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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Sprowston Community Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,659 | 20.9% | 20.2% |
Northampton Academy
Northampton, NN3 8NH |
Secondary | 1,704 | 15.9% | 22.7% |
Wales High School
Sheffield, S26 5QQ |
Secondary | 1,842 | 19.3% | 22.3% |
Newquay Tretherras
Newquay, TR7 3BH |
Secondary | 1,728 | 16.3% | 18.4% |
Plymstock School
Plymouth, PL9 9AZ |
Secondary | 1,672 | 15.6% | 16% |
Bottisham Village College
Cambridge, CB25 9DL |
Secondary | 1,452 | 17.8% | 18.3% |
Aston Academy
Sheffield, S26 4SF |
Secondary | 1,597 | 18.8% | 17.5% |
Christopher Whitehead Language College
Worcester, WR2 4AF |
Secondary | 1,529 | 16% | 19.7% |
Alderbrook School
Solihull, B91 1SN |
Secondary | 1,637 | 24.5% | 15.9% |
Nunnery Wood High School
Worcester, WR5 2LT |
Secondary | 1,495 | 17.9% | 18% |
Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College
Coventry, CV1 2BA |
Secondary | 1,728 | 16.9% | 22.1% |
Whickham School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 5AR |
Secondary | 1,675 | 16.1% | 19.8% |
Trinity School
Carlisle, CA1 1JB |
Secondary | 1,695 | 21.3% | 16.5% |
Highams Park School
London, E4 9PJ |
Secondary | 1,541 | 16% | 22.5% |
Bourne Academy
Bourne, PE10 9DT |
Secondary | 1,520 | 15% | 18.9% |
Rawlins
Loughborough, LE12 8DY |
Secondary | 1,566 | 21.1% | 17.5% |
The Regis School
West Sussex, PO21 5LH |
Secondary | 1,606 | 16.3% | 20.9% |
Plume School
Maldon, CM9 6AB |
Secondary | 1,738 | 16.7% | 20.6% |
Aldridge School - A Science College
Walsall, WS9 0BG |
Secondary | 1,599 | 13.6% | 22.3% |
Cheney School
Oxford, OX3 7QH |
Secondary | 1,681 | 22% | 22.6% |
The Sweyne Park School
Rayleigh, SS6 9BZ |
Secondary | 1,502 | 17.1% | 15.8% |
Burntwood School
London, SW17 0AQ |
Secondary | 1,541 | 16.2% | 21.6% |
Durrington High School
Worthing, BN13 1JX |
Secondary | 1,608 | 17.6% | 18% |
North Chadderton School
Oldham, OL9 0BN |
Secondary | 1,580 | 14.3% | 21% |
City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy
Norwich, NR4 6PP |
Secondary | 1,739 | 13.5% | 21.6% |
Ryburn Valley High School
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DF |
Secondary | 1,654 | 15% | 21.6% |
Thomas Gainsborough School
Sudbury, CO10 0NH |
Secondary | 1,584 | 17.8% | 18.2% |
Malet Lambert
Hull, HU8 0JD |
Secondary | 1,680 | 17.6% | 19.2% |
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Bradford, BD9 4BQ |
Secondary | 1,786 | 20.5% | 23.4% |
The City of Leicester College
Leicester, LE5 6LN |
Secondary | 1,635 | 14.7% | 22.9% |
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 |
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Sprowston Community Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,659 | Sign in to see | |
Arthur Mellows Village College
Peterborough, PE6 7JX |
Secondary | 1,657 | ||
Westlands School
Sittingbourne, ME10 1PF |
Secondary | 1,776 | ||
The de Ferrers Academy
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0LL |
Secondary | 2,469 | ||
Herne Bay High School
Herne Bay, CT6 7NS |
Secondary | 1,586 | ||
Sharnbrook Academy
Bedford, MK44 1JL |
Secondary | 1,671 | ||
Hockerill Anglo-European College
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5HX |
Secondary | 921 | ||
Haydon School
Pinner, HA5 2LX |
Secondary | 1,678 | ||
The King John School
Benfleet, SS7 1RQ |
Secondary | 2,103 | ||
Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET |
Secondary | 1,589 | ||
South Craven School
Keighley, BD20 7RL |
Secondary | 1,874 | ||
Collingwood College
Camberley, GU15 4AE |
Secondary | 1,741 | ||
St Martin's School Brentwood
Brentwood, CM13 2HG |
Secondary | 1,778 | ||
Kesgrave High School
Ipswich, IP5 2PB |
Secondary | 1,844 | ||
Minsthorpe Community College
Pontefract, WF9 2UJ |
Secondary | 1,582 | ||
Tendring Technology College
Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 0AZ |
Secondary | 1,671 | ||
Dallam School
Cumbria, LA7 7DD |
Secondary | 988 | ||
Abbey College, Ramsey
Ramsey, PE26 1DG |
Secondary | 1,029 | ||
Cotham School
Bristol, BS6 6DT |
Secondary | 1,640 | ||
Harlington Upper School
Dunstable, LU5 6NX |
Secondary | 1,249 | ||
Riddlesdown Collegiate
Purley, CR8 1EX |
Secondary | 2,067 | ||
Avonbourne Girls Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NY |
Secondary | 1,116 | ||
St George's School
Harpenden, AL5 4TD |
Secondary | 1,386 | ||
Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form
Norwich, NR7 0XS |
Secondary | 1,809 | ||
Ely College
Ely, CB6 2SH |
Secondary | 1,628 | ||
Philip Morant School and College
Colchester, CO3 4QS |
Secondary | 1,729 | ||
Budmouth Academy Weymouth
Weymouth, DT4 9SY |
Secondary | 1,507 | ||
Avonbourne Boys' Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NZ |
Secondary | 794 | ||
Harris Academy Ockendon
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY |
Secondary | 1,435 | ||
Alsop High School
Liverpool, L4 6SH |
Secondary | 1,497 |