Wade Deacon High School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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

Choose your own set of schools

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
Wade Deacon High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,618 11.4% 26.6%
Northampton Academy
Northampton, NN3 8NH
Secondary 1,719 15.7% 23.7%
Sandwell Academy
West Bromwich, B71 4LG
Secondary 1,468 11.2% 26.1%
Ashcroft Technology Academy
London, SW15 2UT
Secondary 1,511 14.6% 27.2%
Lampton Academy
Hounslow, TW3 4EP
Secondary 1,510 16.9% 27.7%
Herne Bay High School
Herne Bay, CT6 7NS
Secondary 1,548 13.7% 29%
The Ravensbourne School
Bromley, BR2 9EH
Secondary 1,535 13.5% 26.3%
Towers School and Sixth Form Centre
Ashford, TN24 9AL
Secondary 1,561 11.9% 26.4%
Wood Green Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 9QU
Secondary 1,528 12.4% 29.5%
Windsor High School and Sixth Form
Halesowen, B63 4BB
Secondary 1,764 10.7% 25.5%
Carshalton Boys Sports College
Carshalton, SM5 1RW
Secondary 1,522 15.1% 27.8%
Nene Park Academy
Peterborough, PE2 7EA
Secondary 1,478 8.5% 25.5%
Chesterfield High School
Liverpool, L23 9YB
Secondary 1,631 15.5% 24.6%
Highams Park School
London, E4 9PJ
Secondary 1,558 13.4% 23.2%
Icknield High School
Luton, LU3 2AH
Secondary 1,448 13.4% 25.4%
St Thomas More Catholic High School
North Shields, NE29 8LF
Secondary 1,622 13.1% 22.9%
Stanground Academy
Peterborough, PE7 3BY
Secondary 1,528 14.8% 29%
Aldridge School - A Science College
Walsall, WS9 0BG
Secondary 1,593 14.3% 26.3%
Outwood Academy Portland
Worksop, S80 2SF
Secondary 1,730 12.6% 26.2%
Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Derby, DE22 1JD
Secondary 1,508 14.7% 29.3%
Lift Kingswood
Hull, HU7 4WR
Secondary 1,537 14.9% 29.7%
Forge Valley School
Sheffield, S6 5HG
Secondary 1,542 16.3% 25.6%
The McAuley Catholic High School
Doncaster, DN3 3QF
Secondary 1,456 13.6% 26.6%
North Chadderton School
Oldham, OL9 0BN
Secondary 1,569 13.9% 23.6%
Ryburn Valley High School
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DF
Secondary 1,647 14.8% 24%
Rivington and Blackrod High School
Bolton, BL6 7RU
Secondary 1,585 14.5% 23.8%
Co-op Academy Walkden
Manchester, M28 7JB
Secondary 1,480 15.4% 27.9%
Watling Academy
Milton Keynes, MK8 1EP
Secondary 1,504 12.5% 22.8%
Soar Valley College
Leicester, LE4 7GY
Secondary 1,566 13.5% 30.2%
The Brooksbank School
Elland, HX5 0QG
Secondary 1,500 15% 27.4%

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
Wade Deacon High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,618 Sign in to see
Chelsea Academy
London, SW10 0AB
Secondary 1,128
Shoreham Academy
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6YT
Secondary 1,778
Skinners' Academy
London, N4 1SY
Secondary 989
Malcolm Arnold Academy
Northampton, NN2 6JW
Secondary 1,307
The Thetford Academy
Thetford, IP24 1LH
Secondary 1,362
Dame Alice Owen's School
Potters Bar, EN6 2DU
Secondary 1,468
Lift Bexleyheath
Bexleyheath, DA6 7DA
Secondary 1,489
Stratford Upon Avon School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 9DH
Secondary 1,905
Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet
Swanscombe, DA10 0BZ
Secondary 831
Haughton Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN
Secondary 891
Outwood Academy Valley
Worksop, S81 7EN
Secondary 1,704
St Mary's Church of England High School (VA)
Waltham Cross, EN7 5FB
Secondary 982
Meadowhead School Academy Trust
Sheffield, S8 8BR
Secondary 1,964
West Derby School
Liverpool, L13 7HQ
Secondary 999
Abbeywood Community School
Bristol, BS34 8SF
Secondary 1,272
Neale-Wade Academy
March, PE15 9PX
Secondary 1,222
Oasis Academy Brislington
Bristol, BS4 5EY
Secondary 1,369
North Leamington School
Leamington Spa, CV32 6RD
Secondary 1,476
Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
Bradford, BD6 3PX
Secondary 1,420
Mulberry School for Girls
London, E1 2JP
Secondary 1,648
Moorside High School
Manchester, M27 0AP
Secondary 1,148
Waterhead Academy
Oldham, OL4 3NY
Secondary 949
Queen Katharine Academy
Peterborough, PE4 6HX
Secondary 1,690
Cumberland Community School
London, E13 8SJ
Secondary 1,346
The Minster School
Southwell, NG25 0LG
Secondary 1,618
Wright Robinson College
Manchester, M18 8RL
Secondary 1,811
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington
Washington, NE38 8AF
Secondary 1,588
Lister Community School
London, E13 9AE
Secondary 1,501
Holland Park School
London, W8 7AF
Secondary 1,336