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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Cheney School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,681 | 22% | 22.6% |
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Northampton Academy
Northampton, NN3 8NH |
Secondary | 1,704 | 15.9% | 22.7% |
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Shoreham Academy
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6YT |
Secondary | 1,756 | 19.5% | 15.5% |
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Westlands School
Sittingbourne, ME10 1PF |
Secondary | 1,776 | 14.8% | 24.9% |
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Wales High School
Sheffield, S26 5QQ |
Secondary | 1,842 | 19.3% | 22.3% |
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Bodmin College
Bodmin, PL31 1DD |
Secondary | 1,559 | 20.3% | 26.8% |
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Herne Bay High School
Herne Bay, CT6 7NS |
Secondary | 1,586 | 14.6% | 25.9% |
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Newquay Tretherras
Newquay, TR7 3BH |
Secondary | 1,728 | 16.3% | 18.4% |
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Ryde Academy
Ryde, PO33 3LN |
Secondary | 1,480 | 25.5% | 25.3% |
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Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College
Coventry, CV1 2BA |
Secondary | 1,728 | 16.9% | 22.1% |
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Whickham School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 5AR |
Secondary | 1,675 | 16.1% | 19.8% |
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Highams Park School
London, E4 9PJ |
Secondary | 1,541 | 16% | 22.5% |
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The Regis School
West Sussex, PO21 5LH |
Secondary | 1,606 | 16.3% | 20.9% |
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Plume School
Maldon, CM9 6AB |
Secondary | 1,738 | 16.7% | 20.6% |
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Aldridge School - A Science College
Walsall, WS9 0BG |
Secondary | 1,599 | 13.6% | 22.3% |
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Burntwood School
London, SW17 0AQ |
Secondary | 1,541 | 16.2% | 21.6% |
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Durrington High School
Worthing, BN13 1JX |
Secondary | 1,608 | 17.6% | 18% |
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Woolwich Polytechnic School
London, SE28 8AT |
Secondary | 1,547 | 21.3% | 25.5% |
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North Chadderton School
Oldham, OL9 0BN |
Secondary | 1,580 | 14.3% | 21% |
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City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy
Norwich, NR4 6PP |
Secondary | 1,739 | 13.5% | 21.6% |
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Ryburn Valley High School
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DF |
Secondary | 1,654 | 15% | 21.6% |
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Malet Lambert
Hull, HU8 0JD |
Secondary | 1,680 | 17.6% | 19.2% |
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Highfields School
Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT |
Secondary | 1,736 | 18.9% | 27% |
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Immanuel College
Bradford, BD10 9AQ |
Secondary | 1,705 | 17.5% | 25.6% |
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Kelvin Hall School
Hull, HU5 4QH |
Secondary | 1,615 | 17.8% | 27.2% |
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Sprowston Community Academy
Norwich, NR7 8NE |
Secondary | 1,659 | 20.9% | 20.2% |
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Three Rivers Academy
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 5EJ |
Secondary | 1,457 | 17.4% | 22.2% |
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Ecclesfield School
Sheffield, S35 9WD |
Secondary | 1,736 | 21.8% | 27.1% |
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St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Bradford, BD9 4BQ |
Secondary | 1,786 | 20.5% | 23.4% |
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The City of Leicester College
Leicester, LE5 6LN |
Secondary | 1,635 | 14.7% | 22.9% |
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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Cheney School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,681 | Sign in to see | |
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Harris Academy Peckham
London, SE15 5DZ |
Secondary | 607 | ||
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Kingsmead School
Enfield, EN1 1YQ |
Secondary | 1,560 | ||
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Arden
Solihull, B93 0PT |
Secondary | 1,820 | ||
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Bodmin College
Bodmin, PL31 1DD |
Secondary | 1,559 | ||
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John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy
Ross-on-Wye, HR9 7ET |
Secondary | 1,375 | ||
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William Farr CofE Comprehensive School
Lincoln, LN2 3JB |
Secondary | 1,444 | ||
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Altrincham Grammar School for Boys
Altrincham, WA14 2RS |
Secondary | 1,389 | ||
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Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy
York, YO10 5ZA |
Secondary | 1,843 | ||
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Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE |
Secondary | 1,583 | ||
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Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Rochester, ME1 3EL |
Secondary | 1,507 | ||
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Thornden School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW |
Secondary | 1,457 | ||
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Churchill Academy & Sixth Form
Winscombe, BS25 5QN |
Secondary | 1,590 | ||
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The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Swindon, SN4 9DJ |
Secondary | 1,603 | ||
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Wallingford School
Wallingford, OX10 8HH |
Secondary | 1,411 | ||
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The Streetly Academy
Sutton Coldfield, B74 2EX |
Secondary | 1,510 | ||
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Sacred Heart Catholic High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 9YH |
Secondary | 1,387 | ||
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Furze Platt Senior School
Maidenhead, SL6 7NQ |
Secondary | 1,530 | ||
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Bosworth Academy
Leicester, LE9 9JL |
Secondary | 1,613 | ||
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Wigston Academy
Wigston, LE18 2DT |
Secondary | 1,330 | ||
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Belle Vue Girls' Academy
Bradford, BD9 6NA |
Secondary | 1,039 | ||
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Burford School
Burford, OX18 4PL |
Secondary | 1,461 | ||
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Tomlinscote School
Camberley, GU16 8PY |
Secondary | 1,507 | ||
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The Bicester School
Bicester, OX26 2NS |
Secondary | 1,239 | ||
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Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College
London, E1 4SD |
Secondary | 1,356 | ||
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Richmond School
Richmond, DL10 7BQ |
Secondary | 1,239 | ||
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Sir Jonathan North Girls' College
Leicester, LE2 6FU |
Secondary | 1,172 | ||
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The John Roan School
London, SE3 7QR |
Secondary | 1,146 | ||
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Eckington School
Sheffield, S21 4GN |
Secondary | 1,235 | ||
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Colchester Royal Grammar School
Colchester, CO3 3ND |
Secondary | 1,018 | ||