The Brakenhale School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
The Brakenhale School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,108 18% 20.6%
The Wellington Academy
Ludgershall, SP11 9RR
Secondary 1,155 17.9% 18.7%
The Bishop of Winchester Academy
Bournemouth, BH8 9PW
Secondary 1,178 18.9% 20.5%
The Magna Carta School
Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 3HJ
Secondary 1,030 16.9% 22.5%
Noadswood School
Southampton, SO45 4ZF
Secondary 1,044 15.8% 21.9%
William Edwards School
Grays, RM16 3NJ
Secondary 1,108 16.3% 20.6%
The Chalfonts Community College
Gerrards Cross, SL9 8TP
Secondary 1,134 13.1% 20.6%
The Romsey School
Romsey, SO51 8ZB
Secondary 1,131 18.7% 19.4%
Epsom and Ewell High School
Epsom, KT19 9JW
Secondary 1,059 18.7% 19.5%
Greenbank High School
Southport, PR8 2LT
Secondary 1,039 17.1% 19.6%
Kingsbury Green Academy
Calne, SN11 8YH
Secondary 1,059 19.3% 22.4%
The Henry Box School
Witney, OX28 4AX
Secondary 1,075 18.1% 17.7%
The Bromfords School
Wickford, SS12 0LZ
Secondary 1,136 16% 21.9%
Woking High School
Woking, GU21 4TJ
Secondary 1,209 18.8% 19%
Eggbuckland Community College
Plymouth, PL6 5YB
Secondary 1,033 15.8% 20.1%
John Mason School
Abingdon, OX14 1JB
Secondary 995 20.2% 20.6%
St John Fisher Catholic College
Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 2SJ
Secondary 1,094 16.6% 19.8%
Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy
Cowes, PO31 8HB
Secondary 1,192 21% 19.9%
Ditton Park Academy
Slough, SL3 7UX
Secondary 1,125 15.3% 23.1%
Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 7AJ
Secondary 1,167 19% 19%
Therfield School
Leatherhead, KT22 7NZ
Secondary 1,050 18.4% 18.8%
St James's Church of England High School
Bolton, BL4 9RU
Secondary 1,065 17.1% 19.7%
Manshead Church of England Academy
Luton, LU1 4BB
Secondary 1,146 16.7% 18.6%
Okehampton College
Okehampton, EX20 1PW
Secondary 1,137 18.8% 19.4%
Princes Risborough School
Princes Risborough, HP27 0DR
Secondary 1,101 16.5% 17.3%
The Hinckley School
Hinckley, LE10 1LE
Secondary 1,137 18.7% 19.6%
The Purbeck School
Wareham, BH20 4PF
Secondary 1,028 16.2% 20.7%
North Bromsgrove High School
Bromsgrove, B60 1BA
Secondary 1,080 17.3% 18.7%
Parkside School
Bradford, BD13 5AD
Secondary 1,105 18.9% 22.9%
The Burton Borough School
Newport, TF10 7DS
Secondary 1,109 19.1% 19.2%

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
The Brakenhale School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,108 Sign in to see
Urmston Grammar Academy
Manchester, M41 5UG
Secondary 1,124
Christleton High School
Chester, CH3 7AD
Secondary 1,387
Hodgson Academy
Poulton-Le-Fylde, FY6 7EU
Secondary 1,122
Bury St Edmunds County High School
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RF
Secondary 739
Farmor's School
Fairford, GL7 4JQ
Secondary 1,042
Mount Grace School
Potters Bar, EN6 1EZ
Secondary 489
Ranelagh School
Bracknell, RG12 9DA
Secondary 1,101
Sir John Lawes School
Harpenden, AL5 4QP
Secondary 1,356
King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool
Liverpool, L8 9SJ
Secondary 902
The Harvey Grammar School
Folkestone, CT19 5JY
Secondary 1,015
Desborough College
Maidenhead, SL6 2QB
Secondary 580
Worthing High School
Worthing, BN14 7AR
Secondary 1,057
Redhill School
Stourbridge, DY8 1JX
Secondary 1,216
The Green School for Girls
Isleworth, TW7 5BB
Secondary 898
The Thomas Alleyne Academy
Stevenage, SG1 3BE
Secondary 987
Fareham Academy
Fareham, PO14 1JJ
Secondary 885
Wednesfield Academy
Wolverhampton, WV11 3ES
Secondary 1,029
Matthew Arnold School
Oxford, OX2 9JE
Secondary 1,250
Upper Batley High School
Batley, WF17 0BJ
Secondary 793
Pinner High School
Pinner, HA5 1NB
Secondary 1,138
Barclay Academy
Stevenage, SG1 3RB
Secondary 992
Rye College
Rye, TN31 7NQ
Secondary 616
Chipping Sodbury School
Bristol, BS37 6EW
Secondary 769
Trinity Academy Bradford
Bradford, BD13 2AS
Secondary 930
Dixons Broadgreen Academy
Liverpool, L13 5UQ
Secondary 1,232
St Paul's Catholic College
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6JE
Secondary 1,366
Weaverham High School
Northwich, CW8 3HT
Secondary 1,163
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
Rossendale, BB4 7BJ
Secondary 1,056
Hurstmere School
Sidcup, DA15 9AW
Secondary 967