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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Ferryhill School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 769 | 22.8% | 41.1% |
St Mark's Church of England Academy
Mitcham, CR4 1SF |
Secondary | 881 | 24.3% | 43.1% |
The St Lawrence Academy
Scunthorpe, DN15 7DF |
Secondary | 798 | 17.3% | 41.1% |
Shirebrook Academy
Mansfield, NG20 8QF |
Secondary | 824 | 23.2% | 38.5% |
The Hastings Academy
Hastings, TN35 5DN |
Secondary | 844 | 23.1% | 41.6% |
Prenton High School for Girls
Birkenhead, CH42 6RR |
Secondary | 785 | 18.4% | 40.2% |
Pegasus Academy
Dudley, DY1 2DU |
Secondary | 649 | 20.4% | 43.1% |
Haughton Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN |
Secondary | 872 | 25.1% | 39.1% |
Harris Academy Morden
Morden, SM4 6DU |
Secondary | 860 | 24.2% | 43.7% |
The Cornerstone Academy
Poole, BH15 4BQ |
Secondary | 672 | 21.4% | 39.2% |
Outwood Academy Brumby
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NT |
Secondary | 737 | 20.4% | 42.1% |
Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy
Ipswich, IP2 8PL |
Secondary | 783 | 16.6% | 39.8% |
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy
London, E9 7HD |
Secondary | 836 | 19.7% | 41.1% |
Cliff Park Ormiston Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR31 6TA |
Secondary | 832 | 25.4% | 39.8% |
Sewell Park Academy
Norwich, NR3 4BX |
Secondary | 780 | 22% | 39.7% |
Irlam and Cadishead Academy
Manchester, M44 5ZR |
Secondary | 710 | 26.9% | 40.7% |
David Nieper Academy
Alfreton, DE55 7JA |
Secondary | 777 | 23.6% | 41.9% |
Tong Leadership Academy
Bradford, BD4 6NR |
Secondary | 793 | 24% | 40.4% |
Southchurch High School
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 4XA |
Secondary | 794 | 20.2% | 40.1% |
Royal Greenwich Trust School
London, SE7 8LJ |
Secondary | 844 | 17.5% | 41% |
Queen Elizabeth's Academy
Mansfield, NG19 7AP |
Secondary | 863 | 17.7% | 40.9% |
The Pedmore High School
Stourbridge, DY9 7HS |
Secondary | 659 | 23.4% | 38.2% |
The Valley Leadership Academy
Bacup, OL13 0TG |
Secondary | 656 | 19.9% | 43.1% |
Blaise High School
Bristol, BS10 7QH |
Secondary | 900 | 23.6% | 39.7% |
Freebrough Academy
Saltburn-By-the-Sea, TS12 2SJ |
Secondary | 836 | 18.3% | 39.4% |
Sedgehill Academy
London, SE6 3QW |
Secondary | 788 | 17.9% | 43.7% |
The Turing School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ |
Secondary | 731 | 20.4% | 37.5% |
Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy
Leeds, LS10 4AX |
Secondary | 635 | 21.5% | 42.5% |
Aldercar High School
Nottingham, NG16 4HL |
Secondary | 697 | 20.4% | 38.5% |
Farringdon Community Academy
Sunderland, SR3 3EL |
Secondary | 678 | 23.4% | 41.9% |
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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Ferryhill School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 769 | Sign in to see | |
Havant Academy
Havant, PO9 5JD |
Secondary | 556 | ||
Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School
Salisbury, SP1 2ED |
Secondary | 1,184 | ||
The Kings of Wessex Academy
Cheddar, BS27 3AQ |
Secondary | 1,046 | ||
The Coleshill School
Birmingham, B46 3EX |
Secondary | 1,237 | ||
Chesham Grammar School
Chesham, HP5 1BA |
Secondary | 1,318 | ||
Biddulph High School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7AR |
Secondary | 771 | ||
King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool
Liverpool, L8 9SJ |
Secondary | 886 | ||
The Dorcan Academy
Swindon, SN3 5DA |
Secondary | 858 | ||
Wadebridge School
Wadebridge, PL27 6BU |
Secondary | 1,074 | ||
Broadoak School
Manchester, M31 4BU |
Secondary | 588 | ||
The South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form
Nottingham, NG12 5FF |
Secondary | 1,033 | ||
Eaton Bank Academy
Congleton, CW12 1NT |
Secondary | 1,091 | ||
Woodham Academy
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4AX |
Secondary | 1,041 | ||
The County High School, Leftwich
Northwich, CW9 8EZ |
Secondary | 1,036 | ||
Bramcote College
Nottingham, NG9 3GA |
Secondary | 786 | ||
Desborough College
Maidenhead, SL6 2QB |
Secondary | 728 | ||
Broadlands Academy
Bristol, BS31 2DY |
Secondary | 452 | ||
Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 0QH |
Secondary | 1,047 | ||
The Hurlingham Academy
London, SW6 3ED |
Secondary | 714 | ||
Trafalgar School
Portsmouth, PO2 9RJ |
Secondary | 1,025 | ||
Orchard Park High School
Croydon, CR0 7NJ |
Secondary | 643 | ||
Pinner High School
Pinner, HA5 1NB |
Secondary | 1,142 | ||
Ludlow Church of England School
Ludlow, SY8 1GJ |
Secondary | 612 | ||
Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy
Kingsbury, B78 2LF |
Secondary | 689 | ||
Outwood Academy Redcar
Redcar, TS10 4AB |
Secondary | 626 | ||
Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge
Reading, RG4 9LN |
Secondary | 456 | ||
Fitzharrys School
Abingdon, OX14 1NP |
Secondary | 767 | ||
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Bury, BL9 0TZ |
Secondary | 1,063 | ||
Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Leeds, LS9 0TT |
Secondary | 884 |