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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Chew Valley School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,205 | 11.5% | 14.7% |
Brooke Weston Academy
Great Oakley, NN18 8LA |
Secondary | 1,187 | 11.7% | 14.7% |
The Wellington Academy
Ludgershall, SP11 9RR |
Secondary | 1,146 | 15.4% | 16.8% |
Samuel Ward Academy
Haverhill, CB9 0LD |
Secondary | 1,177 | 10.7% | 15.3% |
The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School
Chester, CH3 5XF |
Secondary | 1,179 | 13.4% | 14.2% |
Manor Church of England Academy
York, YO26 6PA |
Secondary | 1,162 | 10.6% | 12.8% |
Brookfield Community School
Chesterfield, S40 3NS |
Secondary | 1,146 | 14.3% | 15.9% |
Swavesey Village College
Cambridge, CB24 4RS |
Secondary | 1,254 | 7.8% | 14.1% |
Chosen Hill School
Gloucester, GL3 2PL |
Secondary | 1,317 | 9.4% | 16.2% |
St Edward's College
Liverpool, L12 1LF |
Secondary | 1,178 | 14.9% | 15.7% |
Erasmus Darwin Academy
Burntwood, WS7 3QW |
Secondary | 1,130 | 13.5% | 14.1% |
Chesterton Community College
Cambridge, CB4 3NY |
Secondary | 1,122 | 9.4% | 15.7% |
Southfield School for Girls
Kettering, NN15 6HE |
Secondary | 1,186 | 14.8% | 14.7% |
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree, CM7 1WY |
Secondary | 1,294 | 10.1% | 14.3% |
Hounsdown School
Southampton, SO40 9FT |
Secondary | 1,300 | 13.2% | 14.9% |
The Sandon School
Chelmsford, CM2 7AQ |
Secondary | 1,278 | 12% | 13.2% |
Chelmer Valley High School
Chelmsford, CM1 7ER |
Secondary | 1,146 | 8.6% | 15.9% |
John Ferneley College
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1LH |
Secondary | 1,182 | 10.3% | 15.5% |
Cox Green School
Maidenhead, SL6 3AX |
Secondary | 1,204 | 13% | 16.4% |
Hungerhill School
Doncaster, DN3 2JY |
Secondary | 1,177 | 12.2% | 16% |
Sacred Heart High School
London, W6 7DG |
Secondary | 1,136 | 12.3% | 14.6% |
All Hallows Catholic College
Macclesfield, SK11 8LB |
Secondary | 1,238 | 14.3% | 13.7% |
Idsall School
Shifnal, TF11 8PD |
Secondary | 1,238 | 10.5% | 13.9% |
Okehampton College
Okehampton, EX20 1PW |
Secondary | 1,214 | 16.5% | 16.5% |
Brentwood County High School
Brentwood, CM14 4JF |
Secondary | 1,113 | 13.2% | 15.4% |
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
Leicester, LE4 0FJ |
Secondary | 1,148 | 11.8% | 14.5% |
Cheslyn Hay Academy
Walsall, WS6 7JQ |
Secondary | 1,262 | 12.3% | 15.3% |
The Friary School
Lichfield, WS13 7EW |
Secondary | 1,232 | 10.3% | 15.4% |
The Thomas Adams School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5UB |
Secondary | 1,226 | 14.6% | 14.4% |
St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Clitheroe, BB7 9JA |
Secondary | 1,129 | 11.8% | 13.7% |
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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Chew Valley School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,205 | Sign in to see | |
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
Reading, RG4 8LR |
Secondary | 1,563 | ||
Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College
Sandbach, CW11 3NT |
Secondary | 1,391 | ||
Wellacre Technology Academy
Manchester, M41 6AP |
Secondary | 687 | ||
The Appleton School
Benfleet, SS7 5RN |
Secondary | 1,604 | ||
Alcester Grammar School
Alcester, B49 5ED |
Secondary | 1,292 | ||
Chosen Hill School
Gloucester, GL3 2PL |
Secondary | 1,317 | ||
Twynham School
Christchurch, BH23 1JF |
Secondary | 1,773 | ||
Highcliffe School
Christchurch, BH23 4QD |
Secondary | 1,509 | ||
Poole Grammar School
Poole, BH17 9JU |
Secondary | 1,199 | ||
Pilton Community College
Barnstaple, EX31 1RB |
Secondary | 1,148 | ||
Heart of England School
Coventry, CV7 7FW |
Secondary | 1,233 | ||
Southfield School for Girls
Kettering, NN15 6HE |
Secondary | 1,186 | ||
The Palmer Catholic Academy
Ilford, IG3 8EU |
Secondary | 1,170 | ||
Falmouth School
Falmouth, TR11 4LH |
Secondary | 969 | ||
Kingsbury Green Academy
Calne, SN11 8YH |
Secondary | 1,033 | ||
Brixham College
Brixham, TQ5 9HF |
Secondary | 1,069 | ||
Clevedon School
Clevedon, BS21 6AH |
Secondary | 1,391 | ||
Sir Christopher Hatton Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 4RP |
Secondary | 1,475 | ||
Blackfen School for Girls
Sidcup, DA15 9NU |
Secondary | 1,486 | ||
Brookvale Groby Learning Campus
Leicester, LE6 0FP |
Secondary | 1,415 | ||
Beaconsfield High School
Beaconsfield, HP9 1RR |
Secondary | 1,249 | ||
Mangotsfield School
Bristol, BS16 9LH |
Secondary | 1,122 | ||
Sarah Bonnell School
London, E15 4LP |
Secondary | 1,327 | ||
Avon Valley Academy
Salisbury, SP4 8HH |
Secondary | 507 | ||
Thorns Collegiate Academy
Brierley Hill, DY5 2NU |
Secondary | 953 | ||
St Crispin's School
Wokingham, RG40 1SS |
Secondary | 1,457 | ||
Roding Valley High School
Loughton, IG10 3JA |
Secondary | 1,478 | ||
Cardinal Newman Catholic School
Coventry, CV6 2FR |
Secondary | 1,483 | ||
Priestnall School
Stockport, SK4 3HP |
Secondary | 1,273 |