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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Ongar Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 556 | 10.5% | 22.4% |
Minehead Middle School
Minehead, TA24 5RH |
Secondary | 593 | 14.7% | 24.8% |
Christ Church Academy
Stone, ST15 8JD |
Secondary | 539 | 12.1% | 18.6% |
Cromer Academy
Cromer, NR27 0EX |
Secondary | 668 | 14.4% | 24.6% |
Melbourn Village College
Royston, SG8 6EF |
Secondary | 638 | 14.1% | 22.1% |
Sheringham High School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND |
Secondary | 704 | 15.9% | 21.8% |
Wayland Academy
Thetford, IP25 6BA |
Secondary | 571 | 12.3% | 26.4% |
Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3FU |
Secondary | 673 | 15% | 18.3% |
Bedford Free School
Bedford, MK42 9AD |
Secondary | 529 | 11% | 26.3% |
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% |
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 Clement's High School
King's Lynn, PE34 4LZ |
Secondary | 702 | 17% | 22.4% |
Eden Boys' School, Bolton
Bolton, BL1 3QE |
Secondary | 621 | 13.4% | 25.4% |
Nottingham Free School
Nottingham, NG5 1EB |
Secondary | 676 | 10.8% | 21.2% |
Ridgewood High School
Stourbridge, DY8 3NQ |
Secondary | 580 | 16.8% | 21.9% |
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% |
Houlton School
RUGBY, CV23 1ED |
Secondary | 543 | 15.5% | 19.6% |
Vale of York Academy
York, YO30 6ZS |
Secondary | 714 | 9.9% | 23.5% |
The Suthers School
Newark, NG24 3NH |
Secondary | 573 | 8% | 23.6% |
Marston Vale Middle School
Bedford, MK43 9NH |
Secondary | 599 | 18.5% | 23% |
Old Buckenham High School
Attleborough, NR17 1RL |
Secondary | 495 | 16.9% | 19.7% |
Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9SD |
Secondary | 594 | 14.8% | 22.1% |
Thames Park Secondary School
Grays, RM17 5FP |
Secondary | 570 | 15.2% | 26.1% |
Trinity Academy St. Edwards
Barnsley, S70 6FP |
Secondary | 536 | 15% | 25.6% |
Houstone School
Dunstable, LU5 5PX |
Secondary | 517 | 12.6% | 25.7% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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The Ongar Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 556 | Sign in to see | |
South Nottinghamshire Academy
Nottingham, NG12 2FQ |
Secondary | 893 | ||
Dixons Kings Academy
Bradford, BD7 2AN |
Secondary | 849 | ||
Hull Trinity House Academy
Hull, HU3 1UP |
Secondary | 820 | ||
Salvatorian Roman Catholic College
Harrow, HA3 5DY |
Secondary | 706 | ||
King's Leadership Academy Warrington
Warrington, WA1 4PF |
Secondary | 789 | ||
Greenwood Academy
Birmingham, B35 7NL |
Secondary | 972 | ||
Meopham School
Gravesend, DA13 0AH |
Secondary | 1,006 | ||
North Cambridge Academy
Cambridge, CB4 2JF |
Secondary | 687 | ||
The Archer Academy
London, N2 8GA |
Secondary | 809 | ||
The Reach Free School
Rickmansworth, WD3 8AB |
Secondary | 757 | ||
Sir Thomas Fremantle School
Winslow, MK18 3GH |
Secondary | 601 | ||
The Queen Elizabeth Academy
Atherstone, CV9 1LZ |
Secondary | 717 | ||
South Shore Academy
Blackpool, FY4 2AR |
Secondary | 728 | ||
Ingleby Manor Free School & Sixth Form
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 0FA |
Secondary | 653 | ||
Eden Girls' School, Coventry
Coventry, CV1 4FS |
Secondary | 609 | ||
Eden Boys' School, Bolton
Bolton, BL1 3QE |
Secondary | 621 | ||
Trinity Academy
London, SW2 1QS |
Secondary | 626 | ||
Sybil Andrews Academy
Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7QB |
Secondary | 640 | ||
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
Reading, RG1 5SL |
Secondary | 889 | ||
Beckfoot Upper Heaton
Bradford, BD9 6AL |
Secondary | 723 | ||
XP East
Doncaster, DN4 5NG |
Secondary | 293 | ||
Ellesmere Park High School
Manchester, M30 9BP |
Secondary | 813 | ||
Atlantic Academy
Bideford, EX39 5DW |
Secondary | 246 | ||
Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy
Slough, SL2 5AY |
Secondary | 877 | ||
Pakefield High School
Lowestoft, NR33 7AQ |
Secondary | 690 | ||
Paxman Academy
Colchester, CO2 9DB |
Secondary | 902 | ||
Winterstoke Hundred Academy
Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 8EE |
Secondary | 677 | ||
Whitelands Academy
Bicester, OX26 1AY |
Secondary | 467 | ||
Vista Academy Littleport
Ely, CB6 1EW |
Secondary | 505 |