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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Bridgewater High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,675 | 13.6% | 13.3% |
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Lift Greensward
Hockley, SS5 5HG |
Secondary | 1,614 | 15% | 10.9% |
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The Fallibroome Academy
Macclesfield, SK10 4AF |
Secondary | 1,551 | 10.6% | 12.8% |
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Hardenhuish School
Chippenham, SN14 6RJ |
Secondary | 1,607 | 14.2% | 12.5% |
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Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE |
Secondary | 1,626 | 13.8% | 15% |
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Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy
Lancaster, LA1 4RS |
Secondary | 1,735 | 13.4% | 9.9% |
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West Hatch High School
Chigwell, IG7 5BT |
Secondary | 1,565 | 13.6% | 12% |
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Highcliffe School
Christchurch, BH23 4QD |
Secondary | 1,566 | 12.8% | 13.2% |
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Collingwood College
Camberley, GU15 4AE |
Secondary | 1,715 | 15.7% | 14.7% |
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The Billericay School
Billericay, CM12 9LH |
Secondary | 1,705 | 11.6% | 15.4% |
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St Martin's School Brentwood
Brentwood, CM13 2HG |
Secondary | 1,712 | 11.9% | 11.5% |
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Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Swindon, SN4 7HG |
Secondary | 1,688 | 17.1% | 12.1% |
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Glenthorne High School
Sutton, SM3 9PS |
Secondary | 1,783 | 12.9% | 13% |
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The Blue Coat CofE School
Oldham, OL1 3SQ |
Secondary | 1,669 | 8.4% | 14.2% |
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Wymondham High Academy
Wymondham, NR18 0QT |
Secondary | 1,642 | 9.8% | 14.6% |
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Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College
Otley, LS21 2BB |
Secondary | 1,639 | 14.2% | 12.6% |
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Horsforth School
Leeds, LS18 5RF |
Secondary | 1,777 | 15.5% | 13.3% |
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Cheadle Hulme High School
Cheadle, SK8 7JY |
Secondary | 1,694 | 15.2% | 9.7% |
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The Gilberd School
Colchester, CO4 9PU |
Secondary | 1,578 | 12.6% | 14.1% |
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Beacon Academy
Crowborough, TN6 2AS |
Secondary | 1,663 | 12.2% | 13.1% |
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The Arthur Terry School
Sutton Coldfield, B74 4RZ |
Secondary | 1,745 | 14.7% | 11.1% |
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Neston High School
Neston, CH64 9NH |
Secondary | 1,726 | 16.4% | 15.8% |
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Didcot Girls' School
Didcot, OX11 7AJ |
Secondary | 1,643 | 15.2% | 11.2% |
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St John's Marlborough
Marlborough, SN8 4AX |
Secondary | 1,712 | 14% | 10.6% |
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Charters School
Ascot, SL5 9QY |
Secondary | 1,716 | 12.3% | 10.3% |
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Northampton School for Girls
Northampton, NN3 6DG |
Secondary | 1,739 | 14.5% | 15.4% |
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Ely College
Ely, CB6 2SH |
Secondary | 1,651 | 10.1% | 15.5% |
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Canon Slade School
Bolton, BL2 3BP |
Secondary | 1,748 | 9.2% | 14.7% |
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Rainhill High School
Prescot, L35 6NY |
Secondary | 1,812 | 16.5% | 13.6% |
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Ashby School
Ashby-De-La-Zouch, LE65 1DT |
Secondary | 1,680 | 11.1% | 11.3% |
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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Bridgewater High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,675 | Sign in to see | |
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Westlands School
Sittingbourne, ME10 1PF |
Secondary | 1,751 | ||
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Wales High School
Sheffield, S26 5QQ |
Secondary | 1,821 | ||
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Hockerill Anglo-European College
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5HX |
Secondary | 926 | ||
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Maiden Erlegh School
Reading, RG6 7HS |
Secondary | 1,872 | ||
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Collingwood College
Camberley, GU15 4AE |
Secondary | 1,715 | ||
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St Martin's School Brentwood
Brentwood, CM13 2HG |
Secondary | 1,712 | ||
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Queens' School
Bushey, WD23 2TY |
Secondary | 1,660 | ||
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Chesterton Community College
Cambridge, CB4 3NY |
Secondary | 1,130 | ||
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Minsthorpe Community College
Pontefract, WF9 2UJ |
Secondary | 1,576 | ||
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The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College
Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 8AX |
Secondary | 1,101 | ||
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Dallam School
Cumbria, LA7 7DD |
Secondary | 881 | ||
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Hazelwick School
Crawley, RH10 1SX |
Secondary | 1,893 | ||
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The Blue School
Wells, BA5 2NR |
Secondary | 1,358 | ||
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Abbey College, Ramsey
Ramsey, PE26 1DG |
Secondary | 1,056 | ||
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Cannock Chase High School
Cannock, WS11 1JT |
Secondary | 1,110 | ||
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Cotham School
Bristol, BS6 6DT |
Secondary | 1,659 | ||
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Tewkesbury Academy
Tewkesbury, GL20 8DF |
Secondary | 1,111 | ||
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Cheadle Hulme High School
Cheadle, SK8 7JY |
Secondary | 1,694 | ||
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Stratton School
Biggleswade, SG18 8JB |
Secondary | 986 | ||
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Didcot Girls' School
Didcot, OX11 7AJ |
Secondary | 1,643 | ||
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Wickersley School and Sports College
Rotherham, S66 1JL |
Secondary | 2,005 | ||
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Harton Academy
South Shields, NE34 6DL |
Secondary | 1,674 | ||
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Benfield School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4NU |
Secondary | 921 | ||
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Sprowston Community Academy
Norwich, NR7 8NE |
Secondary | 1,739 | ||
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Tavistock College
Tavistock, PL19 8DD |
Secondary | 1,270 | ||
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Goole Academy
Goole, DN14 6AN |
Secondary | 1,261 | ||
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Philip Morant School and College
Colchester, CO3 4QS |
Secondary | 1,835 | ||
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Harris Academy Ockendon
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY |
Secondary | 1,426 | ||
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Ashby School
Ashby-De-La-Zouch, LE65 1DT |
Secondary | 1,680 | ||