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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Holywell School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 722 | 8.5% | 16.3% |
Debenham High School
Stowmarket, IP14 6BL |
Secondary | 687 | 10% | 11.2% |
Linton Village College
Cambridge, CB21 4JB |
Secondary | 833 | 11.8% | 13.6% |
West Somerset College
Minehead, TA24 6AY |
Secondary | 759 | 10.5% | 19.1% |
Chulmleigh Community College
Chulmleigh, EX18 7AA |
Secondary | 752 | 11.4% | 16.6% |
Lostock Hall Academy
Preston, PR5 5UR |
Secondary | 779 | 10.8% | 15.7% |
Alameda Middle School
Bedford, MK45 2QR |
Secondary | 716 | 10.3% | 11.6% |
Biddulph High School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7AR |
Secondary | 771 | 11.1% | 17.3% |
The Ursuline Academy Ilford
Ilford, IG1 4JU |
Secondary | 761 | 5.4% | 18.9% |
Bassingbourn Village College
Royston, SG8 5NJ |
Secondary | 666 | 10.1% | 15.3% |
Tarleton Academy
Preston, PR4 6AQ |
Secondary | 691 | 7.8% | 15.8% |
Stratton School
Biggleswade, SG18 8JB |
Secondary | 783 | 11% | 15.6% |
Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3FU |
Secondary | 673 | 15% | 18.3% |
Castle Donington College
Derby, DE74 2LN |
Secondary | 659 | 13.4% | 18% |
Desborough College
Maidenhead, SL6 2QB |
Secondary | 728 | 12.9% | 14.1% |
Hobart High School
Norwich, NR14 6JU |
Secondary | 674 | 11.4% | 19.3% |
St Thomas More Catholic High School
Crewe, CW2 8AE |
Secondary | 666 | 10.7% | 18.5% |
Attleborough Academy
Attleborough, NR17 2AJ |
Secondary | 933 | 9.1% | 17.6% |
St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School
London, SE9 2SU |
Secondary | 633 | 14.1% | 16.3% |
Oldbury Wells School
Bridgnorth, WV16 5JD |
Secondary | 771 | 12.3% | 18.9% |
John Flamsteed Community School
Ripley, DE5 8NP |
Secondary | 838 | 11.1% | 15.8% |
North Cestrian School
Altrincham, WA14 4AJ |
Secondary | 780 | 14% | 17.3% |
Hexham Middle School
Hexham, NE46 3JB |
Secondary | 599 | 7.7% | 13.9% |
Hugh Sexey Church of England Middle School
Wedmore, BS28 4ND |
Secondary | 655 | 10.1% | 13.6% |
Claydon High School
Ipswich, IP6 0EG |
Secondary | 773 | 15.8% | 17.4% |
Teesdale School and Sixth Form
Barnard Castle, DL12 8HH |
Secondary | 728 | 15.1% | 16% |
Broadland High Ormiston Academy
Norwich, NR12 8QN |
Secondary | 761 | 15.5% | 17.5% |
The Sacred Heart Language College
Harrow, HA3 7AY |
Secondary | 808 | 12% | 15.6% |
Burscough Priory Academy
Ormskirk, L40 7RZ |
Secondary | 698 | 7.8% | 14.7% |
Prudhoe Community High School
Prudhoe, NE42 5LJ |
Secondary | 714 | 12.8% | 13% |
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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Holywell School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 722 | Sign in to see | |
Debenham High School
Stowmarket, IP14 6BL |
Secondary | 687 | ||
Woodland Middle School Academy
Bedford, MK45 1NP |
Secondary | 712 | ||
Linslade School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2PA |
Secondary | 625 | ||
Arnold Academy
Bedford, MK45 4JZ |
Secondary | 695 | ||
Bowland High
Clitheroe, BB7 4QS |
Secondary | 590 | ||
Ash Hill Academy
DONCASTER, DN7 6JH |
Secondary | 807 | ||
Alameda Middle School
Bedford, MK45 2QR |
Secondary | 716 | ||
Dene Magna School
Mitcheldean, GL17 0DU |
Secondary | 1,023 | ||
Woodbrook Vale School
Loughborough, LE11 2ST |
Secondary | 840 | ||
Kibworth Mead Academy
Leicester, LE8 0LG |
Secondary | 827 | ||
Stamford Welland Academy
Stamford, PE9 1HE |
Secondary | 585 | ||
Lady Hawkins' School
Kington, HR5 3AR |
Secondary | 267 | ||
Ark Greenwich Free School
London, SE18 4LH |
Secondary | 600 | ||
Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Nuneaton, CV13 6BF |
Secondary | 778 | ||
St Bernard's Catholic High School
Rotherham, S65 3BE |
Secondary | 811 | ||
Thomas Estley Community College
Leicester, LE9 6PT |
Secondary | 904 | ||
Long Field Spencer Academy
Melton Mowbray, LE13 0BN |
Secondary | 929 | ||
The Priory Belvoir Academy
Nottingham, NG13 0AX |
Secondary | 690 | ||
Ipsley CofE Middle School
Redditch, B98 0UB |
Secondary | 649 | ||
Leeds Jewish Free School
Leeds, LS17 7TN |
Secondary | 136 | ||
St Clement's High School
King's Lynn, PE34 4LZ |
Secondary | 702 | ||
St Bede's Catholic Middle School
Redditch, B98 7HA |
Secondary | 652 | ||
Dedworth Middle School
Windsor, SL4 5PE |
Secondary | 552 | ||
Canary Wharf College Crossharbour
London, E14 9GL |
Secondary | 484 | ||
The Trafalgar School at Downton
Salisbury, SP5 3HN |
Secondary | 783 | ||
Emmanuel Middle Church of England Middle School
Verwood, BH31 6JF |
Secondary | 426 | ||
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
Buxton, SK17 6AF |
Secondary | 426 | ||
Wolsingham School
Bishop Auckland, DL13 3DJ |
Secondary | 756 | ||
Uplands Academy
Wadhurst, TN5 6AZ |
Secondary | 800 |