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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
The Parker E-ACT Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,218 | 13.2% | 24.3% |
|
Landau Forte College
Derby, DE1 2LF |
Secondary | 1,247 | 13.8% | 27.1% |
|
Q3 Academy Great Barr
Birmingham, B43 7SD |
Secondary | 1,168 | 12.4% | 23.6% |
|
Malcolm Arnold Academy
Northampton, NN2 6JW |
Secondary | 1,307 | 12.8% | 24.4% |
|
Branston Community Academy
Lincoln, LN4 1LH |
Secondary | 1,156 | 13.2% | 20.8% |
|
Challney High School for Boys
Luton, LU4 9TJ |
Secondary | 1,202 | 10.7% | 26.7% |
|
Lode Heath School
Solihull, B91 2HW |
Secondary | 1,155 | 15.8% | 23.7% |
|
Felixstowe School
Felixstowe, IP11 9QR |
Secondary | 1,211 | 14.9% | 26.2% |
|
The St Marylebone CofE School
London, W1U 5BA |
Secondary | 1,170 | 13.4% | 21.9% |
|
Maghull High School
Liverpool, L31 7AW |
Secondary | 1,107 | 12.7% | 24.5% |
|
The Joseph Whitaker School
Mansfield, NG21 0AG |
Secondary | 1,328 | 14.2% | 22% |
|
Bishopshalt School
Uxbridge, UB8 3RF |
Secondary | 1,294 | 15.3% | 24.4% |
|
Framwellgate School Durham
Durham, DH1 5BQ |
Secondary | 1,247 | 10.4% | 23.4% |
|
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6JT |
Secondary | 1,270 | 12.7% | 25.2% |
|
Wigston Academy
Wigston, LE18 2DT |
Secondary | 1,314 | 16.7% | 23.7% |
|
The Westgate School
Slough, SL1 5AH |
Secondary | 1,284 | 11.4% | 23.5% |
|
The Elizabethan Academy
Retford, DN22 7PY |
Secondary | 1,205 | 16.1% | 23.5% |
|
Hawkley Hall High School
Wigan, WN3 5NY |
Secondary | 1,164 | 16.9% | 24.4% |
|
Avonbourne Girls Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NY |
Secondary | 1,189 | 15.9% | 23.3% |
|
The Grey Coat Hospital
London, SW1P 2DY |
Secondary | 1,133 | 11.8% | 23.1% |
|
Redhill School
Stourbridge, DY8 1JX |
Secondary | 1,216 | 13.4% | 23.1% |
|
Chichester High School
Chichester, PO19 8EB |
Secondary | 1,261 | 16.8% | 24.7% |
|
The Netherhall School
Cambridge, CB1 8NN |
Secondary | 1,268 | 12.7% | 25.5% |
|
Liskeard School and Community College
Liskeard, PL14 3EA |
Secondary | 1,149 | 13.7% | 24.7% |
|
Coombe Wood School
South Croydon, CR2 7HY |
Secondary | 1,139 | 11.7% | 25.7% |
|
Wilsthorpe School
Nottingham, NG10 4WT |
Secondary | 1,231 | 12% | 27.1% |
|
Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School
Coventry, CV3 6BH |
Secondary | 1,140 | 12.8% | 23.3% |
|
Laurence Jackson School
Guisborough, TS14 6RD |
Secondary | 1,238 | 14.3% | 25.7% |
|
Highfields School
Matlock, DE4 5NA |
Secondary | 1,295 | 12.4% | 21.9% |
|
King Edward VII Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 2QB |
Secondary | 1,181 | 13.6% | 25.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
The Parker E-ACT Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,218 | Sign in to see | |
|
Accrington Academy
Accrington, BB5 4FF |
Secondary | 995 | ||
|
The Basildon Lower Academy
Basildon, SS14 1UX |
Secondary | 915 | ||
|
Lift Aylward
London, N18 1NB |
Secondary | 1,402 | ||
|
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
Barnet, EN5 4DQ |
Secondary | 1,314 | ||
|
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Torquay, TQ2 7EL |
Secondary | 1,100 | ||
|
William Farr CofE Comprehensive School
Lincoln, LN2 3JB |
Secondary | 1,480 | ||
|
Glyn School
Epsom, KT17 1NB |
Secondary | 1,694 | ||
|
South Dartmoor Community College
Ashburton, TQ13 7EW |
Secondary | 795 | ||
|
Swavesey Village College
Cambridge, CB24 4RS |
Secondary | 1,246 | ||
|
Rickmansworth School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3AQ |
Secondary | 1,550 | ||
|
Sheldon School
Chippenham, SN14 6HJ |
Secondary | 1,605 | ||
|
Thornden School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW |
Secondary | 1,451 | ||
|
Cheam High School
Sutton, SM3 8PW |
Secondary | 2,106 | ||
|
West Somerset College
Minehead, TA24 6AY |
Secondary | 760 | ||
|
Montsaye Academy
Kettering, NN14 6BB |
Secondary | 1,030 | ||
|
Cedars Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2AE |
Secondary | 1,055 | ||
|
Sacred Heart Catholic High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 9YH |
Secondary | 1,392 | ||
|
Joseph Leckie Academy
Walsall, WS5 4PG |
Secondary | 1,522 | ||
|
Bosworth Academy
Leicester, LE9 9JL |
Secondary | 1,559 | ||
|
Wigston Academy
Wigston, LE18 2DT |
Secondary | 1,314 | ||
|
Belle Vue Girls' Academy
Bradford, BD9 6NA |
Secondary | 959 | ||
|
West Walsall E-ACT Academy
Walsall, WS2 9UA |
Secondary | 1,195 | ||
|
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, WF7 6BD |
Secondary | 1,482 | ||
|
Cheney School
Oxford, OX3 7QH |
Secondary | 1,707 | ||
|
The Bicester School
Bicester, OX26 2NS |
Secondary | 1,198 | ||
|
St Crispin's School
Wokingham, RG40 1SS |
Secondary | 1,489 | ||
|
Holmleigh Park High School
Gloucester, GL4 0RT |
Secondary | 1,383 | ||
|
Countesthorpe Academy
Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR |
Secondary | 1,193 | ||
|
Eckington School
Sheffield, S21 4GN |
Secondary | 1,152 | ||