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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The Cedars Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 985 | 19.5% | 21.6% |
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Clyst Vale Community College
Exeter, EX5 3AJ |
Secondary | 937 | 23.2% | 21.7% |
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Mounts Bay Academy
Penzance, TR18 3JT |
Secondary | 976 | 18.4% | 21.7% |
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Flixton Girls School
Manchester, M41 5DR |
Secondary | 964 | 18.5% | 19.5% |
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Bungay High School
Bungay, NR35 1RW |
Secondary | 997 | 17% | 22.5% |
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Langley School
Solihull, B92 7ER |
Secondary | 1,047 | 20.5% | 23.4% |
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The Magna Carta School
Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 3HJ |
Secondary | 1,030 | 16.9% | 22.5% |
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Noadswood School
Southampton, SO45 4ZF |
Secondary | 1,044 | 15.8% | 21.9% |
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Birkdale High School
Southport, PR8 3DT |
Secondary | 926 | 19.2% | 21.6% |
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Epsom and Ewell High School
Epsom, KT19 9JW |
Secondary | 1,059 | 18.7% | 19.5% |
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Greenbank High School
Southport, PR8 2LT |
Secondary | 1,039 | 17.1% | 19.6% |
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Manor School
Wellingborough, NN9 6PA |
Secondary | 967 | 17.3% | 21.1% |
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Kingsbury Green Academy
Calne, SN11 8YH |
Secondary | 1,059 | 19.3% | 22.4% |
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Kingswinford Academy
Kingswinford, DY6 7AD |
Secondary | 925 | 16% | 21.5% |
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Southborough High School
Surbiton, KT6 5AS |
Secondary | 928 | 18.6% | 19.8% |
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Corby Technical School
Corby, NN17 1TD |
Secondary | 991 | 14.9% | 22.3% |
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The Matthew Arnold School
Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 1PF |
Secondary | 961 | 19.1% | 21.1% |
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Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
Lincoln, LN5 0PA |
Secondary | 994 | 19.5% | 21.9% |
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The Wilnecote School
Tamworth, B77 5LF |
Secondary | 915 | 21.6% | 23% |
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The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy
Ilfracombe, EX34 9JB |
Secondary | 1,011 | 16.2% | 23% |
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Magna Academy
Poole, BH17 8RE |
Secondary | 970 | 17.7% | 23.2% |
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The Thomas Alleyne Academy
Stevenage, SG1 3BE |
Secondary | 987 | 21.2% | 21.4% |
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John Mason School
Abingdon, OX14 1JB |
Secondary | 995 | 20.2% | 20.6% |
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Barclay Academy
Stevenage, SG1 3RB |
Secondary | 992 | 18.6% | 21.3% |
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Peacehaven Community School
Peacehaven, BN10 8RB |
Secondary | 903 | 18.6% | 22.5% |
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Stowmarket High School
Stowmarket, IP14 1QR |
Secondary | 898 | 18.1% | 21.5% |
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Patchway Community School
Almondsbury, BS32 4AJ |
Secondary | 953 | 18.9% | 21.7% |
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Mercia School
Sheffield, S7 2DY |
Secondary | 1,047 | 16.4% | 22.7% |
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The Swan School
Oxford, OX2 7WP |
Secondary | 953 | 19.1% | 19.2% |
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The Purbeck School
Wareham, BH20 4PF |
Secondary | 1,028 | 16.2% | 20.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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The Cedars Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 985 | Sign in to see | |
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Brine Leas School
Nantwich, CW5 7DY |
Secondary | 1,411 | ||
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Sandwich Technology School
Sandwich, CT13 0FA |
Secondary | 1,235 | ||
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Arden
Solihull, B93 0PT |
Secondary | 1,817 | ||
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Lampton Academy
Hounslow, TW3 4EP |
Secondary | 1,510 | ||
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Invicta Grammar School
Maidstone, ME14 5DS |
Secondary | 1,645 | ||
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Copleston High School
Ipswich, IP4 5HD |
Secondary | 1,937 | ||
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Glenthorne High School
Sutton, SM3 9PS |
Secondary | 1,783 | ||
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Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College
Coventry, CV1 2BA |
Secondary | 1,751 | ||
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Springwest Academy
Feltham, TW13 7EF |
Secondary | 915 | ||
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Ormiston Forge Academy
Cradley Heath, B64 6QU |
Secondary | 1,694 | ||
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The Sittingbourne School
Sittingbourne, ME10 4NL |
Secondary | 1,591 | ||
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Featherstone High School
Southall, UB2 5HF |
Secondary | 1,773 | ||
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Shoeburyness High School
Southend-on-Sea, SS3 9LL |
Secondary | 1,749 | ||
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Horsforth School
Leeds, LS18 5RF |
Secondary | 1,777 | ||
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Bosworth Academy
Leicester, LE9 9JL |
Secondary | 1,559 | ||
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The Parker E-ACT Academy
Daventry, NN11 0QE |
Secondary | 1,218 | ||
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Burford School
Burford, OX18 4PL |
Secondary | 1,443 | ||
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Cleeve Park School
Sidcup, DA14 4JN |
Secondary | 1,010 | ||
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Saint Paul's Catholic High School
Manchester, M23 2YS |
Secondary | 953 | ||
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Seahaven Academy
Newhaven, BN9 9TD |
Secondary | 746 | ||
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Shaftesbury School
Shaftesbury, SP7 8ER |
Secondary | 864 | ||
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Southgate School
Barnet, EN4 0BL |
Secondary | 1,414 | ||
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Logic Studio School
Feltham, TW13 7EF |
Secondary | 328 | ||
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Salesian School, Chertsey
Chertsey, KT16 9LU |
Secondary | 1,850 | ||
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Boston Spa Academy
Wetherby, LS23 6RW |
Secondary | 1,458 | ||
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Temple Moor High School
Leeds, LS15 0PT |
Secondary | 1,338 | ||
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Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst
Birmingham, B37 6NU |
Secondary | 1,194 | ||
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Grace College
Gateshead, NE9 6LE |
Secondary | 1,149 | ||
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Iveshead School
Loughborough, LE12 9DB |
Secondary | 1,000 | ||