Nottingham Free School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Nottingham Free School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 676 10.8% 21.2%
West Somerset College
Minehead, TA24 6AY
Secondary 759 10.5% 19.1%
Melbourn Village College
Royston, SG8 6EF
Secondary 638 14.1% 22.1%
Sheringham High School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND
Secondary 704 15.9% 21.8%
Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ilkeston, DE7 4HX
Secondary 686 15.2% 23.2%
Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3FU
Secondary 673 15% 18.3%
Breckland School
Brandon, IP27 0PE
Secondary 607 13.3% 24.1%
Skegness Grammar School
Skegness, PE25 2QS
Secondary 677 11.2% 20.3%
Acle Academy
Norwich, NR13 3ER
Secondary 621 10.5% 23.4%
Christ The King Voluntary Academy
Nottingham, NG5 7JZ
Secondary 850 11.7% 20.8%
Castle Donington College
Derby, DE74 2LN
Secondary 659 13.4% 18%
Alderman White School
Nottingham, NG9 3DU
Secondary 770 14.3% 23.1%
Bramcote College
Nottingham, NG9 3GA
Secondary 786 12.9% 23.6%
The Ramsey Academy, Halstead
Halstead, CO9 2HR
Secondary 776 8.9% 22.4%
Hobart High School
Norwich, NR14 6JU
Secondary 674 11.4% 19.3%
St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School
London, N11 1NP
Secondary 586 10.4% 20%
St Thomas More Catholic High School
Crewe, CW2 8AE
Secondary 666 10.7% 18.5%
The Ongar Academy
Ongar, CM5 0AN
Secondary 556 10.5% 22.4%
Eden Girls' School, Slough
Slough, SL1 4AA
Secondary 619 11.3% 23.9%
Eden Boys' School, Preston
Preston, PR1 4BD
Secondary 614 9.3% 22.7%
Oldbury Wells School
Bridgnorth, WV16 5JD
Secondary 771 12.3% 18.9%
Ealing Fields High School
London, W5 4EJ
Secondary 741 13.1% 20.8%
Vale of York Academy
York, YO30 6ZS
Secondary 714 9.9% 23.5%
The Royal Liberty School
Romford, RM2 6HJ
Secondary 749 14.7% 19.1%
Colonel Frank Seely Academy
Nottingham, NG14 6JZ
Secondary 830 11.4% 20%
The Suthers School
Newark, NG24 3NH
Secondary 573 8% 23.6%
Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy
Kingsbury, B78 2LF
Secondary 689 6.7% 21.1%
Howden School
Goole, DN14 7AL
Secondary 699 14.5% 19%
Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9SD
Secondary 594 14.8% 22.1%
Huxlow Academy
Irthlingborough, NN9 5TY
Secondary 855 14.1% 20.7%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Nottingham Free School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 676 Sign in to see
Bristol Cathedral Choir School
Bristol, BS1 5TS
Secondary 1,168
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School
Lancaster, LA1 1SF
Secondary 1,002
Devonport High School for Boys
Plymouth, PL1 5QP
Secondary 1,231
Parkside Community College
Cambridge, CB1 1EH
Secondary 737
Kirkbie Kendal School
Kendal, LA9 7EQ
Secondary 1,055
Queen Mary's High School
Walsall, WS4 2AE
Secondary 937
St Anselm's College
Prenton, CH43 1UQ
Secondary 988
Enfield Grammar School
Enfield, EN2 6LN
Secondary 1,043
The Roundhill Academy
Leicester, LE4 8GQ
Secondary 798
Ark Bolingbroke Academy
London, SW11 6BF
Secondary 771
The Crossley Heath School
Halifax, HX3 0HG
Secondary 1,142
St John's Church of England Middle School Academy
Bromsgrove, B61 7DH
Secondary 651
Connaught School for Girls
London, E11 4AE
Secondary 619
Fulham Cross Academy
London, SW6 6SN
Secondary 647
The Studio School Liverpool
Liverpool, L1 0BS
Secondary 293
Jane Austen College
Norwich, NR3 1DD
Secondary 1,066
Jewellery Quarter Academy
Birmingham, B1 3AA
Secondary 657
Hugh Sexey Church of England Middle School
Wedmore, BS28 4ND
Secondary 655
Erdington Academy
Birmingham, B24 8RE
Secondary 957
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
Birmingham, B21 9ET
Secondary 1,046
City of London Academy, Highgate Hill
London, N19 3EU
Secondary 664
Derby Cathedral School
Derby, DE1 1LR
Secondary 1,007
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East
Birmingham, B8 3DT
Secondary 614
Tanfield School
Stanley, DH9 8AY
Secondary 711
King Edward VII Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 2QB
Secondary 1,228
Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School
London, SE1 6EX
Secondary 506
Harris Science Academy East London
London, E3 3DU
Secondary 449
Cowley Academy
Spalding, PE11 4TF
Secondary 632
All Saints Catholic School York
York, YO24 1BJ
Secondary 1,413