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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Heath Lane Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 699 | 20.9% | 29.1% |
All Saints Academy Dunstable
Dunstable, LU5 5AB |
Secondary | 643 | 21.2% | 30.3% |
Carlton Keighley
Keighley, BD20 6EB |
Secondary | 764 | 18.4% | 30.1% |
Pool Academy
Redruth, TR15 3PZ |
Secondary | 633 | 20.6% | 29.4% |
North Kesteven Academy
Lincoln, LN6 9AG |
Secondary | 659 | 20.2% | 27.9% |
St Augustine Academy
Maidstone, ME16 8AE |
Secondary | 740 | 21.6% | 29.5% |
Outwood Academy Foxhills
Scunthorpe, DN15 8LJ |
Secondary | 701 | 23.2% | 29.4% |
Limehurst Academy
Loughborough, LE11 1NH |
Secondary | 645 | 17.1% | 32.2% |
Ormiston Endeavour Academy
Ipswich, IP1 6SG |
Secondary | 679 | 17.1% | 30.2% |
Dixons Trinity Academy
Bradford, BD5 0BE |
Secondary | 673 | 18.1% | 31.5% |
Armthorpe Academy
Doncaster, DN3 2DA |
Secondary | 650 | 17.8% | 28.6% |
The Dean Academy
Lydney, GL15 5DZ |
Secondary | 691 | 16.5% | 30.4% |
Ormiston Sudbury Academy
Sudbury, CO10 1NW |
Secondary | 692 | 17.8% | 30.9% |
The Nicholas Hamond Academy
Swaffham, PE37 7DZ |
Secondary | 690 | 16.9% | 28.2% |
Ipsley CofE Middle School
Redditch, B98 0UB |
Secondary | 649 | 19.6% | 29.4% |
The Queen Elizabeth Academy
Atherstone, CV9 1LZ |
Secondary | 717 | 20.9% | 27.9% |
Seahaven Academy
Newhaven, BN9 9TD |
Secondary | 769 | 20.7% | 30.6% |
Fowey River Academy
Fowey, PL23 1HE |
Secondary | 632 | 17.6% | 28.5% |
Alde Valley Academy
Leiston, IP16 4BG |
Secondary | 643 | 18.2% | 26.7% |
Finham Park 2
Coventry, CV4 9WT |
Secondary | 713 | 24.2% | 27.6% |
The Green School for Boys
Isleworth, TW7 6AU |
Secondary | 783 | 24.4% | 30.3% |
Carnforth High School
Carnforth, LA5 9LS |
Secondary | 675 | 16.1% | 28.1% |
Merstham Park School
Redhill, RH1 3PU |
Secondary | 603 | 18.6% | 27.3% |
North Walsham High School
North Walsham, NR28 9HZ |
Secondary | 617 | 25% | 28.7% |
Onslow St Audrey's School
Hatfield, AL10 8AB |
Secondary | 793 | 18.1% | 30.1% |
Outwood Academy Hasland Hall
Chesterfield, S41 0LP |
Secondary | 825 | 16.7% | 30% |
Chessington School
Chessington, KT9 2JS |
Secondary | 702 | 19.2% | 27.2% |
St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9LE |
Secondary | 672 | 23.4% | 27% |
King Edward VI High School
Stafford, ST17 9YJ |
Secondary | 655 | 19.1% | 29.8% |
Cowley Academy
Spalding, PE11 4TF |
Secondary | 632 | 19.4% | 30.5% |
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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Heath Lane Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 699 | Sign in to see | |
The Bourne Academy
Bournemouth, BH10 5HS |
Secondary | 933 | ||
Ribston Hall High School
Gloucester, GL1 5LE |
Secondary | 872 | ||
Hadleigh High School
Ipswich, IP7 5HU |
Secondary | 769 | ||
Thomas Keble School
Stroud, GL6 7DY |
Secondary | 707 | ||
Manor High School
Leicester, LE2 4FU |
Secondary | 926 | ||
Stratford Girls' Grammar School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 9HA |
Secondary | 814 | ||
Tarleton Academy
Preston, PR4 6AQ |
Secondary | 691 | ||
BBG Academy
Birkenshaw, BD19 4BE |
Secondary | 1,036 | ||
The Featherstone Academy
Pontefract, WF7 5AJ |
Secondary | 513 | ||
The Byrchall High School
Wigan, WN4 9PQ |
Secondary | 1,059 | ||
Eggar's School
Alton, GU34 4EQ |
Secondary | 858 | ||
Winterton Community Academy
Scunthorpe, DN15 9QD |
Secondary | 534 | ||
Hall Park Academy
Nottingham, NG16 3EA |
Secondary | 887 | ||
The Grange School
Christchurch, BH23 3AU |
Secondary | 447 | ||
Windsor Girls' School
Windsor, SL4 3RT |
Secondary | 810 | ||
Eden Boys' School, Preston
Preston, PR1 4BD |
Secondary | 614 | ||
Little Lever School
Bolton, BL3 1BT |
Secondary | 1,055 | ||
Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8TF |
Secondary | 603 | ||
Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School
Birmingham, B30 1UL |
Secondary | 778 | ||
Colonel Frank Seely Academy
Nottingham, NG14 6JZ |
Secondary | 830 | ||
Framingham Earl High School
Norwich, NR14 7QP |
Secondary | 800 | ||
Newsome Academy
Huddersfield, HD4 6JN |
Secondary | 754 | ||
Longdendale High School
Hyde, SK14 8LW |
Secondary | 790 | ||
Buckler's Mead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NH |
Secondary | 759 | ||
Rhyddings
Accrington, BB5 3EA |
Secondary | 647 | ||
Filey School
Filey, YO14 0HG |
Secondary | 455 | ||
Outwood Academy Kirkby
Nottingham, NG17 7DH |
Secondary | 531 | ||
St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Clitheroe, BB7 9JA |
Secondary | 1,129 | ||
Highworth Warneford School
Swindon, SN6 7BZ |
Secondary | 652 |