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 28 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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Wickersley School and Sports College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 2,053 | 14.2% | 14% |
Outwood Grange Academy
Wakefield, WF1 2PF |
Secondary | 1,980 | 8.9% | 13.6% |
Waltham Toll Bar Academy
Grimsby, DN36 4RZ |
Secondary | 1,894 | 9.2% | 14.8% |
Norton Hill Academy
Radstock, BA3 4AD |
Secondary | 1,894 | 15.2% | 15.1% |
Garforth Academy
Leeds, LS25 1LJ |
Secondary | 1,900 | 5.5% | 13.1% |
Comberton Village College
Cambridge, CB23 7DU |
Secondary | 1,932 | 13% | 10% |
Harrogate Grammar School
Harrogate, HG2 0DZ |
Secondary | 2,097 | 19.7% | 8.3% |
The King John School
Benfleet, SS7 1RQ |
Secondary | 2,103 | 12.2% | 11.8% |
Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy
York, YO10 5ZA |
Secondary | 1,843 | 11.6% | 19.3% |
Wildern School
Southampton, SO30 4EJ |
Secondary | 1,869 | 13.3% | 15.5% |
South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College
North Ferriby, HU14 3HS |
Secondary | 2,108 | 10.5% | 8.3% |
South Craven School
Keighley, BD20 7RL |
Secondary | 1,874 | 11% | 13.8% |
Cheam High School
Sutton, SM3 8PW |
Secondary | 2,124 | 10.5% | 13.9% |
Copleston High School
Ipswich, IP4 5HD |
Secondary | 1,937 | 11.9% | 14.7% |
Farlingaye High School
Woodbridge, IP12 4JX |
Secondary | 1,912 | 12.1% | 14.6% |
Nower Hill High School
Pinner, HA5 5RP |
Secondary | 2,060 | 12.9% | 15.7% |
The Thomas Hardye School
Dorchester, DT1 2ET |
Secondary | 2,080 | 18.9% | 12.4% |
Hazelwick School
Crawley, RH10 1SX |
Secondary | 1,885 | 16% | 14.1% |
Woodkirk Academy
Wakefield, WF3 1JQ |
Secondary | 1,805 | 9.7% | 18.1% |
Hinchingbrooke School
Huntingdon, PE29 3BN |
Secondary | 2,052 | 14.8% | 18.1% |
The Cherwell School
Oxford, OX2 7EE |
Secondary | 2,013 | 16% | 14.5% |
Tapton School
Sheffield, S10 5RG |
Secondary | 1,820 | 13.2% | 15.2% |
Riddlesdown Collegiate
Purley, CR8 1EX |
Secondary | 2,067 | 13.7% | 12.1% |
Alperton Community School
Wembley, HA0 4JE |
Secondary | 1,951 | 10.5% | 17.2% |
Northampton School for Girls
Northampton, NN3 6DG |
Secondary | 1,761 | 15.6% | 12.7% |
Rainhill High School
Prescot, L35 6NY |
Secondary | 1,852 | 14.9% | 13.7% |
John Port Spencer Academy
Derby, DE65 6LU |
Secondary | 1,967 | 18.2% | 13.8% |
Wath Academy
Rotherham, S63 7NW |
Secondary | 1,999 | 12.1% | 21.6% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 28 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Wickersley School and Sports College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 2,053 | Sign in to see | |
Waltham Toll Bar Academy
Grimsby, DN36 4RZ |
Secondary | 1,894 | ||
Watford Grammar School for Boys
Watford, WD18 7JF |
Secondary | 1,557 | ||
Wales High School
Sheffield, S26 5QQ |
Secondary | 1,842 | ||
Garforth Academy
Leeds, LS25 1LJ |
Secondary | 1,900 | ||
Maiden Erlegh School
Reading, RG6 7HS |
Secondary | 1,839 | ||
Chesterton Community College
Cambridge, CB4 3NY |
Secondary | 1,122 | ||
Myton School
Warwick, CV34 6PJ |
Secondary | 1,759 | ||
The Marches School
Oswestry, SY11 2AR |
Secondary | 1,383 | ||
King Alfred's
Wantage, OX12 9BY |
Secondary | 1,682 | ||
Hazelwick School
Crawley, RH10 1SX |
Secondary | 1,885 | ||
Cannock Chase High School
Cannock, WS11 1JT |
Secondary | 1,110 | ||
Tewkesbury Academy
Tewkesbury, GL20 8DF |
Secondary | 1,206 | ||
Cheadle Hulme High School
Cheadle, SK8 7JY |
Secondary | 1,671 | ||
Clacton County High School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6DZ |
Secondary | 1,836 | ||
Didcot Girls' School
Didcot, OX11 7AJ |
Secondary | 1,616 | ||
The Dukeries Academy
Newark, NG22 9TD |
Secondary | 777 | ||
Beckfoot Thornton
Bradford, BD13 3BH |
Secondary | 1,296 | ||
Callington Community College
Callington, PL17 7DR |
Secondary | 890 | ||
Harton Academy
South Shields, NE34 6DL |
Secondary | 1,659 | ||
Benfield School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4NU |
Secondary | 969 | ||
City of London Academy Highbury Grove
London, N5 2EQ |
Secondary | 1,153 | ||
Ecclesfield School
Sheffield, S35 9WD |
Secondary | 1,736 | ||
Tavistock College
Tavistock, PL19 8DD |
Secondary | 1,298 | ||
Goole Academy
Goole, DN14 6AN |
Secondary | 1,172 | ||
Philip Morant School and College
Colchester, CO3 4QS |
Secondary | 1,729 | ||
Harris Academy Ockendon
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY |
Secondary | 1,435 | ||
Ashby School
Ashby-De-La-Zouch, LE65 1DT |
Secondary | 1,528 |