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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The WREN School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,005 | 10.1% | 23.6% |
King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls
Birmingham, B17 8QB |
Secondary | 956 | 9.8% | 26.3% |
Upper Shirley High School
Southampton, SO15 7QU |
Secondary | 1,063 | 13.3% | 25.2% |
Rosedale College
Hayes, UB3 2SE |
Secondary | 912 | 10.6% | 22% |
Enfield Grammar School
Enfield, EN2 6LN |
Secondary | 1,043 | 10.8% | 25.2% |
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS
Tamworth, B79 8AH |
Secondary | 929 | 12.7% | 25.4% |
Abbey College, Ramsey
Ramsey, PE26 1DG |
Secondary | 1,029 | 6.6% | 23.6% |
Harris Girls Academy Bromley
Beckenham, BR3 1QR |
Secondary | 1,083 | 7.9% | 25.4% |
Maghull High School
Liverpool, L31 7AW |
Secondary | 1,116 | 11.2% | 24.8% |
The Cowplain School
Waterlooville, PO8 8RY |
Secondary | 997 | 13.1% | 25.5% |
Corby Technical School
Corby, NN17 1TD |
Secondary | 987 | 11.9% | 21.9% |
Altrincham College
Altrincham, WA15 8QW |
Secondary | 978 | 13.3% | 23.9% |
King James's School
Huddersfield, HD4 6SG |
Secondary | 1,054 | 13% | 25% |
The Matthew Arnold School
Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 1PF |
Secondary | 990 | 17% | 23.5% |
The King's School
Pontefract, WF8 4JF |
Secondary | 1,038 | 13.2% | 23.3% |
The Green School for Girls
Isleworth, TW7 5BB |
Secondary | 919 | 12% | 24.8% |
Jane Austen College
Norwich, NR3 1DD |
Secondary | 1,066 | 10.2% | 23.2% |
Ditton Park Academy
Slough, SL3 7UX |
Secondary | 1,126 | 13% | 21% |
Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 0QH |
Secondary | 1,047 | 14.5% | 22.7% |
St Catherine's College
Eastbourne, BN23 7BL |
Secondary | 1,086 | 9.7% | 23.1% |
Bishop Douglass School Finchley
London, N2 0SQ |
Secondary | 1,003 | 12.9% | 24.9% |
Challney High School for Girls
Luton, LU4 9FJ |
Secondary | 1,042 | 12.9% | 25.4% |
The Whitstable School
Whitstable, CT5 1PX |
Secondary | 1,127 | 12.8% | 21.8% |
The Garibaldi School
Mansfield, NG19 0JX |
Secondary | 970 | 9.7% | 25.2% |
Harris Academy Riverside
Purfleet, RM19 1QY |
Secondary | 1,079 | 12.8% | 24.7% |
Patchway Community School
Almondsbury, BS32 4AJ |
Secondary | 926 | 13.3% | 23.1% |
Hermitage Academy
Chester le Street, DH2 3AD |
Secondary | 1,000 | 12% | 26.5% |
Paulet High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9RT |
Secondary | 925 | 12.7% | 22.3% |
Sedgefield Community College
Stockton-on-Tees, TS21 3DD |
Secondary | 988 | 15% | 24.2% |
Buxton Community School
Buxton, SK17 9EA |
Secondary | 1,069 | 13.2% | 23.3% |
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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The WREN School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,005 | Sign in to see | |
Maltings Academy
Witham, CM8 1EP |
Secondary | 893 | ||
Tudor Grange Academy Worcester
Worcester, WR3 8HN |
Secondary | 1,101 | ||
Haberdashers' Crayford Academy
Dartford, DA1 4RS |
Secondary | 1,076 | ||
Outwood Academy Adwick
Doncaster, DN6 7SF |
Secondary | 1,165 | ||
Ormiston Bushfield Academy
Peterborough, PE2 5RQ |
Secondary | 1,198 | ||
The Victory Academy
Chatham, ME4 5JB |
Secondary | 1,193 | ||
All Saints Church of England Academy
Plymouth, PL5 3NE |
Secondary | 617 | ||
North Shore Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS20 2AY |
Secondary | 767 | ||
Sarum Academy
Salisbury, SP2 9HS |
Secondary | 744 | ||
Ryde Academy
Ryde, PO33 3LN |
Secondary | 1,480 | ||
Campsmount Academy
Doncaster, DN6 9AS |
Secondary | 779 | ||
Bedminster Down School
Bristol, BS13 7DQ |
Secondary | 1,042 | ||
Kingsley Academy
Hounslow, TW3 1AX |
Secondary | 939 | ||
King's School
Hove, BN3 8BN |
Secondary | 876 | ||
Magna Academy
Poole, BH17 8RE |
Secondary | 964 | ||
The Ruth Gorse Academy
Leeds, LS10 1HW |
Secondary | 1,275 | ||
Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 7AJ |
Secondary | 1,168 | ||
Litherland High School
Liverpool, L21 0DB |
Secondary | 735 | ||
Hampton Gardens Secondary School
Peterborough, PE7 8HR |
Secondary | 1,251 | ||
Reading Girls' School
Reading, RG2 7PY |
Secondary | 873 | ||
School of Science and Technology Maidstone
Maidstone, ME14 5GQ |
Secondary | 767 | ||
Ercall Wood Academy
Telford, TF1 2DT |
Secondary | 944 | ||
Ada Lovelace Church of England High School
London, W5 2JX |
Secondary | 961 | ||
Great Western Academy
Swindon, SN25 2PP |
Secondary | 952 | ||
Goodwin Academy
Deal, CT14 9BD |
Secondary | 852 | ||
Castle View School
Canvey Island, SS8 7FH |
Secondary | 1,043 | ||
Seaham High School
Seaham, SR7 0BH |
Secondary | 1,122 | ||
Ark Blake Academy
Croydon, CR0 6NA |
Secondary | 665 | ||
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
Peterlee, SR8 1DE |
Secondary | 954 |