Coombe Wood 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
Coombe Wood School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,139 11.7% 25.7%
Q3 Academy Great Barr
Birmingham, B43 7SD
Secondary 1,168 12.4% 23.6%
Audenshaw School
Manchester, M34 5NB
Secondary 1,117 9.3% 28.4%
Saltash Community School
Saltash, PL12 4AY
Secondary 1,150 15% 27.2%
Challney High School for Boys
Luton, LU4 9TJ
Secondary 1,202 10.7% 26.7%
Overton Grange School
Sutton, SM2 6TQ
Secondary 1,121 11.7% 27.2%
The Palmer Catholic Academy
Ilford, IG3 8EU
Secondary 1,155 9.6% 26%
Enfield Grammar School
Enfield, EN2 6LN
Secondary 1,026 11% 28.7%
Canons High School
Edgware, HA8 6AN
Secondary 1,221 8.9% 26.1%
Felixstowe School
Felixstowe, IP11 9QR
Secondary 1,211 14.9% 26.2%
The St Marylebone CofE School
London, W1U 5BA
Secondary 1,170 13.4% 21.9%
Harris Girls Academy Bromley
Beckenham, BR3 1QR
Secondary 1,097 8.9% 25.5%
Maghull High School
Liverpool, L31 7AW
Secondary 1,107 12.7% 24.5%
Isleworth and Syon School for Boys
Isleworth, TW7 5LJ
Secondary 1,033 14.3% 26.8%
King Charles I School
Kidderminster, DY10 1XA
Secondary 1,129 16.1% 26.7%
The Parker E-ACT Academy
Daventry, NN11 0QE
Secondary 1,218 13.2% 24.3%
The Grey Coat Hospital
London, SW1P 2DY
Secondary 1,133 11.8% 23.1%
The Clarendon Academy
Trowbridge, BA14 0DJ
Secondary 1,109 15% 27.7%
Nova Hreod Academy
Swindon, SN2 2NQ
Secondary 1,060 11.8% 25.8%
Sharples School
Bolton, BL1 8SN
Secondary 1,219 12.5% 28.1%
St Catherine's College
Eastbourne, BN23 7BL
Secondary 1,072 12.9% 25%
Bishop Douglass School Finchley
London, N2 0SQ
Secondary 1,013 13% 23.8%
Marshalls Park Academy
Romford, RM1 4EH
Secondary 1,178 13.4% 28.3%
Liskeard School and Community College
Liskeard, PL14 3EA
Secondary 1,149 13.7% 24.7%
The Whitstable School
Whitstable, CT5 1PX
Secondary 1,113 15.9% 25.7%
Harris Academy Riverside
Purfleet, RM19 1QY
Secondary 1,117 13.3% 25.9%
Wilsthorpe School
Nottingham, NG10 4WT
Secondary 1,231 12% 27.1%
Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School
Coventry, CV3 6BH
Secondary 1,140 12.8% 23.3%
Laurence Jackson School
Guisborough, TS14 6RD
Secondary 1,238 14.3% 25.7%
King Edward VII Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 2QB
Secondary 1,181 13.6% 25.2%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Coombe Wood School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,139 Sign in to see
Lift New Rickstones
Witham, CM8 2SD
Secondary 1,209
Oasis Academy MediaCityUK
Manchester, M50 3UQ
Secondary 1,015
Leeds West Academy
Leeds, LS13 1DQ
Secondary 1,454
The Academy of St Nicholas
Liverpool, L19 5NY
Secondary 928
King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy
Birmingham, B26 2RZ
Secondary 1,195
The Winsford Academy
Winsford, CW7 2BT
Secondary 1,023
Ormiston Victory Academy
Norwich, NR5 0PX
Secondary 1,477
Platanos College
London, SW9 0AL
Secondary 916
Swakeleys School for Girls
Uxbridge, UB10 0EJ
Secondary 1,398
The Heath School
Runcorn, WA7 4SY
Secondary 1,190
St Peter's CofE Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2RR
Secondary 1,053
Leeds East Academy
Leeds, LS14 6HA
Secondary 1,021
Bishop Ramsey Church of England School
Ruislip, HA4 8EE
Secondary 1,256
St Bartholomew's School
Newbury, RG14 6JP
Secondary 1,930
Heath Park
Wolverhampton, WV11 1RD
Secondary 1,187
City Heights E-ACT Academy
London, SW2 3PW
Secondary 476
Belfairs Academy
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3TG
Secondary 1,606
Ark All Saints Academy
London, SE5 0UB
Secondary 581
Outwood Academy Acklam
Middlesbrough, TS5 7JY
Secondary 1,190
Hollingworth Academy
Rochdale, OL16 3DR
Secondary 1,345
Woodlands School
Basildon, SS16 5BA
Secondary 1,497
Q3 Academy Langley
Oldbury, B68 8ED
Secondary 1,448
The Charter School East Dulwich
London, SE22 8RB
Secondary 1,401
Sir Thomas Wharton Academy
Doncaster, DN12 1HH
Secondary 1,171
Dormers Wells High School
Southall, UB1 3HZ
Secondary 1,485
Walker Riverside Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4AW
Secondary 1,123
Cockburn John Charles Academy
Leeds, LS10 2JU
Secondary 1,203
Ellesmere Port Church of England College
Ellesmere Port, CH65 6EA
Secondary 695
Glossopdale School and Sixth Form
Glossop, SK13 2DA
Secondary 1,205