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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Waseley Hills High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 743 | 20.8% | 27.1% |
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Carlton Keighley
Keighley, BD20 6EB |
Secondary | 795 | 20.3% | 29.7% |
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Gosforth Junior High Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1EE |
Secondary | 713 | 17% | 26.6% |
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Pool Academy
Redruth, TR15 3PZ |
Secondary | 682 | 18.1% | 29.1% |
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Kingstone High School
Hereford, HR2 9HJ |
Secondary | 595 | 21.5% | 26.7% |
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Witchford Village College
Ely, CB6 2JA |
Secondary | 768 | 22.4% | 25.9% |
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Castle Manor Academy
Haverhill, CB9 9JE |
Secondary | 757 | 20.2% | 29.2% |
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Ark Bolingbroke Academy
London, SW11 6BF |
Secondary | 770 | 19.4% | 28.7% |
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Ivanhoe School
Ashby-de-la-Zouch, LE65 1HX |
Secondary | 803 | 17.5% | 25.5% |
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Albany Academy
Chorley, PR7 3AY |
Secondary | 723 | 20.9% | 28.4% |
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St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
Wakefield, WF2 6EQ |
Secondary | 763 | 19.1% | 26.5% |
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St John's Church of England Middle School Academy
Bromsgrove, B61 7DH |
Secondary | 677 | 18.5% | 26% |
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The Queen Elizabeth Academy
Atherstone, CV9 1LZ |
Secondary | 724 | 22% | 29.3% |
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Jubilee High School
Addlestone, KT15 1TE |
Secondary | 667 | 20% | 25% |
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Bishop Milner Catholic College
Dudley, DY1 3BY |
Secondary | 839 | 16.4% | 26.9% |
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The Cornelius Vermuyden School
Canvey Island, SS8 9QS |
Secondary | 731 | 21.5% | 27.6% |
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Ridgewood High School
Stourbridge, DY8 3NQ |
Secondary | 605 | 20.1% | 26.7% |
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Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary
Redcar, TS10 1PJ |
Secondary | 744 | 18.6% | 29.6% |
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The Bishop David Brown School
Woking, GU21 5RF |
Secondary | 806 | 22.2% | 27.2% |
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Upper Batley High School
Batley, WF17 0BJ |
Secondary | 793 | 17.6% | 28% |
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The Lenham School
Maidstone, ME17 2LL |
Secondary | 827 | 21.8% | 28.8% |
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Merstham Park School
Redhill, RH1 3PU |
Secondary | 669 | 19.2% | 27.7% |
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The Grove School
Market Drayton, TF9 1HF |
Secondary | 831 | 18.3% | 26.4% |
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Avonbourne Boys' Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NZ |
Secondary | 840 | 23% | 27.3% |
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Dawlish College
Dawlish, EX7 0BY |
Secondary | 777 | 24.2% | 28.5% |
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Thames Park Secondary School
Grays, RM17 5FP |
Secondary | 743 | 21.6% | 29.1% |
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Chessington School
Chessington, KT9 2JS |
Secondary | 710 | 18.2% | 29.6% |
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St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9LE |
Secondary | 674 | 23.4% | 28.5% |
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King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys
Birmingham, B30 1DY |
Secondary | 825 | 22% | 29.2% |
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The Macclesfield Academy
Macclesfield, SK11 8JR |
Secondary | 639 | 22.9% | 27.5% |
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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Waseley Hills High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 743 | Sign in to see | |
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Minehead Middle School
Minehead, TA24 5RH |
Secondary | 566 | ||
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Christ Church Academy
Stone, ST15 8JD |
Secondary | 546 | ||
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Oakfield Academy
Frome, BA11 4JF |
Secondary | 529 | ||
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Cartmel Priory CofE School
Grange-over-Sands, LA11 7SA |
Secondary | 354 | ||
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Limehurst Academy
Loughborough, LE11 1NH |
Secondary | 654 | ||
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Queen Elizabeth High School
Bromyard, HR7 4QS |
Secondary | 432 | ||
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Morpeth Chantry Middle School
Morpeth, NE61 1RQ |
Secondary | 556 | ||
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Stradbroke High School
Eye, IP21 5JN |
Secondary | 339 | ||
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Woodfield Academy
Redditch, B98 7HH |
Secondary | 572 | ||
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Walkwood Church of England Middle School
Redditch, B97 5AQ |
Secondary | 662 | ||
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South Charnwood High School
Markfield, LE67 9TB |
Secondary | 867 | ||
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St Thomas More Catholic High School
Crewe, CW2 8AE |
Secondary | 647 | ||
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Ixworth High School
Ixworth, IP31 2HS |
Secondary | 548 | ||
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Fairfield High School
Hereford, HR2 0SG |
Secondary | 613 | ||
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Woodhouse Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7DR |
Secondary | 420 | ||
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Somercotes Academy
Louth, LN11 7PN |
Secondary | 433 | ||
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Churnet View Middle School
Leek, ST13 6PU |
Secondary | 436 | ||
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Scissett Middle School
Huddersfield, HD8 9JX |
Secondary | 587 | ||
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Windsor Park CE Middle School
Uttoxeter, ST14 7JX |
Secondary | 349 | ||
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Oldfields Hall Middle School
Uttoxeter, ST14 7PL |
Secondary | 511 | ||
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Marston Vale Middle School
Bedford, MK43 9NH |
Secondary | 571 | ||
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Kidsgrove Secondary School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 4DL |
Secondary | 338 | ||
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Birchensale Middle School
Redditch, B97 6HT |
Secondary | 536 | ||
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James Bateman Middle School
Biddulph, ST8 7AT |
Secondary | 373 | ||
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Hazel Wood High School
Bury, BL9 7QT |
Secondary | 721 | ||
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Shrewsbury Academy
Shrewsbury, SY1 4LL |
Secondary | 802 | ||
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Endon High School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 9EE |
Secondary | 702 | ||
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Moorside High School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0HP |
Secondary | 769 | ||
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Ridgeway Secondary School
Redditch, B96 6BD |
Secondary | 338 | ||