Polam Hall School

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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 841 13.9% 29.6%
Dartmouth Academy
Dartmouth, TQ6 9HW
All-through 442 17.3% 27.2%
King's Oak Academy
Bristol, BS15 4JT
All-through 995 18.4% 26.5%
Serlby Park Academy
Doncaster, DN11 8EF
All-through 985 14.2% 38.4%
Batley Grammar School
Batley, WF17 0AD
All-through 1,000 13.8% 29.2%
King James Academy Royston
Royston, SG8 7JH
All-through 939 16% 19.6%
Aylesford School Warwick
Warwick, CV34 6XR
All-through 1,214 20.9% 24%
DSLV E-ACT Academy
Daventry, NN11 4LJ
All-through 1,016 15.7% 31.1%
Reach Academy Feltham
Feltham, TW13 4AB
All-through 900 19.6% 36.8%
Christ's College
Sunderland, SR4 8PG
All-through 780 16.3% 32.9%
Gildredge House
Eastbourne, BN20 8AB
All-through 1,168 18% 18.6%
Harris Academy Tottenham
London, N17 9LN
All-through 1,320 17.1% 31.2%
Goresbrook School
Dagenham, RM9 6XW
All-through 1,036 12.2% 29.2%
The Gatwick School
Crawley, RH10 9TP
All-through 846 17.6% 19%
LIPA School
Liverpool, L1 7BT
All-through 593 23.1% 32.7%
Holy Trinity School
Kidderminster, DY10 2BY
All-through 741 19.8% 20.4%
Cranbrook Education Campus
Exeter, EX5 7EE
All-through 1,058 16.1% 24%
St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community)
Oswestry, SY10 7BD
All-through 723 24.1% 22.3%
Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School
Barnsley, S71 2LF
All-through 1,148 19.5% 32.8%
Kents Hill Park all-through school
Milton Keynes, MK7 6BZ
All-through 1,019 18.2% 29.1%
George Mitchell School
London, E10 5DN
All-through 995 16% 35.7%
Armfield Academy
Blackpool, FY4 1TL
All-through 1,203 11.9% 38.2%
Litcham School
King's Lynn, PE32 2NS
All-through 745 19% 19%
Northstowe Learning Community
Cambridge, CB24 1DJ
All-through 774 14.4% 19.4%
Livingstone Academy Bournemouth
Bournemouth, BH1 1PA
All-through 812 17.9% 23.6%
Glebe Farm School
Milton Keynes, MK17 8XY
All-through 907 13.7% 22.3%
The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)
Harleston, IP20 9DD
All-through 832 20.1% 19.5%
Grove Academy
Slough, SL1 2SR
All-through 1,090 15.3% 30.7%
Prendergast Ladywell School
Lewisham, SE4 1SA
All-through 1,277 19.8% 25.9%
Prendergast Vale School
London, SE13 7BN
All-through 800 17.5% 40.1%

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 841 Sign in to see
Ark King Solomon Academy
London, NW1 6RX
All-through 1,308
William Hulme's Grammar School
Manchester, M16 8PR
All-through 1,596
Birkenhead High School Academy
Prenton, CH43 1TY
All-through 1,208
The King's (The Cathedral) School
Peterborough, PE1 2UE
All-through 1,261
The Piggott School
Reading, RG10 8DS
All-through 1,885
Batley Grammar School
Batley, WF17 0AD
All-through 1,000
Aylesford School Warwick
Warwick, CV34 6XR
All-through 1,214
Helena Romanes School
Great Dunmow, CM6 2AU
All-through 1,311
DSLV E-ACT Academy
Daventry, NN11 4LJ
All-through 1,016
School 21
Stratford, E15 4RZ
All-through 1,100
Europa School UK
Abingdon, OX14 3DZ
All-through 1,107
The Cavendish School
Eastbourne, BN21 1UE
All-through 1,347
Christ's College
Sunderland, SR4 8PG
All-through 780
Samuel Ryder Academy
St Albans, AL1 5AR
All-through 1,577
Kings Priory School
North Shields, NE30 4RF
All-through 1,565
Chichester Free School
Chichester, PO20 1NP
All-through 1,079
Unity Academy Blackpool
Blackpool, FY2 0TS
All-through 942
Gildredge House
Eastbourne, BN20 8AB
All-through 1,168
Ark John Keats Academy
London, EN3 5PA
All-through 1,741
Simon Balle All-Through School
Hertford, SG13 8AJ
All-through 1,561
Holy Trinity School
Kidderminster, DY10 2BY
All-through 741
Chetwynde School
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 0NY
All-through 510
Bournville School
Birmingham, B30 1SH
All-through 700
St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community)
Oswestry, SY10 7BD
All-through 723
Academy 360
Sunderland, SR4 9BA
All-through 876
Litcham School
King's Lynn, PE32 2NS
All-through 745
Heyford Park School
Bicester, OX25 5HD
All-through 655
The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)
Harleston, IP20 9DD
All-through 832
St Michael's Catholic School
High Wycombe, HP11 1PW
All-through 2,352