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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Polam Hall School
(Your chosen school) |
All-through | 817 | 16.4% | 25.4% |
St Matthew Academy
London, SE3 0XX |
All-through | 1,066 | 15.8% | 34.8% |
Dartmouth Academy
Dartmouth, TQ6 9HW |
All-through | 424 | 17.8% | 21.3% |
King's Oak Academy
Bristol, BS15 4JT |
All-through | 1,004 | 16.7% | 26.2% |
Serlby Park Academy
Doncaster, DN11 8EF |
All-through | 946 | 14.7% | 37.5% |
Batley Grammar School
Batley, WF17 0AD |
All-through | 1,006 | 11.4% | 28.6% |
King James Academy Royston
Royston, SG8 7JH |
All-through | 957 | 12.1% | 17.6% |
Aylesford School Warwick
Warwick, CV34 6XR |
All-through | 1,283 | 18.6% | 23.9% |
DSLV E-ACT Academy
Daventry, NN11 4LJ |
All-through | 1,071 | 15.5% | 29.1% |
Priory Academy
Dunstable, LU5 4JA |
All-through | 791 | 15.4% | 15% |
Cobham Free School
Cobham, KT11 1TF |
All-through | 949 | 13.4% | 13.5% |
Reach Academy Feltham
Feltham, TW13 4AB |
All-through | 864 | 18.7% | 35.9% |
Christ's College
Sunderland, SR4 8PG |
All-through | 761 | 18.1% | 31.3% |
Gildredge House
Eastbourne, BN20 8AB |
All-through | 1,182 | 13.3% | 18.4% |
Goresbrook School
Dagenham, RM9 6XW |
All-through | 1,079 | 11.6% | 30.8% |
The Gatwick School
Crawley, RH10 9TP |
All-through | 888 | 15% | 18.3% |
Lipa School
Liverpool, L1 7BT |
All-through | 546 | 23.4% | 32.7% |
Holy Trinity School
Kidderminster, DY10 2BY |
All-through | 749 | 19.4% | 17.8% |
Cranbrook Education Campus
Exeter, EX5 7EE |
All-through | 970 | 16.2% | 24.1% |
St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community)
Oswestry, SY10 7BD |
All-through | 710 | 20.1% | 21.3% |
Kents Hill Park all-through school
Milton Keynes, MK7 6BZ |
All-through | 986 | 17.4% | 26.1% |
George Mitchell School
London, E10 5DN |
All-through | 994 | 13.3% | 34.3% |
Litcham School
King's Lynn, PE32 2NS |
All-through | 761 | 16.6% | 17.3% |
Parkfield School
Christchurch, BH23 6DF |
All-through | 368 | 20.7% | 27.7% |
Northstowe Learning Community
Cambridge, CB24 1DJ |
All-through | 623 | 14.5% | 17% |
Heyford Park School
Bicester, OX25 5HD |
All-through | 595 | 18.7% | 12.9% |
Livingstone Academy Bournemouth
Bournemouth, BH1 1PA |
All-through | 592 | 19.8% | 25.2% |
Glebe Farm School
Milton Keynes, MK17 8XY |
All-through | 551 | 15.8% | 20.3% |
The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)
Harleston, IP20 9DD |
All-through | 866 | 20.6% | 17.6% |
Grove Academy
Slough, SL1 2SR |
All-through | 1,032 | 15.7% | 26.3% |
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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Polam Hall School
(Your chosen school) |
All-through | 817 | Sign in to see | |
William Hulme's Grammar School
Manchester, M16 8PR |
All-through | 1,613 | ||
The Steiner Academy Hereford
Hereford, HR2 8DL |
All-through | 343 | ||
Birkenhead High School Academy
Prenton, CH43 1TY |
All-through | 1,194 | ||
Bloxwich Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR |
All-through | 1,586 | ||
St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School
Bournemouth, BH6 4AH |
All-through | 1,928 | ||
Batley Grammar School
Batley, WF17 0AD |
All-through | 1,006 | ||
Maharishi Free School
Ormskirk, L40 6JJ |
All-through | 230 | ||
Helena Romanes School
Great Dunmow, CM6 2AU |
All-through | 1,289 | ||
DSLV E-ACT Academy
Daventry, NN11 4LJ |
All-through | 1,071 | ||
Cromwell Community College
Chatteris, PE16 6UU |
All-through | 1,476 | ||
Priory Academy
Dunstable, LU5 4JA |
All-through | 791 | ||
School 21
Stratford, E15 4RZ |
All-through | 1,118 | ||
Cobham Free School
Cobham, KT11 1TF |
All-through | 949 | ||
The Cavendish School
Eastbourne, BN21 1UE |
All-through | 1,376 | ||
Christ's College
Sunderland, SR4 8PG |
All-through | 761 | ||
Preston Manor School
Wembley, HA9 8NA |
All-through | 1,929 | ||
Kings Priory School
North Shields, NE30 4RF |
All-through | 1,533 | ||
Gildredge House
Eastbourne, BN20 8AB |
All-through | 1,182 | ||
Ark John Keats Academy
London, EN3 5PA |
All-through | 1,750 | ||
Langdon Academy
London, E6 2PS |
All-through | 2,094 | ||
Holy Trinity School
Kidderminster, DY10 2BY |
All-through | 749 | ||
Bournville School
Birmingham, B30 1SH |
All-through | 674 | ||
The Royal School, Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton, WV3 0EG |
All-through | 1,494 | ||
St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community)
Oswestry, SY10 7BD |
All-through | 710 | ||
Edmonton County School
London, N9 9JZ |
All-through | 1,842 | ||
Litcham School
King's Lynn, PE32 2NS |
All-through | 761 | ||
Heyford Park School
Bicester, OX25 5HD |
All-through | 595 | ||
Livingstone Academy Bournemouth
Bournemouth, BH1 1PA |
All-through | 592 | ||
St Michael's Catholic School
High Wycombe, HP11 1PW |
All-through | 2,198 |