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 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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
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Alec Hunter Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,060 | 17.1% | 15% |
Uffculme School
Cullompton, EX15 3AG |
Secondary | 1,069 | 13.8% | 16.1% |
Cirencester Deer Park School
Cirencester, GL7 1XB |
Secondary | 1,013 | 16.4% | 13.6% |
Kirkbie Kendal School
Kendal, LA9 7EQ |
Secondary | 1,055 | 15.6% | 12.8% |
Robert Bloomfield Academy
Shefford, SG17 5BU |
Secondary | 985 | 20.7% | 13.6% |
Sawston Village College
Cambridge, CB22 3BP |
Secondary | 1,163 | 16.5% | 14.3% |
Pershore High School
Pershore, WR10 2BX |
Secondary | 1,138 | 16.6% | 15.1% |
Verulam School
St Albans, AL1 4PR |
Secondary | 1,023 | 16.5% | 11.9% |
Ormiston Rivers Academy
Burnham-on-Crouch, CM0 8QB |
Secondary | 1,106 | 17.4% | 14.3% |
Thamesmead School
Shepperton, TW17 9EE |
Secondary | 1,046 | 17.7% | 14.3% |
Thurstable School Sports College and Sixth Form Centre
Colchester, CO5 0EW |
Secondary | 1,144 | 16.7% | 12.9% |
Greenbank High School
Southport, PR8 2LT |
Secondary | 1,050 | 15.3% | 15.6% |
Etonbury Academy
Arlesey, SG15 6XS |
Secondary | 1,109 | 15.7% | 13.7% |
Coombe Boys' School
New Malden, KT3 6NU |
Secondary | 1,011 | 19.1% | 15.4% |
Chenderit School
Banbury, OX17 2QR |
Secondary | 1,076 | 15.8% | 12.9% |
The Henry Box School
Witney, OX28 4AX |
Secondary | 1,085 | 19.4% | 16.5% |
Reepham High School and College
Norwich, NR10 4JT |
Secondary | 1,063 | 14.3% | 16.4% |
Kings Langley School
Kings Langley, WD4 9HN |
Secondary | 1,085 | 17.5% | 13.9% |
Worthing High School
Worthing, BN14 7AR |
Secondary | 1,064 | 18.1% | 13.8% |
Wrotham School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD |
Secondary | 1,064 | 14% | 15.8% |
Hethersett Academy
Norwich, NR9 3DB |
Secondary | 1,174 | 17% | 15.3% |
John Mason School
Abingdon, OX14 1JB |
Secondary | 1,044 | 19% | 16.8% |
Stokesley School
Stokesley, TS9 5AL |
Secondary | 1,072 | 13.6% | 15% |
Millthorpe School
York, YO23 1WF |
Secondary | 1,064 | 19.8% | 14.8% |
Elizabeth Woodville School
Milton Keynes, MK19 6HN |
Secondary | 1,126 | 15.3% | 13.7% |
Therfield School
Leatherhead, KT22 7NZ |
Secondary | 1,068 | 18% | 16.8% |
Farnham Heath End
Farnham, GU9 9BN |
Secondary | 1,092 | 18% | 16% |
Brentwood County High School
Brentwood, CM14 4JF |
Secondary | 1,113 | 13.2% | 15.4% |
Sandhurst School
Sandhurst, GU47 0SD |
Secondary | 1,034 | 18.3% | 13.8% |
Crofton School
Fareham, PO14 2AT |
Secondary | 1,103 | 17.7% | 14.3% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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Alec Hunter Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,060 | Sign in to see | |
King's Lynn Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 4QG |
Secondary | 963 | ||
Redhill Academy
Nottingham, NG5 8GX |
Secondary | 1,592 | ||
Birkenhead Park School
Birkenhead, CH43 4UY |
Secondary | 748 | ||
Sale Grammar School
Sale, M33 3NH |
Secondary | 1,333 | ||
The Corsham School
Corsham, SN13 9DF |
Secondary | 1,265 | ||
Challney High School for Boys
Luton, LU4 9TJ |
Secondary | 1,201 | ||
Bury St Edmunds County High School
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RF |
Secondary | 855 | ||
St Mark's West Essex Catholic School
Harlow, CM18 6AA |
Secondary | 1,067 | ||
The Magna Carta School
Staines, TW18 3HJ |
Secondary | 1,077 | ||
Ormiston Rivers Academy
Burnham-on-Crouch, CM0 8QB |
Secondary | 1,106 | ||
Rooks Heath School
Harrow, HA2 9AH |
Secondary | 1,204 | ||
Fred Longworth High School
Manchester, M29 8JN |
Secondary | 1,284 | ||
Twyford Church of England High School
London, W3 9PP |
Secondary | 1,618 | ||
Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow
Harlow, CM18 7NQ |
Secondary | 999 | ||
Churchdown School
Gloucester, GL3 2RB |
Secondary | 1,480 | ||
The Beacon School
Banstead, SM7 1AG |
Secondary | 1,136 | ||
Waldegrave School
Twickenham, TW2 5LH |
Secondary | 1,460 | ||
Queensbury Academy
Dunstable, LU6 3BU |
Secondary | 1,195 | ||
Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
Grantham, NG31 9AU |
Secondary | 1,188 | ||
Four Dwellings Academy
Birmingham, B32 1RJ |
Secondary | 562 | ||
Hedingham School and Sixth Form
Halstead, CO9 3QH |
Secondary | 1,140 | ||
St Thomas More Catholic School
London, N22 5HN |
Secondary | 1,273 | ||
Richard Hale School
Hertford, SG13 8EN |
Secondary | 1,218 | ||
Ursuline College
Westgate-on-Sea, CT8 8LX |
Secondary | 941 | ||
Saltley Academy
Birmingham, B9 5RX |
Secondary | 1,356 | ||
Sewell Park Academy
Norwich, NR3 4BX |
Secondary | 780 | ||
The Totteridge Academy
London, N20 8AZ |
Secondary | 951 | ||
Outwood Academy Freeston
Normanton, WF6 1HZ |
Secondary | 1,013 | ||
Cecil Jones Academy
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4BU |
Secondary | 971 |