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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Samuel Whitbread Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,671 | 14.9% | 8.7% |
Greensward Academy
Hockley, SS5 5HG |
Secondary | 1,584 | 13.3% | 9.6% |
Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull
Solihull, B91 3PD |
Secondary | 1,711 | 12.2% | 8.6% |
Weydon School
Farnham, GU9 8UG |
Secondary | 1,643 | 12.5% | 7.1% |
Glyn School
Epsom, KT17 1NB |
Secondary | 1,696 | 15.9% | 6% |
Sandringham School
St Albans, AL4 9NX |
Secondary | 1,767 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
Backwell School
Bristol, BS48 3BX |
Secondary | 1,630 | 16.4% | 7.2% |
Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy
Lancaster, LA1 4RS |
Secondary | 1,677 | 13.1% | 9.2% |
St Martin's School Brentwood
Brentwood, CM13 2HG |
Secondary | 1,778 | 10.3% | 10.9% |
Queens' School
Bushey, WD23 2TY |
Secondary | 1,683 | 12.1% | 10% |
St Clement Danes School
Rickmansworth, WD3 6EW |
Secondary | 1,596 | 14.6% | 4.3% |
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Swindon, SN4 7HG |
Secondary | 1,727 | 17% | 12.2% |
Langley Park School for Girls
Beckenham, BR3 3BE |
Secondary | 1,691 | 12.5% | 9% |
Mayflower High School
Billericay, CM12 0RT |
Secondary | 1,634 | 13.9% | 8.1% |
Plantsbrook School
Sutton Coldfield, B72 1RB |
Secondary | 1,561 | 16.5% | 12.3% |
Leventhorpe
Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9BY |
Secondary | 1,541 | 13.1% | 8.7% |
Cheadle Hulme High School
Cheadle, SK8 7JY |
Secondary | 1,671 | 14.4% | 10.1% |
The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School
Stevenage, SG1 4AE |
Secondary | 1,603 | 13.5% | 7.6% |
Notre Dame High School, Norwich
Norwich, NR1 3PB |
Secondary | 1,599 | 10.1% | 10.4% |
The Arthur Terry School
Sutton Coldfield, B74 4RZ |
Secondary | 1,760 | 13.5% | 10.3% |
Beaumont School
St Albans, AL4 0XB |
Secondary | 1,600 | 16.6% | 4.9% |
Tring School
Tring, HP23 5JD |
Secondary | 1,568 | 21.7% | 7.9% |
Didcot Girls' School
Didcot, OX11 7AJ |
Secondary | 1,616 | 13.7% | 10.7% |
St John's Marlborough
Marlborough, SN8 4AX |
Secondary | 1,726 | 13.4% | 11.3% |
Charters School
Ascot, SL5 9QY |
Secondary | 1,713 | 12.6% | 8.8% |
Grey Court School
Richmond, TW10 7HN |
Secondary | 1,595 | 17.8% | 9.8% |
Redland Green School
Bristol, BS6 7EH |
Secondary | 1,655 | 14.8% | 7.4% |
Bishop Luffa School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 3HP |
Secondary | 1,604 | 15.2% | 7.8% |
Northampton School for Girls
Northampton, NN3 6DG |
Secondary | 1,761 | 15.6% | 12.7% |
High Storrs School
Sheffield, S11 7LH |
Secondary | 1,662 | 15.2% | 7.8% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 27 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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Samuel Whitbread Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,671 | Sign in to see | |
Sharnbrook Academy
Bedford, MK44 1JL |
Secondary | 1,671 | ||
Dame Alice Owen's School
Potters Bar, EN6 2DU |
Secondary | 1,479 | ||
Wildern School
Southampton, SO30 4EJ |
Secondary | 1,869 | ||
St Martin's School Brentwood
Brentwood, CM13 2HG |
Secondary | 1,778 | ||
Weston Favell Academy
Northampton, NN3 3EZ |
Secondary | 1,494 | ||
Kesgrave High School
Ipswich, IP5 2PB |
Secondary | 1,844 | ||
Bexleyheath Academy
Bexleyheath, DA6 7DA |
Secondary | 1,395 | ||
Tendring Technology College
Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 0AZ |
Secondary | 1,671 | ||
Cranbrook School
Cranbrook, TN17 3JD |
Secondary | 907 | ||
The Gilberd School
Colchester, CO4 9PU |
Secondary | 1,570 | ||
Harlington Upper School
Dunstable, LU5 6NX |
Secondary | 1,249 | ||
Haughton Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN |
Secondary | 872 | ||
Outwood Academy Valley
Worksop, S81 7EN |
Secondary | 1,724 | ||
St George's School
Harpenden, AL5 4TD |
Secondary | 1,386 | ||
Alperton Community School
Wembley, HA0 4JE |
Secondary | 1,951 | ||
Neale-Wade Academy
March, PE15 9PX |
Secondary | 1,306 | ||
Wodensborough Ormiston Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0DR |
Secondary | 1,187 | ||
Oasis Academy Brislington
Bristol, BS4 5EY |
Secondary | 1,388 | ||
Parrs Wood High School
Manchester, M20 5PG |
Secondary | 1,918 | ||
Ely College
Ely, CB6 2SH |
Secondary | 1,628 | ||
Mulberry School for Girls
London, E1 2JP |
Secondary | 1,664 | ||
Sprowston Community Academy
Norwich, NR7 8NE |
Secondary | 1,659 | ||
Queen Katharine Academy
Peterborough, PE4 6HX |
Secondary | 1,679 | ||
Jack Hunt School
Peterborough, PE3 9PY |
Secondary | 1,879 | ||
Wath Academy
Rotherham, S63 7NW |
Secondary | 1,999 | ||
Hanson Academy
Bradford, BD2 1JP |
Secondary | 1,567 |