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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Meopham School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,006 | 10.4% | 16.9% |
Uffculme School
Cullompton, EX15 3AG |
Secondary | 1,069 | 13.8% | 16.1% |
Chislehurst School for Girls
Chislehurst, BR7 6HE |
Secondary | 1,089 | 11.7% | 17.8% |
Kingsmead Academy
Taunton, TA4 2NE |
Secondary | 925 | 13.8% | 17.1% |
Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form
Woodbridge, IP13 9HE |
Secondary | 1,030 | 10.2% | 14.1% |
Preston School Academy
Yeovil, BA21 3JD |
Secondary | 984 | 14% | 19.1% |
Sawtry Village Academy
Huntingdon, PE28 5TQ |
Secondary | 994 | 8.3% | 16.8% |
King Edward VI Aston School
Birmingham, B6 6DJ |
Secondary | 999 | 9.4% | 19.8% |
St Mark's West Essex Catholic School
Harlow, CM18 6AA |
Secondary | 1,067 | 9.9% | 16.9% |
Noadswood School
Southampton, SO45 4ZF |
Secondary | 981 | 14.3% | 19.3% |
Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre
Chepstow, NP16 7AA |
Secondary | 1,048 | 10.1% | 14.1% |
Emerson Park Academy
Hornchurch, RM11 3AD |
Secondary | 1,045 | 7.6% | 18.5% |
South Axholme Academy
Doncaster, DN9 1BY |
Secondary | 944 | 12.1% | 14.9% |
St Alban's Catholic High School
Ipswich, IP4 3NJ |
Secondary | 1,016 | 9.7% | 18.6% |
Eaton Bank Academy
Congleton, CW12 1NT |
Secondary | 1,091 | 8.8% | 18.4% |
The Rawlett School (An Aet Academy)
Tamworth, B79 9AA |
Secondary | 1,039 | 11.5% | 19.8% |
Reepham High School and College
Norwich, NR10 4JT |
Secondary | 1,063 | 14.3% | 16.4% |
St Thomas More Catholic School
Bedford, MK41 7UL |
Secondary | 944 | 8.4% | 19.4% |
St Aidan's Catholic Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7HJ |
Secondary | 946 | 11.1% | 16.8% |
Wrotham School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD |
Secondary | 1,064 | 14% | 15.8% |
The Ferrers School
Rushden, NN10 8LF |
Secondary | 930 | 12.3% | 17.2% |
Attleborough Academy
Attleborough, NR17 2AJ |
Secondary | 933 | 9.1% | 17.6% |
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6BW |
Secondary | 1,128 | 10.4% | 17.1% |
St Thomas More Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Nuneaton, CV10 7EX |
Secondary | 1,072 | 10.4% | 16.8% |
The Burgess Hill Academy
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EA |
Secondary | 1,082 | 11.9% | 15.3% |
St Katherine's School
Bristol, BS20 0HU |
Secondary | 1,010 | 9.9% | 18.8% |
Larkmead School
Abingdon, OX14 1RF |
Secondary | 916 | 15.7% | 17.1% |
Epping St Johns Church of England School
Epping, CM16 5JB |
Secondary | 1,051 | 11.4% | 16% |
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Leicester, LE5 6HN |
Secondary | 1,086 | 11.3% | 16.3% |
Coloma Convent Girls' School
Croydon, CR9 5AS |
Secondary | 1,026 | 14.5% | 16.6% |
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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Meopham School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,006 | Sign in to see | |
Dixons Kings Academy
Bradford, BD7 2AN |
Secondary | 849 | ||
Ormiston Endeavour Academy
Ipswich, IP1 6SG |
Secondary | 679 | ||
LeAF Studio
Bournemouth, BH11 9JW |
Secondary | 447 | ||
Salvatorian Roman Catholic College
Harrow, HA3 5DY |
Secondary | 706 | ||
Greenwood Academy
Birmingham, B35 7NL |
Secondary | 972 | ||
The Swanage School
Swanage, BH19 2PH |
Secondary | 343 | ||
North Cambridge Academy
Cambridge, CB4 2JF |
Secondary | 687 | ||
The Archer Academy
London, N2 8GA |
Secondary | 809 | ||
The Reach Free School
Rickmansworth, WD3 8AB |
Secondary | 757 | ||
Sir Thomas Fremantle School
Winslow, MK18 3GH |
Secondary | 601 | ||
Wye School
Wye, TN25 5EJ |
Secondary | 598 | ||
Hadlow Rural Community School
Hadlow, TN11 0AU |
Secondary | 388 | ||
The Queen Elizabeth Academy
Atherstone, CV9 1LZ |
Secondary | 717 | ||
The Island Free School
Ventnor, PO38 1BG |
Secondary | 623 | ||
Ingleby Manor Free School & Sixth Form
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 0FA |
Secondary | 653 | ||
Eden Girls' School, Coventry
Coventry, CV1 4FS |
Secondary | 609 | ||
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
Reading, RG1 5SL |
Secondary | 889 | ||
The Ongar Academy
Ongar, CM5 0AN |
Secondary | 556 | ||
Hoe Valley School
Woking, GU22 0NH |
Secondary | 801 | ||
David Nieper Academy
Alfreton, DE55 7JA |
Secondary | 777 | ||
XP East
Doncaster, DN4 5NG |
Secondary | 293 | ||
Da Vinci Academy
Derby, DE21 4ET |
Secondary | 711 | ||
Chertsey High School
Addlestone, KT15 2EP |
Secondary | 896 | ||
Ryecroft CofE Middle School
Rocester, ST14 5PB |
Secondary | 185 | ||
Atlantic Academy
Bideford, EX39 5DW |
Secondary | 246 | ||
Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy
Slough, SL2 5AY |
Secondary | 877 | ||
Winterstoke Hundred Academy
Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 8EE |
Secondary | 677 | ||
Whitelands Academy
Bicester, OX26 1AY |
Secondary | 467 | ||
Vista Academy Littleport
Ely, CB6 1EW |
Secondary | 505 |