The Lacon Childe School

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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
The Lacon Childe School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 538 14.5% 21.9%
Winchcombe School
Cheltenham, GL54 5LB
Secondary 530 16.3% 20.8%
Christ Church Academy
Stone, ST15 8JD
Secondary 546 13.6% 19.1%
Henley In Arden School
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AF
Secondary 682 16.5% 19.2%
Alcester Academy
Alcester, B49 6QQ
Secondary 635 17.3% 21.2%
Melbourn Village College
Royston, SG8 6EF
Secondary 585 12.3% 24.3%
Selwood Academy
Frome, BA11 2EF
Secondary 603 18.3% 22.8%
Wayland Academy
Thetford, IP25 6BA
Secondary 548 11.7% 25%
Breckland School
Brandon, IP27 0PE
Secondary 615 15.3% 24.1%
Skegness Grammar School
Skegness, PE25 2QS
Secondary 634 14% 23.3%
Shipston High School
Shipston-on-Stour, CV36 4DY
Secondary 600 14.5% 23.2%
Lakelands Academy
Ellesmere, SY12 0EA
Secondary 581 21.7% 20.7%
Walkwood Church of England Middle School
Redditch, B97 5AQ
Secondary 662 17.7% 18.9%
St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School
London, N11 1NP
Secondary 540 14.7% 25.6%
Church Stretton School
Church Stretton, SY6 6EX
Secondary 538 17.3% 17.7%
St Ives School
St Ives, TR26 2BB
Secondary 574 17.6% 23.2%
The Island Free School
Ventnor, PO38 1BG
Secondary 619 17.3% 19.9%
St Bede's Catholic Middle School
Redditch, B98 7HA
Secondary 647 15.6% 18.2%
Oldbury Wells School
Bridgnorth, WV16 5JD
Secondary 736 15.6% 21.9%
Codsall Middle School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1PB
Secondary 523 13.2% 17%
Heathside Walton-on-Thames
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 2JP
Secondary 484 16.3% 19.6%
Houlton School
RUGBY, CV23 1ED
Secondary 710 16.3% 20%
Ludlow Church of England School
Ludlow, SY8 1GJ
Secondary 623 17.5% 22.5%
Sir Thomas Boughey Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 8AP
Secondary 449 10.7% 24.1%
Brewood Middle CofE Academy
Stafford, ST19 9DS
Secondary 421 14% 19.2%
Marston Vale Middle School
Bedford, MK43 9NH
Secondary 571 11.6% 21.2%
Old Buckenham High School
Attleborough, NR17 1RL
Secondary 498 17.5% 23.9%
Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9SD
Secondary 613 18.1% 23.2%
St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy
Scarborough, YO12 5LH
Secondary 585 17.3% 19.6%
Ferndown Middle School
Ferndown, BH22 9UP
Secondary 613 18.3% 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
The Lacon Childe School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 538 Sign in to see
Lavington School
Devizes, SN10 4EB
Secondary 871
Outwood Academy City Fields
Wakefield, WF1 4SF
Secondary 902
The Roseland Academy
Truro, TR2 5SE
Secondary 662
King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls
Birmingham, B17 8QB
Secondary 971
Studley High School
Studley, B80 7QX
Secondary 830
The Chantry School
Worcester, WR6 6QA
Secondary 887
Hadleigh High School
Ipswich, IP7 5HU
Secondary 732
Kingstone High School
Hereford, HR2 9HJ
Secondary 595
George Eliot Academy
Nuneaton, CV11 4QP
Secondary 850
The Corbet School
Shrewsbury, SY4 2AX
Secondary 719
Pegasus Academy
Dudley, DY1 2DU
Secondary 650
Bassingbourn Village College
Royston, SG8 5NJ
Secondary 658
Braunton Academy
Braunton, EX33 2BP
Secondary 841
Painsley Catholic College
Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 1LH
Secondary 1,318
Winterton Community Academy
Scunthorpe, DN15 9QD
Secondary 505
All Saints Catholic College
Dukinfield, SK16 5AP
Secondary 820
St Boniface's RC College
Plymouth, PL5 3AG
Secondary 392
The Snaith School
Goole, DN14 9LB
Secondary 788
St Augustine's Catholic High School
Redditch, B97 5LX
Secondary 967
The Grange School
Christchurch, BH23 3AU
Secondary 472
Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School
Birmingham, B30 1UL
Secondary 774
Five Acres High School
Coleford, GL16 7QW
Secondary 809
Holy Trinity Catholic School
Birmingham, B10 0AX
Secondary 751
Carnforth High School
Carnforth, LA5 9LS
Secondary 687
Hasmonean High School for Girls
London, NW7 2EU
Secondary 585
Dawlish College
Dawlish, EX7 0BY
Secondary 777
The Heys School
Manchester, M25 1JZ
Secondary 573
Newsome Academy
Huddersfield, HD4 6JN
Secondary 804
Longdendale High School
Hyde, SK14 8LW
Secondary 784