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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Church Hill Middle School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 431 | 26.9% | 37.8% | 
| 
                                The Open Academy
                                 Norwich, NR7 9DL  | 
                            Secondary | 582 | 30.3% | 34.3% | 
| 
                                Staffordshire University Academy
                                 Cannock, WS12 4JH  | 
                            Secondary | 663 | 19% | 38.1% | 
| 
                                Dyson Perrins CofE Academy
                                 Malvern, WR14 1WD  | 
                            Secondary | 615 | 27% | 35.3% | 
| 
                                Woodfield Academy
                                 Redditch, B98 7HH  | 
                            Secondary | 578 | 22.2% | 40% | 
| 
                                Tamworth Enterprise College and AET Academy
                                 Tamworth, B77 2NE  | 
                            Secondary | 627 | 17.7% | 39.5% | 
| 
                                SGS Forest High School
                                 Cinderford, GL14 2AZ  | 
                            Secondary | 280 | 31.8% | 35% | 
| 
                                The Featherstone Academy
                                 Pontefract, WF7 5AJ  | 
                            Secondary | 513 | 25.6% | 40.9% | 
| 
                                King Edward VI Academy
                                 Spilsby, PE23 5EW  | 
                            Secondary | 396 | 27.3% | 41% | 
| 
                                Broadlands Academy
                                 Bristol, BS31 2DY  | 
                            Secondary | 452 | 29.2% | 35% | 
| 
                                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% | 
| 
                                Tudor Grange Academy Redditch
                                 Redditch, B98 7UH  | 
                            Secondary | 397 | 33.9% | 34.2% | 
| 
                                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% | 
| 
                                Hewett Academy
                                 Norwich, NR1 2PL  | 
                            Secondary | 422 | 26.8% | 36% | 
| 
                                Somercotes Academy
                                 Louth, LN11 7PN  | 
                            Secondary | 457 | 24.3% | 39.7% | 
| 
                                Canary Wharf College Crossharbour
                                 London, E14 9GL  | 
                            Secondary | 484 | 24.4% | 33.9% | 
| 
                                The Winstanley School
                                 Leicester, LE3 3BD  | 
                            Secondary | 628 | 25.6% | 39% | 
| 
                                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% | 
| 
                                Trinity Catholic School
                                 Leamington Spa, CV32 6NB  | 
                            Secondary | 520 | 25.7% | 33.6% | 
| 
                                Edgar Wood Academy
                                 Heywood, OL10 2QN  | 
                            Secondary | 478 | 18.5% | 36.8% | 
| 
                                Barton Manor School
                                 Canterbury, CT1 1SU  | 
                            Secondary | 300 | 19.7% | 38.3% | 
| 
                                BOA Digital Technologies Academy
                                 Birmingham, B7 4EU  | 
                            Secondary | 256 | 26.9% | 37.9% | 
| 
                                Manor Drive Secondary Academy
                                 Peterborough, PE4 7EP  | 
                            Secondary | 271 | 23.3% | 36.9% | 
| 
                                Filey School
                                 Filey, YO14 0HG  | 
                            Secondary | 455 | 20.7% | 35.8% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Church Hill Middle School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 431 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Wigmore School
                                 Leominster, HR6 9UW  | 
                            Secondary | 449 | ||
| 
                                Henley In Arden School
                                 Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AF  | 
                            Secondary | 699 | ||
| 
                                Queen Elizabeth High School
                                 Bromyard, HR7 4QS  | 
                            Secondary | 409 | ||
| 
                                Selwood Academy
                                 Frome, BA11 2EF  | 
                            Secondary | 598 | ||
| 
                                The Axholme Academy
                                 Crowle, DN17 4HU  | 
                            Secondary | 534 | ||
| 
                                Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy
                                 Ilkeston, DE7 4HX  | 
                            Secondary | 686 | ||
| 
                                Gilbert Inglefield Academy
                                 Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3FU  | 
                            Secondary | 673 | ||
| 
                                Bedford Free School
                                 Bedford, MK42 9AD  | 
                            Secondary | 529 | ||
| 
                                King Edward VI Academy
                                 Spilsby, PE23 5EW  | 
                            Secondary | 396 | ||
| 
                                Walkwood Church of England Middle School
                                 Redditch, B97 5AQ  | 
                            Secondary | 663 | ||
| 
                                The Charter School Bermondsey
                                 London, SE16 4EE  | 
                            Secondary | 442 | ||
| 
                                Woodhouse Academy
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7DR  | 
                            Secondary | 411 | ||
| 
                                Broadstone Middle School
                                 Broadstone, BH18 8AE  | 
                            Secondary | 670 | ||
| 
                                St Edmund's Catholic School
                                 Dover, CT16 2QB  | 
                            Secondary | 612 | ||
| 
                                St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill
                                 Wimborne, BH21 7AB  | 
                            Secondary | 591 | ||
| 
                                Turing House School
                                 Twickenham, TW2 6LH  | 
                            Secondary | 940 | ||
| 
                                Churnet View Middle School
                                 Leek, ST13 6PU  | 
                            Secondary | 476 | ||
| 
                                John Flamsteed Community School
                                 Ripley, DE5 8NP  | 
                            Secondary | 838 | ||
| 
                                Codsall Middle School
                                 Wolverhampton, WV8 1PB  | 
                            Secondary | 513 | ||
| 
                                Trevelyan Middle School
                                 Windsor, SL4 3LL  | 
                            Secondary | 565 | ||
| 
                                Penkridge Middle School
                                 Stafford, ST19 5BW  | 
                            Secondary | 481 | ||
| 
                                Bluecoat Wollaton Academy
                                 Nottingham, NG8 1EA  | 
                            Secondary | 776 | ||
| 
                                Saracens High School
                                 London, NW9 4AS  | 
                            Secondary | 988 | ||
| 
                                Birchensale Middle School
                                 Redditch, B97 6HT  | 
                            Secondary | 584 | ||
| 
                                St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy
                                 Scarborough, YO12 5LH  | 
                            Secondary | 589 | ||
| 
                                Parkfields Middle School
                                 Dunstable, LU5 6AB  | 
                            Secondary | 460 | ||
| 
                                West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy
                                 Grantham, NG31 7PX  | 
                            Secondary | 350 | ||
| 
                                Pioneer Secondary Academy
                                 Stoke Poges, SL2 4QB  | 
                            Secondary | 559 | ||
| 
                                Ridgeway Secondary School
                                 Redditch, B96 6BD  | 
                            Secondary | 302 | ||