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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Ipsley CofE Middle School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 649 | 19.6% | 29.4% | 
| 
                                All Saints Academy Dunstable
                                 Dunstable, LU5 5AB  | 
                            Secondary | 643 | 21.2% | 30.3% | 
| 
                                Pool Academy
                                 Redruth, TR15 3PZ  | 
                            Secondary | 633 | 20.6% | 29.4% | 
| 
                                North Kesteven Academy
                                 Lincoln, LN6 9AG  | 
                            Secondary | 659 | 20.2% | 27.9% | 
| 
                                St Augustine Academy
                                 Maidstone, ME16 8AE  | 
                            Secondary | 740 | 21.6% | 29.5% | 
| 
                                Outwood Academy Foxhills
                                 Scunthorpe, DN15 8LJ  | 
                            Secondary | 701 | 23.2% | 29.4% | 
| 
                                The Rudheath Senior Academy
                                 Northwich, CW9 7DT  | 
                            Secondary | 593 | 20.6% | 31.9% | 
| 
                                Ormiston Endeavour Academy
                                 Ipswich, IP1 6SG  | 
                            Secondary | 679 | 17.1% | 30.2% | 
| 
                                Dixons Trinity Academy
                                 Bradford, BD5 0BE  | 
                            Secondary | 673 | 18.1% | 31.5% | 
| 
                                Armthorpe Academy
                                 Doncaster, DN3 2DA  | 
                            Secondary | 650 | 17.8% | 28.6% | 
| 
                                The Dean Academy
                                 Lydney, GL15 5DZ  | 
                            Secondary | 691 | 16.5% | 30.4% | 
| 
                                Ormiston Sudbury Academy
                                 Sudbury, CO10 1NW  | 
                            Secondary | 692 | 17.8% | 30.9% | 
| 
                                Winterton Community Academy
                                 Scunthorpe, DN15 9QD  | 
                            Secondary | 534 | 19.7% | 29.2% | 
| 
                                The Nicholas Hamond Academy
                                 Swaffham, PE37 7DZ  | 
                            Secondary | 690 | 16.9% | 28.2% | 
| 
                                The Hathaway Academy
                                 Grays, RM17 5LL  | 
                            Secondary | 676 | 15.3% | 28.1% | 
| 
                                The Queen Elizabeth Academy
                                 Atherstone, CV9 1LZ  | 
                            Secondary | 717 | 20.9% | 27.9% | 
| 
                                Fowey River Academy
                                 Fowey, PL23 1HE  | 
                            Secondary | 632 | 17.6% | 28.5% | 
| 
                                Alde Valley Academy
                                 Leiston, IP16 4BG  | 
                            Secondary | 643 | 18.2% | 26.7% | 
| 
                                Finham Park 2
                                 Coventry, CV4 9WT  | 
                            Secondary | 713 | 24.2% | 27.6% | 
| 
                                Eden Boys' School, Birmingham
                                 Birmingham, B42 2SY  | 
                            Secondary | 620 | 18.9% | 31.5% | 
| 
                                Carnforth High School
                                 Carnforth, LA5 9LS  | 
                            Secondary | 675 | 16.1% | 28.1% | 
| 
                                Hayle Academy
                                 Hayle, TR27 4DN  | 
                            Secondary | 552 | 22.5% | 29.3% | 
| 
                                Merstham Park School
                                 Redhill, RH1 3PU  | 
                            Secondary | 603 | 18.6% | 27.3% | 
| 
                                Nether Stowe School
                                 Lichfield, WS13 7NB  | 
                            Secondary | 765 | 18.9% | 32.5% | 
| 
                                Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford
                                 Bradford, BD8 9AR  | 
                            Secondary | 614 | 17.6% | 27.2% | 
| 
                                The King's CofE Academy
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 1DP  | 
                            Secondary | 765 | 15.6% | 30.8% | 
| 
                                Chessington School
                                 Chessington, KT9 2JS  | 
                            Secondary | 702 | 19.2% | 27.2% | 
| 
                                Prince Albert High School
                                 Birmingham, B42 2TU  | 
                            Secondary | 570 | 16.5% | 32.6% | 
| 
                                King Edward VI High School
                                 Stafford, ST17 9YJ  | 
                            Secondary | 655 | 19.1% | 29.8% | 
| 
                                Cowley Academy
                                 Spalding, PE11 4TF  | 
                            Secondary | 632 | 19.4% | 30.5% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Ipsley CofE Middle School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 649 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Wigmore School
                                 Leominster, HR6 9UW  | 
                            Secondary | 449 | ||
| 
                                Woodland Middle School Academy
                                 Bedford, MK45 1NP  | 
                            Secondary | 712 | ||
| 
                                Linslade School
                                 Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2PA  | 
                            Secondary | 625 | ||
| 
                                Henley In Arden School
                                 Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AF  | 
                            Secondary | 699 | ||
| 
                                Alameda Middle School
                                 Bedford, MK45 2QR  | 
                            Secondary | 716 | ||
| 
                                St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown
                                 Dorchester, DT2 8SA  | 
                            Secondary | 460 | ||
| 
                                Bedford Free School
                                 Bedford, MK42 9AD  | 
                            Secondary | 529 | ||
| 
                                Breckland School
                                 Brandon, IP27 0PE  | 
                            Secondary | 607 | ||
| 
                                Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy
                                 Nuneaton, CV13 6BF  | 
                            Secondary | 778 | ||
| 
                                William Lovell Church of England Academy
                                 Boston, PE22 8AA  | 
                            Secondary | 327 | ||
| 
                                The Charter School Bermondsey
                                 London, SE16 4EE  | 
                            Secondary | 442 | ||
| 
                                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 | ||
| 
                                Tenbury High Ormiston Academy
                                 Tenbury Wells, WR15 8XA  | 
                            Secondary | 456 | ||
| 
                                Broadstone Middle School
                                 Broadstone, BH18 8AE  | 
                            Secondary | 670 | ||
| 
                                Somercotes Academy
                                 Louth, LN11 7PN  | 
                            Secondary | 457 | ||
| 
                                Church Hill Middle School
                                 Redditch, B98 9LR  | 
                            Secondary | 431 | ||
| 
                                Dedworth Middle School
                                 Windsor, SL4 5PE  | 
                            Secondary | 552 | ||
| 
                                Codsall Middle School
                                 Wolverhampton, WV8 1PB  | 
                            Secondary | 513 | ||
| 
                                Trevelyan Middle School
                                 Windsor, SL4 3LL  | 
                            Secondary | 565 | ||
| 
                                Kirkburton Middle School
                                 Huddersfield, HD8 0TJ  | 
                            Secondary | 503 | ||
| 
                                Mullion School
                                 Helston, TR12 7EB  | 
                            Secondary | 561 | ||
| 
                                Penkridge Middle School
                                 Stafford, ST19 5BW  | 
                            Secondary | 481 | ||
| 
                                St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
                                 Buxton, SK17 6AF  | 
                            Secondary | 426 | ||
| 
                                Belvidere School
                                 Shrewsbury, SY2 5RJ  | 
                            Secondary | 855 | ||
| 
                                St Osmund's Church of England Middle School
                                 Dorchester, DT1 2DZ  | 
                            Secondary | 721 | ||
| 
                                Pioneer Secondary Academy
                                 Stoke Poges, SL2 4QB  | 
                            Secondary | 559 | ||
| 
                                Nidderdale High School
                                 Harrogate, HG3 5HL  | 
                            Secondary | 407 | ||