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 29 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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Silverdale School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,452 | 11.2% | 11.4% |
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The Fallibroome Academy
Macclesfield, SK10 4AF |
Secondary | 1,551 | 10.6% | 12.8% |
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Brine Leas School
Nantwich, CW5 7DY |
Secondary | 1,411 | 15% | 12.4% |
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The Broxbourne School
Broxbourne, EN10 7FU |
Secondary | 1,415 | 9.6% | 10.5% |
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The Petersfield School
Petersfield, GU32 3LU |
Secondary | 1,385 | 13.9% | 12.6% |
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Hayesfield Girls School
Bath, BA2 3LA |
Secondary | 1,529 | 13.1% | 11.2% |
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Leventhorpe
Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9BY |
Secondary | 1,471 | 15.1% | 9.7% |
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The London Oratory School
London, SW6 1RX |
Secondary | 1,398 | 10.7% | 10.3% |
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Vandyke Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3DY |
Secondary | 1,507 | 9.9% | 12.7% |
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St Albans Girls' School
St Albans, AL3 6DB |
Secondary | 1,428 | 13.5% | 9.8% |
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Harris Academy Chafford Hundred
Grays, RM16 6SA |
Secondary | 1,383 | 12.4% | 13.1% |
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Anglo European School
Ingatestone, CM4 0DJ |
Secondary | 1,490 | 11.6% | 8.6% |
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Higham Lane School
Nuneaton, CV10 0BJ |
Secondary | 1,479 | 11.5% | 14.4% |
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The Stanway School
Colchester, CO3 0QA |
Secondary | 1,385 | 12.6% | 13.6% |
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Blackfen School for Girls
Sidcup, DA15 9NU |
Secondary | 1,403 | 10% | 13.1% |
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Bosworth Academy
Leicester, LE9 9JL |
Secondary | 1,559 | 12.7% | 12.1% |
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Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
Sutton Coldfield, B74 2NH |
Secondary | 1,413 | 7.4% | 12.4% |
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Burford School
Burford, OX18 4PL |
Secondary | 1,443 | 14.7% | 11.1% |
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Brookvale Groby Learning Campus
Leicester, LE6 0FP |
Secondary | 1,431 | 9.5% | 11.9% |
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Notre Dame High School
Sheffield, S10 3BT |
Secondary | 1,494 | 9.4% | 15.2% |
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Magdalen College School
Brackley, NN13 6FB |
Secondary | 1,358 | 11.6% | 9.6% |
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Downend School
Bristol, BS16 6XA |
Secondary | 1,430 | 12.2% | 10.1% |
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The Castle School
Bristol, BS35 1HT |
Secondary | 1,453 | 10% | 12.5% |
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Alsager School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 2HR |
Secondary | 1,521 | 9% | 13.4% |
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South Bromsgrove High
Bromsgrove, B60 3NL |
Secondary | 1,355 | 9.7% | 11.7% |
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St Crispin's School
Wokingham, RG40 1SS |
Secondary | 1,489 | 15.5% | 11.4% |
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Ponteland High School
Ponteland, NE20 9EG |
Secondary | 1,545 | 11.3% | 11% |
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St Paul's Catholic College
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6JE |
Secondary | 1,366 | 13.5% | 10.8% |
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All Saints Catholic School York
York, YO24 1BJ |
Secondary | 1,416 | 12.6% | 9.7% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 23 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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Silverdale School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,452 | Sign in to see | |
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Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet
Swanscombe, DA10 0BZ |
Secondary | 831 | ||
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Weatherhead High School
Wallasey, CH44 3HS |
Secondary | 1,523 | ||
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Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Chester le Street, DH3 2LP |
Secondary | 1,293 | ||
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Kenton School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3RU |
Secondary | 1,730 | ||
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Meadowhead School Academy Trust
Sheffield, S8 8BR |
Secondary | 1,964 | ||
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King Ecgbert School
Sheffield, S17 3QU |
Secondary | 1,505 | ||
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Northampton School for Girls
Northampton, NN3 6DG |
Secondary | 1,739 | ||
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Nova Hreod Academy
Swindon, SN2 2NQ |
Secondary | 1,060 | ||
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Witton Park Academy
Blackburn, BB2 6TD |
Secondary | 1,314 | ||
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Ryburn Valley High School
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DF |
Secondary | 1,647 | ||
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Oasis Academy Brislington
Bristol, BS4 5EY |
Secondary | 1,369 | ||
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The Marvell College
Hull, HU9 4EE |
Secondary | 1,239 | ||
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Cockburn School
Leeds, LS11 5TT |
Secondary | 1,279 | ||
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Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
Bradford, BD6 3PX |
Secondary | 1,420 | ||
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Beckfoot Oakbank
Keighley, BD22 7DU |
Secondary | 1,503 | ||
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Kelvin Hall School
Hull, HU5 4QH |
Secondary | 1,622 | ||
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Rainford High School
St Helens, WA11 8NY |
Secondary | 1,680 | ||
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Cumberland Community School
London, E13 8SJ |
Secondary | 1,346 | ||
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Tupton Hall School
Chesterfield, S42 6LG |
Secondary | 1,612 | ||
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Dixons Unity Academy
Leeds, LS12 3DS |
Secondary | 933 | ||
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Carlton Bolling
Bradford, BD3 0DU |
Secondary | 1,640 | ||
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Lister Community School
London, E13 9AE |
Secondary | 1,501 | ||