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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Somercotes Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 457 | 24.3% | 39.7% |
Orchards Academy
Swanley, BR8 7TE |
Secondary | 553 | 19.6% | 41.9% |
Stamford Welland Academy
Stamford, PE9 1HE |
Secondary | 585 | 18% | 35.5% |
Woodfield Academy
Redditch, B98 7HH |
Secondary | 578 | 22.2% | 40% |
The New Forest Academy
Southampton, SO45 2PA |
Secondary | 564 | 19.3% | 39% |
The Featherstone Academy
Pontefract, WF7 5AJ |
Secondary | 513 | 25.6% | 40.9% |
King Edward VI Academy
Spilsby, PE23 5EW |
Secondary | 396 | 27.3% | 41% |
Oak Academy
Bournemouth, BH11 9JJ |
Secondary | 597 | 23.5% | 41.9% |
Copley Academy
Stalybridge, SK15 3RR |
Secondary | 625 | 25.9% | 42.4% |
Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College
London, SW6 6BP |
Secondary | 525 | 20.4% | 39.8% |
Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio
Darwen, BB3 1AF |
Secondary | 276 | 24.6% | 40.7% |
Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School
Taunton, TA4 4SW |
Secondary | 368 | 21.5% | 35.1% |
The Barnes Wallis Academy
Lincoln, LN4 4PN |
Secondary | 553 | 27.7% | 36.8% |
St Edmund's Catholic School
Dover, CT16 2QB |
Secondary | 612 | 25.2% | 37.3% |
The Grange School
Christchurch, BH23 3AU |
Secondary | 447 | 28.9% | 38.6% |
Thomas Middlecott Academy
Boston, PE20 1JS |
Secondary | 589 | 20.2% | 36.6% |
Hewett Academy
Norwich, NR1 2PL |
Secondary | 422 | 26.8% | 36% |
Church Hill Middle School
Redditch, B98 9LR |
Secondary | 431 | 26.9% | 37.8% |
The Winstanley School
Leicester, LE3 3BD |
Secondary | 628 | 25.6% | 39% |
The Hyndburn Academy
Blackburn, BB1 4ED |
Secondary | 621 | 20.3% | 41.8% |
The Pedmore High School
Stourbridge, DY9 7HS |
Secondary | 659 | 23.4% | 38.2% |
Birchensale Middle School
Redditch, B97 6HT |
Secondary | 584 | 25.1% | 38.1% |
St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy
Stockport, SK4 2QP |
Secondary | 592 | 21.1% | 38.2% |
Edgar Wood Academy
Heywood, OL10 2QN |
Secondary | 478 | 18.5% | 36.8% |
St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington
Workington, CA14 3EE |
Secondary | 515 | 18.1% | 37.9% |
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
St. Helens, WA11 9BB |
Secondary | 565 | 25.9% | 44.2% |
Barton Manor School
Canterbury, CT1 1SU |
Secondary | 300 | 19.7% | 38.3% |
Manor Drive Secondary Academy
Peterborough, PE4 7EP |
Secondary | 271 | 23.3% | 36.9% |
Filey School
Filey, YO14 0HG |
Secondary | 455 | 20.7% | 35.8% |
Aldercar High School
Nottingham, NG16 4HL |
Secondary | 697 | 20.4% | 38.5% |
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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Somercotes Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 457 | Sign in to see | |
Woodland Middle School Academy
Bedford, MK45 1NP |
Secondary | 712 | ||
Caistor Yarborough Academy
Market Rasen, LN7 6QZ |
Secondary | 536 | ||
Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ilkeston, DE7 4HX |
Secondary | 686 | ||
Daubeney Academy
Bedford, MK42 7PS |
Secondary | 507 | ||
St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown
Dorchester, DT2 8SA |
Secondary | 460 | ||
Bedford Free School
Bedford, MK42 9AD |
Secondary | 529 | ||
Breckland School
Brandon, IP27 0PE |
Secondary | 607 | ||
Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Nuneaton, CV13 6BF |
Secondary | 778 | ||
William Lovell Church of England Academy
Boston, PE22 8AA |
Secondary | 327 | ||
King Edward VI Academy
Spilsby, PE23 5EW |
Secondary | 396 | ||
Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
Lincoln, LN5 0PA |
Secondary | 1,029 | ||
Ipsley CofE Middle School
Redditch, B98 0UB |
Secondary | 649 | ||
The Charter School Bermondsey
London, SE16 4EE |
Secondary | 442 | ||
St Bede's Catholic Middle School
Redditch, B98 7HA |
Secondary | 652 | ||
London Enterprise Academy
London, E1 1RD |
Secondary | 487 | ||
The Barnes Wallis Academy
Lincoln, LN4 4PN |
Secondary | 553 | ||
The Banovallum School
Horncastle, LN9 6DA |
Secondary | 617 | ||
St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill
Wimborne, BH21 7AB |
Secondary | 591 | ||
Bolton Muslim Girls School
Bolton, BL3 6TQ |
Secondary | 720 | ||
John Flamsteed Community School
Ripley, DE5 8NP |
Secondary | 838 | ||
Codsall Middle School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1PB |
Secondary | 513 | ||
Kirkburton Middle School
Huddersfield, HD8 0TJ |
Secondary | 503 | ||
Mullion School
Helston, TR12 7EB |
Secondary | 561 | ||
Bluecoat Wollaton Academy
Nottingham, NG8 1EA |
Secondary | 776 | ||
CHS South
Manchester, M21 7SX |
Secondary | 1,026 | ||
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
Buxton, SK17 6AF |
Secondary | 426 | ||
St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy
Scarborough, YO12 5LH |
Secondary | 589 | ||
Fairlands Middle School
Cheddar, BS27 3PG |
Secondary | 434 | ||
West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy
Grantham, NG31 7PX |
Secondary | 350 |