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 27 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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Thomas Bennett Community College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,272 | 17.5% | 32.6% |
Greig City Academy
London, N8 7NU |
Secondary | 1,233 | 14.1% | 34% |
Trinity Academy
Doncaster, DN8 5BY |
Secondary | 1,246 | 13.8% | 32.4% |
Madeley Academy
Telford, TF7 5FB |
Secondary | 1,271 | 14.9% | 30.8% |
Harris Academy South Norwood
London, SE25 6AE |
Secondary | 1,270 | 16.4% | 32.5% |
John Cabot Academy
Bristol, BS15 8BD |
Secondary | 1,280 | 18.4% | 30.1% |
Bristol Brunel Academy
Bristol, BS15 1NU |
Secondary | 1,341 | 20.7% | 35.7% |
Park Hall Academy
Birmingham, B36 9HF |
Secondary | 1,269 | 16% | 31% |
Ormiston Bushfield Academy
Peterborough, PE2 5RQ |
Secondary | 1,198 | 18.2% | 33.6% |
Sandwich Technology School
Sandwich, CT13 0FA |
Secondary | 1,314 | 18.2% | 30.4% |
The Heath School
Runcorn, WA7 4SY |
Secondary | 1,189 | 16.8% | 31.6% |
King's Academy Prospect
Reading, RG30 4EX |
Secondary | 1,220 | 21.1% | 34.1% |
Hatch End High School
Harrow, HA3 6NR |
Secondary | 1,252 | 16.8% | 31.4% |
Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College
Slough, SL1 2PU |
Secondary | 1,197 | 18.8% | 30.2% |
Clapton Girls' Academy
London, E5 0RB |
Secondary | 1,194 | 16.4% | 34.3% |
Hendon School
London, NW4 2HP |
Secondary | 1,256 | 17.9% | 34.4% |
St Cuthbert's High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 7PX |
Secondary | 1,234 | 17.8% | 32.5% |
Neale-Wade Academy
March, PE15 9PX |
Secondary | 1,306 | 17.7% | 34.5% |
Hamstead Hall Academy
Birmingham, B20 1HL |
Secondary | 1,188 | 20.3% | 32.8% |
The Holgate Academy
Nottingham, NG15 6PX |
Secondary | 1,237 | 18.6% | 34% |
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6LZ |
Secondary | 1,164 | 15% | 31% |
Witton Park Academy
Blackburn, BB2 6TD |
Secondary | 1,259 | 17.4% | 34.1% |
Lyndon School
Solihull, B92 8EJ |
Secondary | 1,173 | 16.7% | 32.1% |
Outwood Academy Danum
Doncaster, DN2 5QD |
Secondary | 1,223 | 17.1% | 34.6% |
Holmleigh Park High School
Gloucester, GL4 0RT |
Secondary | 1,346 | 19.1% | 34% |
The North School
Ashford, TN24 8AL |
Secondary | 1,298 | 13.1% | 30.4% |
Oulder Hill Leadership Academy
Rochdale, OL11 5EF |
Secondary | 1,185 | 12.8% | 31.9% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 26 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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Thomas Bennett Community College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,272 | Sign in to see | |
The Excelsior Academy
London, E8 2EY |
Secondary | 1,006 | ||
Westminster Academy
London, W2 5EZ |
Secondary | 1,121 | ||
Stockport Academy
Stockport, SK3 0UP |
Secondary | 1,015 | ||
Bristol Brunel Academy
Bristol, BS15 1NU |
Secondary | 1,341 | ||
The Langley Academy
Slough, SL3 7EF |
Secondary | 1,150 | ||
The Milton Keynes Academy
Milton Keynes, MK6 5LA |
Secondary | 1,067 | ||
Park Hall Academy
Birmingham, B36 9HF |
Secondary | 1,269 | ||
The Long Eaton School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP |
Secondary | 1,113 | ||
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Swindon, SN4 7HG |
Secondary | 1,727 | ||
St Joseph's Catholic College
Swindon, SN3 3LR |
Secondary | 1,416 | ||
Tuxford Academy
Newark, NG22 0JH |
Secondary | 1,483 | ||
Harris Academy Chafford Hundred
Grays, RM16 6SA |
Secondary | 1,468 | ||
Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead
Gateshead, NE9 6RZ |
Secondary | 1,531 | ||
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Chester le Street, DH3 2LP |
Secondary | 1,353 | ||
Tapton School
Sheffield, S10 5RG |
Secondary | 1,820 | ||
The Elizabethan Academy
Retford, DN22 7PY |
Secondary | 1,202 | ||
Outwood Academy Portland
Worksop, S80 2SF |
Secondary | 1,722 | ||
Rodillian Academy
Wakefield, WF3 3PS |
Secondary | 1,642 | ||
Abbeyfield School
Northampton, NN4 8BU |
Secondary | 1,377 | ||
Bexhill High Academy
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4BY |
Secondary | 1,507 | ||
Caludon Castle School
Coventry, CV2 5BD |
Secondary | 1,556 | ||
Babington Academy
Leicester, LE4 0SZ |
Secondary | 1,352 | ||
Sir Thomas Wharton Academy
Doncaster, DN12 1HH |
Secondary | 1,109 | ||
Co-op Academy Failsworth
Manchester, M35 9HA |
Secondary | 1,442 | ||
Greyfriars Catholic School
Oxford, OX4 3DR |
Secondary | 689 |