The Cornerstone Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
The Cornerstone Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 672 21.4% 39.2%
Spires Academy
Canterbury, CT2 0HD
Secondary 729 17.6% 37.5%
The Brittons Academy
Rainham, RM13 7BB
Secondary 681 17.5% 36.9%
Hylands School
Chelmsford, CM1 3ET
Secondary 653 18.6% 36.7%
Staffordshire University Academy
Cannock, WS12 4JH
Secondary 663 19% 38.1%
Woodfield Academy
Redditch, B98 7HH
Secondary 578 22.2% 40%
Tamworth Enterprise College and AET Academy
Tamworth, B77 2NE
Secondary 627 17.7% 39.5%
The New Forest Academy
Southampton, SO45 2PA
Secondary 564 19.3% 39%
Oak Academy
Bournemouth, BH11 9JJ
Secondary 597 23.5% 41.9%
Outwood Academy Brumby
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NT
Secondary 737 20.4% 42.1%
Fulham Cross Academy
London, SW6 6SN
Secondary 647 19.8% 37%
Burnley High School
Burnley, BB12 6NX
Secondary 613 17% 39%
St Edmund's Catholic School
Dover, CT16 2QB
Secondary 612 25.2% 37.3%
Caister Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5LS
Secondary 679 24.2% 37.8%
Thomas Middlecott Academy
Boston, PE20 1JS
Secondary 589 20.2% 36.6%
Sewell Park Academy
Norwich, NR3 4BX
Secondary 780 22% 39.7%
Southchurch High School
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 4XA
Secondary 794 20.2% 40.1%
The Winstanley School
Leicester, LE3 3BD
Secondary 628 25.6% 39%
Newland School for Girls
Hull, HU6 7RU
Secondary 699 16.9% 39.6%
The Hyndburn Academy
Blackburn, BB1 4ED
Secondary 621 20.3% 41.8%
Ferryhill School
Ferryhill, DL17 8RW
Secondary 769 22.8% 41.1%
The Pedmore High School
Stourbridge, DY9 7HS
Secondary 659 23.4% 38.2%
Birchensale Middle School
Redditch, B97 6HT
Secondary 584 25.1% 38.1%
Pakefield High School
Lowestoft, NR33 7AQ
Secondary 690 20.4% 36%
University Academy Long Sutton
Spalding, PE12 9LF
Secondary 722 22.1% 37%
St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy
Stockport, SK4 2QP
Secondary 592 21.1% 38.2%
The Turing School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Secondary 731 20.4% 37.5%
Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy
Leeds, LS10 4AX
Secondary 635 21.5% 42.5%
Aldercar High School
Nottingham, NG16 4HL
Secondary 697 20.4% 38.5%
Farringdon Community Academy
Sunderland, SR3 3EL
Secondary 678 23.4% 41.9%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
The Cornerstone Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 672 Sign in to see
South Wilts Grammar School
Salisbury, SP1 3JJ
Secondary 1,130
Oldfield School
Bath, BA1 9AB
Secondary 1,263
Coombe Dean School
Plymouth, PL9 8ES
Secondary 997
The King's School
Ottery St Mary, EX11 1RA
Secondary 1,109
Ribston Hall High School
Gloucester, GL1 5LE
Secondary 872
Aston Manor Academy
Birmingham, B6 4PZ
Secondary 1,008
Haygrove School
Bridgwater, TA6 7HW
Secondary 1,066
Great Torrington School
Torrington, EX38 7DJ
Secondary 876
Thamesmead School
Shepperton, TW17 9EE
Secondary 1,046
Birkdale High School
Southport, PR8 3DT
Secondary 938
Greenbank High School
Southport, PR8 2LT
Secondary 1,050
Herschel Grammar School
Slough, SL1 3BW
Secondary 1,057
Hall Green School
Birmingham, B28 0AA
Secondary 919
Fakenham Academy
Fakenham, NR21 9QT
Secondary 767
The Green School for Girls
Isleworth, TW7 5BB
Secondary 919
Woking High School
Woking, GU21 4TJ
Secondary 1,202
Hastings High School
Hinckley, LE10 2QE
Secondary 856
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy
London, E9 7HD
Secondary 836
Bishop Walsh Catholic School
Sutton Coldfield, B76 1QT
Secondary 1,057
Ridgewood High School
Stourbridge, DY8 3NQ
Secondary 580
Barr's Hill School
Coventry, CV1 4BU
Secondary 998
John O'Gaunt School
Hungerford, RG17 0AN
Secondary 453
St Philip Howard Catholic School
Bognor Regis, PO22 0EN
Secondary 1,252
Chipping Sodbury School
Bristol, BS37 6EW
Secondary 729
Thrybergh Academy
Rotherham, S65 4BP
Secondary 564
St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington
Workington, CA14 3EE
Secondary 515
Dixons Croxteth Academy
Liverpool, L11 4SG
Secondary 391
Sturminster Newton High School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DT
Secondary 621
Brighton Hill Community School
Basingstoke, RG22 4HS
Secondary 1,277