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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Idsall School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,171 | 12% | 16.8% |
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Brooke Weston Academy
Great Oakley, NN18 8LA |
Secondary | 1,182 | 12.2% | 16% |
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Samuel Ward Academy
Haverhill, CB9 0LD |
Secondary | 1,153 | 12.3% | 16.6% |
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Chislehurst School for Girls
Chislehurst, BR7 6HE |
Secondary | 1,166 | 12.1% | 16.3% |
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The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School
Chester, CH3 5XF |
Secondary | 1,204 | 14% | 15% |
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Brookfield Community School
Chesterfield, S40 3NS |
Secondary | 1,170 | 15.5% | 17% |
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Swavesey Village College
Cambridge, CB24 4RS |
Secondary | 1,246 | 12% | 15.4% |
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St Edward's College
Liverpool, L12 1LF |
Secondary | 1,162 | 15.3% | 16.4% |
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Erasmus Darwin Academy
Burntwood, WS7 3QW |
Secondary | 1,128 | 15.8% | 15.9% |
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Chesterton Community College
Cambridge, CB4 3NY |
Secondary | 1,130 | 11.6% | 16% |
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The Coleshill School
Birmingham, B46 3EX |
Secondary | 1,201 | 11.8% | 20.2% |
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Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree, CM7 1WY |
Secondary | 1,258 | 10.9% | 16.1% |
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St Mark's West Essex Catholic School
Harlow, CM18 6AA |
Secondary | 1,082 | 11.7% | 17.6% |
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Chelmer Valley High School
Chelmsford, CM1 7ER |
Secondary | 1,157 | 15.3% | 16.7% |
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John Ferneley College
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1LH |
Secondary | 1,194 | 11.9% | 18.2% |
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Cox Green School
Maidenhead, SL6 3AX |
Secondary | 1,184 | 15% | 17.5% |
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Hungerhill School
Doncaster, DN3 2JY |
Secondary | 1,177 | 11.5% | 19.1% |
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Sacred Heart High School
London, W6 7DG |
Secondary | 1,124 | 14.6% | 16.6% |
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Brockington College
Leicester, LE19 4AQ |
Secondary | 1,199 | 14.6% | 16.4% |
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St Gregory's Catholic School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9XL |
Secondary | 1,179 | 10.2% | 17.7% |
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All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6BW |
Secondary | 1,135 | 12.3% | 18% |
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Hagley Catholic High School
Hagley, DY8 2XL |
Secondary | 1,113 | 11.6% | 14.1% |
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St Thomas More Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Nuneaton, CV10 7EX |
Secondary | 1,095 | 12.4% | 17.7% |
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Chew Valley School
Bristol, BS40 8QB |
Secondary | 1,189 | 13.6% | 15% |
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English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
Leicester, LE4 0FJ |
Secondary | 1,167 | 11.2% | 14.3% |
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St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Leicester, LE5 6HN |
Secondary | 1,145 | 13.7% | 17.1% |
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Cheslyn Hay Academy
Walsall, WS6 7JQ |
Secondary | 1,269 | 12% | 16.4% |
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The Friary School
Lichfield, WS13 7EW |
Secondary | 1,220 | 11.8% | 16.6% |
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The Thomas Adams School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5UB |
Secondary | 1,207 | 13.2% | 16.7% |
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Huish Episcopi Academy
LANGPORT, TA10 9SS |
Secondary | 1,250 | 12.1% | 17.7% |
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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Idsall School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,171 | Sign in to see | |
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Ashcroft Technology Academy
London, SW15 2UT |
Secondary | 1,511 | ||
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Parkstone Grammar School
Poole, BH17 7EP |
Secondary | 1,248 | ||
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Rainham School for Girls
Gillingham, ME8 0BX |
Secondary | 1,625 | ||
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Saltash Community School
Saltash, PL12 4AY |
Secondary | 1,150 | ||
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Sawston Village College
Cambridge, CB22 3BP |
Secondary | 1,195 | ||
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Mayflower High School
Billericay, CM12 0RT |
Secondary | 1,622 | ||
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The Magna Carta School
Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 3HJ |
Secondary | 1,030 | ||
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The Commonweal School
Swindon, SN1 4JE |
Secondary | 1,384 | ||
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Wymondham High Academy
Wymondham, NR18 0QT |
Secondary | 1,642 | ||
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Wellsway School
Bristol, BS31 1PH |
Secondary | 1,327 | ||
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Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
Gravesend, DA11 0JE |
Secondary | 1,430 | ||
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Quarrydale Academy
Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 2DU |
Secondary | 1,279 | ||
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Blenheim High School
Epsom, KT19 9BH |
Secondary | 1,394 | ||
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Blackfen School for Girls
Sidcup, DA15 9NU |
Secondary | 1,403 | ||
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Hellesdon High School
Norwich, NR6 5SB |
Secondary | 1,528 | ||
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Bellerive FCJ Catholic College
Liverpool, L17 3AA |
Secondary | 933 | ||
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Crawshaw Academy
Pudsey, LS28 9HU |
Secondary | 1,110 | ||
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Waldegrave School
Twickenham, TW2 5LH |
Secondary | 1,467 | ||
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Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Derby, DE22 1JD |
Secondary | 1,508 | ||
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Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
Grantham, NG31 9AU |
Secondary | 1,202 | ||
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Wigston College
Wigston, LE18 2DS |
Secondary | 265 | ||
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Harper Green School
Bolton, BL4 0DH |
Secondary | 1,128 | ||
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Great Wyrley Academy
Walsall, WS6 6LQ |
Secondary | 576 | ||
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Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
Birmingham, B27 7XY |
Secondary | 1,167 | ||
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Q3 Academy Tipton
Tipton, DY4 7NR |
Secondary | 1,572 | ||
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Cecil Jones Academy
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4BU |
Secondary | 1,016 | ||
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St Peter's Catholic School
Solihull, B91 3NZ |
Secondary | 1,313 | ||
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The Emmbrook School
Wokingham, RG41 1JP |
Secondary | 1,311 | ||
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Blythe Bridge High School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9PW |
Secondary | 1,035 | ||