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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Rockwood Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,090 | 16.6% | 41.5% |
Chelsea Academy
London, SW10 0AB |
Secondary | 1,160 | 13.5% | 41% |
Gospel Oak School
Tipton, DY4 0BZ |
Secondary | 1,217 | 15% | 40.3% |
Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 4LD |
Secondary | 1,181 | 20.2% | 43.1% |
The Winsford Academy
Winsford, CW7 2BT |
Secondary | 1,093 | 17.8% | 42.6% |
St Peter's CofE Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2RR |
Secondary | 1,085 | 19.5% | 39.7% |
The Hathershaw College
Oldham, OL8 3EP |
Secondary | 1,050 | 20.3% | 41% |
Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy
Ilkeston, DE7 5HS |
Secondary | 977 | 16.9% | 41.5% |
Heath Park
Wolverhampton, WV11 1RD |
Secondary | 1,191 | 20% | 41.2% |
Haywood Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 7AB |
Secondary | 1,160 | 17.6% | 40.4% |
The James Hornsby School
Basildon, SS15 5NX |
Secondary | 1,006 | 17.8% | 40.9% |
Heron Hall Academy
Enfield, EN3 4SA |
Secondary | 1,193 | 16.3% | 42% |
The Nottingham Emmanuel School
West Bridgford, NG2 7YF |
Secondary | 1,155 | 12.9% | 41.8% |
The Telford Langley School
Telford, TF4 3JS |
Secondary | 1,100 | 20.7% | 41.8% |
St Edmund's Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU |
Secondary | 1,116 | 15.9% | 38.4% |
Ernesford Grange Community Academy
Coventry, CV3 2QD |
Secondary | 1,133 | 22.9% | 40.5% |
Wednesfield Academy
Wolverhampton, WV11 3ES |
Secondary | 1,067 | 16.9% | 39.7% |
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
Birmingham, B38 8AP |
Secondary | 1,178 | 14.2% | 42.2% |
Ormiston Meridian Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7DF |
Secondary | 1,078 | 18.6% | 44.1% |
Lyng Hall School
Coventry, CV2 3JS |
Secondary | 982 | 15% | 39.2% |
St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Wallasey, CH45 3LN |
Secondary | 1,133 | 17% | 41.8% |
Noel-Baker Academy
Derby, DE24 0BR |
Secondary | 1,143 | 17.9% | 41.4% |
Manchester Enterprise Academy Central
Manchester, M14 6PL |
Secondary | 1,051 | 17.4% | 44.4% |
Trinity Academy Cathedral
Wakefield, WF2 8QF |
Secondary | 1,028 | 15.3% | 40.2% |
Oasis Academy Leesbrook
Oldham, OL4 5JE |
Secondary | 1,120 | 16.8% | 44.5% |
Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
Birmingham, B27 7XY |
Secondary | 1,186 | 14.8% | 43.9% |
St Edmund Campion Catholic School
Birmingham, B23 5XA |
Secondary | 1,138 | 12.6% | 44% |
Seaham High School
Seaham, SR7 0BH |
Secondary | 1,122 | 20% | 40.3% |
Birches Head Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8DD |
Secondary | 1,046 | 14.9% | 39.2% |
Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College
Luton, LU3 3TL |
Secondary | 1,043 | 15.9% | 40.1% |
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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Rockwood Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,090 | Sign in to see | |
The St Lawrence Academy
Scunthorpe, DN15 7DF |
Secondary | 798 | ||
Ormiston Venture Academy
Gorleston, NR31 7JJ |
Secondary | 889 | ||
Pyrland School
Taunton, TA2 7QP |
Secondary | 959 | ||
Honiton Community College
Honiton, EX14 1QT |
Secondary | 748 | ||
Pegasus Academy
Dudley, DY1 2DU |
Secondary | 649 | ||
St Catherine's Catholic School
Bexleyheath, DA6 7QJ |
Secondary | 1,039 | ||
St Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Scunthorpe, DN16 2TF |
Secondary | 683 | ||
Henlow Church of England Academy
Henlow, SG16 6AN |
Secondary | 680 | ||
Easington Academy
Peterlee, SR8 3AY |
Secondary | 797 | ||
The Priory School
Shrewsbury, SY3 9EE |
Secondary | 852 | ||
Dixons Trinity Academy
Bradford, BD5 0BE |
Secondary | 673 | ||
Long Field Spencer Academy
Melton Mowbray, LE13 0BN |
Secondary | 929 | ||
Tabor Academy
Braintree, CM7 5XP |
Secondary | 971 | ||
Outwood Academy Brumby
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NT |
Secondary | 737 | ||
St Edmund's Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU |
Secondary | 1,116 | ||
Bishop Milner Catholic College
Dudley, DY1 3BY |
Secondary | 854 | ||
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6LZ |
Secondary | 1,164 | ||
Hethersett Academy
Norwich, NR9 3DB |
Secondary | 1,174 | ||
Miltoncross Academy
Portsmouth, PO3 6RB |
Secondary | 917 | ||
Admiral Lord Nelson School
Portsmouth, PO3 5XT |
Secondary | 1,212 | ||
Ealing Fields High School
London, W5 4EJ |
Secondary | 741 | ||
Lyng Hall School
Coventry, CV2 3JS |
Secondary | 982 | ||
St Benedict's Catholic High School
Alcester, B49 6PX |
Secondary | 567 | ||
St James's Church of England High School
Bolton, BL4 9RU |
Secondary | 1,052 | ||
Granville Academy
Swadlincote, DE11 7JR |
Secondary | 889 | ||
Henley Bank High School
Gloucester, GL3 4QF |
Secondary | 826 | ||
Dene Academy
Peterlee, SR8 5RL |
Secondary | 635 | ||
King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy
Birmingham, B45 0EU |
Secondary | 420 | ||
St Edmund Campion Catholic School
Birmingham, B23 5XA |
Secondary | 1,138 |