Chew Valley School

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
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