Beechwood School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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Running cost categories

We've chosen 28 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
Beechwood School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 830 16.9% 39.8%
Orion Spires
Canterbury, CT2 0HD
Secondary 673 19.9% 39.6%
Oasis Academy John Williams
Bristol, BS14 9BU
Secondary 863 19.5% 40.7%
The Basildon Upper Academy
Basildon, SS13 3HL
Secondary 916 16.9% 40.4%
De Warenne Academy
Doncaster, DN12 3JY
Secondary 760 14.4% 41.3%
Kearsley Academy
Bolton, BL4 8HY
Secondary 786 18.5% 40.9%
Ash Hill Academy
DONCASTER, DN7 6JH
Secondary 826 17% 42.2%
Prenton High School for Girls
Birkenhead, CH42 6RR
Secondary 784 19.7% 43.9%
Parkside Academy
Crook, DL15 0QF
Secondary 883 13.4% 39.4%
De Lacy Academy
Knottingley, WF11 0BZ
Secondary 870 15.7% 39.4%
Bridgemary School
Gosport, PO13 0JN
Secondary 792 13.7% 38.1%
The Bolsover School
Chesterfield, S44 6XA
Secondary 909 18.1% 37.1%
Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy
Ipswich, IP2 8PL
Secondary 790 15.8% 40%
The Oakwood Academy
Nottingham, NG5 9PJ
Secondary 748 16.8% 39.5%
Irlam and Cadishead Academy
Manchester, M44 5ZR
Secondary 782 13.9% 38.7%
Queen Elizabeth's Academy
Mansfield, NG19 7AP
Secondary 883 14.1% 41.2%
Park Vale Academy
Nottingham, NG5 9AZ
Secondary 902 16.3% 43%
Park Academy West London
Hillingdon, UB8 3GA
Secondary 852 21% 39.7%
Bluecoat Wollaton Academy
Nottingham, NG8 1EA
Secondary 828 14.8% 38.1%
Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy
Slough, SL2 5AY
Secondary 870 13.9% 38.9%
Springwell Community College
Chesterfield, S43 3NQ
Secondary 885 14.4% 43%
Freebrough Academy
Saltburn-By-the-Sea, TS12 2SJ
Secondary 822 16.9% 40.7%
Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School
Wednesbury, WS10 9QS
Secondary 842 20.3% 38.9%
Sedgehill Academy
London, SE6 3QW
Secondary 900 16.7% 43.9%
The Turing School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Secondary 766 22.2% 38.8%
Birches Head Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8DD
Secondary 954 15.3% 36.6%
Meadow Park School
Coventry, CV3 4BD
Secondary 807 18.2% 39.5%
Prince Albert High School
Birmingham, B42 2TU
Secondary 759 17.9% 38.5%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 28 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
Beechwood School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 830 Sign in to see
Great Academy Ashton
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8RF
Secondary 1,304
The Littlehampton Academy
Littlehampton, BN17 6FE
Secondary 1,370
Carlton Keighley
Keighley, BD20 6EB
Secondary 795
Leigh Academy Wilmington
Wilmington, DA2 7DR
Secondary 1,383
Shenley Brook End School
Milton Keynes, MK5 7ZT
Secondary 1,885
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys
Dartford, DA2 7DA
Secondary 1,178
The Regis School
West Sussex, PO21 5LH
Secondary 1,666
Gordon's School
Woking, GU24 9PT
Secondary 981
Winifred Holtby Academy
Hull, HU7 4PW
Secondary 1,329
Durrington High School
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Secondary 1,606
Queen Elizabeth's School
Wimborne, BH21 4DT
Secondary 1,452
Highfields School
Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT
Secondary 1,783
Tong Leadership Academy
Bradford, BD4 6NR
Secondary 792
Netherwood Academy
Barnsley, S73 8FE
Secondary 1,272
Jack Hunt Academy
Peterborough, PE3 9PY
Secondary 1,892
Westfield School
Sheffield, S20 1HQ
Secondary 1,329
Wright Robinson College
Manchester, M18 8RL
Secondary 1,811
Horizon Community College
Barnsley, S70 6PD
Secondary 1,916
Jesmond Park Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7DP
Secondary 2,085
Co-op Academy Grange
Bradford, BD5 9ET
Secondary 1,434
Sedgehill Academy
London, SE6 3QW
Secondary 900
Walbottle Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 9TP
Secondary 1,729
The Oxford Academy
Oxford, OX4 6JZ
Secondary 1,113
Oulder Hill Leadership Academy
Rochdale, OL11 5EF
Secondary 1,171
Soar Valley College
Leicester, LE4 7GY
Secondary 1,566
Hanson Academy
Bradford, BD2 1JP
Secondary 1,549
The Royal Harbour Academy
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH
Secondary 1,016