Sir William Stanier 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
Sir William Stanier School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 699 39.5% 44.7%
Grace Academy Solihull
Birmingham, B37 5JS
Secondary 880 26.5% 46.3%
The Eastbourne Academy
Eastbourne, BN22 9RQ
Secondary 835 29.2% 44.2%
All Saints Church of England Academy
Plymouth, PL5 3NE
Secondary 617 45.6% 49%
Havant Academy
Havant, PO9 5JD
Secondary 556 39.4% 53.2%
Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
Brighton, BN1 9PW
Secondary 814 30.6% 44.5%
Ormiston Venture Academy
Gorleston, NR31 7JJ
Secondary 889 30.9% 38.8%
Colchester Academy
Colchester, CO4 3JL
Secondary 921 28.4% 41.3%
St Aldhelm's Academy
Poole, BH12 4HS
Secondary 844 29% 41.4%
Kemnal Technology College
Sidcup, DA14 5AA
Secondary 560 45% 47.3%
The Oldershaw School
Wallasey, CH45 4RJ
Secondary 907 41.6% 54.9%
Shirley High School Performing Arts College
Croydon, CR0 5EF
Secondary 829 27% 45.2%
Broadoak School
Manchester, M31 4BU
Secondary 588 24.3% 48.1%
Orchard School Bristol
Bristol, BS7 0XZ
Secondary 910 28.1% 45%
Copley Academy
Stalybridge, SK15 3RR
Secondary 625 25.9% 42.4%
Beacon Academy
Cleethorpes, DN35 9NF
Secondary 623 28.1% 48.3%
Trinity Academy
London, SW2 1QS
Secondary 626 25.2% 46.8%
Litherland High School
Liverpool, L21 0DB
Secondary 735 23.9% 45.2%
Beckfoot Upper Heaton
Bradford, BD9 6AL
Secondary 723 33.5% 40.1%
Irlam and Cadishead Academy
Manchester, M44 5ZR
Secondary 710 26.9% 40.7%
The Prescot School
Liverpool, L34 3NB
Secondary 892 26.3% 49.2%
Bay Leadership Academy
Morecambe, LA3 1AB
Secondary 706 27.7% 48.8%
Outwood Academy Redcar
Redcar, TS10 4AB
Secondary 626 25.4% 48.5%
Cecil Jones Academy
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4BU
Secondary 971 33.3% 45.9%
Central Lancaster High School
Lancaster, LA1 3LS
Secondary 601 25.2% 44.4%
Broadoak Academy
Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 4NP
Secondary 681 34.6% 36.5%
Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy
Birmingham, B14 4HN
Secondary 591 27.4% 45.5%
Dixons Fazakerley Academy
Liverpool, L10 1LB
Secondary 869 27.9% 45.3%
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
St. Helens, WA11 9BB
Secondary 565 25.9% 44.2%
Dover Christ Church Academy
Dover, CT16 2EG
Secondary 817 27.2% 48.7%

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
Sir William Stanier School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 699 Sign in to see
Dixons City Academy
Bradford, BD5 7RR
Secondary 934
Oasis Academy Wintringham
Grimsby, DN32 0AZ
Secondary 883
John Cabot Academy
Bristol, BS15 8BD
Secondary 1,280
New Line Learning Academy
Maidstone, ME15 9QL
Secondary 810
Kingsbridge Academy
Kingsbridge, TQ7 1PL
Secondary 1,292
Plympton Academy
Plymouth, PL7 2RS
Secondary 1,145
Fernwood School
Nottingham, NG8 2FT
Secondary 1,433
Bishop Fox's School
Taunton, TA1 3HQ
Secondary 1,081
Richard Challoner School
New Malden, KT3 5PE
Secondary 1,073
Maghull High School
Liverpool, L31 7AW
Secondary 1,116
Oldbury Academy
Oldbury, B68 8NE
Secondary 1,328
Bourne Grammar School
Bourne, PE10 9JE
Secondary 1,726
Barnhill Community High School
Hayes, UB4 9LE
Secondary 1,576
The Stanway School
Colchester, CO3 0QA
Secondary 1,397
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7JN
Secondary 1,321
The Gryphon School
Sherborne, DT9 4EQ
Secondary 1,514
St John Plessington Catholic College
Wirral, CH63 7LF
Secondary 1,579
Carleton High School
Pontefract, WF8 3NW
Secondary 1,021
Birchwood Community High School
Warrington, WA3 7PT
Secondary 915
Nicholas Chamberlaine School
Bedworth, CV12 9EA
Secondary 1,351
Burnage Academy for Boys
Manchester, M19 1ER
Secondary 956
The Sir John Colfox Academy
Bridport, DT6 3DT
Secondary 818
Finham Park 2
Coventry, CV4 9WT
Secondary 713
Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary
Redcar, TS10 1PJ
Secondary 730
Royal Docks Academy
London, E16 3HS
Secondary 880
Heworth Grange School
Gateshead, NE10 0PT
Secondary 1,044
Ark Acton Academy
London, W3 8EY
Secondary 858
The Holmesdale School
Snodland, ME6 5HS
Secondary 568
Aylesford School
Aylesford, ME20 7JU
Secondary 903