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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cheshire Studio School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 120 | 21.7% | 22.5% |
The Cheadle Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 1LH |
Secondary | 423 | 20.3% | 23.2% |
Kirkby Stephen Grammar School
Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4HA |
Secondary | 347 | 20.2% | 15.6% |
Appleby Grammar School
Appleby-in-Westmorland, CA16 6XU |
Secondary | 346 | 20.8% | 14.7% |
Lady Hawkins' School
Kington, HR5 3AR |
Secondary | 267 | 19.9% | 16.5% |
Queen Elizabeth High School
Bromyard, HR7 4QS |
Secondary | 409 | 22.7% | 22% |
Stradbroke High School
Eye, IP21 5JN |
Secondary | 353 | 20.7% | 20.4% |
The Studio School Liverpool
Liverpool, L1 0BS |
Secondary | 293 | 30.2% | 25.4% |
Leeds Jewish Free School
Leeds, LS17 7TN |
Secondary | 136 | 19.9% | 22.8% |
Futures Institute Banbury
Banbury, OX16 9HY |
Secondary | 122 | 22.1% | 23.8% |
XP School
Doncaster, DN4 5NG |
Secondary | 247 | 28.2% | 26.5% |
Walney School
Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 3JT |
Secondary | 489 | 22.1% | 22.9% |
IKB Academy
Bristol, BS31 1SP |
Secondary | 142 | 24.7% | 19% |
Leek High School
Leek, ST13 6EU |
Secondary | 275 | 12.4% | 25.1% |
Logic Studio School
Feltham, TW13 7EF |
Secondary | 297 | 15.9% | 29.4% |
Heathside Walton-on-Thames
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 2JP |
Secondary | 305 | 23.6% | 20% |
XP East
Doncaster, DN4 5NG |
Secondary | 293 | 30.6% | 22.3% |
Gaynes School
Upminster, RM14 3UX |
Secondary | 379 | 16.7% | 22% |
Chester International School
Chester, CH4 7AE |
Secondary | 281 | 34.5% | 21% |
Scott Medical and Healthcare College
Plymouth, PL3 4BD |
Secondary | 235 | 18% | 20.6% |
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
Buxton, SK17 6AF |
Secondary | 426 | 16.2% | 24.2% |
Kidsgrove Secondary School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 4DL |
Secondary | 302 | 15.3% | 24.3% |
St Mark's CofE School
Bath, BA1 6ND |
Secondary | 237 | 34.9% | 24.7% |
Orsett Heath Academy
Grays, RM16 4DG |
Secondary | 343 | 18.1% | 20.5% |
Holy Family Catholic High School, A Voluntary Academy
Goole, DN14 9NS |
Secondary | 314 | 32.8% | 23.9% |
St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham
Hexham, NE46 2DD |
Secondary | 186 | 8.6% | 20.4% |
Ridgeway Secondary School
Redditch, B96 6BD |
Secondary | 302 | 20.2% | 17.5% |
Weldon Village Academy
Corby, NN17 3GE |
Secondary | 114 | 16.7% | 22.8% |
Chilmington Green School
Ashford, TN23 4QE |
Secondary | 122 | 28.7% | 30.3% |
Nidderdale High School
Harrogate, HG3 5HL |
Secondary | 407 | 25.6% | 18.4% |
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 |
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Cheshire Studio School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 120 | Sign in to see | |
Djanogly City Academy
Nottingham, NG7 6ND |
Secondary | 1,198 | ||
City of London Academy Islington
London, N1 8PQ |
Secondary | 925 | ||
Kingsdale Foundation School
London, SE21 8SQ |
Secondary | 2,530 | ||
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
High Wycombe, HP13 6QT |
Secondary | 1,419 | ||
Harrogate Grammar School
Harrogate, HG2 0DZ |
Secondary | 2,097 | ||
Queen Elizabeth's
Crediton, EX17 3LU |
Secondary | 1,206 | ||
Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy
Lancaster, LA1 4RS |
Secondary | 1,677 | ||
Saffron Walden County High School
Saffron Walden, CB11 4UH |
Secondary | 2,128 | ||
Toot Hill School
Nottingham, NG13 8BL |
Secondary | 1,932 | ||
George Abbot School
Guildford, GU1 1XX |
Secondary | 1,939 | ||
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
Birmingham, B14 7QJ |
Secondary | 1,108 | ||
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
Birmingham, B14 7QJ |
Secondary | 1,017 | ||
Marling School
Stroud, GL5 4HE |
Secondary | 1,185 | ||
Dallam School
Cumbria, LA7 7DD |
Secondary | 988 | ||
Hitchin Girls' School
Hitchin, SG4 9RS |
Secondary | 1,355 | ||
Hinchingbrooke School
Huntingdon, PE29 3BN |
Secondary | 2,052 | ||
Rawlins
Loughborough, LE12 8DY |
Secondary | 1,566 | ||
Kingsbury High School
London, NW9 9JR |
Secondary | 2,009 | ||
Beacon Academy
Crowborough, TN6 2AS |
Secondary | 1,620 | ||
Lutterworth College
Lutterworth, LE17 4EW |
Secondary | 1,565 | ||
Wheatley Park School
Oxford, OX33 1QH |
Secondary | 1,141 | ||
Hewett Academy
Norwich, NR1 2PL |
Secondary | 422 | ||
Co-op Academy Priesthorpe
Pudsey, LS28 5SG |
Secondary | 1,055 | ||
Leigh Academy Halley
London, SE3 8EP |
Secondary | 906 | ||
Holderness Academy and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU12 8UZ |
Secondary | 1,014 | ||
Northallerton School & Sixth Form College
Northallerton, DL6 1ED |
Secondary | 1,081 | ||
Alsop High School
Liverpool, L4 6SH |
Secondary | 1,497 | ||
Trinity Catholic School
Leamington Spa, CV32 6NB |
Secondary | 520 | ||
Leigh Academy Bexley
Erith, DA8 3BN |
Secondary | 1,042 |