Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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

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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
Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 267 36% 42.8%
Harefield School
Uxbridge, UB9 6ET
Secondary 254 28% 42.9%
The Open Academy
Norwich, NR7 9DL
Secondary 560 32.5% 38.6%
Charles Read Academy
Grantham, NG33 4NT
Secondary 268 45.3% 42.3%
Broadoak School
Manchester, M31 4BU
Secondary 546 27.7% 51.1%
Beccles High School
Beccles, NR34 7BQ
Secondary 239 35.3% 50.4%
SGS Forest High School
Cinderford, GL14 2AZ
Secondary 258 31.9% 34.6%
The Featherstone Academy
Pontefract, WF7 5AJ
Secondary 525 29% 40.3%
William Lovell Church of England Academy
Boston, PE22 8AA
Secondary 316 41.6% 50.5%
King Edward VI Academy
Spilsby, PE23 5EW
Secondary 380 27.9% 46.6%
Lift Broadlands
Bristol, BS31 2DY
Secondary 363 40.9% 41.7%
Copley Academy
Stalybridge, SK15 3RR
Secondary 581 23.3% 42.7%
Waverley Studio College
Birmingham, B9 5SX
Secondary 257 37.9% 35.9%
The Barnes Wallis Academy
Lincoln, LN4 4PN
Secondary 509 28.9% 41.7%
The Grange School
Christchurch, BH23 3AU
Secondary 472 31.3% 41.1%
Hewett Academy
Norwich, NR1 2PL
Secondary 489 35.7% 35.5%
Mulberry Academy London Dock
London, E1W 2AD
Secondary 127 26.8% 37.8%
The Valley Leadership Academy
Bacup, OL13 0TG
Secondary 589 25.8% 44%
Lancaster High School
Lancaster, LA1 3LS
Secondary 594 25% 45.3%
Trinity Catholic School
Leamington Spa, CV32 6NB
Secondary 405 29.4% 42.4%
XP Gateshead
Felling, NE10 9UZ
Secondary 200 29.8% 37.4%
St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington
Workington, CA14 3EE
Secondary 517 25% 42.9%
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
St. Helens, WA11 9BB
Secondary 548 24.8% 46.7%
BOA Digital Technologies Academy
Birmingham, B7 4EU
Secondary 361 23.7% 45.9%
Manor Drive Secondary Academy
Peterborough, PE4 7EP
Secondary 446 24.2% 41%
Dixons Newall Green Academy
Manchester, M23 2SX
Secondary 255 36.5% 45.6%
Oasis Academy Temple Quarter
Bristol, BS3 4PZ
Secondary 278 27% 45.3%
Christ The King Catholic High School
Preston, PR1 4PR
Secondary 416 19% 45.9%
Star Radcliffe Academy
Radcliffe, M26 2SZ
Secondary 149 27.5% 43.6%
Kirton Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 4NN
Secondary 394 42.1% 44.9%

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
Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 267 Sign in to see
Charles Read Academy
Grantham, NG33 4NT
Secondary 268
Newport Girls' High School Academy
Newport, TF10 7HL
Secondary 836
Minehead Middle School
Minehead, TA24 5RH
Secondary 566
Appleby Grammar School
Appleby-in-Westmorland, CA16 6XU
Secondary 360
Cartmel Priory CofE School
Grange-over-Sands, LA11 7SA
Secondary 354
Morpeth Newminster Middle School
Morpeth, NE61 1RH
Secondary 556
Dorchester Middle School
Dorchester, DT1 2HS
Secondary 543
Beccles High School
Beccles, NR34 7BQ
Secondary 239
St Edward's Church of England Academy
Leek, ST13 8DN
Secondary 695
Academy@Worden
Leyland, PR25 1RN
Secondary 618
South Charnwood High School
Markfield, LE67 9TB
Secondary 867
St Thomas More Catholic High School
Crewe, CW2 8AE
Secondary 647
Fairfield High School
Hereford, HR2 0SG
Secondary 613
Bolton Muslim Girls School
Bolton, BL3 6TQ
Secondary 752
Churnet View Middle School
Leek, ST13 6PU
Secondary 436
Hugh Sexey Church of England Middle School
Wedmore, BS28 4ND
Secondary 620
Scissett Middle School
Huddersfield, HD8 9JX
Secondary 587
The Royal Liberty School
Romford, RM2 6HJ
Secondary 738
Windsor Park CE Middle School
Uttoxeter, ST14 7JX
Secondary 349
Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School
Warrington, WA4 1JL
Secondary 861
Brewood Middle CofE Academy
Stafford, ST19 9DS
Secondary 421
Oldfields Hall Middle School
Uttoxeter, ST14 7PL
Secondary 511
Marston Vale Middle School
Bedford, MK43 9NH
Secondary 571
James Bateman Middle School
Biddulph, ST8 7AT
Secondary 373
Hazel Wood High School
Bury, BL9 7QT
Secondary 721
All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Rossendale, BB4 6SJ
Secondary 501
Waterside Academy
London, E8 4DL
Secondary 378
Middlewich High School
Middlewich, CW10 9BU
Secondary 677
Parkside Community School
Chesterfield, S40 2NS
Secondary 574