Ely College

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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
Ely College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,651 10.1% 15.5%
The Priory Academy LSST
Lincoln, LN5 8PW
Secondary 1,772 10.2% 15%
Arthur Mellows Village College
Peterborough, PE6 7JX
Secondary 1,652 10.4% 16.8%
Waltham Toll Bar Academy
Grimsby, DN36 4RZ
Secondary 1,733 11.2% 16.6%
George Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG9 7EW
Secondary 1,634 6.7% 16.7%
Redborne Upper School and Community College
Bedford, MK45 2NU
Secondary 1,593 10.1% 11.3%
Sheldon School
Chippenham, SN14 6HJ
Secondary 1,605 13% 16.6%
Claremont High School
Harrow, HA3 0UH
Secondary 1,659 8.2% 17%
Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE
Secondary 1,626 13.8% 15%
West Hatch High School
Chigwell, IG7 5BT
Secondary 1,565 13.6% 12%
The Billericay School
Billericay, CM12 9LH
Secondary 1,705 11.6% 15.4%
Moulsham High School
Chelmsford, CM2 9ES
Secondary 1,672 6.3% 11.6%
St Martin's School Brentwood
Brentwood, CM13 2HG
Secondary 1,712 11.9% 11.5%
Great Baddow High School
Chelmsford, CM2 9RZ
Secondary 1,532 11.8% 14.5%
The Blue Coat CofE School
Oldham, OL1 3SQ
Secondary 1,669 8.4% 14.2%
Vandyke Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3DY
Secondary 1,507 9.9% 12.7%
Mill Hill County High School
London, NW7 4LL
Secondary 1,651 6.5% 18%
Wymondham High Academy
Wymondham, NR18 0QT
Secondary 1,642 9.8% 14.6%
Goffs Academy
Waltham Cross, EN7 5QW
Secondary 1,606 10.3% 17.7%
Twyford Church of England High School
London, W3 9PP
Secondary 1,629 6.6% 13%
The Gilberd School
Colchester, CO4 9PU
Secondary 1,578 12.6% 14.1%
Beacon Academy
Crowborough, TN6 2AS
Secondary 1,663 12.2% 13.1%
Belfairs Academy
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3TG
Secondary 1,606 11.5% 18.9%
Wembley High Technology College
North Wembley, HA0 3NT
Secondary 1,554 10.4% 15.7%
The Gryphon School
Sherborne, DT9 4EQ
Secondary 1,555 11.4% 17.2%
Bridgewater High School
Warrington, WA4 3AE
Secondary 1,675 13.6% 13.3%
The FitzWimarc School
Rayleigh, SS6 8EB
Secondary 1,798 10% 13%
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Luton, LU2 7AE
Secondary 1,645 15.6% 17.1%
Canon Slade School
Bolton, BL2 3BP
Secondary 1,748 9.2% 14.7%
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington
Washington, NE38 8AF
Secondary 1,588 11.2% 15.2%

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
Ely College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,651 Sign in to see
Arthur Mellows Village College
Peterborough, PE6 7JX
Secondary 1,652
Queen Elizabeth School
LA6 2HJ
Secondary 1,156
The de Ferrers Academy
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0LL
Secondary 2,440
Herne Bay High School
Herne Bay, CT6 7NS
Secondary 1,548
Sharnbrook Academy
Bedford, MK44 1JL
Secondary 1,686
Hockerill Anglo-European College
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5HX
Secondary 926
Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET
Secondary 1,559
William de Ferrers School
Chelmsford, CM3 5JU
Secondary 1,248
Bohunt School
Liphook, GU30 7NY
Secondary 1,872
Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre
Cheltenham, GL51 3EF
Secondary 1,866
Collingwood College
Camberley, GU15 4AE
Secondary 1,715
St Martin's School Brentwood
Brentwood, CM13 2HG
Secondary 1,712
Kesgrave High School
Ipswich, IP5 2PB
Secondary 1,861
Longsands Academy
St Neots, PE19 1LQ
Secondary 1,555
Lift Tendring
Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 0AZ
Secondary 1,558
Abbey College, Ramsey
Ramsey, PE26 1DG
Secondary 1,056
Cranbrook School
Cranbrook, TN17 3JD
Secondary 918
The Gilberd School
Colchester, CO4 9PU
Secondary 1,578
Harlington Upper School
Dunstable, LU5 6NX
Secondary 1,198
Samuel Whitbread Academy
Shefford, SG17 5QS
Secondary 1,663
Avonbourne Girls Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NY
Secondary 1,189
St George's School
Harpenden, AL5 4TD
Secondary 1,362
Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form
Norwich, NR7 0XS
Secondary 1,834
Sprowston Community Academy
Norwich, NR7 8NE
Secondary 1,739
Jack Hunt Academy
Peterborough, PE3 9PY
Secondary 1,892
Philip Morant School and College
Colchester, CO3 4QS
Secondary 1,835
Budmouth Academy Weymouth
Weymouth, DT4 9SY
Secondary 1,499
Avonbourne Boys' Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NZ
Secondary 840
The John Warner School
Hoddesdon, EN11 0QF
Secondary 821