Chaucer 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
Chaucer School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 823 20.4% 55%
The Excelsior Academy
London, E8 2EY
Secondary 1,006 18.3% 53.6%
Sheffield Springs Academy
Sheffield, S12 2SF
Secondary 1,058 16.7% 55.5%
Oasis Academy Wintringham
Grimsby, DN32 0AZ
Secondary 883 17.9% 50.6%
E-ACT Shenley Academy
Birmingham, B29 4HE
Secondary 822 21.3% 55.8%
Ark Charter Academy
Southsea, PO5 4HL
Secondary 876 21.7% 54.3%
The Academy of St Nicholas
Liverpool, L19 5NY
Secondary 972 23.2% 56.9%
North Shore Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS20 2AY
Secondary 767 21.1% 54.6%
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
Runcorn, WA7 6EP
Secondary 941 19.7% 51.5%
Leeds East Academy
Leeds, LS14 6HA
Secondary 1,053 21.7% 56.4%
Co-op Academy Leeds
Leeds, LS9 7HD
Secondary 941 21.1% 54.7%
Ormiston Maritime Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5AH
Secondary 759 24.4% 53.9%
King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool
Liverpool, L8 9SJ
Secondary 886 20% 58.4%
Astor Secondary School
Dover, CT17 0AS
Secondary 782 22.5% 50.5%
Outwood Academy Ormesby
Middlesbrough, TS3 0RH
Secondary 859 23.8% 58.2%
Ark Boulton Academy
Birmingham, B11 2QG
Secondary 893 16.7% 51.3%
Hillside High School
Bootle, L20 9NU
Secondary 699 25.9% 54.2%
Cockshut Hill School
Birmingham, B26 2HX
Secondary 973 18.9% 55.6%
City of London Academy, Highgate Hill
London, N19 3EU
Secondary 664 16.8% 54.4%
Smith's Wood Academy
Birmingham, B36 0UE
Secondary 784 25.6% 58.8%
Dean Trust Wigan
Wigan, WN5 0DQ
Secondary 808 24.8% 52.1%
Bishop Young Church of England Academy
Leeds, LS14 6NU
Secondary 779 14.6% 55.6%
Royal Docks Academy
London, E16 3HS
Secondary 880 24.2% 53.8%
Dixons Unity Academy
Leeds, LS12 3DS
Secondary 913 24.9% 50.9%
The Albion Academy
Salford, M6 6QT
Secondary 894 16% 54.6%
Harris Academy Clapham
London, SW4 8LD
Secondary 767 20.4% 59.2%
Outwood Academy Normanby
Middlesbrough, TS6 9AG
Secondary 768 25.8% 51.8%
St Hild's Church of England School
Hartlepool, TS24 9PB
Secondary 670 22.5% 54.9%
Alvaston Moor Academy
Derby, DE24 0AN
Secondary 882 17.8% 58%
Trinity Academy Leeds
Leeds, LS9 7QL
Secondary 722 13.2% 55.6%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Chaucer School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 823 Sign in to see
The Bishop of Winchester Academy
Bournemouth, BH8 9PW
Secondary 1,149
Branston Community Academy
Lincoln, LN4 1LH
Secondary 1,243
Chelmsford County High School for Girls
Chelmsford, CM1 1RW
Secondary 1,186
The Compton School
London, N12 0QG
Secondary 1,349
Linton Village College
Cambridge, CB21 4JB
Secondary 833
Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College
Hornchurch, RM12 4YB
Secondary 891
Lipson Co-operative Academy
Plymouth, PL4 7PG
Secondary 1,108
The Hayfield School
Doncaster, DN9 3HG
Secondary 1,062
Light Hall School
Solihull, B90 2PZ
Secondary 1,062
Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College
Slough, SL1 2PU
Secondary 1,197
Severn Vale School
Gloucester, GL2 4PR
Secondary 1,354
The Thomas Aveling School
Rochester, ME1 2UW
Secondary 1,235
Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School
Crewe, CW4 7DX
Secondary 1,311
St Clere's School
Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0NW
Secondary 1,337
Bourne Academy
Bourne, PE10 9DT
Secondary 1,520
Anglo European School
Ingatestone, CM4 0DJ
Secondary 1,505
Faringdon Community College
Faringdon, SN7 7LB
Secondary 1,412
Robert May's School
Hook, RG29 1NA
Secondary 1,330
St Peter's Collegiate Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU
Secondary 1,358
St Thomas More Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 2NJ
Secondary 1,169
Esher Church of England High School
Esher, KT10 8AP
Secondary 1,173
Darwen Vale High School
Darwen, BB3 0AL
Secondary 1,082
Handsworth Grange Community Sports College
Sheffield, S13 9HJ
Secondary 1,003
Bradon Forest School
Swindon, SN5 4AT
Secondary 928
Laisterdyke Leadership Academy
Bradford, BD3 8HE
Secondary 879
St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking
Woking, GU22 9AL
Secondary 1,531
The Deanes
Benfleet, SS7 2TD
Secondary 543
Liskeard School and Community College
Liskeard, PL14 3EA
Secondary 1,176
Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy
Runcorn, WA7 5YH
Secondary 374