Beechwood School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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Running cost categories

We've chosen 27 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 849 19.1% 36.2%
John Madejski Academy
Reading, RG2 8AF
Secondary 872 15.2% 34.1%
Spires Academy
Canterbury, CT2 0HD
Secondary 729 17.6% 37.5%
Chantry Academy
Ipswich, IP2 9LR
Secondary 950 18.6% 35.4%
Bridgemary School
Gosport, PO13 0JN
Secondary 800 23.7% 36.2%
The Bolsover School
Chesterfield, S44 6XA
Secondary 884 16.8% 34%
Colne Primet Academy
Colne, BB8 8JF
Secondary 870 18.3% 34.4%
All Saints Catholic College
Dukinfield, SK16 5AP
Secondary 798 18.9% 33.8%
Yardleys School
Birmingham, B11 3EY
Secondary 926 16.2% 36%
Miltoncross Academy
Portsmouth, PO3 6RB
Secondary 917 19.9% 36.7%
Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School
Birmingham, B30 1UL
Secondary 778 16.4% 36%
Baxter College
Kidderminster, DY11 5PQ
Secondary 811 22.1% 36.2%
Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School
Warrington, WA4 1JL
Secondary 856 23.2% 34.8%
Louth Academy
Louth, LN11 9AW
Secondary 871 20% 37.5%
Park Academy West London
Hillingdon, UB8 3GA
Secondary 878 18.3% 36.6%
Leigh Academy Halley
London, SE3 8EP
Secondary 906 16.3% 36.7%
Castle Hall Academy
Mirfield, WF14 9PH
Secondary 784 20.8% 34.4%
Goodwin Academy
Deal, CT14 9BD
Secondary 852 16.7% 37.7%
Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy
Slough, SL2 5AY
Secondary 877 14.3% 33.5%
Blackburn Central High School
Blackburn, BB2 3HJ
Secondary 961 21.6% 37.1%
Ark Pioneer Academy
Barnet, EN5 2BE
Secondary 896 15.7% 35.6%
West Bromwich Collegiate Academy
West Bromwich, B70 7LE
Secondary 802 15% 35.5%
Springwell Community College
Chesterfield, S43 3NQ
Secondary 898 19% 39.4%
Poltair School
St Austell, PL25 4BZ
Secondary 857 17.8% 34.5%
Shrewsbury Academy
Shrewsbury, SY1 4LL
Secondary 829 19.7% 35.9%
The Turing School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Secondary 731 20.4% 37.5%
Meadow Park School
Coventry, CV3 4BD
Secondary 783 17.9% 34.2%

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 849 Sign in to see
St Paul's Academy
London, SE2 9PX
Secondary 1,122
St Anne's Church of England Academy
Manchester, M24 6XN
Secondary 776
New Line Learning Academy
Maidstone, ME15 9QL
Secondary 810
Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich
London, SE22 0AT
Secondary 880
Malmesbury School
Malmesbury, SN16 0DF
Secondary 1,470
Orchard School Bristol
Bristol, BS7 0XZ
Secondary 910
Trinity School
Newbury, RG14 2DU
Secondary 1,300
Isca Academy
Exeter, EX2 6AP
Secondary 988
The Oakwood Academy
Nottingham, NG5 9PJ
Secondary 758
Outwood Academy Newbold
Chesterfield, S41 8BA
Secondary 1,011
Ormiston Meridian Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7DF
Secondary 1,078
Lancaster Academy
Leicester, LE2 6FU
Secondary 970
Carrington School
Redhill, RH1 4AD
Secondary 1,002
The East Manchester Academy
Manchester, M11 3DS
Secondary 1,007
Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase
Telford, TF1 5NU
Secondary 1,253
Everest Community Academy
Basingstoke, RG24 9UP
Secondary 695
West Exe School
Exeter, EX2 9JU
Secondary 1,236
Marsden Heights Community College
Nelson, BB9 0PR
Secondary 1,044
Springwell Community College
Chesterfield, S43 3NQ
Secondary 898
St Luke's Church of England School
Exeter, EX1 3RD
Secondary 844
Sedgefield Community College
Stockton-on-Tees, TS21 3DD
Secondary 988
Laurence Jackson School
Guisborough, TS14 6RD
Secondary 1,239
The Lowry Academy
Manchester, M28 0SY
Secondary 882
Alvaston Moor Academy
Derby, DE24 0AN
Secondary 882
St Paul's Catholic College
Burgess Hill, RH15 8GA
Secondary 1,169
John Smeaton Academy
Leeds, LS15 8TA
Secondary 604
Aylesford School
Aylesford, ME20 7JU
Secondary 903