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 | 1,515 | 18.8% | 17.7% |
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The Polesworth School
Tamworth, B78 1QT |
Secondary | 1,455 | 19.3% | 18.3% |
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The Appleton School
Benfleet, SS7 5RN |
Secondary | 1,566 | 17.1% | 15% |
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Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET |
Secondary | 1,559 | 14.8% | 16.1% |
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Soham Village College
Ely, CB7 5AA |
Secondary | 1,432 | 16.3% | 18.4% |
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East Barnet School
Barnet, EN4 8PU |
Secondary | 1,431 | 18.1% | 19.5% |
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Bottisham Village College
Cambridge, CB25 9DL |
Secondary | 1,465 | 19.9% | 20.4% |
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The Hazeley Academy
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PT |
Secondary | 1,592 | 15.8% | 17% |
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Fairfax
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7JT |
Secondary | 1,575 | 14% | 19.5% |
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The Marches School
Oswestry, SY11 2AR |
Secondary | 1,396 | 15% | 19% |
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Nunnery Wood High School
Worcester, WR5 2LT |
Secondary | 1,481 | 16.1% | 19.3% |
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Plantsbrook School
Sutton Coldfield, B72 1RB |
Secondary | 1,572 | 16.6% | 14.7% |
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The Chauncy School
Ware, SG12 0DP |
Secondary | 1,515 | 18.2% | 15.4% |
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St Ivo Academy
St Ives, PE27 6RR |
Secondary | 1,495 | 15.3% | 17.5% |
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The Chase
Malvern, WR14 3NZ |
Secondary | 1,408 | 19.8% | 16.4% |
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Rawlins
Loughborough, LE12 8DY |
Secondary | 1,508 | 19.4% | 18% |
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Furze Platt Senior School
Maidenhead, SL6 7NQ |
Secondary | 1,547 | 21% | 16.8% |
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Shenfield High School
Brentwood, CM15 8RY |
Secondary | 1,528 | 16.7% | 14.8% |
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Faringdon Community College
Faringdon, SN7 7LB |
Secondary | 1,436 | 19.9% | 16.5% |
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Rodillian Academy
Wakefield, WF3 3PS |
Secondary | 1,658 | 16.9% | 17.4% |
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Monk's Walk School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NL |
Secondary | 1,436 | 16.9% | 15.9% |
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St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, WF7 6BD |
Secondary | 1,482 | 17.5% | 20.3% |
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The Sweyne Park School
Rayleigh, SS6 9BZ |
Secondary | 1,427 | 19.3% | 17.1% |
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Durrington High School
Worthing, BN13 1JX |
Secondary | 1,606 | 20% | 19.4% |
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Thomas Gainsborough School
Sudbury, CO10 0NH |
Secondary | 1,615 | 16.9% | 18% |
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The Warriner School
Banbury, OX15 4LJ |
Secondary | 1,528 | 22.3% | 16.4% |
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Kingsmead School
Cannock, WS12 1DH |
Secondary | 1,429 | 14.1% | 17.1% |
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Oxted School
Oxted, RH8 0AB |
Secondary | 1,613 | 17.4% | 16.4% |
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Roding Valley High School
Loughton, IG10 3JA |
Secondary | 1,441 | 15% | 17.7% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 27 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 | 1,515 | Sign in to see | |
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Grace Academy Solihull
Birmingham, B37 5JS |
Secondary | 876 | ||
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Westminster Academy
London, W2 5EZ |
Secondary | 1,077 | ||
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Walsall Academy
Walsall, WS3 3LX |
Secondary | 1,422 | ||
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Bristol Brunel Academy
Bristol, BS15 1NU |
Secondary | 1,302 | ||
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Park Hall Academy
Birmingham, B36 9HF |
Secondary | 1,270 | ||
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St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Blackburn, BB2 2JR |
Secondary | 1,493 | ||
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Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Swindon, SN4 7HG |
Secondary | 1,688 | ||
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Weatherhead High School
Wallasey, CH44 3HS |
Secondary | 1,523 | ||
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Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead
Gateshead, NE9 6RZ |
Secondary | 1,500 | ||
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Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Chester le Street, DH3 2LP |
Secondary | 1,293 | ||
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Tapton School
Sheffield, S10 5RG |
Secondary | 1,763 | ||
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The Elizabethan Academy
Retford, DN22 7PY |
Secondary | 1,205 | ||
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Outwood Academy Portland
Worksop, S80 2SF |
Secondary | 1,730 | ||
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Rodillian Academy
Wakefield, WF3 3PS |
Secondary | 1,658 | ||
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Woodchurch High School
Wirral, CH49 7NG |
Secondary | 1,419 | ||
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Abbeyfield School
Northampton, NN4 8BU |
Secondary | 1,360 | ||
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Bexhill High Academy
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4BY |
Secondary | 1,454 | ||
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Newfield Secondary School
Sheffield, S8 9JP |
Secondary | 1,066 | ||
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Babington Academy
Leicester, LE4 0SZ |
Secondary | 1,349 | ||
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The Lea Valley Academy
Enfield, EN3 6TW |
Secondary | 850 | ||
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Co-op Academy Failsworth
Manchester, M35 9HA |
Secondary | 1,436 | ||
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Judgemeadow Community College
Leicester, LE5 6HP |
Secondary | 1,034 | ||
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Arena Academy
Birmingham, B42 2PY |
Secondary | 1,042 | ||
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Dixons Unity Academy
Leeds, LS12 3DS |
Secondary | 933 | ||
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Bishop Challoner Catholic School
London, E1 0LB |
Secondary | 1,038 | ||
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Conisborough College
London, SE6 2SE |
Secondary | 758 | ||