Polam Hall School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Schools we've chosen
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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
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