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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Caludon Castle School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,556 | 17.7% | 15.6% |
Rainham School for Girls
Gillingham, ME8 0BX |
Secondary | 1,630 | 13.6% | 16% |
The Polesworth School
Tamworth, B78 1QT |
Secondary | 1,468 | 17.3% | 17% |
Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET |
Secondary | 1,589 | 12.3% | 13.7% |
Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE |
Secondary | 1,583 | 14.6% | 13.3% |
Aston Academy
Sheffield, S26 4SF |
Secondary | 1,597 | 18.8% | 17.5% |
The Hazeley Academy
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PT |
Secondary | 1,595 | 14.9% | 15.3% |
Barr Beacon School
Walsall, WS9 0RF |
Secondary | 1,561 | 13.6% | 17.6% |
Christopher Whitehead Language College
Worcester, WR2 4AF |
Secondary | 1,529 | 16% | 19.7% |
Fairfax
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7JT |
Secondary | 1,570 | 14.5% | 17.2% |
Nunnery Wood High School
Worcester, WR5 2LT |
Secondary | 1,495 | 17.9% | 18% |
Plantsbrook School
Sutton Coldfield, B72 1RB |
Secondary | 1,561 | 16.5% | 12.3% |
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Swindon, SN4 9DJ |
Secondary | 1,603 | 14.7% | 13.9% |
The Chase
Malvern, WR14 3NZ |
Secondary | 1,408 | 15.8% | 15.3% |
Rawlins
Loughborough, LE12 8DY |
Secondary | 1,566 | 21.1% | 17.5% |
Furze Platt Senior School
Maidenhead, SL6 7NQ |
Secondary | 1,530 | 14.8% | 15.8% |
Shenfield High School
Brentwood, CM15 8RY |
Secondary | 1,496 | 18% | 13.7% |
Ashton-on-Mersey School
Sale, M33 5BP |
Secondary | 1,512 | 19.6% | 13.9% |
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, WF7 6BD |
Secondary | 1,492 | 17.7% | 17.3% |
The Sweyne Park School
Rayleigh, SS6 9BZ |
Secondary | 1,502 | 17.1% | 15.8% |
Durrington High School
Worthing, BN13 1JX |
Secondary | 1,608 | 17.6% | 18% |
Leigh Stationers' Academy
London, SE9 2PT |
Secondary | 1,650 | 17% | 15.3% |
The Howard School
Gillingham, ME8 0BX |
Secondary | 1,539 | 13.1% | 15.5% |
Queen Elizabeth's School
Wimborne, BH21 4DT |
Secondary | 1,558 | 17% | 12.6% |
Thomas Gainsborough School
Sudbury, CO10 0NH |
Secondary | 1,584 | 17.8% | 18.2% |
North Leamington School
Leamington Spa, CV32 6RD |
Secondary | 1,485 | 13.3% | 14.8% |
The Warriner School
Banbury, OX15 4LJ |
Secondary | 1,557 | 16.3% | 14.9% |
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Luton, LU2 7AE |
Secondary | 1,628 | 14.6% | 13.9% |
Southam College
Southam, CV47 0JW |
Secondary | 1,660 | 19.4% | 13% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 26 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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Caludon Castle School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,556 | Sign in to see | |
Grace Academy Solihull
Birmingham, B37 5JS |
Secondary | 880 | ||
Westminster Academy
London, W2 5EZ |
Secondary | 1,121 | ||
Walsall Academy
Walsall, WS3 3LX |
Secondary | 1,382 | ||
Bristol Brunel Academy
Bristol, BS15 1NU |
Secondary | 1,341 | ||
Park Hall Academy
Birmingham, B36 9HF |
Secondary | 1,269 | ||
John Henry Newman Catholic College
Birmingham, B37 5GA |
Secondary | 1,308 | ||
The Long Eaton School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP |
Secondary | 1,113 | ||
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Blackburn, BB2 2JR |
Secondary | 1,484 | ||
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Swindon, SN4 7HG |
Secondary | 1,727 | ||
St Joseph's Catholic College
Swindon, SN3 3LR |
Secondary | 1,416 | ||
Weatherhead High School
Wallasey, CH44 3HS |
Secondary | 1,525 | ||
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Chester le Street, DH3 2LP |
Secondary | 1,353 | ||
Tapton School
Sheffield, S10 5RG |
Secondary | 1,820 | ||
The Elizabethan Academy
Retford, DN22 7PY |
Secondary | 1,202 | ||
Outwood Academy Portland
Worksop, S80 2SF |
Secondary | 1,722 | ||
Rodillian Academy
Wakefield, WF3 3PS |
Secondary | 1,642 | ||
Thomas Bennett Community College
Crawley, RH10 5AD |
Secondary | 1,272 | ||
Woodchurch High School
Wirral, CH49 7NG |
Secondary | 1,422 | ||
Abbeyfield School
Northampton, NN4 8BU |
Secondary | 1,377 | ||
Bexhill High Academy
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4BY |
Secondary | 1,507 | ||
Rainford High School
St Helens, WA11 8NY |
Secondary | 1,719 | ||
Sir Thomas Wharton Academy
Doncaster, DN12 1HH |
Secondary | 1,109 | ||
Co-op Academy Failsworth
Manchester, M35 9HA |
Secondary | 1,442 | ||
Dixons Unity Academy
Leeds, LS12 3DS |
Secondary | 913 | ||
Carlton Bolling
Bradford, BD3 0DU |
Secondary | 1,650 |