Meadowhead School Academy Trust

Schools we chose for benchmarking

These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.

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Running cost categories

We've chosen 25 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
Meadowhead School Academy Trust
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,964 11.5% 31.6%
Wales High School
Sheffield, S26 5QQ
Secondary 1,821 20.6% 23.3%
Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy
York, YO10 5ZA
Secondary 1,820 13.5% 21.3%
Rastrick High School
Brighouse, HD6 3XB
Secondary 1,783 12.8% 21.2%
Kingsbury High School
London, NW9 9JR
Secondary 2,000 11.7% 29.1%
Hall Cross Academy
Doncaster, DN1 2HY
Secondary 2,045 9.7% 26.4%
Barnhill Community High School
Hayes, UB4 9LE
Secondary 1,571 10.5% 35.4%
Clacton County High School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6DZ
Secondary 1,870 16.3% 30.3%
Outwood Academy Portland
Worksop, S80 2SF
Secondary 1,730 12.6% 26.2%
Lift Kingswood
Hull, HU7 4WR
Secondary 1,537 14.9% 29.7%
President Kennedy School Academy
Coventry, CV6 4GL
Secondary 1,847 21.1% 32.9%
Ryburn Valley High School
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DF
Secondary 1,647 14.8% 24%
Highfields School
Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT
Secondary 1,783 19.7% 30.2%
Immanuel College
Bradford, BD10 9AQ
Secondary 1,727 18.4% 27.2%
Kelvin Hall School
Hull, HU5 4QH
Secondary 1,622 19% 30.1%
Parrs Wood High School
Manchester, M20 5PG
Secondary 1,869 13.4% 29.4%
Ecclesfield School
Sheffield, S35 9WD
Secondary 1,727 22.5% 28.1%
Jack Hunt Academy
Peterborough, PE3 9PY
Secondary 1,892 10.4% 34.1%
Wath Academy
Rotherham, S63 7NW
Secondary 2,040 14.5% 23.2%
Tupton Hall School
Chesterfield, S42 6LG
Secondary 1,612 16.1% 33%
Horizon Community College
Barnsley, S70 6PD
Secondary 1,916 12.9% 27.6%
Jesmond Park Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7DP
Secondary 2,085 14.7% 35.9%
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Bradford, BD9 4BQ
Secondary 1,798 20.9% 24.6%
Soar Valley College
Leicester, LE4 7GY
Secondary 1,566 13.5% 30.2%
The City of Leicester College
Leicester, LE5 6LN
Secondary 1,571 14.9% 32.6%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 24 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
Meadowhead School Academy Trust
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,964 Sign in to see
The Farnley Academy
Leeds, LS12 5EU
Secondary 1,502
Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet
Swanscombe, DA10 0BZ
Secondary 831
Weatherhead High School
Wallasey, CH44 3HS
Secondary 1,523
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Chester le Street, DH3 2LP
Secondary 1,293
Haughton Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN
Secondary 891
Kenton School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3RU
Secondary 1,730
West Derby School
Liverpool, L13 7HQ
Secondary 999
King Ecgbert School
Sheffield, S17 3QU
Secondary 1,505
Silverdale School
Sheffield, S11 9QH
Secondary 1,452
Northampton School for Girls
Northampton, NN3 6DG
Secondary 1,739
Nova Hreod Academy
Swindon, SN2 2NQ
Secondary 1,060
Ryburn Valley High School
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DF
Secondary 1,647
Oasis Academy Brislington
Bristol, BS4 5EY
Secondary 1,369
Cockburn School
Leeds, LS11 5TT
Secondary 1,279
Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
Bradford, BD6 3PX
Secondary 1,420
Rainford High School
St Helens, WA11 8NY
Secondary 1,680
Queen Katharine Academy
Peterborough, PE4 6HX
Secondary 1,690
Cumberland Community School
London, E13 8SJ
Secondary 1,346
The Minster School
Southwell, NG25 0LG
Secondary 1,618
Tupton Hall School
Chesterfield, S42 6LG
Secondary 1,612
Dixons Unity Academy
Leeds, LS12 3DS
Secondary 933
Carlton Bolling
Bradford, BD3 0DU
Secondary 1,640
Lister Community School
London, E13 9AE
Secondary 1,501