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 27 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 | 1,354 | 16% | 23.3% |
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Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy
Dartford, DA1 1QE |
Secondary | 1,350 | 18.1% | 25.2% |
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Malcolm Arnold Academy
Northampton, NN2 6JW |
Secondary | 1,307 | 12.8% | 24.4% |
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Holyrood Academy
Chard, TA20 1JL |
Secondary | 1,321 | 15.8% | 23.6% |
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Fulston Manor School
Sittingbourne, ME10 4EG |
Secondary | 1,331 | 15.1% | 21.4% |
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Orion Coopers
Chislehurst, BR7 5PS |
Secondary | 1,319 | 12.6% | 23% |
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Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre
Droitwich Spa, WR9 0AA |
Secondary | 1,300 | 14.9% | 22.3% |
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Lydiard Park Academy
Swindon, SN5 6HN |
Secondary | 1,287 | 18% | 23.8% |
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Severn Vale School
Gloucester, GL2 4PR |
Secondary | 1,353 | 16.5% | 21.7% |
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The Joseph Whitaker School
Mansfield, NG21 0AG |
Secondary | 1,328 | 14.2% | 22% |
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Bishopshalt School
Uxbridge, UB8 3RF |
Secondary | 1,294 | 15.3% | 24.4% |
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Salendine Nook High School Academy
Huddersfield, HD3 4GN |
Secondary | 1,405 | 11.8% | 21.9% |
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Wigston Academy
Wigston, LE18 2DT |
Secondary | 1,314 | 16.7% | 23.7% |
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The Elizabethan Academy
Retford, DN22 7PY |
Secondary | 1,205 | 16.1% | 23.5% |
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Chingford Foundation School
London, E4 7LT |
Secondary | 1,401 | 17.5% | 24.1% |
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Abbeyfield School
Northampton, NN4 8BU |
Secondary | 1,360 | 16.7% | 23.2% |
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Mildenhall College Academy
Mildenhall, IP28 7JX |
Secondary | 1,340 | 17.2% | 23.5% |
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Westfield Academy
Watford, WD18 6NS |
Secondary | 1,335 | 13.3% | 25.4% |
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St Mary's Catholic School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7PE |
Secondary | 1,459 | 15.4% | 22.4% |
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Colne Valley High School
Huddersfield, HD7 5SP |
Secondary | 1,442 | 14.2% | 24.6% |
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Bruntcliffe Academy
Leeds, LS27 0LZ |
Secondary | 1,375 | 18.2% | 24.7% |
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The Kingsway School
Cheadle, SK8 4QX |
Secondary | 1,292 | 19.8% | 22.4% |
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Driffield School and Sixth Form
Driffield, YO25 5HR |
Secondary | 1,404 | 15.7% | 23.5% |
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Wyvern St Edmund's Academy
Salisbury, SP1 1RE |
Secondary | 1,336 | 16.8% | 20.7% |
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Three Rivers Academy
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 5EJ |
Secondary | 1,394 | 18.6% | 22.4% |
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Downham Market Academy
Downham Market, PE38 9LL |
Secondary | 1,335 | 17.5% | 25.4% |
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Honley High School
Holmfirth, HD9 6QJ |
Secondary | 1,289 | 16.6% | 22.2% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 26 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 | 1,354 | Sign in to see | |
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Samworth Church Academy
Mansfield, NG18 2DY |
Secondary | 1,008 | ||
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Manchester Enterprise Academy
Wythenshawe, M22 9RH |
Secondary | 1,187 | ||
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Park Hall Academy
Birmingham, B36 9HF |
Secondary | 1,270 | ||
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Manchester Communication Academy
Manchester, M40 8NT |
Secondary | 1,301 | ||
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Coombeshead Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PT |
Secondary | 874 | ||
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The Elizabethan Academy
Retford, DN22 7PY |
Secondary | 1,205 | ||
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Thomas Bennett Community College
Crawley, RH10 5AD |
Secondary | 1,266 | ||
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East Leake Academy
Loughborough, LE12 6QN |
Secondary | 1,088 | ||
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St John Plessington Catholic College
Wirral, CH63 7LF |
Secondary | 1,548 | ||
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Outwood Academy Carlton
Barnsley, S71 3EW |
Secondary | 1,132 | ||
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William Brookes School
Much Wenlock, TF13 6NB |
Secondary | 820 | ||
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Wardle Academy
Rochdale, OL12 9RD |
Secondary | 1,368 | ||
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St Mary's Catholic School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7PE |
Secondary | 1,459 | ||
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South Bromsgrove High
Bromsgrove, B60 3NL |
Secondary | 1,355 | ||
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Winterhill School
Rotherham, S61 2BD |
Secondary | 920 | ||
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Smith's Wood Academy
Birmingham, B36 0UE |
Secondary | 746 | ||
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The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
Liverpool, L6 7UR |
Secondary | 895 | ||
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Trinity Academy Grammar
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2NW |
Secondary | 984 | ||
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Judgemeadow Community College
Leicester, LE5 6HP |
Secondary | 1,034 | ||
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The Laurel Academy
Mexborough, S64 9SD |
Secondary | 765 | ||
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Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Burnley, BB10 3AA |
Secondary | 1,276 | ||
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Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
Prescot, L35 2XG |
Secondary | 761 | ||
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North Bromsgrove High School
Bromsgrove, B60 1BA |
Secondary | 1,080 | ||
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Conisborough College
London, SE6 2SE |
Secondary | 758 | ||
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Leigh Academy Minster
Sheerness, ME12 3JQ |
Secondary | 1,072 | ||