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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The Gryphon School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,514 | 10% | 16.4% |
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The Cotswold Academy
Cheltenham, GL54 2BD |
Secondary | 1,473 | 13.8% | 13.2% |
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Sheldon School
Chippenham, SN14 6HJ |
Secondary | 1,663 | 12% | 15.1% |
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Fernwood School
Nottingham, NG8 2FT |
Secondary | 1,433 | 10.1% | 18.1% |
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Barr Beacon School
Walsall, WS9 0RF |
Secondary | 1,561 | 13.6% | 17.6% |
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St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Blackburn, BB2 2JR |
Secondary | 1,484 | 9.5% | 19.4% |
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Great Baddow High School
Chelmsford, CM2 9RZ |
Secondary | 1,530 | 10.8% | 14.5% |
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Fairfax
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7JT |
Secondary | 1,570 | 14.5% | 17.2% |
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Chipping Campden School
Chipping Campden, GL55 6HU |
Secondary | 1,481 | 14.2% | 13.4% |
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St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Gloucester, GL4 0DD |
Secondary | 1,517 | 8.2% | 18.9% |
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Priory Community School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 6BP |
Secondary | 1,505 | 11.5% | 16.8% |
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Tuxford Academy
Newark, NG22 0JH |
Secondary | 1,483 | 13% | 16.7% |
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Goffs Academy
Waltham Cross, EN7 5QW |
Secondary | 1,599 | 8.9% | 14.9% |
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Ridgewood School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB |
Secondary | 1,484 | 12.5% | 17.4% |
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Churchdown School
Gloucester, GL3 2RB |
Secondary | 1,480 | 13.9% | 14% |
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The Streetly Academy
Sutton Coldfield, B74 2EX |
Secondary | 1,510 | 11.2% | 19.2% |
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Furze Platt Senior School
Maidenhead, SL6 7NQ |
Secondary | 1,530 | 14.8% | 15.8% |
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Coombe Girls' School
New Malden, KT3 3TU |
Secondary | 1,559 | 10.8% | 17.6% |
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St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon
Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4BQ |
Secondary | 1,454 | 9.2% | 16.4% |
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The Boswells School
Chelmsford, CM1 6LY |
Secondary | 1,443 | 10.5% | 13.9% |
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The Douay Martyrs Catholic School
Uxbridge, UB10 8QY |
Secondary | 1,506 | 11.2% | 15.1% |
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Seaford Head School
Seaford, BN25 4LX |
Secondary | 1,408 | 11.9% | 16.1% |
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King Ecgbert School
Sheffield, S17 3QU |
Secondary | 1,454 | 11% | 17.3% |
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The Howard School
Gillingham, ME8 0BX |
Secondary | 1,539 | 13.1% | 15.5% |
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North Leamington School
Leamington Spa, CV32 6RD |
Secondary | 1,485 | 13.3% | 14.8% |
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Kingsmead School
Cannock, WS12 1DH |
Secondary | 1,409 | 12.7% | 16.2% |
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Southgate School
Barnet, EN4 0BL |
Secondary | 1,459 | 10.2% | 18.6% |
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Roding Valley High School
Loughton, IG10 3JA |
Secondary | 1,478 | 13.2% | 16.7% |
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Boston Spa Academy
Wetherby, LS23 6RW |
Secondary | 1,429 | 8.9% | 18.7% |
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Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG5 6NZ |
Secondary | 1,557 | 10.7% | 16.6% |
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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The Gryphon School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,514 | Sign in to see | |
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Dixons City Academy
Bradford, BD5 7RR |
Secondary | 934 | ||
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Unity City Academy
Middlesbrough, TS3 8RE |
Secondary | 999 | ||
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John Cabot Academy
Bristol, BS15 8BD |
Secondary | 1,280 | ||
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Brooke Weston Academy
Great Oakley, NN18 8LA |
Secondary | 1,187 | ||
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Greensward Academy
Hockley, SS5 5HG |
Secondary | 1,584 | ||
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The Wellington Academy
Ludgershall, SP11 9RR |
Secondary | 1,146 | ||
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Skegness Academy
Skegness, PE25 2QH |
Secondary | 1,022 | ||
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Kingsbridge Academy
Kingsbridge, TQ7 1PL |
Secondary | 1,292 | ||
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The Ecclesbourne School
Belper, DE56 4GS |
Secondary | 1,573 | ||
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Overton Grange School
Sutton, SM2 6TQ |
Secondary | 1,245 | ||
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Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
Brighton, BN41 2WS |
Secondary | 979 | ||
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Priory Community School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 6BP |
Secondary | 1,505 | ||
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Oldbury Academy
Oldbury, B68 8NE |
Secondary | 1,328 | ||
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Barnhill Community High School
Hayes, UB4 9LE |
Secondary | 1,576 | ||
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The Stanway School
Colchester, CO3 0QA |
Secondary | 1,397 | ||
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Wayland Academy
Thetford, IP25 6BA |
Secondary | 571 | ||
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St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7JN |
Secondary | 1,321 | ||
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Astor Secondary School
Dover, CT17 0AS |
Secondary | 782 | ||
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Oasis Academy Lister Park
Bradford, BD8 7ND |
Secondary | 844 | ||
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The Sir John Colfox Academy
Bridport, DT6 3DT |
Secondary | 818 | ||
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Finham Park 2
Coventry, CV4 9WT |
Secondary | 713 | ||
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Prince William School
Oundle, PE8 4BS |
Secondary | 1,329 | ||
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Waingels
Reading, RG5 4RF |
Secondary | 1,422 | ||
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The City Academy Bristol
Bristol, BS5 9JH |
Secondary | 999 | ||
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Royal Docks Academy
London, E16 3HS |
Secondary | 880 | ||
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Heworth Grange School
Gateshead, NE10 0PT |
Secondary | 1,044 | ||
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Treviglas Academy
Newquay, TR7 3JA |
Secondary | 869 | ||
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English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
Leicester, LE4 0FJ |
Secondary | 1,148 | ||
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Parkside School
Bradford, BD13 5AD |
Secondary | 1,146 | ||