Samuel Whitbread Academy

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Running cost categories

We've chosen 29 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 1,663 16.6% 10.4%
Lift Greensward
Hockley, SS5 5HG
Secondary 1,614 15% 10.9%
Hardenhuish School
Chippenham, SN14 6RJ
Secondary 1,607 14.2% 12.5%
Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull
Solihull, B91 3PD
Secondary 1,710 13.2% 9.1%
Redborne Upper School and Community College
Bedford, MK45 2NU
Secondary 1,593 10.1% 11.3%
The Appleton School
Benfleet, SS7 5RN
Secondary 1,566 17.1% 15%
Bullers Wood School
Chislehurst, BR7 5LJ
Secondary 1,571 13.9% 10.6%
Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy
Lancaster, LA1 4RS
Secondary 1,735 13.4% 9.9%
West Hatch High School
Chigwell, IG7 5BT
Secondary 1,565 13.6% 12%
St Martin's School Brentwood
Brentwood, CM13 2HG
Secondary 1,712 11.9% 11.5%
Queens' School
Bushey, WD23 2TY
Secondary 1,660 18.2% 9.7%
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Swindon, SN4 7HG
Secondary 1,688 17.1% 12.1%
Finham Park School
Coventry, CV3 6EA
Secondary 1,708 20.7% 11.7%
Langley Park School for Girls
Beckenham, BR3 3BE
Secondary 1,707 14.1% 10%
Mayflower High School
Billericay, CM12 0RT
Secondary 1,622 14.1% 8.7%
Plantsbrook School
Sutton Coldfield, B72 1RB
Secondary 1,572 16.6% 14.7%
Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College
Otley, LS21 2BB
Secondary 1,639 14.2% 12.6%
Cheadle Hulme High School
Cheadle, SK8 7JY
Secondary 1,694 15.2% 9.7%
The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School
Stevenage, SG1 4AE
Secondary 1,605 14.3% 8.5%
Notre Dame High School, Norwich
Norwich, NR1 3PB
Secondary 1,573 11.4% 11.1%
The Gilberd School
Colchester, CO4 9PU
Secondary 1,578 12.6% 14.1%
The Arthur Terry School
Sutton Coldfield, B74 4RZ
Secondary 1,745 14.7% 11.1%
Didcot Girls' School
Didcot, OX11 7AJ
Secondary 1,643 15.2% 11.2%
St John's Marlborough
Marlborough, SN8 4AX
Secondary 1,712 14% 10.6%
Charters School
Ascot, SL5 9QY
Secondary 1,716 12.3% 10.3%
Grey Court School
Richmond, TW10 7HN
Secondary 1,632 20% 10%
Redland Green School
Bristol, BS6 7EH
Secondary 1,676 14.8% 7.9%
Bishop Luffa School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 3HP
Secondary 1,583 15.6% 8.7%
High Storrs School
Sheffield, S11 7LH
Secondary 1,670 18.1% 8.1%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 29 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 1,663 Sign in to see
The Basildon Upper Academy
Basildon, SS13 3HL
Secondary 916
Oasis Academy Shirley Park
Croydon, CR9 7AL
Secondary 1,675
Denbigh School
Milton Keynes, MK5 6EX
Secondary 1,785
Sharnbrook Academy
Bedford, MK44 1JL
Secondary 1,686
Cranford Community College
Hounslow, TW5 9PD
Secondary 1,554
Dame Alice Owen's School
Potters Bar, EN6 2DU
Secondary 1,468
Bottisham Village College
Cambridge, CB25 9DL
Secondary 1,465
Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre
Cheltenham, GL51 3EF
Secondary 1,866
Copleston High School
Ipswich, IP4 5HD
Secondary 1,937
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
Aylesbury, HP21 8PE
Secondary 1,348
Parmiter's School
Watford, WD25 0UU
Secondary 1,464
Kesgrave High School
Ipswich, IP5 2PB
Secondary 1,861
Carmel College
Darlington, DL3 8RW
Secondary 1,366
Ormiston Forge Academy
Cradley Heath, B64 6QU
Secondary 1,694
The Sittingbourne School
Sittingbourne, ME10 4NL
Secondary 1,591
Shoeburyness High School
Southend-on-Sea, SS3 9LL
Secondary 1,749
The Gilberd School
Colchester, CO4 9PU
Secondary 1,578
Harlington Upper School
Dunstable, LU5 6NX
Secondary 1,198
All Saints' Catholic High School
Sheffield, S2 2RJ
Secondary 1,403
St George's School
Harpenden, AL5 4TD
Secondary 1,362
Wodensborough Ormiston Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0DR
Secondary 1,148
Seahaven Academy
Newhaven, BN9 9TD
Secondary 746
Trinity Catholic College
Middlesbrough, TS4 3JW
Secondary 1,304
Southgate School
Barnet, EN4 0BL
Secondary 1,414
Boston Spa Academy
Wetherby, LS23 6RW
Secondary 1,458
Temple Moor High School
Leeds, LS15 0PT
Secondary 1,338
Chellaston Academy
Derby, DE73 5UB
Secondary 1,818
Monkton Wood Academy
Taunton, TA2 8PD
Secondary 1,266