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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Ernesford Grange Community Academy
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 1,133 | 22.9% | 40.5% | 
| 
                                The Gateway Academy
                                 Grays, RM16 4LU  | 
                            Secondary | 1,077 | 18.1% | 38.4% | 
| 
                                Haberdashers' Knights Academy
                                 Bromley, BR1 5EB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,197 | 20.9% | 42.1% | 
| 
                                Stockport Academy
                                 Stockport, SK3 0UP  | 
                            Secondary | 1,015 | 19.8% | 39.4% | 
| 
                                Haberdashers' Abraham Darby
                                 Telford, TF7 5HX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,081 | 19.1% | 37% | 
| 
                                Gospel Oak School
                                 Tipton, DY4 0BZ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,217 | 15% | 40.3% | 
| 
                                Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 4LD  | 
                            Secondary | 1,181 | 20.2% | 43.1% | 
| 
                                Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3JD  | 
                            Secondary | 1,202 | 17.9% | 36.4% | 
| 
                                The Winsford Academy
                                 Winsford, CW7 2BT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,093 | 17.8% | 42.6% | 
| 
                                Lipson Co-operative Academy
                                 Plymouth, PL4 7PG  | 
                            Secondary | 1,108 | 22% | 38.9% | 
| 
                                St Peter's CofE Academy
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2RR  | 
                            Secondary | 1,085 | 19.5% | 39.7% | 
| 
                                The Hathershaw College
                                 Oldham, OL8 3EP  | 
                            Secondary | 1,050 | 20.3% | 41% | 
| 
                                Heath Park
                                 Wolverhampton, WV11 1RD  | 
                            Secondary | 1,191 | 20% | 41.2% | 
| 
                                Montgomery Academy
                                 Blackpool, FY2 0AZ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,186 | 17.6% | 39.4% | 
| 
                                Rockwood Academy
                                 Birmingham, B8 3HG  | 
                            Secondary | 1,090 | 16.6% | 41.5% | 
| 
                                Moseley Park
                                 Bilston, WV14 6LU  | 
                            Secondary | 1,077 | 25.1% | 43.1% | 
| 
                                Haywood Academy
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 7AB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,160 | 17.6% | 40.4% | 
| 
                                Bristnall Hall Academy
                                 Oldbury, B68 9PA  | 
                            Secondary | 1,083 | 22.6% | 37.1% | 
| 
                                The Telford Langley School
                                 Telford, TF4 3JS  | 
                            Secondary | 1,100 | 20.7% | 41.8% | 
| 
                                St Edmund's Catholic Academy
                                 Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU  | 
                            Secondary | 1,116 | 15.9% | 38.4% | 
| 
                                Outwood Academy City
                                 Sheffield, S13 8SS  | 
                            Secondary | 1,190 | 22.1% | 42.9% | 
| 
                                Wednesfield Academy
                                 Wolverhampton, WV11 3ES  | 
                            Secondary | 1,067 | 16.9% | 39.7% | 
| 
                                Ormiston Meridian Academy
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7DF  | 
                            Secondary | 1,078 | 18.6% | 44.1% | 
| 
                                Barr's Hill School
                                 Coventry, CV1 4BU  | 
                            Secondary | 998 | 23% | 42.5% | 
| 
                                St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
                                 Wallasey, CH45 3LN  | 
                            Secondary | 1,133 | 17% | 41.8% | 
| 
                                Noel-Baker Academy
                                 Derby, DE24 0BR  | 
                            Secondary | 1,143 | 17.9% | 41.4% | 
| 
                                Royds Hall,  A Share Academy
                                 Huddersfield, HD3 4HA  | 
                            Secondary | 1,223 | 21.8% | 42.5% | 
| 
                                Castle Mead Academy
                                 Leicester, LE3 5QT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,227 | 19.3% | 38.7% | 
| 
                                Seaham High School
                                 Seaham, SR7 0BH  | 
                            Secondary | 1,122 | 20% | 40.3% | 
| 
                                Leigh Academy Bexley
                                 Erith, DA8 3BN  | 
                            Secondary | 1,042 | 21.1% | 39.4% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Ernesford Grange Community Academy
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 1,133 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
                                 Southampton, SO16 8FA  | 
                            Secondary | 871 | ||
| 
                                E-Act Parkwood Academy
                                 Sheffield, S5 8UL  | 
                            Secondary | 826 | ||
| 
                                Ark St Alban's Academy
                                 Birmingham, B12 0YH  | 
                            Secondary | 875 | ||
| 
                                Kearsley Academy
                                 Bolton, BL4 8HY  | 
                            Secondary | 765 | ||
| 
                                The Quest Academy
                                 South Croydon, CR2 8HD  | 
                            Secondary | 993 | ||
| 
                                Ormiston Horizon Academy
                                 Stoke on Trent, ST6 6JZ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,058 | ||
| 
                                Birmingham Ormiston Academy
                                 Birmingham, B4 7QD  | 
                            Secondary | 987 | ||
| 
                                Stockland Green School
                                 Birmingham, B23 7JH  | 
                            Secondary | 754 | ||
| 
                                Harrogate High School
                                 Harrogate, HG1 4AP  | 
                            Secondary | 720 | ||
| 
                                Avanti House School
                                 Stanmore, HA7 2EQ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,189 | ||
| 
                                Corby Technical School
                                 Corby, NN17 1TD  | 
                            Secondary | 987 | ||
| 
                                Nishkam High School
                                 Birmingham, B19 2LF  | 
                            Secondary | 675 | ||
| 
                                The Boulevard Academy
                                 Kingston-upon-Hull, HU3 3QT  | 
                            Secondary | 749 | ||
| 
                                Oakmoor School
                                 Bordon, GU35 0JB  | 
                            Secondary | 875 | ||
| 
                                Bradford Forster Academy
                                 Bradford, BD4 8RG  | 
                            Secondary | 981 | ||
| 
                                Ditton Park Academy
                                 Slough, SL3 7UX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,126 | ||
| 
                                The Richmond upon Thames School
                                 Twickenham, TW2 7SL  | 
                            Secondary | 741 | ||
| 
                                Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls
                                 Thamesmead, SE28 8RF  | 
                            Secondary | 1,161 | ||
| 
                                Manchester Enterprise Academy Central
                                 Manchester, M14 6PL  | 
                            Secondary | 1,051 | ||
| 
                                Trumpington Community College
                                 Cambridge, CB2 9FD  | 
                            Secondary | 491 | ||
| 
                                Epping St Johns Church of England School
                                 Epping, CM16 5JB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,051 | ||
| 
                                Brannel School
                                 St Austell, PL26 7RN  | 
                            Secondary | 929 | ||
| 
                                Castle View Academy
                                 Portsmouth, PO6 4QP  | 
                            Secondary | 687 | ||
| 
                                Paxman Academy
                                 Colchester, CO2 9DB  | 
                            Secondary | 902 | ||
| 
                                West Bromwich Collegiate Academy
                                 West Bromwich, B70 7LE  | 
                            Secondary | 802 | ||
| 
                                Sandymoor Ormiston Academy
                                 Runcorn, WA7 1QU  | 
                            Secondary | 598 | ||
| 
                                The King's CofE Academy
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 1DP  | 
                            Secondary | 765 | ||
| 
                                XP Gateshead
                                 Felling, NE10 9UZ  | 
                            Secondary | 150 | ||
| 
                                Stopsley High School
                                 Luton, LU2 7UX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,085 | ||