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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                The Elmgreen School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 1,137 | 16.2% | 32.2% | 
| 
                                St Paul's Academy
                                 London, SE2 9PX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,122 | 12.3% | 33.5% | 
| 
                                Greig City Academy
                                 London, N8 7NU  | 
                            Secondary | 1,233 | 14.1% | 34% | 
| 
                                Harris Academy South Norwood
                                 London, SE25 6AE  | 
                            Secondary | 1,270 | 16.4% | 32.5% | 
| 
                                Haberdashers' Crayford Academy
                                 Dartford, DA1 4RS  | 
                            Secondary | 1,076 | 13.5% | 29.7% | 
| 
                                Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy
                                 Oldbury, B69 2HE  | 
                            Secondary | 1,164 | 17.2% | 30.8% | 
| 
                                Welling School
                                 Welling, DA16 1LB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,147 | 16.2% | 28.6% | 
| 
                                The Heath School
                                 Runcorn, WA7 4SY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,189 | 16.8% | 31.6% | 
| 
                                The Highcrest Academy
                                 High Wycombe, HP13 7NQ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,068 | 14.4% | 31.1% | 
| 
                                Rooks Heath School
                                 Harrow, HA2 9AH  | 
                            Secondary | 1,204 | 13.5% | 31.2% | 
| 
                                Hatch End High School
                                 Harrow, HA3 6NR  | 
                            Secondary | 1,252 | 16.8% | 31.4% | 
| 
                                Cannock Chase High School
                                 Cannock, WS11 1JT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,110 | 13% | 31.7% | 
| 
                                Clapton Girls' Academy
                                 London, E5 0RB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,194 | 16.4% | 34.3% | 
| 
                                Lynn Grove Academy
                                 Great Yarmouth, NR31 8AP  | 
                            Secondary | 1,157 | 15.7% | 31.9% | 
| 
                                Norbury High School for Girls
                                 Thornton Heath, CR7 8BT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,186 | 16.4% | 29% | 
| 
                                Campion School
                                 Leamington Spa, CV31 1QH  | 
                            Secondary | 1,170 | 15.5% | 30.7% | 
| 
                                Netherthorpe School
                                 Chesterfield, S43 3PU  | 
                            Secondary | 1,108 | 17.2% | 32.7% | 
| 
                                Bishop Perowne CofE College
                                 Worcester, WR3 8LE  | 
                            Secondary | 1,117 | 19.1% | 32.9% | 
| 
                                Meden School
                                 Mansfield, NG20 0QN  | 
                            Secondary | 1,076 | 15.8% | 33.6% | 
| 
                                Thistley Hough Academy
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5JJ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,091 | 18.2% | 31.6% | 
| 
                                St George's Catholic School
                                 London, W9 1RB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,111 | 17.3% | 29.8% | 
| 
                                Heartlands High School
                                 London, N22 7ST  | 
                            Secondary | 1,168 | 15.4% | 34.7% | 
| 
                                St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
                                 Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6LZ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,164 | 15% | 31% | 
| 
                                The University of Birmingham School
                                 Birmingham, B29 6QU  | 
                            Secondary | 1,186 | 14.6% | 31.7% | 
| 
                                Lyndon School
                                 Solihull, B92 8EJ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,173 | 16.7% | 32.1% | 
| 
                                Greatfields School
                                 Barking, IG11 7QG  | 
                            Secondary | 1,169 | 16.2% | 31.9% | 
| 
                                Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls
                                 Thamesmead, SE28 8RF  | 
                            Secondary | 1,161 | 11.8% | 34.1% | 
| 
                                Arena Academy
                                 Birmingham, B42 2PY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,109 | 13.4% | 33% | 
| 
                                Ken Stimpson Academy
                                 Peterborough, PE4 6JT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,096 | 18.2% | 32.2% | 
| 
                                The Abbey School
                                 Faversham, ME13 8RZ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,114 | 14.8% | 30.9% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                The Elmgreen School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 1,137 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                The Elms Academy
                                 London, SW4 9ET  | 
                            Secondary | 816 | ||
| 
                                Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy
                                 Dartford, DA1 1QE  | 
                            Secondary | 1,342 | ||
| 
                                Pimlico Academy
                                 London, SW1V 3AT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,116 | ||
| 
                                Skinners' Academy
                                 London, N4 1SY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,046 | ||
| 
                                East Barnet School
                                 Barnet, EN4 8PU  | 
                            Secondary | 1,414 | ||
| 
                                Weatherhead High School
                                 Wallasey, CH44 3HS  | 
                            Secondary | 1,525 | ||
| 
                                Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
                                 Chester le Street, DH3 2LP  | 
                            Secondary | 1,353 | ||
| 
                                Meadowhead School Academy Trust
                                 Sheffield, S8 8BR  | 
                            Secondary | 1,928 | ||
| 
                                St John's Marlborough
                                 Marlborough, SN8 4AX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,726 | ||
| 
                                West Derby School
                                 Liverpool, L13 7HQ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,009 | ||
| 
                                King Ecgbert School
                                 Sheffield, S17 3QU  | 
                            Secondary | 1,454 | ||
| 
                                Redland Green School
                                 Bristol, BS6 7EH  | 
                            Secondary | 1,655 | ||
| 
                                Kingsthorpe College
                                 Northampton, NN2 7HR  | 
                            Secondary | 1,406 | ||
| 
                                Chorlton High School
                                 Manchester, M21 7SL  | 
                            Secondary | 1,532 | ||
| 
                                Silverdale School
                                 Sheffield, S11 9QH  | 
                            Secondary | 1,469 | ||
| 
                                Kingswood Secondary Academy
                                 Corby, NN18 9NS  | 
                            Secondary | 1,232 | ||
| 
                                The Blyth Academy
                                 Blyth, NE24 4JP  | 
                            Secondary | 834 | ||
| 
                                Northampton School for Girls
                                 Northampton, NN3 6DG  | 
                            Secondary | 1,761 | ||
| 
                                Nova Hreod Academy
                                 Swindon, SN2 2NQ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,039 | ||
| 
                                Ryburn Valley High School
                                 Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DF  | 
                            Secondary | 1,654 | ||
| 
                                Cockburn School
                                 Leeds, LS11 5TT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,281 | ||
| 
                                Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
                                 Bradford, BD6 3PX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,458 | ||
| 
                                Judgemeadow Community College
                                 Leicester, LE5 6HP  | 
                            Secondary | 1,109 | ||
| 
                                The Minster School
                                 Southwell, NG25 0LG  | 
                            Secondary | 1,650 | ||
| 
                                Tupton Hall School
                                 Chesterfield, S42 6LG  | 
                            Secondary | 1,641 | ||
| 
                                Dixons Unity Academy
                                 Leeds, LS12 3DS  | 
                            Secondary | 913 | ||
| 
                                Carlton Bolling
                                 Bradford, BD3 0DU  | 
                            Secondary | 1,650 | ||
| 
                                The Grange Academy
                                 Bushey, WD23 3AA  | 
                            Secondary | 985 | ||
| 
                                Lister Community School
                                 London, E13 9AE  | 
                            Secondary | 1,595 | ||