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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Duke's Aldridge
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,052 | 9.4% | 39.8% |
Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich
London, SE22 0NR |
Secondary | 872 | 8.8% | 37.7% |
Walthamstow Academy
London, E17 5DP |
Secondary | 1,087 | 16.8% | 37.7% |
Harris Lowe Academy Willesden
London, NW10 3ST |
Secondary | 1,125 | 15.5% | 37% |
Grace Academy Coventry
Coventry, CV2 2RH |
Secondary | 994 | 10.2% | 40.2% |
Chelsea Academy
London, SW10 0AB |
Secondary | 1,160 | 13.5% | 41% |
The Milton Keynes Academy
Milton Keynes, MK6 5LA |
Secondary | 1,067 | 10.9% | 42% |
Harris Academy Purley
South Croydon, CR2 6DT |
Secondary | 1,036 | 14.5% | 37.1% |
Drapers' Academy
Romford, RM3 9XR |
Secondary | 1,220 | 14.3% | 39.4% |
The Quest Academy
South Croydon, CR2 8HD |
Secondary | 993 | 15.8% | 37.8% |
Ipswich Academy
Ipswich, IP3 0SP |
Secondary | 1,046 | 9.8% | 37.5% |
The UCL Academy
Camden, NW3 3AQ |
Secondary | 1,096 | 11.6% | 37.7% |
John Whitgift Academy
Grimsby, DN37 9EH |
Secondary | 1,006 | 11.4% | 36.7% |
Copthall School
London, NW7 2EP |
Secondary | 928 | 6.1% | 38.6% |
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy
Birmingham, B20 2HL |
Secondary | 1,060 | 7.3% | 41.1% |
Sacred Heart Catholic School
London, SE5 0RP |
Secondary | 863 | 10.2% | 39.1% |
Heron Hall Academy
Enfield, EN3 4SA |
Secondary | 1,193 | 16.3% | 42% |
The Nottingham Emmanuel School
West Bridgford, NG2 7YF |
Secondary | 1,155 | 12.9% | 41.8% |
Pool Hayes Academy
Willenhall, WV12 4QZ |
Secondary | 1,112 | 10.4% | 38.6% |
Lyng Hall School
Coventry, CV2 3JS |
Secondary | 982 | 15% | 39.2% |
Derby Cathedral School
Derby, DE1 1LR |
Secondary | 1,007 | 13.2% | 42.7% |
Harper Green School
Bolton, BL4 0DH |
Secondary | 1,134 | 10.9% | 43.5% |
Lancaster Academy
Leicester, LE2 6FU |
Secondary | 970 | 13.1% | 37.3% |
The Lea Valley Academy
Enfield, EN3 6TW |
Secondary | 873 | 12.7% | 42.4% |
Reddish Vale High School
Stockport, SK5 7HD |
Secondary | 1,040 | 11.9% | 40.9% |
Bacon's College
London, SE16 6AT |
Secondary | 1,034 | 14.1% | 43.9% |
Trinity Academy Cathedral
Wakefield, WF2 8QF |
Secondary | 1,028 | 15.3% | 40.2% |
Harris Academy Wimbledon
London, SW19 2JY |
Secondary | 965 | 11.1% | 39.1% |
Birches Head Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8DD |
Secondary | 1,046 | 14.9% | 39.2% |
Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College
Luton, LU3 3TL |
Secondary | 1,043 | 15.9% | 40.1% |
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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Duke's Aldridge
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,052 | Sign in to see | |
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
London, SE19 2JH |
Secondary | 1,265 | ||
Accrington Academy
Accrington, BB5 4FF |
Secondary | 1,055 | ||
The Basildon Lower Academy
Basildon, SS14 1UX |
Secondary | 1,023 | ||
Maltby Academy
Rotherham, S66 8AB |
Secondary | 1,116 | ||
Aylward Academy
London, N18 1NB |
Secondary | 1,386 | ||
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
Barnet, EN5 4DQ |
Secondary | 1,305 | ||
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Torquay, TQ2 7EL |
Secondary | 1,093 | ||
Kingsmead School
Enfield, EN1 1YQ |
Secondary | 1,560 | ||
Southend High School for Boys
Southend-on-Sea, SS0 0RG |
Secondary | 1,340 | ||
Westcliff High School for Girls
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BS |
Secondary | 1,304 | ||
Ravens Wood School
Bromley, BR2 8HP |
Secondary | 1,618 | ||
The Coopers' Company and Coborn School
Upminster, RM14 3HS |
Secondary | 1,567 | ||
Welling School
Welling, DA16 1LB |
Secondary | 1,147 | ||
Wallington High School for Girls
Wallington, SM6 0PH |
Secondary | 1,553 | ||
West Somerset College
Minehead, TA24 6AY |
Secondary | 759 | ||
Rossett School
Harrogate, HG2 9JP |
Secondary | 905 | ||
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree, CM7 1WY |
Secondary | 1,294 | ||
Nower Hill High School
Pinner, HA5 5RP |
Secondary | 2,060 | ||
King Edward VI Five Ways School
Birmingham, B32 4BT |
Secondary | 1,301 | ||
Carlton Academy
Nottingham, NG4 3SH |
Secondary | 1,336 | ||
Shelley College, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 8NL |
Secondary | 1,300 | ||
Cedars Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2AE |
Secondary | 948 | ||
Birchwood High School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BD |
Secondary | 1,425 | ||
West Walsall E-ACT Academy
Walsall, WS2 9UA |
Secondary | 1,188 | ||
Wembley High Technology College
North Wembley, HA0 3NT |
Secondary | 1,553 | ||
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, WF7 6BD |
Secondary | 1,492 | ||
The Bicester School
Bicester, OX26 2NS |
Secondary | 1,239 | ||
Forest Gate Community School
London, E7 9BB |
Secondary | 1,350 | ||
Countesthorpe Academy
Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR |
Secondary | 1,248 |