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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Belfairs Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,632 | 9.6% | 17.6% |
Arthur Mellows Village College
Peterborough, PE6 7JX |
Secondary | 1,657 | 9.4% | 14.1% |
George Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG9 7EW |
Secondary | 1,658 | 5.4% | 16% |
Redhill Academy
Nottingham, NG5 8GX |
Secondary | 1,592 | 8.4% | 20.2% |
Rainham School for Girls
Gillingham, ME8 0BX |
Secondary | 1,630 | 13.6% | 16% |
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Ossett, WF5 0DG |
Secondary | 1,740 | 12% | 18% |
Haydon School
Pinner, HA5 2LX |
Secondary | 1,678 | 7.3% | 19% |
The Appleton School
Benfleet, SS7 5RN |
Secondary | 1,604 | 13.8% | 13.7% |
Valley Park School
Maidstone, ME14 5DT |
Secondary | 1,652 | 13.1% | 16.2% |
Sheldon School
Chippenham, SN14 6HJ |
Secondary | 1,663 | 12% | 15.1% |
The Billericay School
Billericay, CM12 9LH |
Secondary | 1,700 | 10.8% | 13.7% |
Barr Beacon School
Walsall, WS9 0RF |
Secondary | 1,561 | 13.6% | 17.6% |
Great Baddow High School
Chelmsford, CM2 9RZ |
Secondary | 1,530 | 10.8% | 14.5% |
Fairfax
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7JT |
Secondary | 1,570 | 14.5% | 17.2% |
Park View School
Chester le Street, DH3 3QA |
Secondary | 1,625 | 11.7% | 18.4% |
St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Gloucester, GL4 0DD |
Secondary | 1,517 | 8.2% | 18.9% |
Abbey Grange Church of England Academy
Leeds, LS16 5EA |
Secondary | 1,659 | 8.2% | 20.4% |
The Blue Coat CofE School
Oldham, OL1 3SQ |
Secondary | 1,693 | 7.3% | 15.1% |
Mill Hill County High School
London, NW7 4LL |
Secondary | 1,685 | 7% | 15.8% |
Goffs Academy
Waltham Cross, EN7 5QW |
Secondary | 1,599 | 8.9% | 14.9% |
St Thomas More Catholic High School
North Shields, NE29 8LF |
Secondary | 1,621 | 10% | 21% |
Coombe Girls' School
New Malden, KT3 3TU |
Secondary | 1,559 | 10.8% | 17.6% |
The Gilberd School
Colchester, CO4 9PU |
Secondary | 1,570 | 12% | 13% |
Hellesdon High School
Norwich, NR6 5SB |
Secondary | 1,584 | 9.2% | 22.5% |
Outwood Academy Valley
Worksop, S81 7EN |
Secondary | 1,724 | 10.3% | 19.3% |
The Gryphon School
Sherborne, DT9 4EQ |
Secondary | 1,514 | 10% | 16.4% |
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Luton, LU2 7AE |
Secondary | 1,628 | 14.6% | 13.9% |
Ely College
Ely, CB6 2SH |
Secondary | 1,628 | 10.1% | 13.6% |
Roding Valley High School
Loughton, IG10 3JA |
Secondary | 1,478 | 13.2% | 16.7% |
Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG5 6NZ |
Secondary | 1,557 | 10.7% | 16.6% |
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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Belfairs Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,632 | Sign in to see | |
Oasis Academy John Williams
Bristol, BS14 9BU |
Secondary | 863 | ||
The Sir Robert Woodard Academy
Sompting, BN15 9QZ |
Secondary | 1,376 | ||
City Academy Norwich
Norwich, NR4 7LP |
Secondary | 701 | ||
Leeds West Academy
Leeds, LS13 1DQ |
Secondary | 1,439 | ||
Grace Academy Darlaston
Wednesbury, WS10 8QJ |
Secondary | 1,035 | ||
The Academy of St Nicholas
Liverpool, L19 5NY |
Secondary | 972 | ||
Ormiston Victory Academy
Norwich, NR5 0PX |
Secondary | 1,415 | ||
The Heath School
Runcorn, WA7 4SY |
Secondary | 1,189 | ||
St Peter's CofE Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2RR |
Secondary | 1,085 | ||
Leeds East Academy
Leeds, LS14 6HA |
Secondary | 1,053 | ||
Passmores Academy
Harlow, CM18 6JH |
Secondary | 1,205 | ||
Heath Park
Wolverhampton, WV11 1RD |
Secondary | 1,191 | ||
City Heights E-ACT Academy
London, SW2 3PW |
Secondary | 552 | ||
Hertswood Academy
Borehamwood, WD6 5LG |
Secondary | 1,151 | ||
Kingswood Academy
Hull, HU7 4WR |
Secondary | 1,455 | ||
Cambourne Village College
Cambridge, CB23 6FR |
Secondary | 1,381 | ||
Ark All Saints Academy
London, SE5 0UB |
Secondary | 594 | ||
Outwood Academy Acklam
Middlesbrough, TS5 7JY |
Secondary | 1,155 | ||
President Kennedy School Academy
Coventry, CV6 4GL |
Secondary | 1,831 | ||
Woodlands School
Basildon, SS16 5BA |
Secondary | 1,496 | ||
The Whitstable School
Whitstable, CT5 1PX |
Secondary | 1,127 | ||
Orion Eden Park
Beckenham, BR3 3RD |
Secondary | 1,308 | ||
Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU10 6HB |
Secondary | 1,441 | ||
Dormers Wells High School
Southall, UB1 3HZ |
Secondary | 1,495 | ||
Walker Riverside Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4AW |
Secondary | 1,111 | ||
Cockburn John Charles Academy
Leeds, LS10 2JU |
Secondary | 1,212 | ||
Melksham Oak Community School
Melksham, SN12 6QZ |
Secondary | 1,274 | ||
Ellesmere Port Church of England College
Ellesmere Port, CH65 6EA |
Secondary | 633 | ||
Blackburn Central High School
Blackburn, BB2 3HJ |
Secondary | 961 |