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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Newmarket Academy
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 833 | 14.9% | 21.5% | 
| 
                                Maltings Academy
                                 Witham, CM8 1EP  | 
                            Secondary | 893 | 11.6% | 20% | 
| 
                                Rossett School
                                 Harrogate, HG2 9JP  | 
                            Secondary | 905 | 13.6% | 21.2% | 
| 
                                Hadleigh High School
                                 Ipswich, IP7 5HU  | 
                            Secondary | 769 | 18.5% | 19.9% | 
| 
                                Bury St Edmunds County High School
                                 Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RF  | 
                            Secondary | 855 | 9.4% | 21.9% | 
| 
                                West Hill School
                                 Stalybridge, SK15 1LX  | 
                            Secondary | 847 | 17.4% | 22.3% | 
| 
                                Coombeshead Academy
                                 Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PT  | 
                            Secondary | 872 | 17.9% | 22.7% | 
| 
                                Sheringham High School
                                 Sheringham, NR26 8ND  | 
                            Secondary | 704 | 15.9% | 21.8% | 
| 
                                Ivanhoe School
                                 Ashby-de-la-Zouch, LE65 1HX  | 
                            Secondary | 873 | 16.2% | 22.6% | 
| 
                                Christ The King Voluntary Academy
                                 Nottingham, NG5 7JZ  | 
                            Secondary | 850 | 11.7% | 20.8% | 
| 
                                Alderman White School
                                 Nottingham, NG9 3DU  | 
                            Secondary | 770 | 14.3% | 23.1% | 
| 
                                Fakenham Academy
                                 Fakenham, NR21 9QT  | 
                            Secondary | 767 | 18% | 22.7% | 
| 
                                Glenmoor Academy
                                 Bournemouth, BH10 4EX  | 
                            Secondary | 892 | 13.3% | 21.8% | 
| 
                                Court Fields School
                                 Wellington, TA21 8SW  | 
                            Secondary | 798 | 17.9% | 20.2% | 
| 
                                St Clement's High School
                                 King's Lynn, PE34 4LZ  | 
                            Secondary | 702 | 17% | 22.4% | 
| 
                                The Fulham Boys School
                                 London, SW6 5BD  | 
                            Secondary | 821 | 13.5% | 23% | 
| 
                                Sir John Talbot's School
                                 Whitchurch, SY13 2BY  | 
                            Secondary | 860 | 14% | 20.1% | 
| 
                                Outwood Academy Bydales
                                 Redcar, TS11 6AR  | 
                            Secondary | 805 | 16.5% | 19.6% | 
| 
                                Robert Barclay Academy
                                 Hoddesdon, EN11 8JY  | 
                            Secondary | 758 | 17.8% | 21.2% | 
| 
                                Harris Academy Rainham
                                 Rainham, RM13 9XD  | 
                            Secondary | 898 | 14.4% | 22.9% | 
| 
                                Barclay Academy
                                 Stevenage, SG1 3RB  | 
                            Secondary | 916 | 19.1% | 22.9% | 
| 
                                Stowmarket High School
                                 Stowmarket, IP14 1QR  | 
                            Secondary | 901 | 15.8% | 20.3% | 
| 
                                Yate Academy
                                 Yate, BS37 4DX  | 
                            Secondary | 818 | 16.3% | 20.3% | 
| 
                                Flegg High Ormiston Academy
                                 Great Yarmouth, NR29 4QD  | 
                            Secondary | 766 | 18.3% | 20.5% | 
| 
                                The Grove School
                                 Market Drayton, TF9 1HF  | 
                            Secondary | 836 | 14.1% | 23.8% | 
| 
                                The Swan School
                                 Oxford, OX2 7WP  | 
                            Secondary | 862 | 15.3% | 21.2% | 
| 
                                Uplands Academy
                                 Wadhurst, TN5 6AZ  | 
                            Secondary | 800 | 16.5% | 19.8% | 
| 
                                Huxlow Academy
                                 Irthlingborough, NN9 5TY  | 
                            Secondary | 855 | 14.1% | 20.7% | 
| 
                                Sidmouth College
                                 Sidmouth, EX10 9LG  | 
                            Secondary | 872 | 17.1% | 19.6% | 
| 
                                Anthony Gell School
                                 Matlock, DE4 4DX  | 
                            Secondary | 824 | 16.8% | 19.7% | 
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
 
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Newmarket Academy
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 833 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Hartismere School
                                 Eye, IP23 7BL  | 
                            Secondary | 1,063 | ||
| 
                                Denmark Road High School
                                 Gloucester, GL1 3JN  | 
                            Secondary | 974 | ||
| 
                                Preston School Academy
                                 Yeovil, BA21 3JD  | 
                            Secondary | 984 | ||
| 
                                Stanchester Academy
                                 Stoke-sub-Hamdon, TA14 6UG  | 
                            Secondary | 791 | ||
| 
                                Whitstone
                                 Shepton Mallet, BA4 5PF  | 
                            Secondary | 585 | ||
| 
                                Canons High School
                                 Edgware, HA8 6AN  | 
                            Secondary | 1,260 | ||
| 
                                Melbourn Village College
                                 Royston, SG8 6EF  | 
                            Secondary | 638 | ||
| 
                                Beacon Hill Academy
                                 Dudley, DY3 1BP  | 
                            Secondary | 1,073 | ||
| 
                                St Helena School
                                 Colchester, CO3 3LE  | 
                            Secondary | 1,006 | ||
| 
                                Presdales School
                                 Ware, SG12 9NX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,175 | ||
| 
                                Albany Academy
                                 Chorley, PR7 3AY  | 
                            Secondary | 720 | ||
| 
                                Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle
                                 Horncastle, LN9 5AD  | 
                            Secondary | 817 | ||
| 
                                Ibstock School
                                 Ibstock, LE67 6NE  | 
                            Secondary | 810 | ||
| 
                                Colne Primet Academy
                                 Colne, BB8 8JF  | 
                            Secondary | 870 | ||
| 
                                The Hathaway Academy
                                 Grays, RM17 5LL  | 
                            Secondary | 676 | ||
| 
                                Jubilee High School
                                 Addlestone, KT15 1TE  | 
                            Secondary | 681 | ||
| 
                                Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy
                                 Ipswich, IP2 8PL  | 
                            Secondary | 783 | ||
| 
                                The Skipton Academy
                                 Skipton, BD23 1UQ  | 
                            Secondary | 591 | ||
| 
                                Hillside High School
                                 Bootle, L20 9NU  | 
                            Secondary | 699 | ||
| 
                                Blessed William Howard Catholic School
                                 Stafford, ST17 9AB  | 
                            Secondary | 954 | ||
| 
                                Selston High School
                                 Nottingham, NG16 6BW  | 
                            Secondary | 873 | ||
| 
                                Springfield School
                                 Portsmouth, PO6 1QY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,103 | ||
| 
                                Moreton School
                                 Wolverhampton, WV10 8BY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,053 | ||
| 
                                Dereham Neatherd High School
                                 Dereham, NR20 3AX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,163 | ||
| 
                                Stoke Park School
                                 Coventry, CV2 4JW  | 
                            Secondary | 1,073 | ||
| 
                                Rye College
                                 Rye, TN31 7NQ  | 
                            Secondary | 580 | ||
| 
                                Poltair School
                                 St Austell, PL25 4BZ  | 
                            Secondary | 857 | ||
| 
                                The Oaks Academy
                                 Crewe, CW2 7NQ  | 
                            Secondary | 621 | ||
| 
                                St Benedict's Catholic School
                                 Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RH  | 
                            Secondary | 976 | ||