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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Laurus Cheadle Hulme
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,050 | 21.5% | 18.9% |
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Teign School
Newton Abbot, TQ12 3JG |
Secondary | 1,078 | 25.3% | 19.6% |
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Debden Park High School
Loughton, IG10 2BQ |
Secondary | 1,060 | 21.8% | 16.9% |
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Penryn College
Penryn, TR10 8PZ |
Secondary | 1,156 | 22.5% | 19.3% |
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Flixton Girls School
Manchester, M41 5DR |
Secondary | 964 | 18.5% | 19.5% |
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The Romsey School
Romsey, SO51 8ZB |
Secondary | 1,131 | 18.7% | 19.4% |
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Caldew School
Carlisle, CA5 7NN |
Secondary | 992 | 18.1% | 18.5% |
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Dene Magna School
Mitcheldean, GL17 0DU |
Secondary | 1,006 | 20.6% | 18.6% |
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Redden Court School
Romford, RM3 0TS |
Secondary | 1,063 | 19.7% | 17.9% |
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Epsom and Ewell High School
Epsom, KT19 9JW |
Secondary | 1,059 | 18.7% | 19.5% |
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Greenbank High School
Southport, PR8 2LT |
Secondary | 1,039 | 17.1% | 19.6% |
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Coombe Boys' School
New Malden, KT3 6NU |
Secondary | 1,031 | 20.3% | 17.3% |
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Wreake Valley Academy
Leicester, LE7 1LY |
Secondary | 1,126 | 23.5% | 19.6% |
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BBG Academy
Birkenshaw, BD19 4BE |
Secondary | 1,048 | 20.5% | 18.1% |
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The Henry Box School
Witney, OX28 4AX |
Secondary | 1,075 | 18.1% | 17.7% |
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Devizes School
Devizes, SN10 3AG |
Secondary | 990 | 25.1% | 19.9% |
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Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre
Newent, GL18 1QF |
Secondary | 1,063 | 22.6% | 21.9% |
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St Margaret's Church of England Academy
Liverpool, L17 6AB |
Secondary | 966 | 25.2% | 19.6% |
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The Thomas Alleyne Academy
Stevenage, SG1 3BE |
Secondary | 987 | 21.2% | 21.4% |
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John Mason School
Abingdon, OX14 1JB |
Secondary | 995 | 20.2% | 20.6% |
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St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury
Canterbury, CT1 3EN |
Secondary | 1,113 | 23.6% | 20.3% |
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Sir Graham Balfour High School
Stafford, ST16 1NR |
Secondary | 1,001 | 17.9% | 18.2% |
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Therfield School
Leatherhead, KT22 7NZ |
Secondary | 1,050 | 18.4% | 18.8% |
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St James's Church of England High School
Bolton, BL4 9RU |
Secondary | 1,065 | 17.1% | 19.7% |
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Okehampton College
Okehampton, EX20 1PW |
Secondary | 1,137 | 18.8% | 19.4% |
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The Swan School
Oxford, OX2 7WP |
Secondary | 953 | 19.1% | 19.2% |
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Iveshead School
Loughborough, LE12 9DB |
Secondary | 1,000 | 23.1% | 18.4% |
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Weaverham High School
Northwich, CW8 3HT |
Secondary | 1,163 | 17.8% | 18.5% |
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North Bromsgrove High School
Bromsgrove, B60 1BA |
Secondary | 1,080 | 17.3% | 18.7% |
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The Burton Borough School
Newport, TF10 7DS |
Secondary | 1,109 | 19.1% | 19.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Laurus Cheadle Hulme
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,050 | Sign in to see | |
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The Hereford Church of England Academy
Hereford, HR2 7NG |
Secondary | 618 | ||
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Ormiston Bushfield Academy
Peterborough, PE2 5RQ |
Secondary | 1,232 | ||
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Drapers' Academy
Romford, RM3 9XR |
Secondary | 1,207 | ||
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All Saints Church of England Academy
Plymouth, PL5 3NE |
Secondary | 652 | ||
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Sarum Academy
Salisbury, SP2 9HS |
Secondary | 783 | ||
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Ipswich Academy
Ipswich, IP3 0SP |
Secondary | 1,006 | ||
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Ormiston Horizon Academy
Stoke on Trent, ST6 6JZ |
Secondary | 1,036 | ||
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Bedminster Down School
Bristol, BS13 7DQ |
Secondary | 1,032 | ||
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Magna Academy
Poole, BH17 8RE |
Secondary | 970 | ||
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Blackpool Aspire Academy
Blackpool, FY3 7LS |
Secondary | 841 | ||
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Workington Academy
Workington, CA14 4EB |
Secondary | 1,272 | ||
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Litherland High School
Liverpool, L21 0DB |
Secondary | 736 | ||
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Bohunt School Wokingham
Wokingham, RG2 9GB |
Secondary | 1,281 | ||
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Hampton Gardens Secondary School
Peterborough, PE7 8HR |
Secondary | 1,264 | ||
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Harris Academy Sutton
Sutton, SM2 5RD |
Secondary | 1,297 | ||
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Royal Greenwich Trust School
London, SE7 8LJ |
Secondary | 860 | ||
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The Newark Academy
Newark, NG24 3AL |
Secondary | 1,149 | ||
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School of Science and Technology Maidstone
Maidstone, ME14 5GQ |
Secondary | 953 | ||
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Ada Lovelace Church of England High School
London, W5 2JX |
Secondary | 1,052 | ||
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Chiltern Academy
Luton, LU1 3GF |
Secondary | 1,192 | ||
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Great Western Academy
Swindon, SN25 2PP |
Secondary | 1,025 | ||
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Wilsthorpe School
Nottingham, NG10 4WT |
Secondary | 1,231 | ||
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Goodwin Academy
Deal, CT14 9BD |
Secondary | 833 | ||
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Castle View School
Canvey Island, SS8 7FH |
Secondary | 1,068 | ||
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Ark Blake Academy
Croydon, CR0 6NA |
Secondary | 783 | ||
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Gloucester Academy
Gloucester, GL4 6RN |
Secondary | 939 | ||
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Shireland CBSO Academy
West Bromwich, B70 8SZ |
Secondary | 308 | ||
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New Road Academy
Telford, TF2 7AB |
Secondary | 1,094 | ||
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St Michael's Catholic College
London, SE16 4UN |
Secondary | 962 | ||