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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio West
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 560 | 26.5% | 61.3% |
Red House Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5LN |
Secondary | 464 | 18.1% | 54.1% |
North Shore Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS20 2AY |
Secondary | 767 | 21.1% | 54.6% |
Birkenhead Park School
Birkenhead, CH43 4UY |
Secondary | 748 | 32.7% | 65.3% |
Platanos College
London, SW9 0AL |
Secondary | 856 | 26.8% | 58.5% |
King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes
Bootle, L20 6AQ |
Secondary | 644 | 32.9% | 61.8% |
Outwood Academy Ormesby
Middlesbrough, TS3 0RH |
Secondary | 859 | 23.8% | 58.2% |
The Charter School Bermondsey
London, SE16 4EE |
Secondary | 442 | 29.3% | 55.2% |
Oasis Academy South Bank
London, SE1 7HS |
Secondary | 717 | 17.4% | 60.9% |
Ark All Saints Academy
London, SE5 0UB |
Secondary | 594 | 19.9% | 56.4% |
South Shore Academy
Blackpool, FY4 2AR |
Secondary | 728 | 27% | 62.3% |
Oasis Academy Arena
London, SE25 4QL |
Secondary | 419 | 24.8% | 54.6% |
St Peter's Catholic College
Middlesbrough, TS6 6SP |
Secondary | 558 | 22.2% | 52.8% |
Hillside High School
Bootle, L20 9NU |
Secondary | 699 | 25.9% | 54.2% |
Park Lane Academy
Halifax, HX3 9LG |
Secondary | 430 | 22.6% | 55.3% |
Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8TF |
Secondary | 603 | 28% | 51.1% |
Meridian High School
Croydon, CR0 0AH |
Secondary | 526 | 33.5% | 61.9% |
Smith's Wood Academy
Birmingham, B36 0UE |
Secondary | 784 | 25.6% | 58.8% |
Washington Academy
Washington, NE37 2AA |
Secondary | 660 | 27.3% | 55.3% |
The Gainsborough Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 1PB |
Secondary | 691 | 30% | 58.3% |
Dene Academy
Peterlee, SR8 5RL |
Secondary | 635 | 29.3% | 58.9% |
King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy
Birmingham, B45 0EU |
Secondary | 420 | 33.2% | 65.6% |
Harris Academy Clapham
London, SW4 8LD |
Secondary | 767 | 20.4% | 59.2% |
Outwood Academy Normanby
Middlesbrough, TS6 9AG |
Secondary | 768 | 25.8% | 51.8% |
Outwood Academy Riverside
Middlesbrough, TS1 2AD |
Secondary | 560 | 26.1% | 61% |
St Hild's Church of England School
Hartlepool, TS24 9PB |
Secondary | 670 | 22.5% | 54.9% |
Thrybergh Academy
Rotherham, S65 4BP |
Secondary | 564 | 26% | 56.6% |
Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy
Runcorn, WA7 5YH |
Secondary | 374 | 24.2% | 57.3% |
Durham Academy
Durham, DH7 7NG |
Secondary | 372 | 29.6% | 58.1% |
Dixons Croxteth Academy
Liverpool, L11 4SG |
Secondary | 391 | 32.1% | 56.9% |
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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Studio West
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 560 | Sign in to see | |
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy
Alford, LN13 9HY |
Secondary | 529 | ||
Colyton Grammar School
Colyton, EX24 6HN |
Secondary | 1,061 | ||
Hurworth School
Darlington, DL2 2JG |
Secondary | 669 | ||
Lostock Hall Academy
Preston, PR5 5UR |
Secondary | 779 | ||
St Dunstan's School
Glastonbury, BA6 9BY |
Secondary | 460 | ||
Carre's Grammar School
Sleaford, NG34 7DD |
Secondary | 789 | ||
Woolmer Hill School
Haslemere, GU27 1QB |
Secondary | 888 | ||
Southborough High School
Surbiton, KT6 5AS |
Secondary | 942 | ||
The Market Bosworth School
Nuneaton, CV13 0JT |
Secondary | 824 | ||
The Sele School
Hertford, SG14 2DG |
Secondary | 436 | ||
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy
Birmingham, B20 2HL |
Secondary | 1,060 | ||
Iceni Secondary Academy
Thetford, IP26 4PE |
Secondary | 752 | ||
Lakelands Academy
Ellesmere, SY12 0EA |
Secondary | 576 | ||
Copley Academy
Stalybridge, SK15 3RR |
Secondary | 625 | ||
Wrotham School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD |
Secondary | 1,064 | ||
Beacon Academy
Cleethorpes, DN35 9NF |
Secondary | 623 | ||
Madeley High School
Crewe, CW3 9JJ |
Secondary | 733 | ||
Michaela Community School
London, HA9 0UU |
Secondary | 725 | ||
Alde Valley Academy
Leiston, IP16 4BG |
Secondary | 643 | ||
St Joseph's Catholic High School
Slough, SL2 5HW |
Secondary | 958 | ||
Claydon High School
Ipswich, IP6 0EG |
Secondary | 773 | ||
Hayle Academy
Hayle, TR27 4DN |
Secondary | 552 | ||
The Westleigh School
Leigh, WN7 5NL |
Secondary | 971 | ||
Colne Park High School
Colne, BB8 7DP |
Secondary | 1,061 | ||
E-Act Bourne End Academy
Bourne End, SL8 5BW |
Secondary | 843 | ||
St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy
Stockport, SK4 2QP |
Secondary | 592 | ||
Outwood Academy Hasland Hall
Chesterfield, S41 0LP |
Secondary | 825 | ||
Bishop Barrington Academy
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LA |
Secondary | 627 | ||
The Hollins
Accrington, BB5 2QY |
Secondary | 797 |