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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Kingsmead School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,429 | 14.1% | 17.1% |
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The Polesworth School
Tamworth, B78 1QT |
Secondary | 1,455 | 19.3% | 18.3% |
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Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET |
Secondary | 1,559 | 14.8% | 16.1% |
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The Knights Templar School
Baldock, SG7 6DZ |
Secondary | 1,415 | 17.1% | 16.1% |
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Soham Village College
Ely, CB7 5AA |
Secondary | 1,432 | 16.3% | 18.4% |
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The Marches School
Oswestry, SY11 2AR |
Secondary | 1,396 | 15% | 19% |
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Nunnery Wood High School
Worcester, WR5 2LT |
Secondary | 1,481 | 16.1% | 19.3% |
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The Commonweal School
Swindon, SN1 4JE |
Secondary | 1,384 | 16.9% | 15.7% |
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Priory Community School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 6BP |
Secondary | 1,486 | 12.2% | 16.9% |
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St Ivo Academy
St Ives, PE27 6RR |
Secondary | 1,495 | 15.3% | 17.5% |
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Tuxford Academy
Newark, NG22 0JH |
Secondary | 1,485 | 14.5% | 19.5% |
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St Clere's School
Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0NW |
Secondary | 1,440 | 15.2% | 15.2% |
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Moulton School and Science College
Northampton, NN3 7SD |
Secondary | 1,437 | 12.7% | 16.6% |
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Carmel College
Darlington, DL3 8RW |
Secondary | 1,366 | 13.7% | 15.8% |
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Churchdown School
Gloucester, GL3 2RB |
Secondary | 1,448 | 15.2% | 14.8% |
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Birchwood High School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BD |
Secondary | 1,454 | 12.9% | 14.6% |
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Higham Lane School
Nuneaton, CV10 0BJ |
Secondary | 1,479 | 11.5% | 14.4% |
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Allestree Woodlands School
Derby, DE22 2LW |
Secondary | 1,400 | 15.1% | 18.4% |
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The Douay Martyrs Catholic School
Uxbridge, UB10 8QY |
Secondary | 1,437 | 11.7% | 17.9% |
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Ralph Allen School
Bath, BA2 7AD |
Secondary | 1,383 | 16% | 15.4% |
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Monk's Walk School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NL |
Secondary | 1,436 | 16.9% | 15.9% |
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Cambourne Village College
Cambridge, CB23 6FR |
Secondary | 1,461 | 13.1% | 16.1% |
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Tytherington School
Macclesfield, SK10 2EE |
Secondary | 1,416 | 14.5% | 16.3% |
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North Leamington School
Leamington Spa, CV32 6RD |
Secondary | 1,476 | 12.7% | 15.2% |
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Roding Valley High School
Loughton, IG10 3JA |
Secondary | 1,441 | 15% | 17.7% |
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John Taylor Free School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 9SA |
Secondary | 1,332 | 13.5% | 18.6% |
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Meole Brace School
Shrewsbury, SY3 9DW |
Secondary | 1,340 | 11.5% | 19.1% |
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Boston Spa Academy
Wetherby, LS23 6RW |
Secondary | 1,458 | 12.1% | 19.1% |
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Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG5 6NZ |
Secondary | 1,518 | 13.6% | 16.7% |
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St Peter's Catholic School
Solihull, B91 3NZ |
Secondary | 1,313 | 14.3% | 15% |
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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Kingsmead School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,429 | Sign in to see | |
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Oasis Academy Coulsdon
Croydon, CR5 1ES |
Secondary | 936 | ||
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Fulwood Academy
Preston, PR2 9YR |
Secondary | 942 | ||
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Wellington School
Altrincham, WA15 7RH |
Secondary | 1,508 | ||
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Brighouse High School
Brighouse, HD6 2NY |
Secondary | 1,320 | ||
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Thomas Knyvett College
Ashford, TW15 3DU |
Secondary | 688 | ||
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Newton Abbot College
Newton Abbot, TQ12 2NF |
Secondary | 1,213 | ||
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Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre
Redditch, B98 8HB |
Secondary | 953 | ||
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Harrow High School
Harrow, HA1 2JG |
Secondary | 1,015 | ||
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Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre
Birmingham, B32 3AE |
Secondary | 647 | ||
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Hendon School
London, NW4 2HP |
Secondary | 1,223 | ||
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Higham Lane School
Nuneaton, CV10 0BJ |
Secondary | 1,479 | ||
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Etone College
Nuneaton, CV11 6AA |
Secondary | 1,170 | ||
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Mulberry Academy Shoreditch
London, E2 6NW |
Secondary | 1,419 | ||
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The Earls High School
Halesowen, B63 3SL |
Secondary | 1,295 | ||
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The Folkestone School for Girls
Folkestone, CT20 3RB |
Secondary | 1,159 | ||
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The Clarendon Academy
Trowbridge, BA14 0DJ |
Secondary | 1,109 | ||
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The Catholic High School, Chester
Chester, CH4 7HS |
Secondary | 809 | ||
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Ormiston Denes Academy
Lowestoft, NR32 4AH |
Secondary | 732 | ||
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St Aidan's Catholic Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7HJ |
Secondary | 993 | ||
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Bradford Girls' Grammar School
Bradford, BD9 6RB |
Secondary | 677 | ||
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Magnus Church of England Academy
Newark, NG24 4AB |
Secondary | 749 | ||
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Wolverhampton Girls' High School
Wolverhampton, WV6 0BY |
Secondary | 1,213 | ||
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Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton, WV10 8BL |
Secondary | 1,191 | ||
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The Orme Academy
Newcastle, ST5 9JU |
Secondary | 771 | ||
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Pool Hayes Academy
Willenhall, WV12 4QZ |
Secondary | 1,152 | ||
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Morecambe Bay Academy
Morecambe, LA4 5BG |
Secondary | 1,023 | ||
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Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School
Coventry, CV3 6BH |
Secondary | 1,140 | ||
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Lady Lumley's Academy
Pickering, YO18 8NG |
Secondary | 716 | ||
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St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9LE |
Secondary | 674 | ||