Mercia School
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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Mercia School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,047 | 16.4% | 22.7% |
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Mounts Bay Academy
Penzance, TR18 3JT |
Secondary | 976 | 18.4% | 21.7% |
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Haygrove School
Bridgwater, TA6 7HW |
Secondary | 1,061 | 13.5% | 21.9% |
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Bungay High School
Bungay, NR35 1RW |
Secondary | 997 | 17% | 22.5% |
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Langley School
Solihull, B92 7ER |
Secondary | 1,047 | 20.5% | 23.4% |
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The Magna Carta School
Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 3HJ |
Secondary | 1,030 | 16.9% | 22.5% |
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Noadswood School
Southampton, SO45 4ZF |
Secondary | 1,044 | 15.8% | 21.9% |
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William Edwards School
Grays, RM16 3NJ |
Secondary | 1,108 | 16.3% | 20.6% |
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Light Hall School
Solihull, B90 2PZ |
Secondary | 1,027 | 12.1% | 23% |
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Manor School
Wellingborough, NN9 6PA |
Secondary | 967 | 17.3% | 21.1% |
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Kingsbury Green Academy
Calne, SN11 8YH |
Secondary | 1,059 | 19.3% | 22.4% |
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Sir Harry Smith Community College
Peterborough, PE7 1XB |
Secondary | 1,104 | 17.4% | 24.3% |
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Corby Technical School
Corby, NN17 1TD |
Secondary | 991 | 14.9% | 22.3% |
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Crawshaw Academy
Pudsey, LS28 9HU |
Secondary | 1,110 | 16.9% | 23.4% |
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Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
Lincoln, LN5 0PA |
Secondary | 994 | 19.5% | 21.9% |
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The Bromfords School
Wickford, SS12 0LZ |
Secondary | 1,136 | 16% | 21.9% |
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The King's School
Pontefract, WF8 4JF |
Secondary | 1,042 | 14.5% | 24% |
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The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy
Ilfracombe, EX34 9JB |
Secondary | 1,011 | 16.2% | 23% |
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Magna Academy
Poole, BH17 8RE |
Secondary | 970 | 17.7% | 23.2% |
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Eggbuckland Community College
Plymouth, PL6 5YB |
Secondary | 1,033 | 15.8% | 20.1% |
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The Cedars Academy
Leicester, LE4 4GH |
Secondary | 985 | 19.5% | 21.6% |
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Ditton Park Academy
Slough, SL3 7UX |
Secondary | 1,125 | 15.3% | 23.1% |
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Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 0QH |
Secondary | 1,030 | 15.2% | 23.5% |
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The Brakenhale School
Bracknell, RG12 7BA |
Secondary | 1,108 | 18% | 20.6% |
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Bishop Douglass School Finchley
London, N2 0SQ |
Secondary | 1,013 | 13% | 23.8% |
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Barclay Academy
Stevenage, SG1 3RB |
Secondary | 992 | 18.6% | 21.3% |
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Darton Academy
Barnsley, S75 5EF |
Secondary | 1,114 | 12.5% | 21% |
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St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Bury, BL9 0TZ |
Secondary | 1,055 | 15.8% | 23.3% |
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The Purbeck School
Wareham, BH20 4PF |
Secondary | 1,028 | 16.2% | 20.7% |
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Parkside School
Bradford, BD13 5AD |
Secondary | 1,105 | 18.9% | 22.9% |
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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Mercia School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,047 | Sign in to see | |
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Oasis Academy Mayfield
Southampton, SO19 9NA |
Secondary | 884 | ||
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Oasis Academy John Williams
Bristol, BS14 9BU |
Secondary | 863 | ||
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E-ACT Heartlands Academy
Birmingham, B7 4QR |
Secondary | 833 | ||
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Harborne Academy
Birmingham, B15 3JL |
Secondary | 612 | ||
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The Vale Academy
Brigg, DN20 8AR |
Secondary | 680 | ||
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Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School
Hatfield, AL10 8NL |
Secondary | 942 | ||
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Melior Community Academy
Scunthorpe, DN17 1HA |
Secondary | 817 | ||
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St Michael's Catholic Academy
Billingham, TS23 3DX |
Secondary | 945 | ||
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The Cornelius Vermuyden School
Canvey Island, SS8 9QS |
Secondary | 731 | ||
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Bradford Forster Academy
Bradford, BD4 8RG |
Secondary | 976 | ||
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Harris Invictus Academy Croydon
Croydon, CR0 2TB |
Secondary | 988 | ||
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Ditton Park Academy
Slough, SL3 7UX |
Secondary | 1,125 | ||
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Fairfield High School
Bristol, BS7 9NL |
Secondary | 1,083 | ||
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Twickenham School
Twickenham, TW2 6JW |
Secondary | 794 | ||
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Didsbury High School
Manchester, M20 2ET |
Secondary | 1,183 | ||
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Challney High School for Girls
Luton, LU4 9FJ |
Secondary | 1,046 | ||
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Orion Eden Park
Beckenham, BR3 3RD |
Secondary | 1,276 | ||
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Harris Academy Riverside
Purfleet, RM19 1QY |
Secondary | 1,117 | ||
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The Suthers School
Newark, NG24 3NH |
Secondary | 656 | ||
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Bedlington Academy
Bedlington, NE22 7DS |
Secondary | 828 | ||
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Yate Academy
Yate, BS37 4DX |
Secondary | 801 | ||
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Katherine Warington School
Harpenden, AL5 5FH |
Secondary | 1,017 | ||
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Leigh Academy Blackheath
London, SE3 8SY |
Secondary | 1,038 | ||
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Yewlands Academy
Sheffield, S35 8NN |
Secondary | 919 | ||
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
Bingley, BD16 1TZ |
Secondary | 867 | ||
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Bradfield School
Sheffield, S35 0AE |
Secondary | 1,024 | ||
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Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy
Cleckheaton, BD19 3AQ |
Secondary | 1,246 | ||
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Hetton Academy
Houghton le Spring, DH5 9JZ |
Secondary | 673 | ||
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Bonus Pastor Catholic College
Bromley, BR1 5PZ |
Secondary | 918 | ||