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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Waingels
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,424 | 23.8% | 11.6% |
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Wellington School
Altrincham, WA15 7RH |
Secondary | 1,508 | 19.2% | 9.9% |
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Sponne School
Towcester, NN12 6DJ |
Secondary | 1,422 | 17% | 11% |
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The Corsham School
Corsham, SN13 9DF |
Secondary | 1,360 | 23.5% | 15.4% |
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The Mountbatten School
Romsey, SO51 5SY |
Secondary | 1,458 | 19% | 13% |
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Bristol Free School
Bristol, BS10 6NJ |
Secondary | 1,292 | 19.4% | 13.2% |
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Chipping Campden School
Chipping Campden, GL55 6HU |
Secondary | 1,479 | 19.5% | 14% |
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Fullbrook School
Addlestone, KT15 3HW |
Secondary | 1,370 | 25% | 12.7% |
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St Laurence School
Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 1DZ |
Secondary | 1,361 | 18.3% | 12.4% |
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The Blue School
Wells, BA5 2NR |
Secondary | 1,358 | 21.2% | 15.7% |
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Malmesbury School
Malmesbury, SN16 0DF |
Secondary | 1,465 | 17.8% | 12% |
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Warden Park Secondary Academy
Haywards Heath, RH17 5DP |
Secondary | 1,538 | 19.6% | 11.1% |
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Impington Village College
Cambridge, CB24 9LX |
Secondary | 1,452 | 17.7% | 12.9% |
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Bartholomew School
Witney, OX29 4AP |
Secondary | 1,383 | 17.6% | 8.7% |
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Hazel Grove High School
Stockport, SK7 5JX |
Secondary | 1,436 | 24% | 15.7% |
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Faringdon Community College
Faringdon, SN7 7LB |
Secondary | 1,436 | 19.9% | 16.5% |
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Knutsford Academy
Knutsford, WA16 0EA |
Secondary | 1,325 | 20.5% | 12.1% |
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Holmer Green Senior School
High Wycombe, HP15 6SP |
Secondary | 1,243 | 20.5% | 9.8% |
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Burford School
Burford, OX18 4PL |
Secondary | 1,443 | 14.7% | 11.1% |
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The Cooper School
Bicester, OX26 4RS |
Secondary | 1,231 | 20.4% | 11% |
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Queen Elizabeth's School
Wimborne, BH21 4DT |
Secondary | 1,452 | 19.4% | 14.4% |
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Prince William School
Oundle, PE8 4BS |
Secondary | 1,354 | 19.9% | 13.6% |
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Matthew Arnold School
Oxford, OX2 9JE |
Secondary | 1,250 | 19.2% | 10.6% |
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The Warriner School
Banbury, OX15 4LJ |
Secondary | 1,528 | 22.3% | 16.4% |
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The Ashcombe School
Dorking, RH4 1LY |
Secondary | 1,513 | 20.1% | 10.1% |
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Wood Green School
Witney, OX28 1DX |
Secondary | 1,329 | 18.2% | 12.9% |
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St Philip Howard Catholic School
Bognor Regis, PO22 0EN |
Secondary | 1,304 | 19.8% | 10.2% |
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St Crispin's School
Wokingham, RG40 1SS |
Secondary | 1,489 | 15.5% | 11.4% |
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Wollaston School
Wellingborough, NN29 7PH |
Secondary | 1,431 | 20% | 14.2% |
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Priestnall School
Stockport, SK4 3HP |
Secondary | 1,285 | 23.5% | 13.6% |
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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Waingels
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,424 | Sign in to see | |
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The Excelsior Academy
London, E8 2EY |
Secondary | 994 | ||
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Westminster Academy
London, W2 5EZ |
Secondary | 1,077 | ||
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Havelock Academy
Grimsby, DN32 8JH |
Secondary | 911 | ||
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Bristol Brunel Academy
Bristol, BS15 1NU |
Secondary | 1,302 | ||
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Richard Rose Morton Academy
Carlisle, CA2 6LB |
Secondary | 883 | ||
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Richard Rose Central Academy
Carlisle, CA1 1LY |
Secondary | 1,036 | ||
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The Langley Academy
Slough, SL3 7EF |
Secondary | 1,156 | ||
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The Milton Keynes Academy
Milton Keynes, MK6 5LA |
Secondary | 1,014 | ||
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Knole Academy
Sevenoaks, TN13 3LE |
Secondary | 1,413 | ||
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Penryn College
Penryn, TR10 8PZ |
Secondary | 1,156 | ||
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St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Blackburn, BB2 2JR |
Secondary | 1,493 | ||
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The King David High School
Manchester, M8 5DY |
Secondary | 780 | ||
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Tuxford Academy
Newark, NG22 0JH |
Secondary | 1,485 | ||
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Bluecoat Aspley Academy
Nottingham, NG8 5GY |
Secondary | 1,354 | ||
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Trinity CofE High School
Manchester, M15 6HP |
Secondary | 1,505 | ||
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Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead
Gateshead, NE9 6RZ |
Secondary | 1,500 | ||
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Tapton School
Sheffield, S10 5RG |
Secondary | 1,763 | ||
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Woodchurch High School
Wirral, CH49 7NG |
Secondary | 1,419 | ||
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Abbeyfield School
Northampton, NN4 8BU |
Secondary | 1,360 | ||
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Bexhill High Academy
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4BY |
Secondary | 1,454 | ||
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Caludon Castle School
Coventry, CV2 5BD |
Secondary | 1,515 | ||
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Newfield Secondary School
Sheffield, S8 9JP |
Secondary | 1,066 | ||
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Thomas Gainsborough School
Sudbury, CO10 0NH |
Secondary | 1,615 | ||
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The Netherhall School
Cambridge, CB1 8NN |
Secondary | 1,268 | ||
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The Lea Valley Academy
Enfield, EN3 6TW |
Secondary | 850 | ||
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The Elmgreen School
London, SE27 9BZ |
Secondary | 1,111 | ||
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The City Academy Bristol
Bristol, BS5 9JH |
Secondary | 980 | ||
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Orchard Mead Academy
Leicester, LE5 1RT |
Secondary | 1,048 | ||
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Bishop Challoner Catholic School
London, E1 0LB |
Secondary | 1,038 | ||