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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Aldersley High School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 1,282 | 16.3% | 41.6% | 
| 
                                Chelsea Academy
                                 London, SW10 0AB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,160 | 13.5% | 41% | 
| 
                                Gospel Oak School
                                 Tipton, DY4 0BZ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,217 | 15% | 40.3% | 
| 
                                Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy
                                 Walsall, WS4 1BW  | 
                            Secondary | 1,394 | 24% | 41.2% | 
| 
                                Drapers' Academy
                                 Romford, RM3 9XR  | 
                            Secondary | 1,220 | 14.3% | 39.4% | 
| 
                                Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 4LD  | 
                            Secondary | 1,181 | 20.2% | 43.1% | 
| 
                                Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3JD  | 
                            Secondary | 1,202 | 17.9% | 36.4% | 
| 
                                King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy
                                 Birmingham, B26 2RZ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,187 | 17.7% | 45.8% | 
| 
                                John Henry Newman Catholic College
                                 Birmingham, B37 5GA  | 
                            Secondary | 1,308 | 13.9% | 36.4% | 
| 
                                Stoke Damerel Community College
                                 Plymouth, PL3 4BD  | 
                            Secondary | 1,301 | 18.3% | 39% | 
| 
                                Discovery Academy
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 0GA  | 
                            Secondary | 1,446 | 16.6% | 44.7% | 
| 
                                Oldbury Academy
                                 Oldbury, B68 8NE  | 
                            Secondary | 1,328 | 14.7% | 46.3% | 
| 
                                Heath Park
                                 Wolverhampton, WV11 1RD  | 
                            Secondary | 1,191 | 20% | 41.2% | 
| 
                                Montgomery Academy
                                 Blackpool, FY2 0AZ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,186 | 17.6% | 39.4% | 
| 
                                Rockwood Academy
                                 Birmingham, B8 3HG  | 
                            Secondary | 1,090 | 16.6% | 41.5% | 
| 
                                Haywood Academy
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 7AB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,160 | 17.6% | 40.4% | 
| 
                                Heron Hall Academy
                                 Enfield, EN3 4SA  | 
                            Secondary | 1,193 | 16.3% | 42% | 
| 
                                The Telford Langley School
                                 Telford, TF4 3JS  | 
                            Secondary | 1,100 | 20.7% | 41.8% | 
| 
                                Broadway Academy
                                 Birmingham, B20 3DP  | 
                            Secondary | 1,258 | 15.5% | 47.2% | 
| 
                                St Edmund's Catholic Academy
                                 Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU  | 
                            Secondary | 1,116 | 15.9% | 38.4% | 
| 
                                Ernesford Grange Community Academy
                                 Coventry, CV3 2QD  | 
                            Secondary | 1,133 | 22.9% | 40.5% | 
| 
                                Saltley Academy
                                 Birmingham, B9 5RX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,356 | 17.4% | 44.9% | 
| 
                                St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
                                 Birmingham, B38 8AP  | 
                            Secondary | 1,178 | 14.2% | 42.2% | 
| 
                                Trinity Catholic College
                                 Middlesbrough, TS4 3JW  | 
                            Secondary | 1,318 | 13.4% | 38.7% | 
| 
                                The Marvell College
                                 Hull, HU9 4EE  | 
                            Secondary | 1,255 | 16.4% | 42.5% | 
| 
                                Small Heath Leadership Academy
                                 Birmingham, B10 9RX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,191 | 11.8% | 45.8% | 
| 
                                Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
                                 Birmingham, B27 7XY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,186 | 14.8% | 43.9% | 
| 
                                Ellis Guilford School
                                 Nottingham, NG6 0HT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,282 | 17.9% | 44.6% | 
| 
                                St Edmund Campion Catholic School
                                 Birmingham, B23 5XA  | 
                            Secondary | 1,138 | 12.6% | 44% | 
| 
                                Dixons Broadgreen Academy
                                 Liverpool, L13 5UQ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,217 | 14.7% | 41.4% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Aldersley High School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 1,282 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                The Rochester Grammar School
                                 Rochester, ME1 3BY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,177 | ||
| 
                                Uppingham Community College
                                 Uppingham, LE15 9TJ  | 
                            Secondary | 915 | ||
| 
                                The Arnewood School
                                 New Milton, BH25 6RS  | 
                            Secondary | 959 | ||
| 
                                Pershore High School
                                 Pershore, WR10 2BX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,138 | ||
| 
                                Langley School
                                 Solihull, B92 7ER  | 
                            Secondary | 1,050 | ||
| 
                                Lode Heath School
                                 Solihull, B91 2HW  | 
                            Secondary | 1,164 | ||
| 
                                Holyhead School
                                 Birmingham, B21 0HN  | 
                            Secondary | 1,260 | ||
| 
                                Alcester Academy
                                 Alcester, B49 6QQ  | 
                            Secondary | 635 | ||
| 
                                Dyson Perrins CofE Academy
                                 Malvern, WR14 1WD  | 
                            Secondary | 615 | ||
| 
                                King Edward VI School
                                 Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6BE  | 
                            Secondary | 839 | ||
| 
                                The Weston Road Academy
                                 Stafford, ST18 0YG  | 
                            Secondary | 974 | ||
| 
                                The Thomas Lord Audley School
                                 Colchester, CO2 8NJ  | 
                            Secondary | 898 | ||
| 
                                Bridgemary School
                                 Gosport, PO13 0JN  | 
                            Secondary | 800 | ||
| 
                                Arrow Vale High School
                                 Redditch, B98 0GF  | 
                            Secondary | 869 | ||
| 
                                The Rawlett School (An Aet Academy)
                                 Tamworth, B79 9AA  | 
                            Secondary | 1,039 | ||
| 
                                St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury
                                 Canterbury, CT1 3EN  | 
                            Secondary | 1,094 | ||
| 
                                Ellowes Hall Sports College
                                 Dudley, DY3 2JH  | 
                            Secondary | 1,063 | ||
| 
                                St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
                                 Birmingham, B38 8AP  | 
                            Secondary | 1,178 | ||
| 
                                Kempston Academy
                                 Bedford, MK42 7EB  | 
                            Secondary | 835 | ||
| 
                                Clifton Community School
                                 Rotherham, S65 2SN  | 
                            Secondary | 1,102 | ||
| 
                                Vale of York Academy
                                 York, YO30 6ZS  | 
                            Secondary | 714 | ||
| 
                                Coppice Performing Arts School
                                 Wolverhampton, WV11 2QE  | 
                            Secondary | 1,018 | ||
| 
                                Rushden Academy
                                 Rushden, NN10 6AG  | 
                            Secondary | 893 | ||
| 
                                Princes Risborough School
                                 Princes Risborough, HP27 0DR  | 
                            Secondary | 1,113 | ||
| 
                                Paulet High School
                                 Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9RT  | 
                            Secondary | 925 | ||
| 
                                Brownhills Ormiston Academy
                                 Walsall, WS8 7QG  | 
                            Secondary | 721 | ||
| 
                                Woodhey High School
                                 Bury, BL0 9QZ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,114 | ||
| 
                                The De Montfort School
                                 Evesham, WR11 1DQ  | 
                            Secondary | 860 | ||
| 
                                The Purbeck School
                                 Wareham, BH20 4PF  | 
                            Secondary | 1,041 | ||