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 26 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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Pleckgate High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,352 | 14.4% | 23.4% |
Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy
Dartford, DA1 1QE |
Secondary | 1,342 | 16.6% | 23.7% |
Malcolm Arnold Academy
Northampton, NN2 6JW |
Secondary | 1,358 | 12.5% | 21.1% |
Holyrood Academy
Chard, TA20 1JL |
Secondary | 1,323 | 15.6% | 22.6% |
Chestnut Grove Academy
London, SW12 8JZ |
Secondary | 1,324 | 17.8% | 24.2% |
Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre
Droitwich Spa, WR9 0AA |
Secondary | 1,281 | 13.8% | 22.7% |
Bexleyheath Academy
Bexleyheath, DA6 7DA |
Secondary | 1,395 | 18.9% | 24.9% |
The Joseph Whitaker School
Mansfield, NG21 0AG |
Secondary | 1,371 | 13.2% | 21.1% |
Bishopshalt School
Uxbridge, UB8 3RF |
Secondary | 1,292 | 15.8% | 22.6% |
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6JT |
Secondary | 1,310 | 13.3% | 23.7% |
Wigston Academy
Wigston, LE18 2DT |
Secondary | 1,330 | 17% | 22.1% |
Abbeyfield School
Northampton, NN4 8BU |
Secondary | 1,377 | 15.3% | 21.3% |
St Thomas More Catholic School
London, N22 5HN |
Secondary | 1,273 | 16.3% | 24.2% |
Mildenhall College Academy
Mildenhall, IP28 7JX |
Secondary | 1,330 | 15.9% | 22.1% |
Westfield Academy
Watford, WD18 6NS |
Secondary | 1,341 | 13.7% | 22.5% |
Hollingworth Academy
Rochdale, OL16 3DR |
Secondary | 1,339 | 13.6% | 24.3% |
The McAuley Catholic High School
Doncaster, DN3 3QF |
Secondary | 1,437 | 13.1% | 22.7% |
Bruntcliffe Academy
Leeds, LS27 0LZ |
Secondary | 1,366 | 16.2% | 23.2% |
The Kingsway School
Cheadle, SK8 4QX |
Secondary | 1,309 | 14.6% | 22.7% |
Driffield School and Sixth Form
Driffield, YO25 5HR |
Secondary | 1,384 | 14.4% | 21.8% |
Spalding Academy
Spalding, PE11 2EJ |
Secondary | 1,420 | 14.9% | 24.8% |
Westfield School
Sheffield, S20 1HQ |
Secondary | 1,317 | 18.5% | 24.2% |
Friesland School
Sandiacre, NG10 5AF |
Secondary | 1,283 | 16.3% | 24.1% |
The Park Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9AX |
Secondary | 1,420 | 16% | 23.1% |
Laurence Jackson School
Guisborough, TS14 6RD |
Secondary | 1,239 | 16.1% | 24.6% |
Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy
Cleckheaton, BD19 3AQ |
Secondary | 1,236 | 16.5% | 23.5% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 25 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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Pleckgate High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,352 | Sign in to see | |
The King's Academy
Middlesbrough, TS8 0GA |
Secondary | 1,392 | ||
Samworth Church Academy
Mansfield, NG18 2DY |
Secondary | 1,014 | ||
Manchester Enterprise Academy
Wythenshawe, M22 9RH |
Secondary | 1,248 | ||
Park Hall Academy
Birmingham, B36 9HF |
Secondary | 1,269 | ||
Manchester Communication Academy
Manchester, M40 8NT |
Secondary | 1,267 | ||
The Academy at Shotton Hall
Peterlee, SR8 1AU |
Secondary | 1,170 | ||
The Long Eaton School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP |
Secondary | 1,113 | ||
Coombeshead Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PT |
Secondary | 872 | ||
The Farnley Academy
Leeds, LS12 5EU |
Secondary | 1,492 | ||
The Elizabethan Academy
Retford, DN22 7PY |
Secondary | 1,202 | ||
Cedar Mount Academy
Gorton, M18 7DT |
Secondary | 830 | ||
St John Plessington Catholic College
Wirral, CH63 7LF |
Secondary | 1,579 | ||
Outwood Academy Carlton
Barnsley, S71 3EW |
Secondary | 1,113 | ||
William Brookes School
Much Wenlock, TF13 6NB |
Secondary | 904 | ||
Wardle Academy
Rochdale, OL12 9RD |
Secondary | 1,367 | ||
South Bromsgrove High
Bromsgrove, B60 3NL |
Secondary | 1,345 | ||
Winterhill School
Rotherham, S61 2BD |
Secondary | 928 | ||
St James School
Exeter, EX4 8NN |
Secondary | 982 | ||
Smith's Wood Academy
Birmingham, B36 0UE |
Secondary | 784 | ||
The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
Liverpool, L6 7UR |
Secondary | 892 | ||
Trinity Academy Grammar
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2NW |
Secondary | 991 | ||
The Laurel Academy
Mexborough, S64 9SD |
Secondary | 705 | ||
Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Burnley, BB10 3AA |
Secondary | 1,287 | ||
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
Prescot, L35 2XG |
Secondary | 726 |