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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Beckfoot School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,607 | 26.9% | 13.6% |
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Shoreham Academy
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6YT |
Secondary | 1,778 | 21.2% | 15.8% |
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The Cotswold Academy
Cheltenham, GL54 2BD |
Secondary | 1,500 | 17.6% | 13.3% |
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Wellington School
Altrincham, WA15 7RH |
Secondary | 1,508 | 19.2% | 9.9% |
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Ravens Wood School
Bromley, BR2 8HP |
Secondary | 1,592 | 26.4% | 10.5% |
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The Appleton School
Benfleet, SS7 5RN |
Secondary | 1,566 | 17.1% | 15% |
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The Mountbatten School
Romsey, SO51 5SY |
Secondary | 1,458 | 19% | 13% |
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Twynham School
Christchurch, BH23 1JF |
Secondary | 1,706 | 19.6% | 15.4% |
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Chipping Campden School
Chipping Campden, GL55 6HU |
Secondary | 1,479 | 19.5% | 14% |
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Finham Park School
Coventry, CV3 6EA |
Secondary | 1,708 | 20.7% | 11.7% |
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Alderbrook School
Solihull, B91 1SN |
Secondary | 1,667 | 25.1% | 17.4% |
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Fullbrook School
Addlestone, KT15 3HW |
Secondary | 1,370 | 25% | 12.7% |
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The Chauncy School
Ware, SG12 0DP |
Secondary | 1,515 | 18.2% | 15.4% |
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Trinity School
Carlisle, CA1 1JB |
Secondary | 1,678 | 24.8% | 18.3% |
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Warden Park Secondary Academy
Haywards Heath, RH17 5DP |
Secondary | 1,538 | 19.6% | 11.1% |
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Furze Platt Senior School
Maidenhead, SL6 7NQ |
Secondary | 1,547 | 21% | 16.8% |
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Hazel Grove High School
Stockport, SK7 5JX |
Secondary | 1,436 | 24% | 15.7% |
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Ashton-on-Mersey School
Sale, M33 5BP |
Secondary | 1,600 | 19.9% | 14.2% |
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Rodillian Academy
Wakefield, WF3 3PS |
Secondary | 1,658 | 16.9% | 17.4% |
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Tring School
Tring, HP23 5JD |
Secondary | 1,584 | 25.8% | 9.6% |
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Grey Court School
Richmond, TW10 7HN |
Secondary | 1,632 | 20% | 10% |
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Queen Elizabeth's School
Wimborne, BH21 4DT |
Secondary | 1,452 | 19.4% | 14.4% |
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Waingels
Reading, RG5 4RF |
Secondary | 1,424 | 23.8% | 11.6% |
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The Warriner School
Banbury, OX15 4LJ |
Secondary | 1,528 | 22.3% | 16.4% |
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Oxted School
Oxted, RH8 0AB |
Secondary | 1,613 | 17.4% | 16.4% |
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The Ashcombe School
Dorking, RH4 1LY |
Secondary | 1,513 | 20.1% | 10.1% |
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Southam College
Southam, CV47 0JW |
Secondary | 1,624 | 22.2% | 14.5% |
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Rainford High School
St Helens, WA11 8NY |
Secondary | 1,680 | 25.7% | 14.8% |
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Tadcaster Grammar School
Tadcaster, LS24 9NB |
Secondary | 1,500 | 17.8% | 9.5% |
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Wollaston School
Wellingborough, NN29 7PH |
Secondary | 1,431 | 20% | 14.2% |
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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Beckfoot School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,607 | Sign in to see | |
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North Liverpool Academy
Liverpool, L5 0SQ |
Secondary | 1,286 | ||
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City of London Academy (Southwark)
London, SE1 5LA |
Secondary | 1,580 | ||
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Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
Darwen, BB3 3HD |
Secondary | 1,072 | ||
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The Littlehampton Academy
Littlehampton, BN17 6FE |
Secondary | 1,370 | ||
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Trinity Academy Halifax
Halifax, HX2 9TZ |
Secondary | 1,605 | ||
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Sidney Stringer Academy
Coventry, CV1 5LY |
Secondary | 1,502 | ||
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Carlton Keighley
Keighley, BD20 6EB |
Secondary | 795 | ||
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Langley Park School for Boys
Beckenham, BR3 3BP |
Secondary | 1,820 | ||
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Thomas Clarkson Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2SE |
Secondary | 1,354 | ||
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Sirius Academy North
Hull, HU6 9BP |
Secondary | 1,245 | ||
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North Chadderton School
Oldham, OL9 0BN |
Secondary | 1,569 | ||
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Sandhill View Academy
Sunderland, SR3 4EN |
Secondary | 763 | ||
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Highfields School
Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT |
Secondary | 1,783 | ||
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Bideford College
Bideford, EX39 3AR |
Secondary | 1,449 | ||
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Tong Leadership Academy
Bradford, BD4 6NR |
Secondary | 792 | ||
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Beechwood School
Slough, SL2 1QE |
Secondary | 830 | ||
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Chase Terrace Academy
Burntwood, WS7 2DB |
Secondary | 1,231 | ||
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Netherwood Academy
Barnsley, S73 8FE |
Secondary | 1,272 | ||
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Westfield School
Sheffield, S20 1HQ |
Secondary | 1,329 | ||
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Wath Academy
Rotherham, S63 7NW |
Secondary | 2,040 | ||
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The Gainsborough Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 1PB |
Secondary | 723 | ||
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Horizon Community College
Barnsley, S70 6PD |
Secondary | 1,916 | ||
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Kenilworth School and Sixth Form
Kenilworth, CV8 2AL |
Secondary | 1,934 | ||
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Co-op Academy Grange
Bradford, BD5 9ET |
Secondary | 1,434 | ||
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Sedgehill Academy
London, SE6 3QW |
Secondary | 900 | ||
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Ormskirk School
Ormskirk, L39 2AT |
Secondary | 1,216 | ||
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The Oxford Academy
Oxford, OX4 6JZ |
Secondary | 1,113 | ||
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Hanson Academy
Bradford, BD2 1JP |
Secondary | 1,549 | ||
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The Royal Harbour Academy
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH |
Secondary | 1,016 | ||