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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Ditton Park Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,126 | 13% | 21% |
Q3 Academy Great Barr
Birmingham, B43 7SD |
Secondary | 1,173 | 11.8% | 21.3% |
The Langley Academy
Slough, SL3 7EF |
Secondary | 1,150 | 11.8% | 19.4% |
Penair School
Truro, TR1 1TN |
Secondary | 1,190 | 14.3% | 20.2% |
Haygrove School
Bridgwater, TA6 7HW |
Secondary | 1,066 | 11.5% | 19.7% |
Lode Heath School
Solihull, B91 2HW |
Secondary | 1,164 | 15% | 21.7% |
The Magna Carta School
Staines, TW18 3HJ |
Secondary | 1,077 | 16.9% | 18.4% |
Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School
Barnet, EN5 5RR |
Secondary | 1,170 | 9.7% | 19.7% |
Chiltern Hills Academy
Chesham, HP5 2RG |
Secondary | 1,076 | 16.8% | 18.7% |
The St Marylebone CofE School
London, W1U 5BA |
Secondary | 1,182 | 13% | 20.9% |
Sir Harry Smith Community College
Peterborough, PE7 1XB |
Secondary | 1,094 | 16.3% | 21.9% |
Avonbourne Girls Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NY |
Secondary | 1,116 | 16.1% | 22% |
Crawshaw Academy
Pudsey, LS28 9HU |
Secondary | 1,123 | 11.5% | 20.4% |
The Grey Coat Hospital
London, SW1P 2DY |
Secondary | 1,132 | 10.3% | 20.7% |
Ratton School
Eastbourne, BN21 2XR |
Secondary | 1,177 | 16.7% | 23.2% |
The Rawlett School (An Aet Academy)
Tamworth, B79 9AA |
Secondary | 1,039 | 11.5% | 19.8% |
Redhill School
Stourbridge, DY8 1JX |
Secondary | 1,215 | 14.3% | 22.2% |
St John Fisher Catholic College
Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 2SJ |
Secondary | 1,095 | 13.2% | 18.7% |
Mangotsfield School
Bristol, BS16 9LH |
Secondary | 1,122 | 14.8% | 23.2% |
St Catherine's College
Eastbourne, BN23 7BL |
Secondary | 1,086 | 9.7% | 23.1% |
Springfield School
Portsmouth, PO6 1QY |
Secondary | 1,103 | 16.5% | 23.9% |
The Whitstable School
Whitstable, CT5 1PX |
Secondary | 1,127 | 12.8% | 21.8% |
The Newark Academy
Newark, NG24 3AL |
Secondary | 1,147 | 11.3% | 23.4% |
Judgemeadow Community College
Leicester, LE5 6HP |
Secondary | 1,109 | 9.6% | 20.9% |
Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School
Coventry, CV3 6BH |
Secondary | 1,143 | 12.2% | 20.1% |
Watling Academy
Milton Keynes, MK8 1EP |
Secondary | 1,205 | 11% | 21.5% |
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Bury, BL9 0TZ |
Secondary | 1,063 | 12.6% | 20% |
St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Manchester, M25 1JH |
Secondary | 1,087 | 13.6% | 18.7% |
Buxton Community School
Buxton, SK17 9EA |
Secondary | 1,069 | 13.2% | 23.3% |
Parkside School
Bradford, BD13 5AD |
Secondary | 1,146 | 16.4% | 19.8% |
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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Ditton Park Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,126 | Sign in to see | |
Spires Academy
Canterbury, CT2 0HD |
Secondary | 729 | ||
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
Southampton, SO16 8FA |
Secondary | 871 | ||
Oasis Academy Mayfield
Southampton, SO19 9NA |
Secondary | 904 | ||
Ormiston Park Academy
South Ockendon, RM15 4RU |
Secondary | 729 | ||
Ark St Alban's Academy
Birmingham, B12 0YH |
Secondary | 875 | ||
Kearsley Academy
Bolton, BL4 8HY |
Secondary | 765 | ||
The Quest Academy
South Croydon, CR2 8HD |
Secondary | 993 | ||
The Hastings Academy
Hastings, TN35 5DN |
Secondary | 844 | ||
Birmingham Ormiston Academy
Birmingham, B4 7QD |
Secondary | 987 | ||
Harrogate High School
Harrogate, HG1 4AP |
Secondary | 720 | ||
Avanti House School
Stanmore, HA7 2EQ |
Secondary | 1,189 | ||
Corby Technical School
Corby, NN17 1TD |
Secondary | 987 | ||
Nishkam High School
Birmingham, B19 2LF |
Secondary | 675 | ||
The Boulevard Academy
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU3 3QT |
Secondary | 749 | ||
Oakmoor School
Bordon, GU35 0JB |
Secondary | 875 | ||
Ernesford Grange Community Academy
Coventry, CV3 2QD |
Secondary | 1,133 | ||
Bradford Forster Academy
Bradford, BD4 8RG |
Secondary | 981 | ||
The Richmond upon Thames School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL |
Secondary | 741 | ||
Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls
Thamesmead, SE28 8RF |
Secondary | 1,161 | ||
Manchester Enterprise Academy Central
Manchester, M14 6PL |
Secondary | 1,051 | ||
Trumpington Community College
Cambridge, CB2 9FD |
Secondary | 491 | ||
Epping St Johns Church of England School
Epping, CM16 5JB |
Secondary | 1,051 | ||
Brannel School
St Austell, PL26 7RN |
Secondary | 929 | ||
Castle View Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 4QP |
Secondary | 687 | ||
Paxman Academy
Colchester, CO2 9DB |
Secondary | 902 | ||
Sandymoor Ormiston Academy
Runcorn, WA7 1QU |
Secondary | 598 | ||
The King's CofE Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 1DP |
Secondary | 765 | ||
XP Gateshead
Felling, NE10 9UZ |
Secondary | 150 | ||
Stopsley High School
Luton, LU2 7UX |
Secondary | 1,085 |