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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Set Saxmundham School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 109 | 46.8% | 41.3% |
The Open Academy
Norwich, NR7 9DL |
Secondary | 582 | 30.3% | 34.3% |
All Saints Church of England Academy
Plymouth, PL5 3NE |
Secondary | 617 | 45.6% | 49% |
Kemnal Technology College
Sidcup, DA14 5AA |
Secondary | 560 | 45% | 47.3% |
Charles Read Academy
Grantham, NG33 4NT |
Secondary | 276 | 50.4% | 41.7% |
SGS Forest High School
Cinderford, GL14 2AZ |
Secondary | 280 | 31.8% | 35% |
The Featherstone Academy
Pontefract, WF7 5AJ |
Secondary | 513 | 25.6% | 40.9% |
William Lovell Church of England Academy
Boston, PE22 8AA |
Secondary | 327 | 39.8% | 47.1% |
King Edward VI Academy
Spilsby, PE23 5EW |
Secondary | 396 | 27.3% | 41% |
Broadlands Academy
Bristol, BS31 2DY |
Secondary | 452 | 29.2% | 35% |
The Swanage School
Swanage, BH19 2PH |
Secondary | 343 | 28.6% | 32.4% |
Waverley Studio College
Birmingham, B9 5SX |
Secondary | 268 | 34.6% | 31.6% |
Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio
Darwen, BB3 1AF |
Secondary | 276 | 24.6% | 40.7% |
Sir William Stanier School
Crewe, CW1 4EB |
Secondary | 699 | 39.5% | 44.7% |
Tudor Grange Academy Redditch
Redditch, B98 7UH |
Secondary | 397 | 33.9% | 34.2% |
Dorset Studio School
Dorchester, DT2 8PX |
Secondary | 345 | 51.6% | 28.1% |
The Barnes Wallis Academy
Lincoln, LN4 4PN |
Secondary | 553 | 27.7% | 36.8% |
Forest Hall School
Stansted Mountfitchet, CM24 8TZ |
Secondary | 498 | 30.7% | 30.6% |
The Grange School
Christchurch, BH23 3AU |
Secondary | 447 | 28.9% | 38.6% |
Hewett Academy
Norwich, NR1 2PL |
Secondary | 422 | 26.8% | 36% |
Space Studio West London
Hounslow, TW14 9PE |
Secondary | 219 | 25.2% | 35.3% |
Somercotes Academy
Louth, LN11 7PN |
Secondary | 457 | 24.3% | 39.7% |
Church Hill Middle School
Redditch, B98 9LR |
Secondary | 431 | 26.9% | 37.8% |
Atlantic Academy
Bideford, EX39 5DW |
Secondary | 246 | 35% | 34.6% |
West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy
Grantham, NG31 7PX |
Secondary | 350 | 32.1% | 51.7% |
XP Gateshead
Felling, NE10 9UZ |
Secondary | 150 | 26.7% | 33.3% |
BOA Digital Technologies Academy
Birmingham, B7 4EU |
Secondary | 256 | 26.9% | 37.9% |
Manor Drive Secondary Academy
Peterborough, PE4 7EP |
Secondary | 271 | 23.3% | 36.9% |
Dixons Newall Green Academy
Manchester, M23 2SX |
Secondary | 125 | 43.9% | 57.7% |
Chilmington Green School
Ashford, TN23 4QE |
Secondary | 122 | 28.7% | 30.3% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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Set Saxmundham School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 109 | Sign in to see | |
Wigmore School
Leominster, HR6 9UW |
Secondary | 449 | ||
Woodland Middle School Academy
Bedford, MK45 1NP |
Secondary | 712 | ||
Linslade School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2PA |
Secondary | 625 | ||
Arnold Academy
Bedford, MK45 4JZ |
Secondary | 695 | ||
Caistor Yarborough Academy
Market Rasen, LN7 6QZ |
Secondary | 536 | ||
Henley In Arden School
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AF |
Secondary | 699 | ||
Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3FU |
Secondary | 673 | ||
St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown
Dorchester, DT2 8SA |
Secondary | 460 | ||
Bedford Free School
Bedford, MK42 9AD |
Secondary | 529 | ||
Breckland School
Brandon, IP27 0PE |
Secondary | 607 | ||
William Lovell Church of England Academy
Boston, PE22 8AA |
Secondary | 327 | ||
Acle Academy
Norwich, NR13 3ER |
Secondary | 621 | ||
St Bede's Catholic Middle School
Redditch, B98 7HA |
Secondary | 652 | ||
The Barnes Wallis Academy
Lincoln, LN4 4PN |
Secondary | 553 | ||
Tenbury High Ormiston Academy
Tenbury Wells, WR15 8XA |
Secondary | 456 | ||
Broadstone Middle School
Broadstone, BH18 8AE |
Secondary | 670 | ||
St Edmund's Catholic School
Dover, CT16 2QB |
Secondary | 612 | ||
Forest Hall School
Stansted Mountfitchet, CM24 8TZ |
Secondary | 498 | ||
The Banovallum School
Horncastle, LN9 6DA |
Secondary | 617 | ||
Turing House School
Twickenham, TW2 6LH |
Secondary | 940 | ||
Trevelyan Middle School
Windsor, SL4 3LL |
Secondary | 565 | ||
Mullion School
Helston, TR12 7EB |
Secondary | 561 | ||
Bluecoat Wollaton Academy
Nottingham, NG8 1EA |
Secondary | 776 | ||
Saracens High School
London, NW9 4AS |
Secondary | 988 | ||
Hazel Wood High School
Bury, BL9 7QT |
Secondary | 728 | ||
Parkfields Middle School
Dunstable, LU5 6AB |
Secondary | 460 | ||
St Osmund's Church of England Middle School
Dorchester, DT1 2DZ |
Secondary | 721 | ||
Pioneer Secondary Academy
Stoke Poges, SL2 4QB |
Secondary | 559 | ||
Nidderdale High School
Harrogate, HG3 5HL |
Secondary | 407 |