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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Folkestone Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,048 | 19.7% | 46% |
Westminster Academy
London, W2 5EZ |
Secondary | 1,121 | 15.8% | 47% |
Havelock Academy
Grimsby, DN32 8JH |
Secondary | 984 | 19.2% | 47.8% |
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
Southampton, SO16 8FA |
Secondary | 871 | 19.9% | 46.4% |
Castle View Enterprise Academy
Sunderland, SR5 3DX |
Secondary | 1,031 | 17.4% | 44.5% |
NCEA Duke's Secondary School
Ashington, NE63 9FZ |
Secondary | 1,025 | 22.3% | 46.3% |
The Basildon Lower Academy
Basildon, SS14 1UX |
Secondary | 1,023 | 21.7% | 45.9% |
King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy
Birmingham, B26 2RZ |
Secondary | 1,187 | 17.7% | 45.8% |
The Winsford Academy
Winsford, CW7 2BT |
Secondary | 1,093 | 17.8% | 42.6% |
Airedale Academy
Castleford, WF10 3JU |
Secondary | 1,043 | 19.1% | 45.7% |
Moor End Academy
Huddersfield, HD4 5JA |
Secondary | 1,054 | 18.3% | 45.1% |
The Robert Napier School
Gillingham, ME7 2LX |
Secondary | 1,050 | 25.2% | 45.2% |
Blue Coat Church of England Academy
Walsall, WS1 2ND |
Secondary | 936 | 18% | 47.2% |
The Grangefield Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 4LE |
Secondary | 1,011 | 14.6% | 46.4% |
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Widnes, WA8 7HU |
Secondary | 937 | 16.6% | 46.2% |
Manor Community Academy
Hartlepool, TS25 3PS |
Secondary | 1,047 | 18.9% | 49.4% |
Ormiston Meridian Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7DF |
Secondary | 1,078 | 18.6% | 44.1% |
Waterhead Academy
Oldham, OL4 3NY |
Secondary | 1,128 | 18.7% | 47.3% |
The City Academy Bristol
Bristol, BS5 9JH |
Secondary | 999 | 22% | 49.3% |
The Royal Sutton School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7DY |
Secondary | 956 | 19.5% | 46.7% |
Manchester Enterprise Academy Central
Manchester, M14 6PL |
Secondary | 1,051 | 17.4% | 44.4% |
Trinity Academy Grammar
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2NW |
Secondary | 991 | 19.5% | 49.5% |
The Link Academy
Dudley, DY2 0PB |
Secondary | 997 | 20% | 45.6% |
Heworth Grange School
Gateshead, NE10 0PT |
Secondary | 1,044 | 18.2% | 49.2% |
Oasis Academy Leesbrook
Oldham, OL4 5JE |
Secondary | 1,120 | 16.8% | 44.5% |
CHS South
Manchester, M21 7SX |
Secondary | 1,026 | 16.2% | 47.3% |
The Westleigh School
Leigh, WN7 5NL |
Secondary | 971 | 21.4% | 43.3% |
Co-op Academy Bebington
Wirral, CH63 2PS |
Secondary | 1,125 | 18.3% | 46.2% |
Newhouse Academy
Heywood, OL10 2NT |
Secondary | 1,008 | 18.6% | 44.1% |
Haggerston School
London, E2 8LS |
Secondary | 1,065 | 24.2% | 45.7% |
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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Folkestone Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,048 | Sign in to see | |
The Elms Academy
London, SW4 9ET |
Secondary | 816 | ||
The Littlehampton Academy
Littlehampton, BN17 6FE |
Secondary | 1,389 | ||
Skinners' Academy
London, N4 1SY |
Secondary | 1,046 | ||
Malcolm Arnold Academy
Northampton, NN2 6JW |
Secondary | 1,358 | ||
The Thetford Academy
Thetford, IP24 1LH |
Secondary | 1,307 | ||
Stratford Upon Avon School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 9DH |
Secondary | 1,831 | ||
Ebbsfleet Academy
Swanscombe, DA10 0BZ |
Secondary | 841 | ||
The Regis School
West Sussex, PO21 5LH |
Secondary | 1,606 | ||
Haughton Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN |
Secondary | 872 | ||
The Arthur Terry School
Sutton Coldfield, B74 4RZ |
Secondary | 1,760 | ||
Outwood Academy Valley
Worksop, S81 7EN |
Secondary | 1,724 | ||
St Mary's Church of England High School (VA)
Waltham Cross, EN7 5FB |
Secondary | 1,039 | ||
Redland Green School
Bristol, BS6 7EH |
Secondary | 1,655 | ||
Abbeywood Community School
Bristol, BS34 8SF |
Secondary | 1,240 | ||
Gordon's School
Woking, GU24 9PT |
Secondary | 978 | ||
Neale-Wade Academy
March, PE15 9PX |
Secondary | 1,306 | ||
Wade Deacon High School
Widnes, WA8 7TD |
Secondary | 1,620 | ||
St Joseph's Catholic Academy
Hebburn, NE31 2ET |
Secondary | 1,369 | ||
Beckfoot School
Bingley, BD16 1EE |
Secondary | 1,632 | ||
Oasis Academy Brislington
Bristol, BS4 5EY |
Secondary | 1,388 | ||
North Leamington School
Leamington Spa, CV32 6RD |
Secondary | 1,485 | ||
Mulberry School for Girls
London, E1 2JP |
Secondary | 1,664 | ||
Queen Katharine Academy
Peterborough, PE4 6HX |
Secondary | 1,679 | ||
Winterbourne Academy
Bristol, BS36 1JL |
Secondary | 1,827 | ||
The Minster School
Southwell, NG25 0LG |
Secondary | 1,650 | ||
Wright Robinson College
Manchester, M18 8RL |
Secondary | 1,796 | ||
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington
Washington, NE38 8AF |
Secondary | 1,621 | ||
Soar Valley College
Leicester, LE4 7GY |
Secondary | 1,565 | ||
Hanson Academy
Bradford, BD2 1JP |
Secondary | 1,567 |