Samuel Whitbread Academy

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
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