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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Pool Hayes Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,152 | 12.4% | 39.8% |
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Harris Lowe Academy Willesden
London, NW10 3ST |
Secondary | 1,124 | 11.6% | 43.4% |
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Grace Academy Coventry
Coventry, CV2 2RH |
Secondary | 1,023 | 12.3% | 42.7% |
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Haberdashers' Abraham Darby
Telford, TF7 5HX |
Secondary | 1,063 | 15.4% | 40.5% |
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Gospel Oak School
Tipton, DY4 0BZ |
Secondary | 1,215 | 14.9% | 42.8% |
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Harris Academy Purley
South Croydon, CR2 6DT |
Secondary | 1,022 | 12.4% | 38.6% |
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Drapers' Academy
Romford, RM3 9XR |
Secondary | 1,207 | 17% | 40.1% |
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The Victory Academy
Chatham, ME4 5JB |
Secondary | 1,224 | 16.2% | 40.2% |
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Ipswich Academy
Ipswich, IP3 0SP |
Secondary | 1,006 | 14.6% | 39.6% |
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Shire Oak Academy
Walsall, WS9 9PA |
Secondary | 1,301 | 15.4% | 37.8% |
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Stoke Damerel Community College
Plymouth, PL3 4BD |
Secondary | 1,285 | 13.6% | 40.2% |
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John Whitgift Academy
Grimsby, DN37 9EH |
Secondary | 1,055 | 13% | 37.8% |
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Don Valley Academy
Doncaster, DN5 9DD |
Secondary | 1,104 | 13.4% | 39.2% |
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Beacon Hill Academy
Dudley, DY3 1BP |
Secondary | 1,090 | 11.3% | 36.4% |
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Thistley Hough Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5JJ |
Secondary | 1,095 | 17.9% | 36.5% |
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Manor Croft Academy
Dewsbury, WF12 7DW |
Secondary | 1,041 | 15.7% | 37.8% |
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Neale-Wade Academy
March, PE15 9PX |
Secondary | 1,222 | 13.5% | 36.8% |
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Heartlands High School
London, N22 7ST |
Secondary | 1,181 | 17% | 37.4% |
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St Edmund's Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU |
Secondary | 1,130 | 14.8% | 43.4% |
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The Holgate Academy
Nottingham, NG15 6HB |
Secondary | 1,187 | 14.1% | 36.5% |
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St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6LZ |
Secondary | 1,141 | 15.3% | 36% |
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Smithills School
Bolton, BL1 6JS |
Secondary | 1,201 | 14.3% | 40.4% |
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Wednesfield Academy
Wolverhampton, WV11 3ES |
Secondary | 1,029 | 10.3% | 43.5% |
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Lyng Hall School
Coventry, CV2 3JS |
Secondary | 990 | 14.9% | 40.8% |
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Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls
Thamesmead, SE28 8RF |
Secondary | 1,187 | 14% | 38.4% |
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Arena Academy
Birmingham, B42 2PY |
Secondary | 1,042 | 14.8% | 37.6% |
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Chiltern Academy
Luton, LU1 3GF |
Secondary | 1,192 | 13.2% | 36.8% |
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Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Pontefract, WF9 4AB |
Secondary | 1,111 | 13.4% | 40.1% |
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St Edmund Campion Catholic School
Birmingham, B23 5XA |
Secondary | 1,156 | 12.9% | 43.4% |
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Leigh Academy Minster
Sheerness, ME12 3JQ |
Secondary | 1,072 | 12.6% | 39.9% |
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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Pool Hayes Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,152 | 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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Tiffin School
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 6RL |
Secondary | 1,462 | ||
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Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre
Redditch, B98 8HB |
Secondary | 953 | ||
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Caldew School
Carlisle, CA5 7NN |
Secondary | 992 | ||
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Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre
Birmingham, B32 3AE |
Secondary | 647 | ||
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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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Haywood Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 7AB |
Secondary | 1,115 | ||
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Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport
Saffron Walden, CB11 3TR |
Secondary | 968 | ||
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Childwall Sports & Science Academy
Liverpool, L15 6XZ |
Secondary | 1,057 | ||
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Ormiston Denes Academy
Lowestoft, NR32 4AH |
Secondary | 732 | ||
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Alleyne's Academy
Stone, ST15 8DT |
Secondary | 852 | ||
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Bradford Girls' Grammar School
Bradford, BD9 6RB |
Secondary | 677 | ||
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Rawmarsh Community School
Rotherham, S62 7GA |
Secondary | 1,094 | ||
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Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton, WV10 8BL |
Secondary | 1,191 | ||
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Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Coventry, CV2 2AJ |
Secondary | 1,441 | ||
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Kingsmead School
Cannock, WS12 1DH |
Secondary | 1,429 | ||
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Cockshut Hill School
Birmingham, B26 2HX |
Secondary | 965 | ||
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Leek High School
Leek, ST13 6EU |
Secondary | 254 | ||
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Great Yarmouth Charter Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR30 4LS |
Secondary | 895 | ||
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Thomas Alleyne's High School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8DU |
Secondary | 966 | ||
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Bay Leadership Academy
Morecambe, LA3 1AB |
Secondary | 725 | ||
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Outwood Academy Easingwold
York, YO61 3EF |
Secondary | 770 | ||
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Kingsdown School
Swindon, SN2 7SH |
Secondary | 1,031 | ||
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The Grove School
Market Drayton, TF9 1HF |
Secondary | 831 | ||
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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 | ||