Kingsmead 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
Kingsmead School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,409 12.7% 16.2%
John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy
Ross-on-Wye, HR9 7ET
Secondary 1,375 16.8% 14.9%
William Farr CofE Comprehensive School
Lincoln, LN2 3JB
Secondary 1,444 14.5% 14.3%
The Polesworth School
Tamworth, B78 1QT
Secondary 1,468 17.3% 17%
The Knights Templar School
Baldock, SG7 6DZ
Secondary 1,421 16.1% 15.4%
Soham Village College
Ely, CB7 5AA
Secondary 1,413 13.3% 16.7%
Fernwood School
Nottingham, NG8 2FT
Secondary 1,433 10.1% 18.1%
Great Marlow School
Marlow, SL7 1JE
Secondary 1,447 13.6% 13.9%
The Marches School
Oswestry, SY11 2AR
Secondary 1,383 14.5% 17.3%
William Howard School
Brampton, CA8 1AR
Secondary 1,348 15.8% 16.2%
Priory Community School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 6BP
Secondary 1,505 11.5% 16.8%
Tuxford Academy
Newark, NG22 0JH
Secondary 1,483 13% 16.7%
Ridgewood School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB
Secondary 1,484 12.5% 17.4%
Moulton School and Science College
Northampton, NN3 7SD
Secondary 1,411 11.1% 13.8%
Carmel College
Darlington, DL3 8RW
Secondary 1,346 12.8% 14.5%
The Chase
Malvern, WR14 3NZ
Secondary 1,408 15.8% 15.3%
Birchwood High School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BD
Secondary 1,425 11.3% 13.9%
The Maplesden Noakes School
Maidstone, ME16 0TJ
Secondary 1,411 11.6% 18.3%
St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon
Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4BQ
Secondary 1,454 9.2% 16.4%
Blenheim High School
Epsom, KT19 9BH
Secondary 1,374 10% 14.3%
Allestree Woodlands School
Derby, DE22 2LW
Secondary 1,416 14.9% 17.7%
Teddington School
Teddington, TW11 9PJ
Secondary 1,399 12.1% 15.3%
Seaford Head School
Seaford, BN25 4LX
Secondary 1,408 11.9% 16.1%
Monk's Walk School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NL
Secondary 1,423 15% 14.7%
King Ecgbert School
Sheffield, S17 3QU
Secondary 1,454 11% 17.3%
St Joseph's Catholic Academy
Hebburn, NE31 2ET
Secondary 1,369 13.2% 18.4%
North Leamington School
Leamington Spa, CV32 6RD
Secondary 1,485 13.3% 14.8%
Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU10 6HB
Secondary 1,441 14.7% 17.1%
Roding Valley High School
Loughton, IG10 3JA
Secondary 1,478 13.2% 16.7%
Huish Episcopi Academy
LANGPORT, TA10 9SS
Secondary 1,345 12.4% 15.6%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Kingsmead School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,409 Sign in to see
Fulwood Academy
Preston, PR2 9YR
Secondary 890
Wellington School
Altrincham, WA15 7RH
Secondary 1,509
Brighouse High School
Brighouse, HD6 2NY
Secondary 1,325
Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
Marlow, SL7 2BR
Secondary 1,191
Thomas Knyvett College
Ashford, TW15 3DU
Secondary 735
Newton Abbot College
Newton Abbot, TQ12 2NF
Secondary 1,285
Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre
Redditch, B98 8HB
Secondary 946
West Coventry Academy
Coventry, CV4 9PW
Secondary 1,238
Hendon School
London, NW4 2HP
Secondary 1,256
Higham Lane School
Nuneaton, CV10 0BJ
Secondary 1,427
Etone College
Nuneaton, CV11 6AA
Secondary 1,090
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch
London, E2 6NW
Secondary 1,439
The Folkestone School for Girls
Folkestone, CT20 3RB
Secondary 1,170
Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School
Rickmansworth, WD3 1HG
Secondary 1,230
The Clarendon Academy
Trowbridge, BA14 0DJ
Secondary 1,026
The Catholic High School, Chester
Chester, CH4 7HS
Secondary 806
St Aidan's Catholic Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7HJ
Secondary 946
Redhill School
Stourbridge, DY8 1JX
Secondary 1,215
Bradford Girls' Grammar School
Bradford, BD9 6RB
Secondary 1,044
Magnus Church of England Academy
Newark, NG24 4AB
Secondary 760
Wolverhampton Girls' High School
Wolverhampton, WV6 0BY
Secondary 1,178
Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton, WV10 8BL
Secondary 1,179
The Orme Academy
Newcastle, ST5 9JU
Secondary 755
Pool Hayes Academy
Willenhall, WV12 4QZ
Secondary 1,112
Thomas Alleyne's High School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8DU
Secondary 1,001
Honley High School
Holmfirth, HD9 6QJ
Secondary 1,283
Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School
Coventry, CV3 6BH
Secondary 1,143
Lady Lumley's School
Pickering, YO18 8NG
Secondary 795
St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9LE
Secondary 672