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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St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,113 | 23.6% | 20.3% |
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Bristol Cathedral Choir School
Bristol, BS1 5TS |
Secondary | 1,187 | 20.6% | 21.8% |
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Teign School
Newton Abbot, TQ12 3JG |
Secondary | 1,078 | 25.3% | 19.6% |
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Bishop Fox's School
Taunton, TA1 3HQ |
Secondary | 1,109 | 24.5% | 21.6% |
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Penryn College
Penryn, TR10 8PZ |
Secondary | 1,156 | 22.5% | 19.3% |
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Priestlands School
Lymington, SO41 8FZ |
Secondary | 1,236 | 20% | 19.7% |
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The Romsey School
Romsey, SO51 8ZB |
Secondary | 1,131 | 18.7% | 19.4% |
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Chiltern Hills Academy
Chesham, HP5 2RG |
Secondary | 1,073 | 25.5% | 20.5% |
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Amery Hill School
Alton, GU34 2BZ |
Secondary | 991 | 26.2% | 17.8% |
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Epsom and Ewell High School
Epsom, KT19 9JW |
Secondary | 1,059 | 18.7% | 19.5% |
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Denefield School
Reading, RG31 6XY |
Secondary | 1,144 | 21.6% | 16.2% |
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Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ
Isleworth, TW7 6XF |
Secondary | 1,097 | 27.4% | 22% |
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Wreake Valley Academy
Leicester, LE7 1LY |
Secondary | 1,126 | 23.5% | 19.6% |
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BBG Academy
Birkenshaw, BD19 4BE |
Secondary | 1,048 | 20.5% | 18.1% |
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The Henry Box School
Witney, OX28 4AX |
Secondary | 1,075 | 18.1% | 17.7% |
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Devizes School
Devizes, SN10 3AG |
Secondary | 990 | 25.1% | 19.9% |
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Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre
Newent, GL18 1QF |
Secondary | 1,063 | 22.6% | 21.9% |
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Woking High School
Woking, GU21 4TJ |
Secondary | 1,209 | 18.8% | 19% |
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John Mason School
Abingdon, OX14 1JB |
Secondary | 995 | 20.2% | 20.6% |
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Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy
Cowes, PO31 8HB |
Secondary | 1,192 | 21% | 19.9% |
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Northgate High School
Dereham, NR19 2EU |
Secondary | 1,187 | 21.6% | 22.9% |
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The Brakenhale School
Bracknell, RG12 7BA |
Secondary | 1,108 | 18% | 20.6% |
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Therfield School
Leatherhead, KT22 7NZ |
Secondary | 1,050 | 18.4% | 18.8% |
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Dereham Neatherd High School
Dereham, NR20 3AX |
Secondary | 1,141 | 25.9% | 20% |
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Reigate School
Reigate, RH2 7NT |
Secondary | 1,265 | 22.8% | 20.4% |
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Okehampton College
Okehampton, EX20 1PW |
Secondary | 1,137 | 18.8% | 19.4% |
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Laurus Cheadle Hulme
Cheadle, SK8 5GB |
Secondary | 1,050 | 21.5% | 18.9% |
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The Hinckley School
Hinckley, LE10 1LE |
Secondary | 1,137 | 18.7% | 19.6% |
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Iveshead School
Loughborough, LE12 9DB |
Secondary | 1,000 | 23.1% | 18.4% |
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The Burton Borough School
Newport, TF10 7DS |
Secondary | 1,109 | 19.1% | 19.2% |
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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St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,113 | Sign in to see | |
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Healing Academy
Grimsby, DN41 7QD |
Secondary | 778 | ||
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The Rochester Grammar School
Rochester, ME1 3BY |
Secondary | 1,171 | ||
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Sunbury Manor School
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6LF |
Secondary | 944 | ||
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Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Faversham, ME13 7BQ |
Secondary | 1,101 | ||
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The Arnewood School
New Milton, BH25 6RS |
Secondary | 900 | ||
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Norton College
Malton, YO17 9PT |
Secondary | 692 | ||
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Woodrush High School
Wythall, B47 5JW |
Secondary | 1,023 | ||
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Pershore High School
Pershore, WR10 2BX |
Secondary | 1,127 | ||
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Holyhead School
Birmingham, B21 0HN |
Secondary | 1,276 | ||
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Hounsdown School
Southampton, SO40 9FT |
Secondary | 1,281 | ||
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Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
Dartford, DA2 7BB |
Secondary | 1,163 | ||
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King Edward VI School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6BE |
Secondary | 869 | ||
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The Weston Road Academy
Stafford, ST18 0YG |
Secondary | 987 | ||
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Framwellgate School Durham
Durham, DH1 5BQ |
Secondary | 1,247 | ||
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The Thomas Lord Audley School
Colchester, CO2 8NJ |
Secondary | 924 | ||
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St Mark's Catholic School
Hounslow, TW3 3EJ |
Secondary | 1,215 | ||
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Bridgemary School
Gosport, PO13 0JN |
Secondary | 792 | ||
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Lift Rawlett
Tamworth, B79 9AA |
Secondary | 1,039 | ||
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Aldersley High School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1RT |
Secondary | 1,293 | ||
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Kempston Academy
Bedford, MK42 7EB |
Secondary | 827 | ||
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Clifton Community School
Rotherham, S65 2SN |
Secondary | 1,116 | ||
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The Lenham School
Maidstone, ME17 2LL |
Secondary | 827 | ||
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Co-op Academy Priesthorpe
Pudsey, LS28 5SG |
Secondary | 1,040 | ||
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Longfield Academy
Darlington, DL3 0HT |
Secondary | 721 | ||
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Rushden Academy
Rushden, NN10 6AG |
Secondary | 934 | ||
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Princes Risborough School
Princes Risborough, HP27 0DR |
Secondary | 1,101 | ||
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Woodhey High School
Bury, BL0 9QZ |
Secondary | 1,103 | ||
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Sandhurst School
Sandhurst, GU47 0SD |
Secondary | 1,003 | ||
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The Mandeville School
Aylesbury, HP21 8ES |
Secondary | 998 | ||