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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Paignton Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,528 | 23.4% | 30.4% |
The King's Academy
Middlesbrough, TS8 0GA |
Secondary | 1,392 | 23.5% | 33.6% |
Kettering Science Academy
Kettering, NN15 7AA |
Secondary | 1,419 | 17% | 27.9% |
Brompton Academy
Gillingham, ME7 5HT |
Secondary | 1,423 | 28.3% | 32.1% |
Bodmin College
Bodmin, PL31 1DD |
Secondary | 1,559 | 20.3% | 26.8% |
Cranford Community College
Hounslow, TW5 9PD |
Secondary | 1,490 | 17.4% | 27% |
Ryde Academy
Ryde, PO33 3LN |
Secondary | 1,480 | 25.5% | 25.3% |
Tendring Technology College
Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 0AZ |
Secondary | 1,671 | 18.1% | 27.7% |
Drayton Manor High School
London, W7 1EU |
Secondary | 1,424 | 19.5% | 33.2% |
University Academy Holbeach
Spalding, PE12 7PU |
Secondary | 1,392 | 24% | 29.6% |
Cotham School
Bristol, BS6 6DT |
Secondary | 1,640 | 21.7% | 30.6% |
The Farnley Academy
Leeds, LS12 5EU |
Secondary | 1,492 | 14.6% | 31.2% |
Chiswick School
London, W4 3UN |
Secondary | 1,573 | 16.5% | 28.7% |
St Peter's Collegiate Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU |
Secondary | 1,358 | 19.7% | 29.6% |
Bexhill High Academy
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4BY |
Secondary | 1,507 | 18.7% | 30.3% |
St John Plessington Catholic College
Wirral, CH63 7LF |
Secondary | 1,579 | 20.5% | 31.1% |
Chorlton High School
Manchester, M21 7SL |
Secondary | 1,532 | 23.7% | 27.3% |
Ark Alexandra Academy
HASTINGS, TN34 2PG |
Secondary | 1,553 | 22.8% | 34.1% |
Woolwich Polytechnic School
London, SE28 8AT |
Secondary | 1,547 | 21.3% | 25.5% |
Oasis Academy Brislington
Bristol, BS4 5EY |
Secondary | 1,388 | 19.4% | 29% |
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Coventry, CV2 2AJ |
Secondary | 1,437 | 17.7% | 32.6% |
Bideford College
Bideford, EX39 3AR |
Secondary | 1,457 | 20.6% | 24.7% |
Beckfoot Oakbank
Keighley, BD22 7DU |
Secondary | 1,547 | 19.9% | 33.6% |
Kelvin Hall School
Hull, HU5 4QH |
Secondary | 1,615 | 17.8% | 27.2% |
The Pingle Academy
Swadlincote, DE11 0QA |
Secondary | 1,420 | 27.9% | 26.4% |
Harton Academy
South Shields, NE34 6DL |
Secondary | 1,659 | 25.3% | 30.7% |
Acklam Grange School
Middlesbrough, TS5 8PB |
Secondary | 1,475 | 19.1% | 29.8% |
Holmleigh Park High School
Gloucester, GL4 0RT |
Secondary | 1,346 | 19.1% | 34% |
Cardinal Newman Catholic School
Coventry, CV6 2FR |
Secondary | 1,483 | 16% | 27.7% |
Budmouth Academy Weymouth
Weymouth, DT4 9SY |
Secondary | 1,507 | 18.5% | 26.3% |
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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Paignton Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,528 | Sign in to see | |
Macmillan Academy
Middlesbrough, TS5 4AG |
Secondary | 1,540 | ||
Outwood Grange Academy
Wakefield, WF1 2PF |
Secondary | 1,980 | ||
Wilmington Academy
Wilmington, DA2 7DR |
Secondary | 1,382 | ||
Ivybridge Community College
Ivybridge, PL21 0JA |
Secondary | 2,424 | ||
Comberton Village College
Cambridge, CB23 7DU |
Secondary | 1,932 | ||
Wymondham College
Wymondham, NR18 9SZ |
Secondary | 1,435 | ||
South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College
North Ferriby, HU14 3HS |
Secondary | 2,108 | ||
Shenley Brook End School
Milton Keynes, MK5 7ZT |
Secondary | 1,874 | ||
Uxbridge High School
Uxbridge, UB8 2PR |
Secondary | 1,359 | ||
Gordano School
Bristol, BS20 7QR |
Secondary | 2,124 | ||
The Thomas Hardye School
Dorchester, DT1 2ET |
Secondary | 2,080 | ||
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys
Dartford, DA2 7DA |
Secondary | 1,119 | ||
Trinity School
Carlisle, CA1 1JB |
Secondary | 1,695 | ||
Cramlington Learning Village
Cramlington, NE23 6BN |
Secondary | 2,040 | ||
Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre
Tenterden, TN30 6LT |
Secondary | 1,949 | ||
Avonbourne Girls Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NY |
Secondary | 1,116 | ||
Rushcliffe Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG2 7BW |
Secondary | 2,014 | ||
Beauchamp College
Leicester, LE2 5TP |
Secondary | 2,181 | ||
Durrington High School
Worthing, BN13 1JX |
Secondary | 1,608 | ||
English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Hartlepool, TS25 4HA |
Secondary | 1,466 | ||
Queen Elizabeth's School
Wimborne, BH21 4DT |
Secondary | 1,558 | ||
Queen Elizabeth High School
Hexham, NE46 3JB |
Secondary | 1,289 | ||
Hexham Middle School
Hexham, NE46 3JB |
Secondary | 599 | ||
Jack Hunt School
Peterborough, PE3 9PY |
Secondary | 1,879 | ||
John Port Spencer Academy
Derby, DE65 6LU |
Secondary | 1,967 | ||
Wath Academy
Rotherham, S63 7NW |
Secondary | 1,999 | ||
Budmouth Academy Weymouth
Weymouth, DT4 9SY |
Secondary | 1,507 | ||
Avonbourne Boys' Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NZ |
Secondary | 794 | ||
The Oxford Academy
Oxford, OX4 6JZ |
Secondary | 1,159 |