The Cooper School
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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The Cooper School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,272 | 22.6% | 10.2% |
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Midhurst Rother College
Midhurst, GU29 9DT |
Secondary | 1,168 | 21.4% | 13.1% |
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Queen Elizabeth School
LA6 2HJ |
Secondary | 1,185 | 19.9% | 7% |
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Kingsbridge Academy
Kingsbridge, TQ7 1PL |
Secondary | 1,292 | 19.3% | 11% |
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Guilsborough Academy
Northampton, NN6 8QE |
Secondary | 1,327 | 17.3% | 13.2% |
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The Corsham School
Corsham, SN13 9DF |
Secondary | 1,265 | 21.5% | 13.1% |
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Fullbrook School
Addlestone, KT15 3HW |
Secondary | 1,404 | 23.6% | 10% |
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St Laurence School
Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 1DZ |
Secondary | 1,374 | 23.1% | 10.9% |
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John Colet School
Aylesbury, HP22 6HF |
Secondary | 1,108 | 18.2% | 11.9% |
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Amersham School
Amersham, HP7 9HH |
Secondary | 1,063 | 19.8% | 12% |
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Wallingford School
Wallingford, OX10 8HH |
Secondary | 1,411 | 19.1% | 10.4% |
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The Beacon School
Banstead, SM7 1AG |
Secondary | 1,136 | 23.3% | 13.3% |
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Denefield School
Reading, RG31 6XY |
Secondary | 1,120 | 21.1% | 14% |
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Bartholomew School
Witney, OX29 4AP |
Secondary | 1,346 | 14.9% | 8.2% |
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Faringdon Community College
Faringdon, SN7 7LB |
Secondary | 1,412 | 21.1% | 14.2% |
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Holmer Green Senior School
High Wycombe, HP15 6SP |
Secondary | 1,226 | 17.9% | 10% |
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St Birinus School
Didcot, OX11 8AZ |
Secondary | 1,166 | 23.2% | 13.3% |
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The Marlborough Church of England School
Woodstock, OX20 1LP |
Secondary | 1,085 | 21.2% | 10.4% |
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Hedingham School and Sixth Form
Halstead, CO9 3QH |
Secondary | 1,140 | 22.7% | 13.5% |
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Hitchin Boys' School
Hitchin, SG5 1JB |
Secondary | 1,317 | 18.3% | 6.5% |
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Guildford County School
Guildford, GU2 4LU |
Secondary | 1,218 | 16.2% | 7.5% |
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Trinity School
Sevenoaks, TN13 3SL |
Secondary | 1,151 | 16.7% | 12.8% |
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St Simon Stock Catholic School
Maidstone, ME16 0JP |
Secondary | 1,120 | 16.1% | 12.6% |
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Wheatley Park School
Oxford, OX33 1QH |
Secondary | 1,141 | 21.1% | 13.2% |
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The Bicester School
Bicester, OX26 2NS |
Secondary | 1,239 | 16.1% | 13.2% |
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Heathside School
Weybridge, KT13 8UZ |
Secondary | 1,262 | 16.6% | 5.5% |
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St Philip Howard Catholic School
Bognor Regis, PO22 0EN |
Secondary | 1,252 | 18.9% | 9.3% |
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The Misbourne School
Great Missenden, HP16 0BN |
Secondary | 1,095 | 23.6% | 10% |
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St Paul's Catholic College
Burgess Hill, RH15 8GA |
Secondary | 1,169 | 17.8% | 6.8% |
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Priestnall School
Stockport, SK4 3HP |
Secondary | 1,273 | 21% | 12.2% |
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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The Cooper School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,272 | Sign in to see | |
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Ark Charter Academy
Southsea, PO5 4HL |
Secondary | 876 | ||
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The Eastbourne Academy
Eastbourne, BN22 9RQ |
Secondary | 835 | ||
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Leigh Academy Tonbridge
Tonbridge, TN9 2PH |
Secondary | 588 | ||
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Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere
Belvedere, DA17 6HT |
Secondary | 1,083 | ||
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The Burgate School and Sixth Form
Fordingbridge, SP6 1EZ |
Secondary | 1,073 | ||
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Erasmus Darwin Academy
Burntwood, WS7 3QW |
Secondary | 1,130 | ||
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Honiton Community College
Honiton, EX14 1QT |
Secondary | 748 | ||
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Baylis Court School
Slough, SL1 3AH |
Secondary | 909 | ||
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John Colet School
Aylesbury, HP22 6HF |
Secondary | 1,108 | ||
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Amersham School
Amersham, HP7 9HH |
Secondary | 1,063 | ||
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Waddesdon Church of England School
Aylesbury, HP18 0LQ |
Secondary | 1,007 | ||
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St Augustine's Catholic College
Trowbridge, BA14 9EN |
Secondary | 966 | ||
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Pegasus Academy
Dudley, DY1 2DU |
Secondary | 649 | ||
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Barton Court Grammar School
Canterbury, CT1 1PH |
Secondary | 1,002 | ||
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St Catherine's Catholic School
Bexleyheath, DA6 7QJ |
Secondary | 1,039 | ||
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The Priory School
Shrewsbury, SY3 9EE |
Secondary | 852 | ||
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St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
Wakefield, WF2 6EQ |
Secondary | 734 | ||
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Tabor Academy
Braintree, CM7 5XP |
Secondary | 971 | ||
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St Simon Stock Catholic School
Maidstone, ME16 0JP |
Secondary | 1,120 | ||
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Walney School
Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 3JT |
Secondary | 489 | ||
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Eden Girls' School, Slough
Slough, SL1 4AA |
Secondary | 619 | ||
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St James's Church of England High School
Bolton, BL4 9RU |
Secondary | 1,052 | ||
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The Priory Pembroke Academy
Lincoln, LN3 4JP |
Secondary | 568 | ||
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Henley Bank High School
Gloucester, GL3 4QF |
Secondary | 826 | ||
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King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy
Birmingham, B45 0EU |
Secondary | 420 | ||
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North Walsham High School
North Walsham, NR28 9HZ |
Secondary | 617 | ||
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Hermitage Academy
Chester le Street, DH2 3AD |
Secondary | 1,000 | ||
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Weston Secondary School
Southampton, SO19 9QP |
Secondary | 806 | ||
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St Edmund Campion Catholic School
Birmingham, B23 5XA |
Secondary | 1,138 | ||