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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Laisterdyke Leadership Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 887 | 24% | 48% |
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Grace Academy Solihull
Birmingham, B37 5JS |
Secondary | 876 | 27.4% | 48.3% |
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Barnsley Academy
Barnsley, S70 3DL |
Secondary | 916 | 17.5% | 46.7% |
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St Mark's Church of England Academy
Mitcham, CR4 1SF |
Secondary | 947 | 23.9% | 45.9% |
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The Elms Academy
London, SW4 9ET |
Secondary | 844 | 20.1% | 48% |
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Havelock Academy
Grimsby, DN32 8JH |
Secondary | 911 | 19.2% | 51.3% |
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St Anne's Church of England Academy
Manchester, M24 6XN |
Secondary | 795 | 22.4% | 48.9% |
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New Line Learning Academy
Maidstone, ME15 9QL |
Secondary | 820 | 21% | 46.6% |
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Oasis Academy Mayfield
Southampton, SO19 9NA |
Secondary | 884 | 21.2% | 45.7% |
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E-Act Parkwood Academy
Sheffield, S5 8UL |
Secondary | 860 | 20.4% | 52% |
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King James I Academy Bishop Auckland
Bishop Auckland, DL14 7JZ |
Secondary | 929 | 23.3% | 47.9% |
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Shirley High School Performing Arts College
Croydon, CR0 5EF |
Secondary | 786 | 27.1% | 47.1% |
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Harris Academy Morden
Morden, SM4 6DU |
Secondary | 879 | 24.1% | 45.1% |
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The Boulevard Academy
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU3 3QT |
Secondary | 817 | 22.6% | 51.4% |
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Bradford Forster Academy
Bradford, BD4 8RG |
Secondary | 976 | 27.6% | 45.3% |
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Winterhill School
Rotherham, S61 2BD |
Secondary | 920 | 25.6% | 43.3% |
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The Lea Valley Academy
Enfield, EN3 6TW |
Secondary | 850 | 21.5% | 47.3% |
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Waterhead Academy
Oldham, OL4 3NY |
Secondary | 949 | 22.5% | 49.6% |
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The City Academy Bristol
Bristol, BS5 9JH |
Secondary | 980 | 25.7% | 48.9% |
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The Royal Sutton School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7DY |
Secondary | 977 | 21.3% | 46.5% |
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Royds Hall, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD3 4HA |
Secondary | 867 | 24% | 43.3% |
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Dixons Unity Academy
Leeds, LS12 3DS |
Secondary | 933 | 25.1% | 52.6% |
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Astrea Academy Woodfields
Doncaster, DN4 8ND |
Secondary | 724 | 23.7% | 48.3% |
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Newsome Academy
Huddersfield, HD4 6JN |
Secondary | 804 | 20.6% | 45.8% |
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Gloucester Academy
Gloucester, GL4 6RN |
Secondary | 939 | 23.1% | 47.3% |
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Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
Prescot, L35 2XG |
Secondary | 761 | 23.5% | 48% |
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Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy
Leeds, LS10 4AX |
Secondary | 828 | 24.6% | 44.9% |
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Dixons Fazakerley Academy
Liverpool, L10 1LB |
Secondary | 808 | 25.7% | 46.4% |
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John Spence Community High School
North Shields, NE29 9PU |
Secondary | 813 | 20% | 48.5% |
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Buile Hill Academy
Salford, M6 8RD |
Secondary | 903 | 22.2% | 45.5% |
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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Laisterdyke Leadership Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 887 | Sign in to see | |
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Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich
London, SE22 0NR |
Secondary | 839 | ||
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Greig City Academy
London, N8 7NU |
Secondary | 1,183 | ||
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Teign School
Newton Abbot, TQ12 3JG |
Secondary | 1,078 | ||
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Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road
Teignmouth, TQ14 9HZ |
Secondary | 832 | ||
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The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School
Chester, CH3 5XF |
Secondary | 1,204 | ||
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Lipson Co-operative Academy
Plymouth, PL4 7PG |
Secondary | 1,098 | ||
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The Hayfield School
Doncaster, DN9 3HG |
Secondary | 1,084 | ||
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Queensmead School
Ruislip, HA4 0LS |
Secondary | 1,500 | ||
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The Chalfonts Community College
Gerrards Cross, SL9 8TP |
Secondary | 1,134 | ||
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Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College
Slough, SL1 2PU |
Secondary | 1,179 | ||
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Christ's College Finchley
London, N2 0SE |
Secondary | 992 | ||
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Batley Girls' High School
Batley, WF17 0LD |
Secondary | 1,372 | ||
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Anglo European School
Ingatestone, CM4 0DJ |
Secondary | 1,490 | ||
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Denefield School
Reading, RG31 6XY |
Secondary | 1,144 | ||
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Faringdon Community College
Faringdon, SN7 7LB |
Secondary | 1,436 | ||
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Chaucer School
Sheffield, S5 8NH |
Secondary | 801 | ||
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Altrincham College
Altrincham, WA15 8QW |
Secondary | 982 | ||
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Penwortham Priory Academy
Preston, PR1 0JE |
Secondary | 747 | ||
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The Bromfords School
Wickford, SS12 0LZ |
Secondary | 1,136 | ||
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Tudor Grange Academy Redditch
Redditch, B98 7UH |
Secondary | 405 | ||
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Beaconsfield High School
Beaconsfield, HP9 1RR |
Secondary | 1,269 | ||
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Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics
Lowestoft, NR32 4PZ |
Secondary | 1,265 | ||
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Bishop Douglass School Finchley
London, N2 0SQ |
Secondary | 1,013 | ||
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St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking
Woking, GU22 9AL |
Secondary | 1,543 | ||
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The Deanes
Benfleet, SS7 2TD |
Secondary | 595 | ||
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Liskeard School and Community College
Liskeard, PL14 3EA |
Secondary | 1,149 | ||
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Penketh High School
Warrington, WA5 2BY |
Secondary | 1,023 | ||
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George Pindar School
Scarborough, YO11 3LW |
Secondary | 727 | ||
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Ernest Bevin Academy
London, SW17 7DF |
Secondary | 645 | ||