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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Queensbury Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,195 | 13.3% | 12.1% |
Hartismere School
Eye, IP23 7BL |
Secondary | 1,063 | 15.2% | 11.5% |
Samuel Ward Academy
Haverhill, CB9 0LD |
Secondary | 1,177 | 10.7% | 15.3% |
The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School
Chester, CH3 5XF |
Secondary | 1,179 | 13.4% | 14.2% |
Manor Church of England Academy
York, YO26 6PA |
Secondary | 1,162 | 10.6% | 12.8% |
Sawston Village College
Cambridge, CB22 3BP |
Secondary | 1,163 | 16.5% | 14.3% |
Erasmus Darwin Academy
Burntwood, WS7 3QW |
Secondary | 1,130 | 13.5% | 14.1% |
The Castle School
Taunton, TA1 5AU |
Secondary | 1,204 | 11.5% | 11% |
The Sandon School
Chelmsford, CM2 7AQ |
Secondary | 1,278 | 12% | 13.2% |
Thurstable School Sports College and Sixth Form Centre
Colchester, CO5 0EW |
Secondary | 1,144 | 16.7% | 12.9% |
St Thomas More High School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BW |
Secondary | 1,232 | 9.6% | 12.3% |
Etonbury Academy
Arlesey, SG15 6XS |
Secondary | 1,109 | 15.7% | 13.7% |
Saint Michael's Catholic High School
Watford, WD25 0SS |
Secondary | 1,108 | 12.4% | 12.4% |
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
St Albans, AL4 0TT |
Secondary | 1,067 | 14.4% | 10.7% |
Harlington Upper School
Dunstable, LU5 6NX |
Secondary | 1,249 | 10.6% | 9.3% |
St Mark's Catholic School
Hounslow, TW3 3EJ |
Secondary | 1,216 | 10.4% | 10.3% |
Knutsford Academy
Knutsford, WA16 0EA |
Secondary | 1,235 | 13.8% | 11.2% |
All Hallows Catholic College
Macclesfield, SK11 8LB |
Secondary | 1,238 | 14.3% | 13.7% |
Trinity School
Sevenoaks, TN13 3SL |
Secondary | 1,151 | 16.7% | 12.8% |
St Simon Stock Catholic School
Maidstone, ME16 0JP |
Secondary | 1,120 | 16.1% | 12.6% |
Hagley Catholic High School
Hagley, DY8 2XL |
Secondary | 1,115 | 12% | 11.4% |
The Kingston Academy
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PE |
Secondary | 1,168 | 15% | 13.3% |
The Bicester School
Bicester, OX26 2NS |
Secondary | 1,239 | 16.1% | 13.2% |
St Gregory's Catholic Science College
Harrow, HA3 0NB |
Secondary | 1,161 | 12.2% | 10.1% |
Woldgate School and Sixth Form College
York, YO42 2LL |
Secondary | 1,267 | 16% | 12.9% |
Harris Academy Sutton
Sutton, SM2 5RD |
Secondary | 1,143 | 14.1% | 10.9% |
The Thomas Adams School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5UB |
Secondary | 1,226 | 14.6% | 14.4% |
Woodhey High School
Bury, BL0 9QZ |
Secondary | 1,114 | 15.3% | 12.9% |
St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Clitheroe, BB7 9JA |
Secondary | 1,129 | 11.8% | 13.7% |
John F Kennedy Catholic School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2PH |
Secondary | 1,100 | 12.6% | 10.5% |
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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Queensbury Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,195 | Sign in to see | |
King's Lynn Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 4QG |
Secondary | 963 | ||
Birkenhead Park School
Birkenhead, CH43 4UY |
Secondary | 748 | ||
The Corsham School
Corsham, SN13 9DF |
Secondary | 1,265 | ||
Bury St Edmunds County High School
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RF |
Secondary | 855 | ||
Ormiston Rivers Academy
Burnham-on-Crouch, CM0 8QB |
Secondary | 1,106 | ||
The Robert Smyth Academy
Market Harborough, LE16 7JG |
Secondary | 1,201 | ||
The Sandon School
Chelmsford, CM2 7AQ |
Secondary | 1,278 | ||
Testwood School
Southampton, SO40 3ZW |
Secondary | 879 | ||
Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre
Birmingham, B32 3AE |
Secondary | 657 | ||
Christ's College Finchley
London, N2 0SE |
Secondary | 957 | ||
Emerson Park Academy
Hornchurch, RM11 3AD |
Secondary | 1,045 | ||
Twyford Church of England High School
London, W3 9PP |
Secondary | 1,618 | ||
Bishopshalt School
Uxbridge, UB8 3RF |
Secondary | 1,292 | ||
Churchdown School
Gloucester, GL3 2RB |
Secondary | 1,480 | ||
Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ
Isleworth, TW7 6XF |
Secondary | 1,135 | ||
Devizes School
Devizes, SN10 3AG |
Secondary | 1,140 | ||
Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport
Saffron Walden, CB11 3TR |
Secondary | 998 | ||
Childwall Sports & Science Academy
Liverpool, L15 6XZ |
Secondary | 1,101 | ||
Gosford Hill School
Kidlington, OX5 2NT |
Secondary | 848 | ||
Hedingham School and Sixth Form
Halstead, CO9 3QH |
Secondary | 1,140 | ||
Alec Hunter Academy
Braintree, CM7 3NR |
Secondary | 1,060 | ||
Ormiston Denes Academy
Lowestoft, NR32 4AH |
Secondary | 768 | ||
Sewell Park Academy
Norwich, NR3 4BX |
Secondary | 780 | ||
Millthorpe School
York, YO23 1WF |
Secondary | 1,064 | ||
Ortu Hassenbrook Academy
Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0NS |
Secondary | 693 | ||
Bay Leadership Academy
Morecambe, LA3 1AB |
Secondary | 706 | ||
Kingsdown School
Swindon, SN2 7SH |
Secondary | 990 | ||
Ridgeway Academy
Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2AF |
Secondary | 947 | ||
Wollaston School
Wellingborough, NN29 7PH |
Secondary | 1,431 |