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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Bolder Academy
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 919 | 17.5% | 29.4% | 
| 
                                Pyrland School
                                 Taunton, TA2 7QP  | 
                            Secondary | 959 | 18.7% | 27.3% | 
| 
                                Rossington All Saints Academy
                                 Not Yet Obtained, DN11 0BZ  | 
                            Secondary | 880 | 14.7% | 28.4% | 
| 
                                Lightcliffe Academy
                                 Halifax, HX3 8TL  | 
                            Secondary | 920 | 17.9% | 28.9% | 
| 
                                Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
                                 Brighton, BN41 2WS  | 
                            Secondary | 979 | 19.3% | 30.2% | 
| 
                                Harrow High School
                                 Harrow, HA1 2JG  | 
                            Secondary | 1,007 | 15.6% | 26.6% | 
| 
                                Forest Academy
                                 Ilford, IG6 3TN  | 
                            Secondary | 832 | 17% | 29.2% | 
| 
                                Ash Green School
                                 Coventry, CV7 9AH  | 
                            Secondary | 991 | 14.4% | 29% | 
| 
                                The Thomas Lord Audley School
                                 Colchester, CO2 8NJ  | 
                            Secondary | 898 | 18.6% | 27.4% | 
| 
                                Bellerive FCJ Catholic College
                                 Liverpool, L17 3AA  | 
                            Secondary | 917 | 18% | 29.4% | 
| 
                                Wykham Park
                                 Banbury, OX16 9HY  | 
                            Secondary | 913 | 17.2% | 29.6% | 
| 
                                Cleeve Park School
                                 Sidcup, DA14 4JN  | 
                            Secondary | 1,012 | 20.6% | 31% | 
| 
                                Venerable Bede Church of England Academy
                                 Sunderland, SR2 0SX  | 
                            Secondary | 890 | 15% | 30.7% | 
| 
                                Kingsley Academy
                                 Hounslow, TW3 1AX  | 
                            Secondary | 939 | 14.7% | 30.6% | 
| 
                                St Michael's Catholic Academy
                                 Billingham, TS23 3DX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,009 | 18.2% | 28% | 
| 
                                Birchwood Community High School
                                 Warrington, WA3 7PT  | 
                            Secondary | 915 | 19.6% | 30.9% | 
| 
                                Hall Park Academy
                                 Nottingham, NG16 3EA  | 
                            Secondary | 887 | 14.4% | 28.2% | 
| 
                                Handsworth Grange Community Sports College
                                 Sheffield, S13 9HJ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,003 | 18.4% | 30.2% | 
| 
                                Kempston Academy
                                 Bedford, MK42 7EB  | 
                            Secondary | 835 | 16.9% | 29.1% | 
| 
                                Hampton High
                                 Hampton, TW12 3HB  | 
                            Secondary | 874 | 19.3% | 26% | 
| 
                                Thorns Collegiate Academy
                                 Brierley Hill, DY5 2NU  | 
                            Secondary | 953 | 18.9% | 31.8% | 
| 
                                Unsworth Academy
                                 Bury, BL9 8LP  | 
                            Secondary | 965 | 15.1% | 29.7% | 
| 
                                Ashington Academy
                                 Ashington, NE63 8DH  | 
                            Secondary | 956 | 16.3% | 31.4% | 
| 
                                Outwood Academy Freeston
                                 Normanton, WF6 1HZ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,013 | 17% | 28.6% | 
| 
                                Haberdashers' Borough Academy
                                 London, SE1 0EX  | 
                            Secondary | 864 | 19% | 27.6% | 
| 
                                Perryfields Academy
                                 Oldbury, B68 0RG  | 
                            Secondary | 952 | 18.1% | 31.8% | 
| 
                                Outwood Academy Hasland Hall
                                 Chesterfield, S41 0LP  | 
                            Secondary | 825 | 16.7% | 30% | 
| 
                                Outwood Academy Hindley
                                 Wigan, WN2 4LG  | 
                            Secondary | 927 | 14.7% | 30.9% | 
| 
                                Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
                                 Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ  | 
                            Secondary | 953 | 20.5% | 30.5% | 
| 
                                Meols Cop High School
                                 Southport, PR8 6JS  | 
                            Secondary | 902 | 17.4% | 27.2% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Bolder Academy
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 919 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                The Quest Academy
                                 South Croydon, CR2 8HD  | 
                            Secondary | 993 | ||
| 
                                Burnham Grammar School
                                 Slough, SL1 7HG  | 
                            Secondary | 1,267 | ||
| 
                                Avanti House School
                                 Stanmore, HA7 2EQ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,189 | ||
| 
                                Harris Invictus Academy Croydon
                                 Croydon, CR0 2TB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,021 | ||
| 
                                The Fulham Boys School
                                 London, SW6 5BD  | 
                            Secondary | 821 | ||
| 
                                The Richmond upon Thames School
                                 Twickenham, TW2 7SL  | 
                            Secondary | 741 | ||
| 
                                Heathside Walton-on-Thames
                                 Walton-on-Thames, KT12 2JP  | 
                            Secondary | 305 | ||
| 
                                Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls
                                 Thamesmead, SE28 8RF  | 
                            Secondary | 1,161 | ||
| 
                                Deer Park School
                                 Southampton, SO30 2HT  | 
                            Secondary | 487 | ||
| 
                                North Brent School
                                 London, NW10 2UF  | 
                            Secondary | 81 | ||
| 
                                City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park
                                 London, N1 5JU  | 
                            Secondary | 783 | ||
| 
                                Putteridge High School
                                 Luton, LU2 8HJ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,200 | ||
| 
                                Lordswood Boys' School
                                 Birmingham, B17 8BJ  | 
                            Secondary | 542 | ||
| 
                                Leigh Academy Blackheath
                                 London, SE3 8SY  | 
                            Secondary | 965 | ||
| 
                                Merstham Park School
                                 Redhill, RH1 3PU  | 
                            Secondary | 603 | ||
| 
                                The Whitehaven Academy
                                 Whitehaven, CA28 8TY  | 
                            Secondary | 775 | ||
| 
                                Castle Mead Academy
                                 Leicester, LE3 5QT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,227 | ||
| 
                                Eden Girls'  Leadership Academy, Birmingham
                                 Birmingham, B10 9HH  | 
                            Secondary | 620 | ||
| 
                                Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford
                                 Bradford, BD8 9AR  | 
                            Secondary | 614 | ||
| 
                                Thames Park Secondary School
                                 Grays, RM17 5FP  | 
                            Secondary | 570 | ||
| 
                                The High School Leckhampton
                                 Cheltenham, GL51 3FS  | 
                            Secondary | 392 | ||
| 
                                Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy
                                 Birmingham, B14 4HN  | 
                            Secondary | 591 | ||
| 
                                Edgar Wood Academy
                                 Heywood, OL10 2QN  | 
                            Secondary | 478 | ||
| 
                                Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy
                                 Leeds, LS10 4AX  | 
                            Secondary | 635 | ||
| 
                                King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls
                                 Birmingham, B31 4BP  | 
                            Secondary | 751 | ||
| 
                                Barton Manor School
                                 Canterbury, CT1 1SU  | 
                            Secondary | 300 | ||
| 
                                Manor Drive Secondary Academy
                                 Peterborough, PE4 7EP  | 
                            Secondary | 271 | ||
| 
                                Houstone School
                                 Dunstable, LU5 5PX  | 
                            Secondary | 517 | ||
| 
                                The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy
                                 Oldham, OL9 6BP  | 
                            Secondary | 481 | ||