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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Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 276 | 24.6% | 40.7% |
Orchards Academy
Swanley, BR8 7TE |
Secondary | 553 | 19.6% | 41.9% |
Woodfield Academy
Redditch, B98 7HH |
Secondary | 578 | 22.2% | 40% |
Atherton High School
Atherton, M46 0AY |
Secondary | 525 | 21% | 45.1% |
SGS Forest High School
Cinderford, GL14 2AZ |
Secondary | 280 | 31.8% | 35% |
The Featherstone Academy
Pontefract, WF7 5AJ |
Secondary | 513 | 25.6% | 40.9% |
King Edward VI Academy
Spilsby, PE23 5EW |
Secondary | 396 | 27.3% | 41% |
Broadlands Academy
Bristol, BS31 2DY |
Secondary | 452 | 29.2% | 35% |
Copley Academy
Stalybridge, SK15 3RR |
Secondary | 625 | 25.9% | 42.4% |
Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College
London, SW6 6BP |
Secondary | 525 | 20.4% | 39.8% |
Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School
Taunton, TA4 4SW |
Secondary | 368 | 21.5% | 35.1% |
Burnley High School
Burnley, BB12 6NX |
Secondary | 613 | 17% | 39% |
The Grange School
Christchurch, BH23 3AU |
Secondary | 447 | 28.9% | 38.6% |
Hewett Academy
Norwich, NR1 2PL |
Secondary | 422 | 26.8% | 36% |
Space Studio West London
Hounslow, TW14 9PE |
Secondary | 219 | 25.2% | 35.3% |
Somercotes Academy
Louth, LN11 7PN |
Secondary | 457 | 24.3% | 39.7% |
Church Hill Middle School
Redditch, B98 9LR |
Secondary | 431 | 26.9% | 37.8% |
Wyvern Academy
Darlington, DL3 9SH |
Secondary | 467 | 16.7% | 43.1% |
The Hyndburn Academy
Blackburn, BB1 4ED |
Secondary | 621 | 20.3% | 41.8% |
Central Lancaster High School
Lancaster, LA1 3LS |
Secondary | 601 | 25.2% | 44.4% |
St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy
Stockport, SK4 2QP |
Secondary | 592 | 21.1% | 38.2% |
Edgar Wood Academy
Heywood, OL10 2QN |
Secondary | 478 | 18.5% | 36.8% |
St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington
Workington, CA14 3EE |
Secondary | 515 | 18.1% | 37.9% |
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
St. Helens, WA11 9BB |
Secondary | 565 | 25.9% | 44.2% |
Barton Manor School
Canterbury, CT1 1SU |
Secondary | 300 | 19.7% | 38.3% |
BOA Digital Technologies Academy
Birmingham, B7 4EU |
Secondary | 256 | 26.9% | 37.9% |
Manor Drive Secondary Academy
Peterborough, PE4 7EP |
Secondary | 271 | 23.3% | 36.9% |
The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy
Oldham, OL9 6BP |
Secondary | 481 | 14.2% | 36% |
Filey School
Filey, YO14 0HG |
Secondary | 455 | 20.7% | 35.8% |
Shireland CBSO Academy
West Bromwich, B70 8SZ |
Secondary | 146 | 16.4% | 38.4% |
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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Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 276 | Sign in to see | |
Charles Read Academy
Grantham, NG33 4NT |
Secondary | 276 | ||
Newport Girls' High School Academy
Newport, TF10 7HL |
Secondary | 786 | ||
Minehead Middle School
Minehead, TA24 5RH |
Secondary | 593 | ||
Flixton Girls School
Manchester, M41 5DR |
Secondary | 947 | ||
Appleby Grammar School
Appleby-in-Westmorland, CA16 6XU |
Secondary | 346 | ||
Cartmel Priory CofE School
Grange-over-Sands, LA11 7SA |
Secondary | 366 | ||
Morpeth Newminster Middle School
Morpeth, NE61 1RH |
Secondary | 556 | ||
Borden Grammar School
Sittingbourne, ME10 4DB |
Secondary | 924 | ||
Parkside Studio College
Hayes, UB3 2SE |
Secondary | 61 | ||
St Edward's Church of England Academy
Leek, ST13 8DN |
Secondary | 709 | ||
Academy@Worden
Leyland, PR25 1RN |
Secondary | 574 | ||
Fairfield High School
Hereford, HR2 0SG |
Secondary | 579 | ||
Futures Institute Banbury
Banbury, OX16 9HY |
Secondary | 122 | ||
St Peter's Church of England Middle School
Windsor, SL4 2QY |
Secondary | 337 | ||
Rugby Free Secondary School
Rugby, CV22 5PE |
Secondary | 1,101 | ||
Scissett Middle School
Huddersfield, HD8 9JX |
Secondary | 608 | ||
The Royal Liberty School
Romford, RM2 6HJ |
Secondary | 749 | ||
Windsor Park CE Middle School
Uttoxeter, ST14 7JX |
Secondary | 355 | ||
The Hyndburn Academy
Blackburn, BB1 4ED |
Secondary | 621 | ||
Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School
Warrington, WA4 1JL |
Secondary | 856 | ||
Brewood Middle CofE Academy
Stafford, ST19 9DS |
Secondary | 421 | ||
Oldfields Hall Middle School
Uttoxeter, ST14 7PL |
Secondary | 517 | ||
Lubavitch House School (Senior Girls)
London, N16 5RP |
Secondary | 125 | ||
Marston Vale Middle School
Bedford, MK43 9NH |
Secondary | 599 | ||
James Bateman Middle School
Biddulph, ST8 7AT |
Secondary | 397 | ||
All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Rossendale, BB4 6SJ |
Secondary | 493 | ||
Waterside Academy
London, E8 4DL |
Secondary | 403 | ||
Middlewich High School
Middlewich, CW10 9BU |
Secondary | 703 | ||
Parkside Community School
Chesterfield, S40 2NS |
Secondary | 603 |