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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Impington Village College
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 1,435 | 13.6% | 12.4% | 
| 
                                Brine Leas School
                                 Nantwich, CW5 7DY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,441 | 13% | 11.6% | 
| 
                                The Cotswold Academy
                                 Cheltenham, GL54 2BD  | 
                            Secondary | 1,473 | 13.8% | 13.2% | 
| 
                                William Farr CofE Comprehensive School
                                 Lincoln, LN2 3JB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,444 | 14.5% | 14.3% | 
| 
                                Hele's School
                                 Plymouth, PL7 4LT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,387 | 16.2% | 12.5% | 
| 
                                The Knights Templar School
                                 Baldock, SG7 6DZ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,421 | 16.1% | 15.4% | 
| 
                                The Mountbatten School
                                 Romsey, SO51 5SY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,461 | 16.7% | 12.3% | 
| 
                                West Hatch High School
                                 Chigwell, IG7 5BT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,507 | 14.9% | 12.2% | 
| 
                                Highcliffe School
                                 Christchurch, BH23 4QD  | 
                            Secondary | 1,509 | 12.1% | 12.2% | 
| 
                                Great Baddow High School
                                 Chelmsford, CM2 9RZ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,530 | 10.8% | 14.5% | 
| 
                                Chipping Campden School
                                 Chipping Campden, GL55 6HU  | 
                            Secondary | 1,481 | 14.2% | 13.4% | 
| 
                                Great Marlow School
                                 Marlow, SL7 1JE  | 
                            Secondary | 1,447 | 13.6% | 13.9% | 
| 
                                Oaklands Catholic School
                                 Waterlooville, PO7 7BW  | 
                            Secondary | 1,379 | 11.2% | 12.2% | 
| 
                                Sandbach School
                                 Sandbach, CW11 3NS  | 
                            Secondary | 1,520 | 13.7% | 11.7% | 
| 
                                Deyes High School
                                 Liverpool, L31 6DE  | 
                            Secondary | 1,355 | 13.9% | 12.6% | 
| 
                                Harris Academy Chafford Hundred
                                 Grays, RM16 6SA  | 
                            Secondary | 1,468 | 11.5% | 10.9% | 
| 
                                Moulton School and Science College
                                 Northampton, NN3 7SD  | 
                            Secondary | 1,411 | 11.1% | 13.8% | 
| 
                                Churchdown School
                                 Gloucester, GL3 2RB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,480 | 13.9% | 14% | 
| 
                                Birchwood High School
                                 Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BD  | 
                            Secondary | 1,425 | 11.3% | 13.9% | 
| 
                                The Boswells School
                                 Chelmsford, CM1 6LY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,443 | 10.5% | 13.9% | 
| 
                                Shenfield High School
                                 Brentwood, CM15 8RY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,496 | 18% | 13.7% | 
| 
                                Clevedon School
                                 Clevedon, BS21 6AH  | 
                            Secondary | 1,391 | 14.2% | 11.8% | 
| 
                                The Gilberd School
                                 Colchester, CO4 9PU  | 
                            Secondary | 1,570 | 12% | 13% | 
| 
                                The Stanway School
                                 Colchester, CO3 0QA  | 
                            Secondary | 1,397 | 13.7% | 11.5% | 
| 
                                Burford School
                                 Burford, OX18 4PL  | 
                            Secondary | 1,461 | 14.6% | 10.5% | 
| 
                                St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
                                 Chesterfield, S41 8AG  | 
                            Secondary | 1,350 | 13.4% | 13.2% | 
| 
                                Monk's Walk School
                                 Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NL  | 
                            Secondary | 1,423 | 15% | 14.7% | 
| 
                                The Castle School
                                 Bristol, BS35 1HT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,472 | 12.3% | 11.3% | 
| 
                                Wollaston School
                                 Wellingborough, NN29 7PH  | 
                            Secondary | 1,431 | 14.5% | 12.7% | 
| 
                                The Hemel Hempstead School
                                 Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,316 | 14.4% | 14.4% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Impington Village College
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 1,435 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                The Basildon Upper Academy
                                 Basildon, SS13 3HL  | 
                            Secondary | 904 | ||
| 
                                Prince Henry's High School
                                 Evesham, WR11 4QH  | 
                            Secondary | 1,293 | ||
| 
                                Westcliff High School for Girls
                                 Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BS  | 
                            Secondary | 1,304 | ||
| 
                                Newstead Wood School
                                 Orpington, BR6 9SA  | 
                            Secondary | 1,264 | ||
| 
                                King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
                                 Chelmsford, CM1 3SX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,135 | ||
| 
                                The Mirfield Free Grammar
                                 Mirfield, WF14 9EZ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,449 | ||
| 
                                Backwell School
                                 Bristol, BS48 3BX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,630 | ||
| 
                                West Hatch High School
                                 Chigwell, IG7 5BT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,507 | ||
| 
                                Cheam High School
                                 Sutton, SM3 8PW  | 
                            Secondary | 2,124 | ||
| 
                                The King Edmund School
                                 Rochford, SS4 1TL  | 
                            Secondary | 1,432 | ||
| 
                                St Clement Danes School
                                 Rickmansworth, WD3 6EW  | 
                            Secondary | 1,596 | ||
| 
                                Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
                                 Ashbourne, DE6 1EP  | 
                            Secondary | 1,359 | ||
| 
                                Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
                                 Braintree, CM7 1WY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,294 | ||
| 
                                Katharine Lady Berkeley's School
                                 Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 8RB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,517 | ||
| 
                                St Peter's School
                                 Huntingdon, PE29 7DD  | 
                            Secondary | 1,449 | ||
| 
                                Sexey's School
                                 Bruton, BA10 0DF  | 
                            Secondary | 686 | ||
| 
                                Cheadle Hulme High School
                                 Cheadle, SK8 7JY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,671 | ||
| 
                                Stratton School
                                 Biggleswade, SG18 8JB  | 
                            Secondary | 783 | ||
| 
                                Sutton Community Academy
                                 Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 1EE  | 
                            Secondary | 847 | ||
| 
                                The Howard School
                                 Gillingham, ME8 0BX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,539 | ||
| 
                                Malet Lambert
                                 Hull, HU8 0JD  | 
                            Secondary | 1,680 | ||
| 
                                Oxted School
                                 Oxted, RH8 0AB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,710 | ||
| 
                                Phoenix Academy
                                 London, W12 0RQ  | 
                            Secondary | 566 | ||
| 
                                St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
                                 Wallasey, CH45 3LN  | 
                            Secondary | 1,133 | ||
| 
                                Canon Slade School
                                 Bolton, BL2 3BP  | 
                            Secondary | 1,757 | ||
| 
                                Ecclesfield School
                                 Sheffield, S35 9WD  | 
                            Secondary | 1,736 | ||
| 
                                Okehampton College
                                 Okehampton, EX20 1PW  | 
                            Secondary | 1,214 | ||
| 
                                Wey Valley Academy
                                 Weymouth, DT3 5AN  | 
                            Secondary | 979 | ||
| 
                                Ernest Bevin Academy
                                 London, SW17 7DF  | 
                            Secondary | 767 | ||