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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Abbeywood Community School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,272 | 24.2% | 20% |
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Bristol Cathedral Choir School
Bristol, BS1 5TS |
Secondary | 1,187 | 20.6% | 21.8% |
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The Bishop of Winchester Academy
Bournemouth, BH8 9PW |
Secondary | 1,178 | 18.9% | 20.5% |
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Chadwell Heath Academy
Romford, RM6 4RS |
Secondary | 1,250 | 20.2% | 22.3% |
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Oldfield School
Bath, BA1 9AB |
Secondary | 1,277 | 26% | 20.3% |
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Teign School
Newton Abbot, TQ12 3JG |
Secondary | 1,078 | 25.3% | 19.6% |
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Charles Darwin School
Westerham, TN16 3AU |
Secondary | 1,314 | 21.6% | 21.6% |
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Penrice Academy
St Austell, PL25 3NR |
Secondary | 1,422 | 19.8% | 21.1% |
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The Corsham School
Corsham, SN13 9DF |
Secondary | 1,360 | 23.5% | 15.4% |
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Bishop Fox's School
Taunton, TA1 3HQ |
Secondary | 1,109 | 24.5% | 21.6% |
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Penryn College
Penryn, TR10 8PZ |
Secondary | 1,156 | 22.5% | 19.3% |
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Campion School
Northampton, NN7 3QG |
Secondary | 1,318 | 20% | 18.9% |
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Newton Abbot College
Newton Abbot, TQ12 2NF |
Secondary | 1,213 | 23.5% | 23.5% |
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Priestlands School
Lymington, SO41 8FZ |
Secondary | 1,236 | 20% | 19.7% |
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The Blue School
Wells, BA5 2NR |
Secondary | 1,358 | 21.2% | 15.7% |
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Fred Longworth High School
Manchester, M29 8JN |
Secondary | 1,289 | 22.4% | 22.6% |
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Bushey Meads School
Bushey, WD23 4PA |
Secondary | 1,237 | 23.9% | 17.6% |
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The John of Gaunt School
Trowbridge, BA14 9EH |
Secondary | 1,256 | 22% | 21.2% |
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Queens Park Community School
London, NW6 7BQ |
Secondary | 1,312 | 26% | 22.7% |
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Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy
Cowes, PO31 8HB |
Secondary | 1,192 | 21% | 19.9% |
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Sir Bernard Lovell Academy
Bristol, BS30 8TS |
Secondary | 1,261 | 18.6% | 17.2% |
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Helston Community College
Helston, TR13 8NR |
Secondary | 1,328 | 20.4% | 19.2% |
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Wyvern St Edmund's Academy
Salisbury, SP1 1RE |
Secondary | 1,336 | 16.8% | 20.7% |
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Reigate School
Reigate, RH2 7NT |
Secondary | 1,265 | 22.8% | 20.4% |
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Tavistock College
Tavistock, PL19 8DD |
Secondary | 1,270 | 18% | 22.1% |
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Okehampton College
Okehampton, EX20 1PW |
Secondary | 1,137 | 18.8% | 19.4% |
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Ashton Park School
Bristol, BS3 2JL |
Secondary | 1,257 | 19.7% | 23.2% |
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West Exe School
Exeter, EX2 9JU |
Secondary | 1,238 | 18.2% | 20.2% |
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Monkton Wood Academy
Taunton, TA2 8PD |
Secondary | 1,266 | 23.7% | 22% |
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Frome Community College
Frome, BA11 2HQ |
Secondary | 1,285 | 20.3% | 20.7% |
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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Abbeywood Community School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,272 | Sign in to see | |
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The Gateway Academy
Grays, RM16 4LU |
Secondary | 1,033 | ||
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Chelsea Academy
London, SW10 0AB |
Secondary | 1,128 | ||
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The Wellington Academy
Ludgershall, SP11 9RR |
Secondary | 1,155 | ||
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Shoreham Academy
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6YT |
Secondary | 1,778 | ||
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Skinners' Academy
London, N4 1SY |
Secondary | 989 | ||
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Malcolm Arnold Academy
Northampton, NN2 6JW |
Secondary | 1,307 | ||
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The Thetford Academy
Thetford, IP24 1LH |
Secondary | 1,362 | ||
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Stratford Upon Avon School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 9DH |
Secondary | 1,905 | ||
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Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet
Swanscombe, DA10 0BZ |
Secondary | 831 | ||
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Haughton Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN |
Secondary | 891 | ||
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Kenton School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3RU |
Secondary | 1,730 | ||
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The Arthur Terry School
Sutton Coldfield, B74 4RZ |
Secondary | 1,745 | ||
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Outwood Academy Valley
Worksop, S81 7EN |
Secondary | 1,704 | ||
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St Mary's Church of England High School (VA)
Waltham Cross, EN7 5FB |
Secondary | 982 | ||
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Torquay Academy
Torquay, TQ2 7NU |
Secondary | 1,453 | ||
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Neale-Wade Academy
March, PE15 9PX |
Secondary | 1,222 | ||
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Wade Deacon High School
Widnes, WA8 7TD |
Secondary | 1,618 | ||
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Oasis Academy Brislington
Bristol, BS4 5EY |
Secondary | 1,369 | ||
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North Leamington School
Leamington Spa, CV32 6RD |
Secondary | 1,476 | ||
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Bideford College
Bideford, EX39 3AR |
Secondary | 1,449 | ||
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Waterhead Academy
Oldham, OL4 3NY |
Secondary | 949 | ||
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Queen Katharine Academy
Peterborough, PE4 6HX |
Secondary | 1,690 | ||
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Cumberland Community School
London, E13 8SJ |
Secondary | 1,346 | ||
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Winterbourne Academy
Bristol, BS36 1JL |
Secondary | 1,785 | ||
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The Minster School
Southwell, NG25 0LG |
Secondary | 1,618 | ||
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Wright Robinson College
Manchester, M18 8RL |
Secondary | 1,811 | ||
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Soar Valley College
Leicester, LE4 7GY |
Secondary | 1,566 | ||
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Hanson Academy
Bradford, BD2 1JP |
Secondary | 1,549 | ||
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Holland Park School
London, W8 7AF |
Secondary | 1,336 | ||