Smith's Wood Academy
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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Smith's Wood Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 746 | 29.4% | 60.9% |
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E-ACT Shenley Academy
Birmingham, B29 4HE |
Secondary | 795 | 25.1% | 57.7% |
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The Academy of St Nicholas
Liverpool, L19 5NY |
Secondary | 928 | 26.1% | 56.3% |
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Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
Runcorn, WA7 6EP |
Secondary | 829 | 24.3% | 55.5% |
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Skegness Academy
Skegness, PE25 2QH |
Secondary | 932 | 34.7% | 62.8% |
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Birkenhead Park School
Birkenhead, CH43 4UY |
Secondary | 768 | 29.3% | 65.2% |
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Bartley Green School
Birmingham, B32 3QJ |
Secondary | 934 | 21.4% | 56.1% |
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The Oldershaw School
Wallasey, CH45 4RJ |
Secondary | 828 | 36.5% | 61.2% |
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Ormiston Maritime Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5AH |
Secondary | 814 | 27.6% | 55.8% |
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King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool
Liverpool, L8 9SJ |
Secondary | 902 | 21.7% | 61.8% |
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Astor Secondary School
Dover, CT17 0AS |
Secondary | 772 | 24% | 58.3% |
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King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes
Bootle, L20 6AQ |
Secondary | 671 | 35.2% | 60.5% |
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Chaucer School
Sheffield, S5 8NH |
Secondary | 801 | 21.9% | 57.8% |
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Outwood Academy Ormesby
Middlesbrough, TS3 0RH |
Secondary | 738 | 23.6% | 63.3% |
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Lift Greenwood
Birmingham, B35 7NL |
Secondary | 950 | 25.3% | 53.5% |
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Ormiston Denes Academy
Lowestoft, NR32 4AH |
Secondary | 732 | 32.3% | 55.6% |
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Studio West
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2SZ |
Secondary | 547 | 25.1% | 62.6% |
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Cockshut Hill School
Birmingham, B26 2HX |
Secondary | 965 | 19.2% | 59.7% |
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Erdington Academy
Birmingham, B24 8RE |
Secondary | 935 | 18.8% | 56.6% |
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The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
Liverpool, L6 7UR |
Secondary | 895 | 29.9% | 57% |
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Dean Trust Wigan
Wigan, WN5 0DQ |
Secondary | 770 | 26.9% | 56% |
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Washington Academy
Washington, NE37 2AA |
Secondary | 594 | 30% | 55.7% |
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The Gainsborough Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 1PB |
Secondary | 723 | 28.8% | 60.5% |
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Dean Trust Rose Bridge
Wigan, WN1 3HD |
Secondary | 699 | 28.9% | 57.9% |
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Dene Academy
Peterlee, SR8 5RL |
Secondary | 641 | 27.5% | 59.8% |
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Harris Academy Clapham
London, SW4 8LD |
Secondary | 891 | 21.7% | 61.3% |
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Outwood Academy Riverside
Middlesbrough, TS1 2AD |
Secondary | 693 | 24.8% | 62.9% |
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Millbay Academy
Plymouth, PL1 3EG |
Secondary | 550 | 27.7% | 56.6% |
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Alvaston Moor Academy
Derby, DE24 0AN |
Secondary | 866 | 20.8% | 62.4% |
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Thrybergh Academy
Rotherham, S65 4BP |
Secondary | 562 | 29.6% | 58.3% |
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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Smith's Wood Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 746 | Sign in to see | |
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Paddington Academy
London, W9 2DR |
Secondary | 1,260 | ||
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Walsall Academy
Walsall, WS3 3LX |
Secondary | 1,422 | ||
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The Elms Academy
London, SW4 9ET |
Secondary | 844 | ||
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Sandwell Academy
West Bromwich, B71 4LG |
Secondary | 1,468 | ||
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Samworth Church Academy
Mansfield, NG18 2DY |
Secondary | 1,008 | ||
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Gospel Oak School
Tipton, DY4 0BZ |
Secondary | 1,215 | ||
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Nottingham University Samworth Academy
Nottingham, NG8 4HY |
Secondary | 927 | ||
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The City Academy, Hackney
London, E9 6EA |
Secondary | 1,154 | ||
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Manchester Communication Academy
Manchester, M40 8NT |
Secondary | 1,301 | ||
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Bishop Justus CofE School
Bromley, BR2 8HZ |
Secondary | 1,173 | ||
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Manor Church of England Academy
York, YO26 6PA |
Secondary | 1,142 | ||
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Plantsbrook School
Sutton Coldfield, B72 1RB |
Secondary | 1,572 | ||
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Nene Park Academy
Peterborough, PE2 7EA |
Secondary | 1,478 | ||
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Coombeshead Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PT |
Secondary | 874 | ||
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Whickham School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 5AR |
Secondary | 1,729 | ||
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Oldbury Academy
Oldbury, B68 8NE |
Secondary | 1,353 | ||
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Brockington College
Leicester, LE19 4AQ |
Secondary | 1,199 | ||
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Thomas Bennett Community College
Crawley, RH10 5AD |
Secondary | 1,266 | ||
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East Leake Academy
Loughborough, LE12 6QN |
Secondary | 1,088 | ||
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St John Plessington Catholic College
Wirral, CH63 7LF |
Secondary | 1,548 | ||
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Outwood Academy Carlton
Barnsley, S71 3EW |
Secondary | 1,132 | ||
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William Brookes School
Much Wenlock, TF13 6NB |
Secondary | 820 | ||
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Nicholas Chamberlaine School
Bedworth, CV12 9EA |
Secondary | 1,430 | ||
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South Bromsgrove High
Bromsgrove, B60 3NL |
Secondary | 1,355 | ||
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Pleckgate High School
Blackburn, BB1 8QA |
Secondary | 1,354 | ||
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The Laurel Academy
Mexborough, S64 9SD |
Secondary | 765 | ||
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Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
Prescot, L35 2XG |
Secondary | 761 | ||
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North Bromsgrove High School
Bromsgrove, B60 1BA |
Secondary | 1,080 | ||
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Leigh Academy Minster
Sheerness, ME12 3JQ |
Secondary | 1,072 | ||