8BB | Secondary | 1,028 | ||
| Grace Academy Coventry Coventry, CV2 2RH | Secondary | 994 | ||
| All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham Cheltenham, GL51 0WH | Secondary | 1,076 | ||
| Whitburn Church of England Academy Sunderland, SR6 7EF | Secondary | 1,242 | ||
| The Academy at Shotton Hall Peterlee, SR8 1AU | Secondary | 1,170 | ||
| Manor Church of England Academy York, YO26 6PA | Secondary | 1,162 | ||
| Coombeshead Academy Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PT | Secondary | 872 | ||
| Lydiard Park Academy Swindon, SN5 6HN | Secondary | 1,262 | ||
| Nailsea School Bristol, BS48 2HN | Secondary | 1,118 | ||
| Brockington College Leicester, LE19 4AQ | Secondary | 1,199 | ||
| Isca Academy Exeter, EX2 6AP | Secondary | 988 | ||
| Wardle Academy Rochdale, OL12 9RD | Secondary | 1,367 | ||
| St James School Exeter, EX4 8NN | Secondary | 982 | ||
| The Birley Academy Sheffield, S12 3BP | Secondary | 1,092 | ||
| Everest Community Academy Basingstoke, RG24 9UP | Secondary | 695 | ||
| West Exe School Exeter, EX2 9JU | Secondary | 1,236 | ||
| The Laurel Academy Mexborough, S64 9SD | Secondary | 705 | ||
| Broadoak Academy Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 4NP | Secondary | 681 | ||
| St Luke's Church of England School Exeter, EX1 3RD | Secondary | 844 | ||
| Freebrough Academy Saltburn-By-the-Sea, TS12 2SJ | Secondary | 836 | ||
| Sedgefield Community College Stockton-on-Tees, TS21 3DD | Secondary | 988 | ||
| Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy Prescot, L35 2XG | Secondary | 726 | ||
| Alvaston Moor Academy Derby, DE24 0AN | Secondary | 882 | ||