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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Tewkesbury Academy
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 1,206 | 14.7% | 17.9% | 
| 
                                Bristol Cathedral Choir School
                                 Bristol, BS1 5TS  | 
                            Secondary | 1,168 | 18.4% | 18.9% | 
| 
                                The Wellington Academy
                                 Ludgershall, SP11 9RR  | 
                            Secondary | 1,146 | 15.4% | 16.8% | 
| 
                                Branston Community Academy
                                 Lincoln, LN4 1LH  | 
                            Secondary | 1,243 | 17% | 18% | 
| 
                                Brookfield Community School
                                 Chesterfield, S40 3NS  | 
                            Secondary | 1,146 | 14.3% | 15.9% | 
| 
                                Penair School
                                 Truro, TR1 1TN  | 
                            Secondary | 1,190 | 14.3% | 20.2% | 
| 
                                Queen Elizabeth's
                                 Crediton, EX17 3LU  | 
                            Secondary | 1,206 | 17.3% | 18% | 
| 
                                St Edward's College
                                 Liverpool, L12 1LF  | 
                            Secondary | 1,178 | 14.9% | 15.7% | 
| 
                                Ortu Gable Hall School
                                 Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 8JT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,254 | 14.7% | 18.5% | 
| 
                                The Coleshill School
                                 Birmingham, B46 3EX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,237 | 12.5% | 19% | 
| 
                                Harris Academy Beckenham
                                 Beckenham, BR3 3SJ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,233 | 12.8% | 19.5% | 
| 
                                William Edwards School
                                 Grays, RM16 3NJ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,185 | 15.9% | 18.2% | 
| 
                                The Chalfonts Community College
                                 Gerrards Cross, SL9 8TP  | 
                            Secondary | 1,247 | 12.5% | 18.4% | 
| 
                                The Romsey School
                                 Romsey, SO51 8ZB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,158 | 16% | 17% | 
| 
                                The Eastwood Academy
                                 Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 5UU  | 
                            Secondary | 1,148 | 14% | 18.1% | 
| 
                                Cox Green School
                                 Maidenhead, SL6 3AX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,204 | 13% | 16.4% | 
| 
                                Stanborough School
                                 Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR  | 
                            Secondary | 1,204 | 16% | 16.2% | 
| 
                                Hungerhill School
                                 Doncaster, DN3 2JY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,177 | 12.2% | 16% | 
| 
                                Woking High School
                                 Woking, GU21 4TJ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,202 | 18% | 17.2% | 
| 
                                Sir Bernard Lovell Academy
                                 Bristol, BS30 8TS  | 
                            Secondary | 1,245 | 17.7% | 16.2% | 
| 
                                Putteridge High School
                                 Luton, LU2 8HJ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,200 | 14.2% | 18% | 
| 
                                Okehampton College
                                 Okehampton, EX20 1PW  | 
                            Secondary | 1,214 | 16.5% | 16.5% | 
| 
                                John Taylor Free School
                                 Burton-on-Trent, DE13 9SA  | 
                            Secondary | 1,258 | 13.4% | 16.8% | 
| 
                                Princes Risborough School
                                 Princes Risborough, HP27 0DR  | 
                            Secondary | 1,113 | 16.2% | 17.3% | 
| 
                                Colne Community School
                                 Colchester, CO7 0QL  | 
                            Secondary | 1,257 | 17.8% | 18.3% | 
| 
                                Countesthorpe Academy
                                 Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR  | 
                            Secondary | 1,248 | 13% | 18% | 
| 
                                Ormskirk School
                                 Ormskirk, L39 2AT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,223 | 11.5% | 19.2% | 
| 
                                The Hinckley School
                                 Hinckley, LE10 1LE  | 
                            Secondary | 1,171 | 17% | 19.7% | 
| 
                                Weaverham High School
                                 Northwich, CW8 3HT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,168 | 16% | 17.9% | 
| 
                                Brighton Hill Community School
                                 Basingstoke, RG22 4HS  | 
                            Secondary | 1,277 | 14.9% | 16.9% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Tewkesbury Academy
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 1,206 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Waltham Toll Bar Academy
                                 Grimsby, DN36 4RZ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,894 | ||
| 
                                Watford Grammar School for Boys
                                 Watford, WD18 7JF  | 
                            Secondary | 1,557 | ||
| 
                                Wales High School
                                 Sheffield, S26 5QQ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,842 | ||
| 
                                Plymstock School
                                 Plymouth, PL9 9AZ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,672 | ||
| 
                                Maiden Erlegh School
                                 Reading, RG6 7HS  | 
                            Secondary | 1,839 | ||
| 
                                Chesterton Community College
                                 Cambridge, CB4 3NY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,122 | ||
| 
                                Myton School
                                 Warwick, CV34 6PJ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,759 | ||
| 
                                The Marches School
                                 Oswestry, SY11 2AR  | 
                            Secondary | 1,383 | ||
| 
                                Katharine Lady Berkeley's School
                                 Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 8RB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,517 | ||
| 
                                King Alfred's
                                 Wantage, OX12 9BY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,682 | ||
| 
                                Hazelwick School
                                 Crawley, RH10 1SX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,885 | ||
| 
                                The Blue School
                                 Wells, BA5 2NR  | 
                            Secondary | 1,434 | ||
| 
                                Cannock Chase High School
                                 Cannock, WS11 1JT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,110 | ||
| 
                                Cotham School
                                 Bristol, BS6 6DT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,640 | ||
| 
                                Cheadle Hulme High School
                                 Cheadle, SK8 7JY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,671 | ||
| 
                                Clacton County High School
                                 Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6DZ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,836 | ||
| 
                                Riddlesdown Collegiate
                                 Purley, CR8 1EX  | 
                            Secondary | 2,067 | ||
| 
                                Didcot Girls' School
                                 Didcot, OX11 7AJ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,616 | ||
| 
                                The Dukeries Academy
                                 Newark, NG22 9TD  | 
                            Secondary | 777 | ||
| 
                                Wickersley School and Sports College
                                 Rotherham, S66 1JL  | 
                            Secondary | 2,053 | ||
| 
                                Bridgewater High School
                                 Warrington, WA4 3AE  | 
                            Secondary | 1,657 | ||
| 
                                Callington Community College
                                 Callington, PL17 7DR  | 
                            Secondary | 890 | ||
| 
                                Harton Academy
                                 South Shields, NE34 6DL  | 
                            Secondary | 1,659 | ||
| 
                                Benfield School
                                 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4NU  | 
                            Secondary | 969 | ||
| 
                                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 | ||
| 
                                Harris Academy Ockendon
                                 South Ockendon, RM15 5AY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,435 | ||
| 
                                Ashby School
                                 Ashby-De-La-Zouch, LE65 1DT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,528 | ||