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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The Brakenhale School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,149 | 20.8% | 20.6% |
The Belvedere Academy
Liverpool, L8 3TF |
Secondary | 1,111 | 22% | 23% |
Corby Business Academy
Corby, NN17 5EB |
Secondary | 1,171 | 23% | 21.5% |
Bristol Cathedral Choir School
Bristol, BS1 5TS |
Secondary | 1,168 | 18.4% | 18.9% |
Tudor Grange Academy Worcester
Worcester, WR3 8HN |
Secondary | 1,101 | 20.4% | 23% |
The Bishop of Winchester Academy
Bournemouth, BH8 9PW |
Secondary | 1,149 | 18.6% | 22.2% |
Oldfield School
Bath, BA1 9AB |
Secondary | 1,263 | 21.3% | 20.2% |
Bishop Fox's School
Taunton, TA1 3HQ |
Secondary | 1,081 | 24.2% | 19.6% |
Penryn College
Penryn, TR10 8PZ |
Secondary | 1,156 | 23% | 18.8% |
The Magna Carta School
Staines, TW18 3HJ |
Secondary | 1,077 | 16.9% | 18.4% |
Priestlands School
Lymington, SO41 8FZ |
Secondary | 1,233 | 20% | 17.5% |
Chiltern Hills Academy
Chesham, HP5 2RG |
Secondary | 1,076 | 16.8% | 18.7% |
The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre
Surbiton, KT6 4TU |
Secondary | 1,210 | 19.7% | 20.9% |
Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ
Isleworth, TW7 6XF |
Secondary | 1,135 | 22% | 20% |
Ratton School
Eastbourne, BN21 2XR |
Secondary | 1,177 | 16.7% | 23.2% |
The Castle Rock School
Coalville, LE67 4BR |
Secondary | 1,171 | 19.3% | 23.1% |
Devizes School
Devizes, SN10 3AG |
Secondary | 1,140 | 22.1% | 19.5% |
Horbury Academy
Wakefield, WF4 5HE |
Secondary | 1,105 | 20% | 22.5% |
Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre
Newent, GL18 1QF |
Secondary | 1,115 | 23.7% | 20.2% |
Abbeywood Community School
Bristol, BS34 8SF |
Secondary | 1,240 | 21.1% | 18.7% |
The Bromfords School
Wickford, SS12 0LZ |
Secondary | 1,122 | 21% | 20.7% |
Woking High School
Woking, GU21 4TJ |
Secondary | 1,202 | 18% | 17.2% |
Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy
Cowes, PO31 8HB |
Secondary | 1,256 | 22.9% | 18.6% |
St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury
Canterbury, CT1 3EN |
Secondary | 1,094 | 22% | 20.1% |
Northgate High School
Dereham, NR19 2EU |
Secondary | 1,161 | 20.1% | 21% |
Manshead Church of England Academy
Luton, LU1 4BB |
Secondary | 1,118 | 20% | 18.2% |
Reigate School
Reigate, RH2 7NT |
Secondary | 1,259 | 20.5% | 19.2% |
West Exe School
Exeter, EX2 9JU |
Secondary | 1,236 | 21.2% | 19.3% |
The Hinckley School
Hinckley, LE10 1LE |
Secondary | 1,171 | 17% | 19.7% |
Parkside School
Bradford, BD13 5AD |
Secondary | 1,146 | 16.4% | 19.8% |
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 |
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The Brakenhale School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,149 | Sign in to see | |
Audenshaw School
Manchester, M34 5NB |
Secondary | 1,128 | ||
Sunbury Manor School
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6LF |
Secondary | 1,093 | ||
Christleton High School
Chester, CH3 7AD |
Secondary | 1,397 | ||
Hodgson Academy
Poulton-Le-Fylde, FY6 7EU |
Secondary | 1,116 | ||
Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
Marlow, SL7 2BR |
Secondary | 1,191 | ||
Farmor's School
Fairford, GL7 4JQ |
Secondary | 1,035 | ||
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS
Tamworth, B79 8AH |
Secondary | 929 | ||
Mount Grace School
Potters Bar, EN6 1EZ |
Secondary | 508 | ||
Ranelagh School
Bracknell, RG12 9DA |
Secondary | 1,062 | ||
Sir John Lawes School
Harpenden, AL5 4QP |
Secondary | 1,348 | ||
King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool
Liverpool, L8 9SJ |
Secondary | 886 | ||
Desborough College
Maidenhead, SL6 2QB |
Secondary | 728 | ||
Worthing High School
Worthing, BN14 7AR |
Secondary | 1,064 | ||
Redhill School
Stourbridge, DY8 1JX |
Secondary | 1,215 | ||
Jubilee High School
Addlestone, KT15 1TE |
Secondary | 681 | ||
The Thomas Alleyne Academy
Stevenage, SG1 3BE |
Secondary | 1,011 | ||
Fareham Academy
Fareham, PO14 1JJ |
Secondary | 889 | ||
Wednesfield Academy
Wolverhampton, WV11 3ES |
Secondary | 1,067 | ||
Wombourne High School
Wolverhampton, WV5 8BJ |
Secondary | 1,081 | ||
Upper Batley High School
Batley, WF17 0BJ |
Secondary | 801 | ||
Pinner High School
Pinner, HA5 1NB |
Secondary | 1,142 | ||
Springfield School
Portsmouth, PO6 1QY |
Secondary | 1,103 | ||
Barclay Academy
Stevenage, SG1 3RB |
Secondary | 916 | ||
Rye College
Rye, TN31 7NQ |
Secondary | 580 | ||
Dixons Broadgreen Academy
Liverpool, L13 5UQ |
Secondary | 1,217 | ||
St Paul's Catholic College
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6JE |
Secondary | 1,334 | ||
The Hemel Hempstead School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TX |
Secondary | 1,316 | ||
Weaverham High School
Northwich, CW8 3HT |
Secondary | 1,168 | ||
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
Rossendale, BB4 7BJ |
Secondary | 1,121 |