The Priory School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
The Priory School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 852 15.3% 10.8%
Lincroft Academy
Bedford, MK43 7RE
Secondary 962 14.9% 12.2%
Studley High School
Studley, B80 7QX
Secondary 847 17.2% 15.1%
Birmingham Ormiston Academy
Birmingham, B4 7QD
Secondary 987 15.3% 10.9%
Rodborough
Godalming, GU8 5BZ
Secondary 897 15.7% 11.4%
Lutterworth High School
Lutterworth, LE17 4QH
Secondary 846 13.6% 11.7%
Manor High School
Leicester, LE2 4FU
Secondary 926 16.9% 12.9%
Humberston Academy
Grimsby, DN36 4TF
Secondary 901 15.9% 13.2%
St Bede's Inter-Church School
Cambridge, CB1 3TD
Secondary 925 16.7% 13.1%
The Market Bosworth School
Nuneaton, CV13 0JT
Secondary 824 19.5% 10.1%
Gartree High School
Leicester, LE2 5TQ
Secondary 889 12.8% 11.8%
Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Nuneaton, CV13 6BF
Secondary 778 16.4% 9.5%
King's Leadership Academy Warrington
Warrington, WA1 4PF
Secondary 789 13.3% 12.8%
Lady Margaret School
London, SW6 4UN
Secondary 758 17.8% 11.6%
Whitecross Hereford
Hereford, HR4 0RN
Secondary 939 18% 13.6%
All Saints Church of England Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 5BL
Secondary 896 13.3% 9.7%
The Forest School
Wokingham, RG41 5NE
Secondary 792 12.3% 10.4%
Alleyne's Academy
Stone, ST15 8DT
Secondary 881 13.2% 14.8%
Hanham Woods Academy
Bristol, BS15 3LA
Secondary 842 18.6% 12.5%
St Augustine's Catholic High School
Redditch, B97 5LX
Secondary 958 10% 11%
Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form
Banbury, OX16 9DG
Secondary 879 18.3% 10.1%
Windsor Girls' School
Windsor, SL4 3RT
Secondary 810 13.6% 12.3%
Shavington Academy
Shavington, CW2 5DH
Secondary 877 12.7% 11.9%
Westwood College
Leek, ST13 8NP
Secondary 784 9.2% 11.5%
St Joseph's Catholic High School
Slough, SL2 5HW
Secondary 958 15.2% 9.3%
Thomas Alleyne's High School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8DU
Secondary 1,001 17.6% 10.7%
Trentham Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 8PQ
Secondary 787 18.2% 14.3%
Outwood Academy Easingwold
York, YO61 3EF
Secondary 738 16.5% 10.8%
Wolgarston High School
Stafford, ST19 5RX
Secondary 827 11.6% 10.4%
Great Western Academy
Swindon, SN25 2PP
Secondary 952 15.2% 11.3%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
The Priory School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 852 Sign in to see
The Eastbourne Academy
Eastbourne, BN22 9RQ
Secondary 835
Leigh Academy Tonbridge
Tonbridge, TN9 2PH
Secondary 588
Lincroft Academy
Bedford, MK43 7RE
Secondary 962
Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere
Belvedere, DA17 6HT
Secondary 1,083
Walton Academy
Grantham, NG31 7JR
Secondary 1,001
The Burgate School and Sixth Form
Fordingbridge, SP6 1EZ
Secondary 1,073
Erasmus Darwin Academy
Burntwood, WS7 3QW
Secondary 1,130
Baylis Court School
Slough, SL1 3AH
Secondary 909
Garstang Community Academy
Preston, PR3 1YE
Secondary 819
Amersham School
Amersham, HP7 9HH
Secondary 1,063
St Augustine's Catholic College
Trowbridge, BA14 9EN
Secondary 966
Pegasus Academy
Dudley, DY1 2DU
Secondary 649
Barton Court Grammar School
Canterbury, CT1 1PH
Secondary 1,002
St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
Wakefield, WF2 6EQ
Secondary 734
Tabor Academy
Braintree, CM7 5XP
Secondary 971
Notre Dame RC School
Plymouth, PL6 5HN
Secondary 765
Walney School
Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 3JT
Secondary 489
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
Blackburn, BB2 7AD
Secondary 861
Eden Girls' School, Slough
Slough, SL1 4AA
Secondary 619
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
Holy Trinity Catholic School
Birmingham, B10 0AX
Secondary 742
The Priory Pembroke Academy
Lincoln, LN3 4JP
Secondary 568
Frederick Gent School
Alfreton, DE55 2ER
Secondary 809
King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy
Birmingham, B45 0EU
Secondary 420
Hermitage Academy
Chester le Street, DH2 3AD
Secondary 1,000
Birches Head Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8DD
Secondary 1,046
Durham Academy
Durham, DH7 7NG
Secondary 372