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 |
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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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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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 |