The Reach Free School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
The Reach Free School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 753 25.2% 19.3%
Wellacre Technology Academy
Manchester, M41 6AP
Secondary 720 21% 22.1%
South Dartmoor Community College
Ashburton, TQ13 7EW
Secondary 795 24.7% 18.5%
Parkside Community College
Cambridge, CB1 1EH
Secondary 694 22.3% 17.9%
Honywood School
Colchester, CO6 1PZ
Secondary 823 27.9% 18%
John Masefield High School
Ledbury, HR8 2HF
Secondary 841 22% 19%
Hadleigh High School
Ipswich, IP7 5HU
Secondary 732 20.5% 22.2%
Cirencester Kingshill School
Cirencester, GL7 1HS
Secondary 807 22.6% 18%
Henlow Church of England Academy
Henlow, SG16 6AN
Secondary 719 22.4% 18.3%
The Roundhill Academy
Leicester, LE4 8GQ
Secondary 731 22.7% 20.8%
Gosford Hill School
Kidlington, OX5 2NT
Secondary 848 21.9% 21.2%
William Brookes School
Much Wenlock, TF13 6NB
Secondary 820 23.2% 18.8%
The Sir John Colfox Academy
Bridport, DT6 3DT
Secondary 792 27% 22.9%
Robert Barclay Academy
Hoddesdon, EN11 8JY
Secondary 792 18.9% 22.2%
Deer Park School
Southampton, SO30 2HT
Secondary 698 19.5% 19.5%
Long Stratton High School
Norwich, NR15 2XR
Secondary 716 19.9% 18.9%
Claydon High School
Ipswich, IP6 0EG
Secondary 773 17.8% 19.6%
Framingham Earl High School
Norwich, NR14 7QP
Secondary 802 21.2% 16.1%
Theale Green School
Reading, RG7 5DA
Secondary 808 22.6% 22.2%
Broadland High Ormiston Academy
Norwich, NR12 8QN
Secondary 758 18.2% 20.5%
Mary Webb School and Science College
Shrewsbury, SY5 0TG
Secondary 654 21% 20.6%
Winterstoke Hundred Academy
Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 8EE
Secondary 835 25.2% 22.4%
St Osmund's Church of England Middle School
Dorchester, DT1 2DZ
Secondary 717 19.5% 18.4%
Broadwater School
Godalming, GU7 3BW
Secondary 721 26.9% 17.5%
Leigh Academy Rainham
Gillingham, ME8 8GS
Secondary 796 26% 21.1%
Bury Church of England High School
Bury, BL9 0TS
Secondary 828 23.2% 21.4%
The Priory Church of England School
Dorking, RH4 3DG
Secondary 672 20.9% 17.4%
Anthony Gell School
Matlock, DE4 4DX
Secondary 781 21.9% 22%
Castle Newnham School
Bedford, MK41 9DT
Secondary 750 18.9% 19.7%
Cullompton Community College
Cullompton, EX15 1DX
Secondary 754 22% 18.2%

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
The Reach Free School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 753 Sign in to see
Ark St Alban's Academy
Birmingham, B12 0YH
Secondary 828
Gosforth Junior High Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1EE
Secondary 713
Thomas Keble School
Stroud, GL6 7DY
Secondary 722
Dixons Kings Academy
Bradford, BD7 2AN
Secondary 837
Stockland Green School
Birmingham, B23 7JH
Secondary 761
King's Leadership Academy Warrington
Warrington, WA1 4PF
Secondary 808
North Cambridge Academy
Cambridge, CB4 2JF
Secondary 691
The Archer Academy
London, N2 8GA
Secondary 810
Sir Thomas Fremantle School
Winslow, MK18 3GH
Secondary 632
The Queen Elizabeth Academy
Atherstone, CV9 1LZ
Secondary 724
The Island Free School
Ventnor, PO38 1BG
Secondary 619
Ingleby Manor Free School
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 0FA
Secondary 665
Eden Girls' School, Coventry
Coventry, CV1 4FS
Secondary 599
Sybil Andrews Academy
Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7QB
Secondary 628
Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology
Nottingham, NG7 2PL
Secondary 916
The Ongar Academy
Ongar, CM5 0AN
Secondary 519
Beckfoot Upper Heaton
Bradford, BD9 6AL
Secondary 693
The Trinity School
Colchester, CO4 6ED
Secondary 598
XP East
Doncaster, DN4 5NG
Secondary 282
Da Vinci Academy
Derby, DE21 4ET
Secondary 705
Chertsey High School
Addlestone, KT15 2EP
Secondary 920
Bullers Wood School for Boys
Bromley, BR1 2NW
Secondary 898
Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy
Slough, SL2 5AY
Secondary 870
Pakefield High School
Lowestoft, NR33 7AQ
Secondary 702
Whitelands Academy
Bicester, OX26 1AY
Secondary 576
Millbay Academy
Plymouth, PL1 3EG
Secondary 550
Callerton Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 4JQ
Secondary 479
Carisbrooke College
Newport, PO30 5QU
Secondary 598
Vista Academy Littleport
Ely, CB6 1EW
Secondary 532