Larkmead School
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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Larkmead School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 940 | 20.1% | 18.8% |
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John Masefield High School
Ledbury, HR8 2HF |
Secondary | 841 | 22% | 19% |
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Flixton Girls School
Manchester, M41 5DR |
Secondary | 964 | 18.5% | 19.5% |
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Caldew School
Carlisle, CA5 7NN |
Secondary | 992 | 18.1% | 18.5% |
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Birkdale High School
Southport, PR8 3DT |
Secondary | 926 | 19.2% | 21.6% |
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Dene Magna School
Mitcheldean, GL17 0DU |
Secondary | 1,006 | 20.6% | 18.6% |
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Wootton Upper School
Bedford, MK43 9HT |
Secondary | 868 | 18% | 19% |
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Epsom and Ewell High School
Epsom, KT19 9JW |
Secondary | 1,059 | 18.7% | 19.5% |
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Humphrey Perkins School
Loughborough, LE12 8JU |
Secondary | 845 | 20.5% | 17.9% |
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Coombe Boys' School
New Malden, KT3 6NU |
Secondary | 1,031 | 20.3% | 17.3% |
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Southborough High School
Surbiton, KT6 5AS |
Secondary | 928 | 18.6% | 19.8% |
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Chipping Norton School
Chipping Norton, OX7 5DY |
Secondary | 1,029 | 20.2% | 15.8% |
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BBG Academy
Birkenshaw, BD19 4BE |
Secondary | 1,048 | 20.5% | 18.1% |
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The Matthew Arnold School
Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 1PF |
Secondary | 961 | 19.1% | 21.1% |
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Gosford Hill School
Kidlington, OX5 2NT |
Secondary | 848 | 21.9% | 21.2% |
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The Beaconsfield School
Beaconsfield, HP9 1SJ |
Secondary | 871 | 17.8% | 20.9% |
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King's School
Hove, BN3 8BN |
Secondary | 905 | 23.6% | 19.4% |
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Winton Academy
Bournemouth, BH10 4HT |
Secondary | 907 | 17.9% | 18.2% |
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The Thomas Alleyne Academy
Stevenage, SG1 3BE |
Secondary | 987 | 21.2% | 21.4% |
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Bohunt School Worthing
Worthing, BN14 8AH |
Secondary | 897 | 21.7% | 17.6% |
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Attleborough Academy
Attleborough, NR17 2AJ |
Secondary | 921 | 15.9% | 18.7% |
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John Mason School
Abingdon, OX14 1JB |
Secondary | 995 | 20.2% | 20.6% |
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Bradon Forest School
Swindon, SN5 4AT |
Secondary | 941 | 18.4% | 18.2% |
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Sir Graham Balfour High School
Stafford, ST16 1NR |
Secondary | 1,001 | 17.9% | 18.2% |
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Therfield School
Leatherhead, KT22 7NZ |
Secondary | 1,050 | 18.4% | 18.8% |
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Barclay Academy
Stevenage, SG1 3RB |
Secondary | 992 | 18.6% | 21.3% |
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Chertsey High School
Addlestone, KT15 2EP |
Secondary | 920 | 22.7% | 19.3% |
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Patchway Community School
Almondsbury, BS32 4AJ |
Secondary | 953 | 18.9% | 21.7% |
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The Swan School
Oxford, OX2 7WP |
Secondary | 953 | 19.1% | 19.2% |
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Iveshead School
Loughborough, LE12 9DB |
Secondary | 1,000 | 23.1% | 18.4% |
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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Larkmead School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 940 | Sign in to see | |
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St Mark's Church of England Academy
Mitcham, CR4 1SF |
Secondary | 947 | ||
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North Oxfordshire Academy
Banbury, OX16 0UD |
Secondary | 1,024 | ||
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Sir Thomas Rich's School
Gloucester, GL2 0LF |
Secondary | 1,249 | ||
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Upton Court Grammar School
Slough, SL3 7PR |
Secondary | 1,166 | ||
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Southend High School for Girls
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4UZ |
Secondary | 1,253 | ||
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Pool Academy
Redruth, TR15 3PZ |
Secondary | 682 | ||
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Crofton Academy
Wakefield, WF4 1NF |
Secondary | 1,061 | ||
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Bentley Wood High School
Stanmore, HA7 3JW |
Secondary | 1,429 | ||
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Hounsdown School
Southampton, SO40 9FT |
Secondary | 1,281 | ||
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Amersham School
Amersham, HP7 9HH |
Secondary | 1,066 | ||
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Waddesdon Church of England School
Aylesbury, HP18 0LQ |
Secondary | 1,015 | ||
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Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre
Chepstow, NP16 7AA |
Secondary | 1,069 | ||
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Cams Hill School
Fareham, PO16 8AH |
Secondary | 1,237 | ||
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Heanor Gate Spencer Academy
Heanor, DE75 7RA |
Secondary | 1,427 | ||
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Hilbre High School
Wirral, CH48 6EQ |
Secondary | 1,175 | ||
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St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Chesterfield, S41 8AG |
Secondary | 1,358 | ||
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The Marlborough Church of England School
Woodstock, OX20 1LP |
Secondary | 1,085 | ||
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Bluecoat Beechdale Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3GP |
Secondary | 898 | ||
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St Simon Stock Catholic School
Maidstone, ME16 0JP |
Secondary | 1,152 | ||
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St Gregory's Catholic School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9XL |
Secondary | 1,179 | ||
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Hagley Catholic High School
Hagley, DY8 2XL |
Secondary | 1,113 | ||
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Windsor Girls' School
Windsor, SL4 3RT |
Secondary | 795 | ||
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Haileybury Turnford
Waltham Cross, EN8 0JU |
Secondary | 967 | ||
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Newlands Girls' School
Maidenhead, SL6 5JB |
Secondary | 1,242 | ||
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The Lenham School
Maidstone, ME17 2LL |
Secondary | 827 | ||
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Co-op Academy Bebington
Wirral, CH63 2PS |
Secondary | 1,066 | ||
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Chancellor's School
Hatfield, AL9 7BN |
Secondary | 1,254 | ||
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The Mandeville School
Aylesbury, HP21 8ES |
Secondary | 998 | ||
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The Priory Church of England School
Dorking, RH4 3DG |
Secondary | 672 | ||