Smithdon High School

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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
Smithdon High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 582 21% 22.4%
Hurworth School
Darlington, DL2 2JG
Secondary 669 20.3% 20.3%
Kingstone High School
Hereford, HR2 9HJ
Secondary 606 20.6% 23.4%
The Academy, Selsey
Chichester, PO20 9EH
Secondary 494 19.1% 22.2%
Whitstone
Shepton Mallet, BA4 5PF
Secondary 585 20% 21.7%
Mount Grace School
Potters Bar, EN6 1EZ
Secondary 508 22.4% 23.4%
Melbourn Village College
Royston, SG8 6EF
Secondary 638 14.1% 22.1%
Sheringham High School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND
Secondary 704 15.9% 21.8%
Brooklands Middle School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3PF
Secondary 601 22.5% 18%
The Axholme Academy
Crowle, DN17 4HU
Secondary 534 24.9% 23.6%
Looe Community Academy
Looe, PL13 1NQ
Secondary 537 19.7% 25%
Dorchester Middle School
Dorchester, DT1 2HS
Secondary 554 20.8% 24.9%
Shipston High School
Shipston-on-Stour, CV36 4DY
Secondary 595 20% 20%
St John's Church of England Middle School Academy
Bromsgrove, B61 7DH
Secondary 651 18.1% 23.7%
Sir Thomas Fremantle School
Winslow, MK18 3GH
Secondary 601 23.1% 22.6%
St Clement's High School
King's Lynn, PE34 4LZ
Secondary 702 17% 22.4%
St Ives School
St Ives, TR26 2BB
Secondary 587 17.6% 24.2%
Ingleby Manor Free School & Sixth Form
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 0FA
Secondary 653 18.7% 20.2%
Walney School
Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 3JT
Secondary 489 22.1% 22.9%
Ridgewood High School
Stourbridge, DY8 3NQ
Secondary 580 16.8% 21.9%
St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy
Glossop, SK13 8DR
Secondary 582 18% 24.9%
St Benedict's Catholic High School
Alcester, B49 6PX
Secondary 567 19.6% 22.1%
Mullion School
Helston, TR12 7EB
Secondary 561 23.4% 20.9%
King's Academy Ringmer
Lewes, BN8 5RB
Secondary 611 22.8% 22.7%
Alderman Peel High School
Wells-next-the-Sea, NR23 1RB
Secondary 598 21.3% 23.2%
Marston Vale Middle School
Bedford, MK43 9NH
Secondary 599 18.5% 23%
Old Buckenham High School
Attleborough, NR17 1RL
Secondary 495 16.9% 19.7%
Hope Valley College
Hope Valley, S33 6SD
Secondary 543 20.5% 20.7%
Sandymoor Ormiston Academy
Runcorn, WA7 1QU
Secondary 598 18.1% 23.7%
Vista Academy Littleport
Ely, CB6 1EW
Secondary 505 21.5% 24.7%

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
Smithdon High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 582 Sign in to see
Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy
Brixham, TQ5 0LN
Secondary 1,021
The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School
Chester, CH3 5XF
Secondary 1,179
Penrice Academy
St Austell, PL25 3NR
Secondary 1,427
Challney High School for Boys
Luton, LU4 9TJ
Secondary 1,201
Congleton High School
Congleton, CW12 4NS
Secondary 1,270
Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form
Woodbridge, IP13 9HE
Secondary 1,030
Bungay High School
Bungay, NR35 1RW
Secondary 985
The Campion School
Hornchurch, RM11 3BX
Secondary 1,205
St Mark's West Essex Catholic School
Harlow, CM18 6AA
Secondary 1,067
Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow
Harlow, CM18 7NQ
Secondary 999
The Boswells School
Chelmsford, CM1 6LY
Secondary 1,443
Bartholomew School
Witney, OX29 4AP
Secondary 1,346
The Marlborough Science Academy
St Albans, AL1 2QA
Secondary 1,319
Meden School
Mansfield, NG20 0QN
Secondary 1,076
The New Forest Academy
Southampton, SO45 2PA
Secondary 564
The James Hornsby School
Basildon, SS15 5NX
Secondary 1,006
Lodge Park Academy
Corby, NN17 2JH
Secondary 987
Manor Croft Academy
Dewsbury, WF12 7DW
Secondary 1,038
Calday Grange Grammar School
Wirral, CH48 8GG
Secondary 1,509
St Thomas More Catholic School
London, N22 5HN
Secondary 1,273
Cliff Park Ormiston Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR31 6TA
Secondary 832
The Skinners' School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9PG
Secondary 1,138
Stokesley School
Stokesley, TS9 5AL
Secondary 1,072
The Burgess Hill Academy
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EA
Secondary 1,082
St Gregory's Catholic Science College
Harrow, HA3 0NB
Secondary 1,161
Goffs - Churchgate Academy
Waltham Cross, EN8 9LY
Secondary 602
Cecil Jones Academy
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4BU
Secondary 971
St Mary's Catholic School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NQ
Secondary 1,153
Coloma Convent Girls' School
Croydon, CR9 5AS
Secondary 1,026