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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Shirley High School Performing Arts College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 786 | 27.1% | 47.1% |
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Grace Academy Solihull
Birmingham, B37 5JS |
Secondary | 876 | 27.4% | 48.3% |
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St Mark's Church of England Academy
Mitcham, CR4 1SF |
Secondary | 947 | 23.9% | 45.9% |
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The Elms Academy
London, SW4 9ET |
Secondary | 844 | 20.1% | 48% |
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St Anne's Church of England Academy
Manchester, M24 6XN |
Secondary | 795 | 22.4% | 48.9% |
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New Line Learning Academy
Maidstone, ME15 9QL |
Secondary | 820 | 21% | 46.6% |
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Oasis Academy Brightstowe
Bristol, BS11 0EB |
Secondary | 739 | 26.4% | 50.6% |
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St Aldhelm's Academy
Poole, BH12 4HS |
Secondary | 841 | 23.8% | 44.1% |
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The Hastings Academy
Hastings, TN35 5DN |
Secondary | 813 | 26% | 44.4% |
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Springwest Academy
Feltham, TW13 7EF |
Secondary | 915 | 25.9% | 44% |
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Harris Academy Morden
Morden, SM4 6DU |
Secondary | 879 | 24.1% | 45.1% |
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North Cambridge Academy
Cambridge, CB4 2JF |
Secondary | 691 | 24.7% | 49.9% |
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Beacon Academy
Cleethorpes, DN35 9NF |
Secondary | 666 | 26.7% | 48.2% |
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Magnus Church of England Academy
Newark, NG24 4AB |
Secondary | 749 | 24.6% | 43.5% |
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Trinity Academy
London, SW2 1QS |
Secondary | 617 | 25.5% | 48.2% |
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Litherland High School
Liverpool, L21 0DB |
Secondary | 736 | 23.9% | 48.4% |
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Sandhill View Academy
Sunderland, SR3 4EN |
Secondary | 763 | 28.7% | 51.1% |
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David Nieper Academy
Alfreton, DE55 7JA |
Secondary | 811 | 23.1% | 44.2% |
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Laisterdyke Leadership Academy
Bradford, BD3 8HE |
Secondary | 887 | 24% | 48% |
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Royal Greenwich Trust School
London, SE7 8LJ |
Secondary | 860 | 19.2% | 46% |
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The Lea Valley Academy
Enfield, EN3 6TW |
Secondary | 850 | 21.5% | 47.3% |
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Bay Leadership Academy
Morecambe, LA3 1AB |
Secondary | 725 | 31.4% | 49.4% |
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Ferryhill School
Ferryhill, DL17 8RW |
Secondary | 733 | 23.9% | 46.4% |
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Astrea Academy Woodfields
Doncaster, DN4 8ND |
Secondary | 724 | 23.7% | 48.3% |
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Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
Prescot, L35 2XG |
Secondary | 761 | 23.5% | 48% |
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Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy
Birmingham, B14 4HN |
Secondary | 752 | 29.5% | 43.4% |
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Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy
Leeds, LS10 4AX |
Secondary | 828 | 24.6% | 44.9% |
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Dixons Fazakerley Academy
Liverpool, L10 1LB |
Secondary | 808 | 25.7% | 46.4% |
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Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Blackburn, BB1 1PY |
Secondary | 814 | 24.5% | 44.3% |
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Conisborough College
London, SE6 2SE |
Secondary | 758 | 27% | 44.3% |
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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Shirley High School Performing Arts College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 786 | Sign in to see | |
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Sir Thomas Rich's School
Gloucester, GL2 0LF |
Secondary | 1,249 | ||
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Beths Grammar School
Bexley, DA5 1NE |
Secondary | 1,664 | ||
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Penair School
Truro, TR1 1TN |
Secondary | 1,239 | ||
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Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Faversham, ME13 7BQ |
Secondary | 1,101 | ||
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The Crypt School
Gloucester, GL2 5AE |
Secondary | 1,093 | ||
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Norton College
Malton, YO17 9PT |
Secondary | 692 | ||
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Crofton Academy
Wakefield, WF4 1NF |
Secondary | 1,061 | ||
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Cirencester Kingshill School
Cirencester, GL7 1HS |
Secondary | 807 | ||
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Hounsdown School
Southampton, SO40 9FT |
Secondary | 1,281 | ||
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St Augustine's Catholic College
Trowbridge, BA14 9EN |
Secondary | 952 | ||
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Redden Court School
Romford, RM3 0TS |
Secondary | 1,063 | ||
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Forest Academy
Ilford, IG6 3TN |
Secondary | 826 | ||
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St Mark's Catholic School
Hounslow, TW3 3EJ |
Secondary | 1,215 | ||
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The Marlborough Church of England School
Woodstock, OX20 1LP |
Secondary | 1,085 | ||
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Brymore Academy
Bridgwater, TA5 2NB |
Secondary | 346 | ||
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Bluecoat Beechdale Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3GP |
Secondary | 898 | ||
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St Simon Stock Catholic School
Maidstone, ME16 0JP |
Secondary | 1,152 | ||
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St Gregory's Catholic School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9XL |
Secondary | 1,179 | ||
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Fowey River Academy
Fowey, PL23 1HE |
Secondary | 661 | ||
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Hanham Woods Academy
Bristol, BS15 3LA |
Secondary | 844 | ||
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Haileybury Turnford
Waltham Cross, EN8 0JU |
Secondary | 967 | ||
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Brayton Academy
Selby, YO8 9QS |
Secondary | 933 | ||
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The Lenham School
Maidstone, ME17 2LL |
Secondary | 827 | ||
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Small Heath Leadership Academy
Birmingham, B10 9RX |
Secondary | 1,190 | ||
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Foxford Community School
Coventry, CV6 6BB |
Secondary | 1,061 | ||
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Chancellor's School
Hatfield, AL9 7BN |
Secondary | 1,254 | ||
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The Mandeville School
Aylesbury, HP21 8ES |
Secondary | 998 | ||
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Huxlow Academy
Irthlingborough, NN9 5TY |
Secondary | 820 | ||
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Highworth Warneford School
Swindon, SN6 7BZ |
Secondary | 630 | ||