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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William Brookes School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 820 | 23.2% | 18.8% |
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South Dartmoor Community College
Ashburton, TQ13 7EW |
Secondary | 795 | 24.7% | 18.5% |
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Parkside Community College
Cambridge, CB1 1EH |
Secondary | 694 | 22.3% | 17.9% |
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Honywood School
Colchester, CO6 1PZ |
Secondary | 823 | 27.9% | 18% |
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John Masefield High School
Ledbury, HR8 2HF |
Secondary | 841 | 22% | 19% |
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Stanchester Academy
Stoke-sub-Hamdon, TA14 6UG |
Secondary | 812 | 19.1% | 19.6% |
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Cirencester Kingshill School
Cirencester, GL7 1HS |
Secondary | 807 | 22.6% | 18% |
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The Corbet School
Shrewsbury, SY4 2AX |
Secondary | 719 | 22.1% | 15.7% |
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Garstang Community Academy
Preston, PR3 1YE |
Secondary | 804 | 18.9% | 18.6% |
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Humphrey Perkins School
Loughborough, LE12 8JU |
Secondary | 845 | 20.5% | 17.9% |
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Henlow Church of England Academy
Henlow, SG16 6AN |
Secondary | 719 | 22.4% | 18.3% |
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The Roundhill Academy
Leicester, LE4 8GQ |
Secondary | 731 | 22.7% | 20.8% |
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Thomas Estley Community College
Leicester, LE9 6PT |
Secondary | 895 | 23.2% | 16.3% |
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Gosford Hill School
Kidlington, OX5 2NT |
Secondary | 848 | 21.9% | 21.2% |
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King's School
Hove, BN3 8BN |
Secondary | 905 | 23.6% | 19.4% |
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The Reach Free School
Rickmansworth, WD3 8AB |
Secondary | 753 | 25.2% | 19.3% |
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Bohunt School Worthing
Worthing, BN14 8AH |
Secondary | 897 | 21.7% | 17.6% |
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Long Stratton High School
Norwich, NR15 2XR |
Secondary | 716 | 19.9% | 18.9% |
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Trentham Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 8PQ |
Secondary | 782 | 20.6% | 15.7% |
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Chertsey High School
Addlestone, KT15 2EP |
Secondary | 920 | 22.7% | 19.3% |
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Framingham Earl High School
Norwich, NR14 7QP |
Secondary | 802 | 21.2% | 16.1% |
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Theale Green School
Reading, RG7 5DA |
Secondary | 808 | 22.6% | 22.2% |
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Chipping Sodbury School
Bristol, BS37 6EW |
Secondary | 769 | 20.7% | 16.1% |
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Moorside High School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0HP |
Secondary | 769 | 18.2% | 19.2% |
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Leigh Academy Rainham
Gillingham, ME8 8GS |
Secondary | 796 | 26% | 21.1% |
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Bury Church of England High School
Bury, BL9 0TS |
Secondary | 828 | 23.2% | 21.4% |
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King Edward VI Community College
Totnes, TQ9 5JX |
Secondary | 909 | 23.1% | 21.3% |
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Anthony Gell School
Matlock, DE4 4DX |
Secondary | 781 | 21.9% | 22% |
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Castle Newnham School
Bedford, MK41 9DT |
Secondary | 750 | 18.9% | 19.7% |
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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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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William Brookes School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 820 | Sign in to see | |
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Paddington Academy
London, W9 2DR |
Secondary | 1,260 | ||
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Walsall Academy
Walsall, WS3 3LX |
Secondary | 1,422 | ||
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Mossbourne Community Academy
London, E5 8JY |
Secondary | 1,441 | ||
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Sandwell Academy
West Bromwich, B71 4LG |
Secondary | 1,468 | ||
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Samworth Church Academy
Mansfield, NG18 2DY |
Secondary | 1,008 | ||
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Gospel Oak School
Tipton, DY4 0BZ |
Secondary | 1,215 | ||
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Nottingham University Samworth Academy
Nottingham, NG8 4HY |
Secondary | 927 | ||
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The City Academy, Hackney
London, E9 6EA |
Secondary | 1,154 | ||
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Park Hall Academy
Birmingham, B36 9HF |
Secondary | 1,270 | ||
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Manchester Communication Academy
Manchester, M40 8NT |
Secondary | 1,301 | ||
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Bishop Justus CofE School
Bromley, BR2 8HZ |
Secondary | 1,173 | ||
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Manor Church of England Academy
York, YO26 6PA |
Secondary | 1,142 | ||
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Nene Park Academy
Peterborough, PE2 7EA |
Secondary | 1,478 | ||
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Coombeshead Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PT |
Secondary | 874 | ||
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Whickham School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 5AR |
Secondary | 1,729 | ||
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Ormiston Endeavour Academy
Ipswich, IP1 6SG |
Secondary | 739 | ||
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Brockington College
Leicester, LE19 4AQ |
Secondary | 1,199 | ||
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Horbury Academy
Wakefield, WF4 5HE |
Secondary | 1,080 | ||
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East Leake Academy
Loughborough, LE12 6QN |
Secondary | 1,088 | ||
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St John Plessington Catholic College
Wirral, CH63 7LF |
Secondary | 1,548 | ||
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Outwood Academy Carlton
Barnsley, S71 3EW |
Secondary | 1,132 | ||
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Nicholas Chamberlaine School
Bedworth, CV12 9EA |
Secondary | 1,430 | ||
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South Bromsgrove High
Bromsgrove, B60 3NL |
Secondary | 1,355 | ||
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Pleckgate High School
Blackburn, BB1 8QA |
Secondary | 1,354 | ||
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Smith's Wood Academy
Birmingham, B36 0UE |
Secondary | 746 | ||
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Harris Academy St John's Wood
London, NW8 0NL |
Secondary | 1,322 | ||
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Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
Prescot, L35 2XG |
Secondary | 761 | ||
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North Bromsgrove High School
Bromsgrove, B60 1BA |
Secondary | 1,080 | ||
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Leigh Academy Minster
Sheerness, ME12 3JQ |
Secondary | 1,072 | ||