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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kingswinford Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 918 | 16.9% | 20% |
John Masefield High School
Ledbury, HR8 2HF |
Secondary | 885 | 21% | 18.1% |
Preston School Academy
Yeovil, BA21 3JD |
Secondary | 984 | 14% | 19.1% |
Rossett School
Harrogate, HG2 9JP |
Secondary | 905 | 13.6% | 21.2% |
Cottingham High School and Sixth Form College
Cottingham, HU16 5PX |
Secondary | 926 | 19.4% | 21.3% |
Bungay High School
Bungay, NR35 1RW |
Secondary | 985 | 15.6% | 21.9% |
Noadswood School
Southampton, SO45 4ZF |
Secondary | 981 | 14.3% | 19.3% |
Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre
Redditch, B98 8HB |
Secondary | 946 | 16% | 22.6% |
Falmouth School
Falmouth, TR11 4LH |
Secondary | 969 | 16.6% | 22% |
Birkdale High School
Southport, PR8 3DT |
Secondary | 938 | 18% | 20.1% |
Wootton Upper School
Bedford, MK43 9HT |
Secondary | 890 | 16.1% | 18.1% |
Manor School
Wellingborough, NN9 6PA |
Secondary | 1,008 | 17.2% | 18.8% |
Redmoor Academy
Hinckley, LE10 0EP |
Secondary | 919 | 20.9% | 19.7% |
St Columba's Catholic Boys' School
Bexleyheath, DA6 7QB |
Secondary | 839 | 19.5% | 20.6% |
Magna Academy
Poole, BH17 8RE |
Secondary | 964 | 19% | 19.7% |
William Brookes School
Much Wenlock, TF13 6NB |
Secondary | 904 | 19.2% | 17.5% |
Winton Academy
Bournemouth, BH10 4HT |
Secondary | 910 | 16.2% | 17.6% |
The Cedars Academy
Leicester, LE4 4GH |
Secondary | 998 | 18.3% | 21.1% |
Sir John Talbot's School
Whitchurch, SY13 2BY |
Secondary | 860 | 14% | 20.1% |
Blessed William Howard Catholic School
Stafford, ST17 9AB |
Secondary | 954 | 15.8% | 20.3% |
Sir Graham Balfour High School
Stafford, ST16 1NR |
Secondary | 974 | 18% | 17.2% |
Scalby School
Scarborough, YO12 6TH |
Secondary | 960 | 19% | 21.7% |
Stowmarket High School
Stowmarket, IP14 1QR |
Secondary | 901 | 15.8% | 20.3% |
Yate Academy
Yate, BS37 4DX |
Secondary | 818 | 16.3% | 20.3% |
Holderness Academy and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU12 8UZ |
Secondary | 1,014 | 16.7% | 19.9% |
Mercia School
Sheffield, S7 2DY |
Secondary | 913 | 15.6% | 19.7% |
The Swan School
Oxford, OX2 7WP |
Secondary | 862 | 15.3% | 21.2% |
Huxlow Academy
Irthlingborough, NN9 5TY |
Secondary | 855 | 14.1% | 20.7% |
Sidmouth College
Sidmouth, EX10 9LG |
Secondary | 872 | 17.1% | 19.6% |
Anthony Gell School
Matlock, DE4 4DX |
Secondary | 824 | 16.8% | 19.7% |
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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Kingswinford Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 918 | Sign in to see | |
Colyton Grammar School
Colyton, EX24 6HN |
Secondary | 1,061 | ||
Hurworth School
Darlington, DL2 2JG |
Secondary | 669 | ||
King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls
Birmingham, B17 8QB |
Secondary | 956 | ||
The Cheadle Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 1LH |
Secondary | 423 | ||
Sir William Romney's School
Tetbury, GL8 8AE |
Secondary | 511 | ||
Lostock Hall Academy
Preston, PR5 5UR |
Secondary | 779 | ||
Manor High School
Leicester, LE2 4FU |
Secondary | 926 | ||
Prenton High School for Girls
Birkenhead, CH42 6RR |
Secondary | 785 | ||
Woolmer Hill School
Haslemere, GU27 1QB |
Secondary | 888 | ||
Sheringham High School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND |
Secondary | 704 | ||
Southborough High School
Surbiton, KT6 5AS |
Secondary | 942 | ||
The Market Bosworth School
Nuneaton, CV13 0JT |
Secondary | 824 | ||
The Sele School
Hertford, SG14 2DG |
Secondary | 436 | ||
Shipston High School
Shipston-on-Stour, CV36 4DY |
Secondary | 595 | ||
Iceni Secondary Academy
Thetford, IP26 4PE |
Secondary | 752 | ||
The Beaconsfield School
Beaconsfield, HP9 1SJ |
Secondary | 838 | ||
Church Stretton School
Church Stretton, SY6 6EX |
Secondary | 545 | ||
Madeley High School
Crewe, CW3 9JJ |
Secondary | 733 | ||
Chesterton Community Sports College
Newcastle, ST5 7LP |
Secondary | 886 | ||
Alde Valley Academy
Leiston, IP16 4BG |
Secondary | 643 | ||
Stalham High School
Norwich, NR12 9DG |
Secondary | 485 | ||
Claydon High School
Ipswich, IP6 0EG |
Secondary | 773 | ||
Axe Valley Academy
Axminster, EX13 5EA |
Secondary | 685 | ||
Trentham Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 8PQ |
Secondary | 787 | ||
Colne Park High School
Colne, BB8 7DP |
Secondary | 1,061 | ||
Burscough Priory Academy
Ormskirk, L40 7RZ |
Secondary | 698 | ||
Mary Webb School and Science College
Shrewsbury, SY5 0TG |
Secondary | 647 | ||
The Hollins
Accrington, BB5 2QY |
Secondary | 797 | ||
Cardinal Griffin Catholic College
Cannock, WS11 4AW |
Secondary | 809 |