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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Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,628 | 14.6% | 13.9% |
Arthur Mellows Village College
Peterborough, PE6 7JX |
Secondary | 1,657 | 9.4% | 14.1% |
Rainham School for Girls
Gillingham, ME8 0BX |
Secondary | 1,630 | 13.6% | 16% |
Plymstock School
Plymouth, PL9 9AZ |
Secondary | 1,672 | 15.6% | 16% |
The Appleton School
Benfleet, SS7 5RN |
Secondary | 1,604 | 13.8% | 13.7% |
Valley Park School
Maidstone, ME14 5DT |
Secondary | 1,652 | 13.1% | 16.2% |
Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET |
Secondary | 1,589 | 12.3% | 13.7% |
Sheldon School
Chippenham, SN14 6HJ |
Secondary | 1,663 | 12% | 15.1% |
Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE |
Secondary | 1,583 | 14.6% | 13.3% |
West Hatch High School
Chigwell, IG7 5BT |
Secondary | 1,507 | 14.9% | 12.2% |
The Hazeley Academy
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PT |
Secondary | 1,595 | 14.9% | 15.3% |
The Billericay School
Billericay, CM12 9LH |
Secondary | 1,700 | 10.8% | 13.7% |
Great Baddow High School
Chelmsford, CM2 9RZ |
Secondary | 1,530 | 10.8% | 14.5% |
Plantsbrook School
Sutton Coldfield, B72 1RB |
Secondary | 1,561 | 16.5% | 12.3% |
Hillview School for Girls
Tonbridge, TN9 2HE |
Secondary | 1,549 | 11.8% | 13% |
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Swindon, SN4 9DJ |
Secondary | 1,603 | 14.7% | 13.9% |
Goffs Academy
Waltham Cross, EN7 5QW |
Secondary | 1,599 | 8.9% | 14.9% |
Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College
Otley, LS21 2BB |
Secondary | 1,643 | 12.9% | 12% |
Horsforth School
Leeds, LS18 5RF |
Secondary | 1,656 | 13.2% | 12.1% |
Shenfield High School
Brentwood, CM15 8RY |
Secondary | 1,496 | 18% | 13.7% |
The Gilberd School
Colchester, CO4 9PU |
Secondary | 1,570 | 12% | 13% |
Beacon Academy
Crowborough, TN6 2AS |
Secondary | 1,620 | 11.6% | 13% |
Neston High School
Neston, CH64 9NH |
Secondary | 1,729 | 14.1% | 13.8% |
The Sweyne Park School
Rayleigh, SS6 9BZ |
Secondary | 1,502 | 17.1% | 15.8% |
Leigh Stationers' Academy
London, SE9 2PT |
Secondary | 1,650 | 17% | 15.3% |
Queen Elizabeth's School
Wimborne, BH21 4DT |
Secondary | 1,558 | 17% | 12.6% |
Bridgewater High School
Warrington, WA4 3AE |
Secondary | 1,657 | 13.5% | 12% |
The FitzWimarc School
Rayleigh, SS6 8EB |
Secondary | 1,788 | 14.4% | 13% |
The Warriner School
Banbury, OX15 4LJ |
Secondary | 1,557 | 16.3% | 14.9% |
Ely College
Ely, CB6 2SH |
Secondary | 1,628 | 10.1% | 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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Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,628 | Sign in to see | |
Harris Academy Merton
Mitcham, CR4 1BP |
Secondary | 1,358 | ||
Glyn School
Epsom, KT17 1NB |
Secondary | 1,696 | ||
The Appleton School
Benfleet, SS7 5RN |
Secondary | 1,604 | ||
Alcester Grammar School
Alcester, B49 5ED |
Secondary | 1,292 | ||
Chosen Hill School
Gloucester, GL3 2PL |
Secondary | 1,317 | ||
Queen Mary's Grammar School
Walsall, WS1 2PG |
Secondary | 1,344 | ||
Queens' School
Bushey, WD23 2TY |
Secondary | 1,683 | ||
Heart of England School
Coventry, CV7 7FW |
Secondary | 1,233 | ||
Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre
Droitwich Spa, WR9 0AA |
Secondary | 1,281 | ||
Roundwood Park School
Harpenden, AL5 3AE |
Secondary | 1,370 | ||
St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Gloucester, GL4 0DD |
Secondary | 1,517 | ||
Priestlands School
Lymington, SO41 8FZ |
Secondary | 1,233 | ||
The Chalfonts Community College
Gerrards Cross, SL9 8TP |
Secondary | 1,247 | ||
Thurstable School Sports College and Sixth Form Centre
Colchester, CO5 0EW |
Secondary | 1,144 | ||
St Thomas More High School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BW |
Secondary | 1,232 | ||
Moulton School and Science College
Northampton, NN3 7SD |
Secondary | 1,411 | ||
The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School
Stevenage, SG1 4AE |
Secondary | 1,603 | ||
Brookvale Groby Learning Campus
Leicester, LE6 0FP |
Secondary | 1,415 | ||
Ormiston Sudbury Academy
Sudbury, CO10 1NW |
Secondary | 692 | ||
St Birinus School
Didcot, OX11 8AZ |
Secondary | 1,166 | ||
Mark Rutherford School
Bedford, MK41 8PX |
Secondary | 1,259 | ||
The Bromfords School
Wickford, SS12 0LZ |
Secondary | 1,122 | ||
Bishop Luffa School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 3HP |
Secondary | 1,604 | ||
Mangotsfield School
Bristol, BS16 9LH |
Secondary | 1,122 | ||
Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics
Lowestoft, NR32 4PZ |
Secondary | 1,259 | ||
Worle Community School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 8XX |
Secondary | 1,364 | ||
Harris Academy Orpington
BR5 4LG |
Secondary | 557 | ||
Southam College
Southam, CV47 0JW |
Secondary | 1,660 | ||
John F Kennedy Catholic School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2PH |
Secondary | 1,100 |