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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
St Aidan's Catholic Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 946 | 11.1% | 16.8% |
The Queen Katherine School
Kendal, LA9 6PJ |
Secondary | 936 | 15.8% | 16.8% |
Kingsmead Academy
Taunton, TA4 2NE |
Secondary | 925 | 13.8% | 17.1% |
Preston School Academy
Yeovil, BA21 3JD |
Secondary | 984 | 14% | 19.1% |
The Chantry School
Worcester, WR6 6QA |
Secondary | 878 | 12.9% | 16.2% |
Sawtry Village Academy
Huntingdon, PE28 5TQ |
Secondary | 994 | 8.3% | 16.8% |
St Mark's West Essex Catholic School
Harlow, CM18 6AA |
Secondary | 1,067 | 9.9% | 16.9% |
South Nottinghamshire Academy
Nottingham, NG12 2FQ |
Secondary | 893 | 10.9% | 18.3% |
Noadswood School
Southampton, SO45 4ZF |
Secondary | 981 | 14.3% | 19.3% |
The Weston Road Academy
Stafford, ST18 0YG |
Secondary | 974 | 16% | 16.8% |
South Axholme Academy
Doncaster, DN9 1BY |
Secondary | 944 | 12.1% | 14.9% |
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School
Hatfield, AL10 8NL |
Secondary | 949 | 10.8% | 13.5% |
St Alban's Catholic High School
Ipswich, IP4 3NJ |
Secondary | 1,016 | 9.7% | 18.6% |
Eggar's School
Alton, GU34 4EQ |
Secondary | 858 | 14.8% | 17.6% |
Meopham School
Gravesend, DA13 0AH |
Secondary | 1,006 | 10.4% | 16.9% |
St Thomas More Catholic School
Bedford, MK41 7UL |
Secondary | 944 | 8.4% | 19.4% |
The Ferrers School
Rushden, NN10 8LF |
Secondary | 930 | 12.3% | 17.2% |
Alleyne's Academy
Stone, ST15 8DT |
Secondary | 881 | 13.2% | 14.8% |
Attleborough Academy
Attleborough, NR17 2AJ |
Secondary | 933 | 9.1% | 17.6% |
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Blackburn, BB2 6DF |
Secondary | 875 | 13.2% | 16.8% |
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
Blackburn, BB2 7AD |
Secondary | 861 | 13.5% | 16.4% |
St Thomas More Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Nuneaton, CV10 7EX |
Secondary | 1,072 | 10.4% | 16.8% |
John Flamsteed Community School
Ripley, DE5 8NP |
Secondary | 838 | 11.1% | 15.8% |
St Katherine's School
Bristol, BS20 0HU |
Secondary | 1,010 | 9.9% | 18.8% |
Brayton Academy
Selby, YO8 9QS |
Secondary | 895 | 14.1% | 16.2% |
Larkmead School
Abingdon, OX14 1RF |
Secondary | 916 | 15.7% | 17.1% |
Epping St Johns Church of England School
Epping, CM16 5JB |
Secondary | 1,051 | 11.4% | 16% |
Sherburn High School
Leeds, LS25 6AS |
Secondary | 857 | 13.9% | 15.2% |
Katherine Warington School
Harpenden, AL5 5FH |
Secondary | 924 | 12.7% | 14.4% |
Coloma Convent Girls' School
Croydon, CR9 5AS |
Secondary | 1,026 | 14.5% | 16.6% |
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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St Aidan's Catholic Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 946 | Sign in to see | |
Fulwood Academy
Preston, PR2 9YR |
Secondary | 890 | ||
Wellington School
Altrincham, WA15 7RH |
Secondary | 1,509 | ||
Brighouse High School
Brighouse, HD6 2NY |
Secondary | 1,325 | ||
Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
Marlow, SL7 2BR |
Secondary | 1,191 | ||
Thomas Knyvett College
Ashford, TW15 3DU |
Secondary | 735 | ||
Newton Abbot College
Newton Abbot, TQ12 2NF |
Secondary | 1,285 | ||
Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre
Redditch, B98 8HB |
Secondary | 946 | ||
West Coventry Academy
Coventry, CV4 9PW |
Secondary | 1,238 | ||
Deyes High School
Liverpool, L31 6DE |
Secondary | 1,355 | ||
Hendon School
London, NW4 2HP |
Secondary | 1,256 | ||
Higham Lane School
Nuneaton, CV10 0BJ |
Secondary | 1,427 | ||
Etone College
Nuneaton, CV11 6AA |
Secondary | 1,090 | ||
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch
London, E2 6NW |
Secondary | 1,439 | ||
The Folkestone School for Girls
Folkestone, CT20 3RB |
Secondary | 1,170 | ||
Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School
Rickmansworth, WD3 1HG |
Secondary | 1,230 | ||
The Clarendon Academy
Trowbridge, BA14 0DJ |
Secondary | 1,026 | ||
The Catholic High School, Chester
Chester, CH4 7HS |
Secondary | 806 | ||
Ormiston Denes Academy
Lowestoft, NR32 4AH |
Secondary | 768 | ||
Bradford Girls' Grammar School
Bradford, BD9 6RB |
Secondary | 1,044 | ||
Magnus Church of England Academy
Newark, NG24 4AB |
Secondary | 760 | ||
Wolverhampton Girls' High School
Wolverhampton, WV6 0BY |
Secondary | 1,178 | ||
Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton, WV10 8BL |
Secondary | 1,179 | ||
Kingsmead School
Cannock, WS12 1DH |
Secondary | 1,409 | ||
Great Yarmouth Charter Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR30 4LS |
Secondary | 943 | ||
Ashington Academy
Ashington, NE63 8DH |
Secondary | 956 | ||
Honley High School
Holmfirth, HD9 6QJ |
Secondary | 1,283 | ||
Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School
Coventry, CV3 6BH |
Secondary | 1,143 | ||
Lady Lumley's School
Pickering, YO18 8NG |
Secondary | 795 | ||
St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9LE |
Secondary | 672 |