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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Wheatley Park School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,141 | 21.1% | 13.2% |
Midhurst Rother College
Midhurst, GU29 9DT |
Secondary | 1,168 | 21.4% | 13.1% |
Sawston Village College
Cambridge, CB22 3BP |
Secondary | 1,163 | 16.5% | 14.3% |
Ormiston Rivers Academy
Burnham-on-Crouch, CM0 8QB |
Secondary | 1,106 | 17.4% | 14.3% |
Hall Mead School
Upminster, RM14 1SF |
Secondary | 1,070 | 20.2% | 11.9% |
Thamesmead School
Shepperton, TW17 9EE |
Secondary | 1,046 | 17.7% | 14.3% |
Thurstable School Sports College and Sixth Form Centre
Colchester, CO5 0EW |
Secondary | 1,144 | 16.7% | 12.9% |
John Colet School
Aylesbury, HP22 6HF |
Secondary | 1,108 | 18.2% | 11.9% |
Amersham School
Amersham, HP7 9HH |
Secondary | 1,063 | 19.8% | 12% |
The Beacon School
Banstead, SM7 1AG |
Secondary | 1,136 | 23.3% | 13.3% |
Denefield School
Reading, RG31 6XY |
Secondary | 1,120 | 21.1% | 14% |
Holmer Green Senior School
High Wycombe, HP15 6SP |
Secondary | 1,226 | 17.9% | 10% |
The Henry Box School
Witney, OX28 4AX |
Secondary | 1,085 | 19.4% | 16.5% |
Nailsea School
Bristol, BS48 2HN |
Secondary | 1,118 | 16.5% | 12.3% |
St Birinus School
Didcot, OX11 8AZ |
Secondary | 1,166 | 23.2% | 13.3% |
The Marlborough Church of England School
Woodstock, OX20 1LP |
Secondary | 1,085 | 21.2% | 10.4% |
Kings Langley School
Kings Langley, WD4 9HN |
Secondary | 1,085 | 17.5% | 13.9% |
Worthing High School
Worthing, BN14 7AR |
Secondary | 1,064 | 18.1% | 13.8% |
Hedingham School and Sixth Form
Halstead, CO9 3QH |
Secondary | 1,140 | 22.7% | 13.5% |
Trinity School
Sevenoaks, TN13 3SL |
Secondary | 1,151 | 16.7% | 12.8% |
St Simon Stock Catholic School
Maidstone, ME16 0JP |
Secondary | 1,120 | 16.1% | 12.6% |
The Bicester School
Bicester, OX26 2NS |
Secondary | 1,239 | 16.1% | 13.2% |
Millthorpe School
York, YO23 1WF |
Secondary | 1,064 | 19.8% | 14.8% |
Therfield School
Leatherhead, KT22 7NZ |
Secondary | 1,068 | 18% | 16.8% |
Farnham Heath End
Farnham, GU9 9BN |
Secondary | 1,092 | 18% | 16% |
The Misbourne School
Great Missenden, HP16 0BN |
Secondary | 1,095 | 23.6% | 10% |
Abbey Park School
Swindon, SN25 2ND |
Secondary | 1,180 | 18.2% | 14.7% |
Bradfield School
Sheffield, S35 0AE |
Secondary | 1,081 | 21.6% | 15.7% |
Sandhurst School
Sandhurst, GU47 0SD |
Secondary | 1,034 | 18.3% | 13.8% |
Crofton School
Fareham, PO14 2AT |
Secondary | 1,103 | 17.7% | 14.3% |
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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Wheatley Park School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,141 | Sign in to see | |
George Salter Academy
West Bromwich, B70 9UW |
Secondary | 1,467 | ||
City of London Academy Islington
London, N1 8PQ |
Secondary | 925 | ||
Kingsdale Foundation School
London, SE21 8SQ |
Secondary | 2,530 | ||
Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull
Solihull, B91 3PD |
Secondary | 1,711 | ||
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
High Wycombe, HP13 6QT |
Secondary | 1,419 | ||
Harrogate Grammar School
Harrogate, HG2 0DZ |
Secondary | 2,097 | ||
Soham Village College
Ely, CB7 5AA |
Secondary | 1,413 | ||
The West Bridgford School
Nottingham, NG2 7FA |
Secondary | 1,786 | ||
Cleeve School
Cheltenham, GL52 8AE |
Secondary | 1,775 | ||
Moulsham High School
Chelmsford, CM2 9ES |
Secondary | 1,677 | ||
King's Academy Prospect
Reading, RG30 4EX |
Secondary | 1,220 | ||
Chesterton Community College
Cambridge, CB4 3NY |
Secondary | 1,122 | ||
The Blue Coat CofE School
Oldham, OL1 3SQ |
Secondary | 1,693 | ||
Hazelwick School
Crawley, RH10 1SX |
Secondary | 1,885 | ||
Beacon Academy
Crowborough, TN6 2AS |
Secondary | 1,620 | ||
Clacton County High School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6DZ |
Secondary | 1,836 | ||
Southmoor Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7TF |
Secondary | 1,440 | ||
Didcot Girls' School
Didcot, OX11 7AJ |
Secondary | 1,616 | ||
Lymm High School
Lymm, WA13 0RB |
Secondary | 1,916 | ||
City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy
Norwich, NR4 6PP |
Secondary | 1,739 | ||
Chase High School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT |
Secondary | 1,320 | ||
Baxter College
Kidderminster, DY11 5PQ |
Secondary | 811 | ||
City of London Academy Highbury Grove
London, N5 2EQ |
Secondary | 1,153 | ||
Tadcaster Grammar School
Tadcaster, LS24 9NB |
Secondary | 1,512 | ||
Kenilworth School and Sixth Form
Kenilworth, CV8 2AL |
Secondary | 1,894 | ||
The Hinckley School
Hinckley, LE10 1LE |
Secondary | 1,171 | ||
The Brooksbank School
Elland, HX5 0QG |
Secondary | 1,571 | ||
Leigh Academy Bexley
Erith, DA8 3BN |
Secondary | 1,042 | ||
Farringdon Community Academy
Sunderland, SR3 3EL |
Secondary | 678 |