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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Whitworth Park Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 939 | 19.1% | 33.9% |
John Madejski Academy
Reading, RG2 8AF |
Secondary | 872 | 15.2% | 34.1% |
Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich
London, SE22 0AT |
Secondary | 880 | 16.8% | 33.4% |
Landau Forte Academy, Amington
Tamworth, B77 4FF |
Secondary | 945 | 16.2% | 35.4% |
Hammersmith Academy
London, W12 9JD |
Secondary | 913 | 14.8% | 34.2% |
Walton Academy
Grantham, NG31 7JR |
Secondary | 1,001 | 18.8% | 33.6% |
Ormiston Horizon Academy
Stoke on Trent, ST6 6JZ |
Secondary | 1,058 | 17.6% | 34.6% |
Chantry Academy
Ipswich, IP2 9LR |
Secondary | 950 | 18.6% | 35.4% |
Woodham Academy
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4AX |
Secondary | 1,041 | 17.2% | 32.7% |
The Bolsover School
Chesterfield, S44 6XA |
Secondary | 884 | 16.8% | 34% |
Lodge Park Academy
Corby, NN17 2JH |
Secondary | 987 | 16% | 31.7% |
Colne Primet Academy
Colne, BB8 8JF |
Secondary | 870 | 18.3% | 34.4% |
Bower Park Academy
Romford, RM1 4YY |
Secondary | 1,026 | 15.7% | 34.7% |
Birchwood Community High School
Warrington, WA3 7PT |
Secondary | 915 | 19.6% | 30.9% |
Wingfield Academy
Rotherham, S61 4AU |
Secondary | 995 | 18.4% | 31.9% |
Yardleys School
Birmingham, B11 3EY |
Secondary | 926 | 16.2% | 36% |
Miltoncross Academy
Portsmouth, PO3 6RB |
Secondary | 917 | 19.9% | 36.7% |
St George's School A Church of England Academy
Blackpool, FY4 4PH |
Secondary | 1,010 | 23.2% | 34.7% |
Thorns Collegiate Academy
Brierley Hill, DY5 2NU |
Secondary | 953 | 18.9% | 31.8% |
Heritage High School
Chesterfield, S43 4QG |
Secondary | 994 | 21.2% | 35% |
Granville Academy
Swadlincote, DE11 7JR |
Secondary | 889 | 20.6% | 32.1% |
Co-op Academy Priesthorpe
Pudsey, LS28 5SG |
Secondary | 1,055 | 18.7% | 32.7% |
Ashington Academy
Ashington, NE63 8DH |
Secondary | 956 | 16.3% | 31.4% |
Park Academy West London
Hillingdon, UB8 3GA |
Secondary | 878 | 18.3% | 36.6% |
Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy
Dewsbury, WF12 0HE |
Secondary | 929 | 19.8% | 31.8% |
Ark Pioneer Academy
Barnet, EN5 2BE |
Secondary | 896 | 15.7% | 35.6% |
Wey Valley Academy
Weymouth, DT3 5AN |
Secondary | 979 | 16.1% | 33.7% |
Poltair School
St Austell, PL25 4BZ |
Secondary | 857 | 17.8% | 34.5% |
Perryfields Academy
Oldbury, B68 0RG |
Secondary | 952 | 18.1% | 31.8% |
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
Peterlee, SR8 1DE |
Secondary | 954 | 17% | 32.8% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Whitworth Park Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 939 | Sign in to see | |
Chadwell Heath Academy
Romford, RM6 4RS |
Secondary | 1,238 | ||
Dr Challoner's Grammar School
Amersham, HP6 5HA |
Secondary | 1,370 | ||
Coopers School
Chislehurst, BR7 5PS |
Secondary | 1,299 | ||
De Aston School
Market Rasen, LN8 3RF |
Secondary | 1,040 | ||
Plymstock School
Plymouth, PL9 9AZ |
Secondary | 1,672 | ||
Shire Oak Academy
Walsall, WS9 9PA |
Secondary | 1,428 | ||
Hayes School
Bromley, BR2 7DB |
Secondary | 1,762 | ||
The Mirfield Free Grammar
Mirfield, WF14 9EZ |
Secondary | 1,449 | ||
Cheam High School
Sutton, SM3 8PW |
Secondary | 2,124 | ||
The Billericay School
Billericay, CM12 9LH |
Secondary | 1,700 | ||
Katharine Lady Berkeley's School
Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 8RB |
Secondary | 1,517 | ||
St Laurence School
Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 1DZ |
Secondary | 1,374 | ||
St Peter's School
Huntingdon, PE29 7DD |
Secondary | 1,449 | ||
Woodkirk Academy
Wakefield, WF3 1JQ |
Secondary | 1,805 | ||
The Chase
Malvern, WR14 3NZ |
Secondary | 1,408 | ||
The Joseph Whitaker School
Mansfield, NG21 0AG |
Secondary | 1,371 | ||
Willenhall E-ACT Academy
Willenhall, WV12 4BD |
Secondary | 1,015 | ||
Stratton School
Biggleswade, SG18 8JB |
Secondary | 783 | ||
The McAuley Catholic High School
Doncaster, DN3 3QF |
Secondary | 1,437 | ||
The Howard School
Gillingham, ME8 0BX |
Secondary | 1,539 | ||
Bruntcliffe Academy
Leeds, LS27 0LZ |
Secondary | 1,366 | ||
Malet Lambert
Hull, HU8 0JD |
Secondary | 1,680 | ||
Oxted School
Oxted, RH8 0AB |
Secondary | 1,710 | ||
Beckfoot Thornton
Bradford, BD13 3BH |
Secondary | 1,296 | ||
Thornhill Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7NA |
Secondary | 597 | ||
Ecclesfield School
Sheffield, S35 9WD |
Secondary | 1,736 | ||
Wey Valley Academy
Weymouth, DT3 5AN |
Secondary | 979 | ||
Monkwearmouth Academy
Sunderland, SR6 8LG |
Secondary | 849 | ||
Buxton Community School
Buxton, SK17 9EA |
Secondary | 1,069 |