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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Castle Manor Academy
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 752 | 19.3% | 26.2% | 
| 
                                Outwood Academy Ripon
                                 Ripon, HG4 2DE  | 
                            Secondary | 709 | 17.2% | 24.3% | 
| 
                                Witchford Village College
                                 Ely, CB6 2JA  | 
                            Secondary | 752 | 22.8% | 24.2% | 
| 
                                The Thomas Lord Audley School
                                 Colchester, CO2 8NJ  | 
                            Secondary | 898 | 18.6% | 27.4% | 
| 
                                Ark Bolingbroke Academy
                                 London, SW11 6BF  | 
                            Secondary | 771 | 19.2% | 24.5% | 
| 
                                Albany Academy
                                 Chorley, PR7 3AY  | 
                            Secondary | 720 | 15.6% | 26.8% | 
| 
                                Waseley Hills High School
                                 Birmingham, B45 9EL  | 
                            Secondary | 732 | 20.6% | 23.8% | 
| 
                                The Nicholas Hamond Academy
                                 Swaffham, PE37 7DZ  | 
                            Secondary | 690 | 16.9% | 28.2% | 
| 
                                St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
                                 Wakefield, WF2 6EQ  | 
                            Secondary | 734 | 19.6% | 24.4% | 
| 
                                Fakenham Academy
                                 Fakenham, NR21 9QT  | 
                            Secondary | 767 | 18% | 22.7% | 
| 
                                The Hathaway Academy
                                 Grays, RM17 5LL  | 
                            Secondary | 676 | 15.3% | 28.1% | 
| 
                                The Queen Elizabeth Academy
                                 Atherstone, CV9 1LZ  | 
                            Secondary | 717 | 20.9% | 27.9% | 
| 
                                Jubilee High School
                                 Addlestone, KT15 1TE  | 
                            Secondary | 681 | 20.5% | 25% | 
| 
                                The Cornelius Vermuyden School
                                 Canvey Island, SS8 9QS  | 
                            Secondary | 770 | 18.8% | 25.3% | 
| 
                                Notre Dame RC School
                                 Plymouth, PL6 5HN  | 
                            Secondary | 765 | 17.7% | 24.1% | 
| 
                                Alde Valley Academy
                                 Leiston, IP16 4BG  | 
                            Secondary | 643 | 18.2% | 26.7% | 
| 
                                Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary
                                 Redcar, TS10 1PJ  | 
                            Secondary | 730 | 16.5% | 24.8% | 
| 
                                Kempston Academy
                                 Bedford, MK42 7EB  | 
                            Secondary | 835 | 16.9% | 29.1% | 
| 
                                Marshland High School
                                 Wisbech, PE14 7HA  | 
                            Secondary | 827 | 21.1% | 25.4% | 
| 
                                Sir Frederick Gibberd College
                                 Harlow, CM18 6RN  | 
                            Secondary | 784 | 13.4% | 25.3% | 
| 
                                The Lenham School
                                 Maidstone, ME17 2LL  | 
                            Secondary | 806 | 18.1% | 24.6% | 
| 
                                Five Acres High School
                                 Coleford, GL16 7QW  | 
                            Secondary | 787 | 16.7% | 26.2% | 
| 
                                Stanley High School
                                 Southport, PR9 9TF  | 
                            Secondary | 843 | 19.5% | 24.5% | 
| 
                                Belvidere School
                                 Shrewsbury, SY2 5RJ  | 
                            Secondary | 855 | 18.4% | 25.5% | 
| 
                                Paxman Academy
                                 Colchester, CO2 9DB  | 
                            Secondary | 902 | 20.3% | 26.4% | 
| 
                                Avonbourne Boys' Academy
                                 Bournemouth, BH7 6NZ  | 
                            Secondary | 794 | 22.3% | 25.5% | 
| 
                                Dawlish College
                                 Dawlish, EX7 0BY  | 
                            Secondary | 749 | 21.1% | 25.9% | 
| 
                                Chessington School
                                 Chessington, KT9 2JS  | 
                            Secondary | 702 | 19.2% | 27.2% | 
| 
                                Mark Hall Academy
                                 Harlow, CM17 9LR  | 
                            Secondary | 789 | 15.3% | 26.3% | 
| 
                                Rye Hills Academy
                                 Redcar, TS10 2HN  | 
                            Secondary | 829 | 16.6% | 27% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Castle Manor Academy
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 752 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Oldfield School
                                 Bath, BA1 9AB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,263 | ||
| 
                                Coombe Dean School
                                 Plymouth, PL9 8ES  | 
                            Secondary | 997 | ||
| 
                                Oakwood Park Grammar School
                                 Maidstone, ME16 8AH  | 
                            Secondary | 1,068 | ||
| 
                                The Holt School
                                 Wokingham, RG41 1EE  | 
                            Secondary | 1,418 | ||
| 
                                Perins School
                                 Alresford, SO24 9BS  | 
                            Secondary | 1,156 | ||
| 
                                East Bergholt High School
                                 Colchester, CO7 6RJ  | 
                            Secondary | 893 | ||
| 
                                The Westwood Academy
                                 Coventry, CV4 8DY  | 
                            Secondary | 918 | ||
| 
                                Great Torrington School
                                 Torrington, EX38 7DJ  | 
                            Secondary | 876 | ||
| 
                                Formby High School
                                 Liverpool, L37 3HW  | 
                            Secondary | 1,102 | ||
| 
                                Witchford Village College
                                 Ely, CB6 2JA  | 
                            Secondary | 752 | ||
| 
                                Greenbank High School
                                 Southport, PR8 2LT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,050 | ||
| 
                                The Bishop Wand Church of England School
                                 Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6LT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,181 | ||
| 
                                Monk's Walk School
                                 Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NL  | 
                            Secondary | 1,423 | ||
| 
                                Waseley Hills High School
                                 Birmingham, B45 9EL  | 
                            Secondary | 732 | ||
| 
                                Fakenham Academy
                                 Fakenham, NR21 9QT  | 
                            Secondary | 767 | ||
| 
                                The Portsmouth Academy
                                 Portsmouth, PO1 5PF  | 
                            Secondary | 1,217 | ||
| 
                                John Mason School
                                 Abingdon, OX14 1JB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,044 | ||
| 
                                The Warren School
                                 Romford, RM6 6SB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,323 | ||
| 
                                St Michael's Church of England High School
                                 Crosby, L23 7UL  | 
                            Secondary | 683 | ||
| 
                                St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy
                                 Bedlington, NE22 6ED  | 
                            Secondary | 1,108 | ||
| 
                                Marshalls Park Academy
                                 Romford, RM1 4EH  | 
                            Secondary | 1,185 | ||
| 
                                Newland School for Girls
                                 Hull, HU6 7RU  | 
                            Secondary | 699 | ||
| 
                                Howden School
                                 Goole, DN14 7AL  | 
                            Secondary | 699 | ||
| 
                                Nether Stowe School
                                 Lichfield, WS13 7NB  | 
                            Secondary | 765 | ||
| 
                                Chancellor's School
                                 Hatfield, AL9 7BN  | 
                            Secondary | 1,250 | ||
| 
                                Broadwater School
                                 Godalming, GU7 3BW  | 
                            Secondary | 692 | ||
| 
                                Rayner Stephens High School
                                 Dukinfield, SK16 5BL  | 
                            Secondary | 581 | ||
| 
                                Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
                                 Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ  | 
                            Secondary | 953 | ||
| 
                                Smestow Academy
                                 Wolverhampton, WV3 8HU  | 
                            Secondary | 616 | ||