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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Blue Coat Church of England Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 936 | 18% | 47.2% |
Barnsley Academy
Barnsley, S70 3DL |
Secondary | 919 | 16.7% | 44.5% |
Ark Burlington Danes Academy
London, W12 0HR |
Secondary | 922 | 18.4% | 43.8% |
Havelock Academy
Grimsby, DN32 8JH |
Secondary | 984 | 19.2% | 47.8% |
New Line Learning Academy
Maidstone, ME15 9QL |
Secondary | 810 | 17.6% | 45.7% |
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
Southampton, SO16 8FA |
Secondary | 871 | 19.9% | 46.4% |
Nottingham University Samworth Academy
Nottingham, NG8 4HY |
Secondary | 879 | 19.9% | 48.6% |
The Basildon Lower Academy
Basildon, SS14 1UX |
Secondary | 1,023 | 21.7% | 45.9% |
Bartley Green School
Birmingham, B32 3QJ |
Secondary | 947 | 23.6% | 50.3% |
Airedale Academy
Castleford, WF10 3JU |
Secondary | 1,043 | 19.1% | 45.7% |
Stockland Green School
Birmingham, B23 7JH |
Secondary | 754 | 17.2% | 45.1% |
Ark Putney Academy
London, SW15 3DG |
Secondary | 880 | 18.5% | 50.2% |
Greenwood Academy
Birmingham, B35 7NL |
Secondary | 972 | 17.3% | 50.1% |
The Grangefield Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 4LE |
Secondary | 1,011 | 14.6% | 46.4% |
Oasis Academy Lister Park
Bradford, BD8 7ND |
Secondary | 844 | 20.7% | 47.7% |
The Blyth Academy
Blyth, NE24 4JP |
Secondary | 834 | 15.9% | 48.6% |
Ark Boulton Academy
Birmingham, B11 2QG |
Secondary | 893 | 16.7% | 51.3% |
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Widnes, WA8 7HU |
Secondary | 937 | 16.6% | 46.2% |
Harris Academy Battersea
London, SW11 5AP |
Secondary | 930 | 13.5% | 48.9% |
The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy
Croydon, CR9 3AS |
Secondary | 837 | 17.7% | 46% |
Ormiston Meridian Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7DF |
Secondary | 1,078 | 18.6% | 44.1% |
St James Academy
Dudley, DY1 3JE |
Secondary | 866 | 13.6% | 49.9% |
The Royal Sutton School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7DY |
Secondary | 956 | 19.5% | 46.7% |
Trinity Academy Grammar
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2NW |
Secondary | 991 | 19.5% | 49.5% |
The Link Academy
Dudley, DY2 0PB |
Secondary | 997 | 20% | 45.6% |
Folkestone Academy
Folkestone, CT19 5FP |
Secondary | 1,048 | 19.7% | 46% |
Heworth Grange School
Gateshead, NE10 0PT |
Secondary | 1,044 | 18.2% | 49.2% |
CHS South
Manchester, M21 7SX |
Secondary | 1,026 | 16.2% | 47.3% |
Ark Acton Academy
London, W3 8EY |
Secondary | 858 | 14.9% | 45% |
Gloucester Academy
Gloucester, GL4 6RN |
Secondary | 896 | 20.8% | 48.3% |
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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Blue Coat Church of England Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 936 | Sign in to see | |
Chislehurst School for Girls
Chislehurst, BR7 6HE |
Secondary | 1,089 | ||
Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form
Woodbridge, IP13 9HE |
Secondary | 1,030 | ||
St Michael's Church of England High School
Chorley, PR7 1RS |
Secondary | 1,139 | ||
Lode Heath School
Solihull, B91 2HW |
Secondary | 1,164 | ||
St Mark's West Essex Catholic School
Harlow, CM18 6AA |
Secondary | 1,067 | ||
The Romsey School
Romsey, SO51 8ZB |
Secondary | 1,158 | ||
Isleworth and Syon School for Boys
Isleworth, TW7 5LJ |
Secondary | 1,096 | ||
Moseley Park
Bilston, WV14 6LU |
Secondary | 1,077 | ||
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ |
Secondary | 1,300 | ||
Meden School
Mansfield, NG20 0QN |
Secondary | 1,076 | ||
Ratton School
Eastbourne, BN21 2XR |
Secondary | 1,177 | ||
Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College
Tarporley, CW6 0BL |
Secondary | 1,194 | ||
The Robert Napier School
Gillingham, ME7 2LX |
Secondary | 1,050 | ||
The New Forest Academy
Southampton, SO45 2PA |
Secondary | 564 | ||
Skegness Grammar School
Skegness, PE25 2QS |
Secondary | 677 | ||
Four Dwellings Academy
Birmingham, B32 1RJ |
Secondary | 562 | ||
The King's School
Pontefract, WF8 4JF |
Secondary | 1,038 | ||
The Forest School
Wokingham, RG41 5NE |
Secondary | 792 | ||
The Skinners' School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9PG |
Secondary | 1,138 | ||
St Thomas More Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Nuneaton, CV10 7EX |
Secondary | 1,072 | ||
The Burgess Hill Academy
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EA |
Secondary | 1,082 | ||
St James Academy
Dudley, DY1 3JE |
Secondary | 866 | ||
Staindrop Academy
Darlington, DL2 3JU |
Secondary | 429 | ||
Outwood Academy Redcar
Redcar, TS10 4AB |
Secondary | 626 | ||
Wolgarston High School
Stafford, ST19 5RX |
Secondary | 827 | ||
The Friary School
Lichfield, WS13 7EW |
Secondary | 1,232 | ||
St Mary's Catholic School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NQ |
Secondary | 1,153 | ||
The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco
Bootle, L30 2NA |
Secondary | 521 | ||
Wellfield School
Wingate, TS28 5AX |
Secondary | 912 |