The Chase

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
The Chase
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,408 19.8% 16.4%
The Sir Robert Woodard Academy
Sompting, BN15 9QZ
Secondary 1,414 21.8% 18.1%
John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy
Ross-on-Wye, HR9 7ET
Secondary 1,292 18% 16.5%
The Polesworth School
Tamworth, B78 1QT
Secondary 1,455 19.3% 18.3%
Hele's School
Plymouth, PL7 4LT
Secondary 1,393 17.3% 14.6%
The Knights Templar School
Baldock, SG7 6DZ
Secondary 1,415 17.1% 16.1%
Soham Village College
Ely, CB7 5AA
Secondary 1,432 16.3% 18.4%
The Corsham School
Corsham, SN13 9DF
Secondary 1,360 23.5% 15.4%
Chipping Campden School
Chipping Campden, GL55 6HU
Secondary 1,479 19.5% 14%
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Ashbourne, DE6 1EP
Secondary 1,298 19.6% 15.8%
The Marches School
Oswestry, SY11 2AR
Secondary 1,396 15% 19%
The Chauncy School
Ware, SG12 0DP
Secondary 1,515 18.2% 15.4%
The Commonweal School
Swindon, SN1 4JE
Secondary 1,384 16.9% 15.7%
The Blue School
Wells, BA5 2NR
Secondary 1,358 21.2% 15.7%
Rawlins
Loughborough, LE12 8DY
Secondary 1,508 19.4% 18%
Hazel Grove High School
Stockport, SK7 5JX
Secondary 1,436 24% 15.7%
Faringdon Community College
Faringdon, SN7 7LB
Secondary 1,436 19.9% 16.5%
The Marlborough Science Academy
St Albans, AL1 2QA
Secondary 1,335 17.5% 18.4%
Ralph Allen School
Bath, BA2 7AD
Secondary 1,383 16% 15.4%
Monk's Walk School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NL
Secondary 1,436 16.9% 15.9%
Caludon Castle School
Coventry, CV2 5BD
Secondary 1,515 18.8% 17.7%
The Sweyne Park School
Rayleigh, SS6 9BZ
Secondary 1,427 19.3% 17.1%
Ruislip High School
Ruislip, HA4 0BY
Secondary 1,284 19.5% 16.2%
Queen Elizabeth's School
Wimborne, BH21 4DT
Secondary 1,452 19.4% 14.4%
Prince William School
Oundle, PE8 4BS
Secondary 1,354 19.9% 13.6%
Kingsmead School
Cannock, WS12 1DH
Secondary 1,429 14.1% 17.1%
Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU10 6HB
Secondary 1,373 18.7% 17.8%
Wollaston School
Wellingborough, NN29 7PH
Secondary 1,431 20% 14.2%
The Hemel Hempstead School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TX
Secondary 1,286 19.4% 16.1%
The Duchess's Community High School
Alnwick, NE66 2DH
Secondary 1,343 17.5% 16.1%

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
The Chase
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,408 Sign in to see
Shireland Collegiate Academy
Smethwick, B66 4ND
Secondary 1,524
George Salter Academy
West Bromwich, B70 9UW
Secondary 1,444
Garforth Academy
Leeds, LS25 1LJ
Secondary 1,882
Plymstock School
Plymouth, PL9 9AZ
Secondary 1,609
Hayes School
Bromley, BR2 7DB
Secondary 1,772
The Billericay School
Billericay, CM12 9LH
Secondary 1,705
King's Academy Prospect
Reading, RG30 4EX
Secondary 1,263
Katharine Lady Berkeley's School
Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 8RB
Secondary 1,509
The London Oratory School
London, SW6 1RX
Secondary 1,398
St Peter's School
Huntingdon, PE29 7DD
Secondary 1,526
St Ivo Academy
St Ives, PE27 6RR
Secondary 1,495
Cannock Chase High School
Cannock, WS11 1JT
Secondary 1,110
Willenhall E-ACT Academy
Willenhall, WV12 4BD
Secondary 1,062
Townley Grammar School
Bexleyheath, DA6 7AB
Secondary 1,670
Clacton County High School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6DZ
Secondary 1,870
Southmoor Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7TF
Secondary 1,394
The Dukeries Academy
Newark, NG22 9TD
Secondary 763
The McAuley Catholic High School
Doncaster, DN3 3QF
Secondary 1,456
Beckfoot Thornton
Bradford, BD13 3BH
Secondary 1,274
Swinton Academy
Mexborough, S64 8JW
Secondary 1,001
Spalding Academy
Spalding, PE11 2EJ
Secondary 1,448
The Royal Sutton School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7DY
Secondary 977
City of London Academy Highbury Grove
London, N5 2EQ
Secondary 1,061
Thornhill Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7NA
Secondary 566
Whitworth Park Academy
Spennymoor, DL16 7LN
Secondary 988
Ashby School
Ashby-De-La-Zouch, LE65 1DT
Secondary 1,680
The Brooksbank School
Elland, HX5 0QG
Secondary 1,500
Buxton Community School
Buxton, SK17 9EA
Secondary 1,031
Carlton le Willows Academy
Gedling, NG4 4AA
Secondary 1,810