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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Meole Brace School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,351 | 7.9% | 18.7% |
Sandwell Academy
West Bromwich, B71 4LG |
Secondary | 1,395 | 10.5% | 22.3% |
Brighouse High School
Brighouse, HD6 2NY |
Secondary | 1,325 | 12.5% | 20.5% |
Chosen Hill School
Gloucester, GL3 2PL |
Secondary | 1,317 | 9.4% | 16.2% |
The Mirfield Free Grammar
Mirfield, WF14 9EZ |
Secondary | 1,449 | 10.3% | 20.7% |
Fernwood School
Nottingham, NG8 2FT |
Secondary | 1,433 | 10.1% | 18.1% |
Queen Mary's Grammar School
Walsall, WS1 2PG |
Secondary | 1,344 | 3.5% | 17% |
The Marches School
Oswestry, SY11 2AR |
Secondary | 1,383 | 14.5% | 17.3% |
The Coleshill School
Birmingham, B46 3EX |
Secondary | 1,237 | 12.5% | 19% |
King Edward VI Five Ways School
Birmingham, B32 4BT |
Secondary | 1,301 | 6.8% | 16.2% |
King Edward VI Handsworth School
Birmingham, B21 9AR |
Secondary | 1,284 | 5.9% | 18.1% |
Sir John Leman High School
Beccles, NR34 9PG |
Secondary | 1,443 | 10.3% | 19.9% |
The Streetly Academy
Sutton Coldfield, B74 2EX |
Secondary | 1,510 | 11.2% | 19.2% |
The Earls High School
Halesowen, B63 3SL |
Secondary | 1,264 | 11.6% | 19.2% |
The Maplesden Noakes School
Maidstone, ME16 0TJ |
Secondary | 1,411 | 11.6% | 18.3% |
Salendine Nook High School Academy
Huddersfield, HD3 4GN |
Secondary | 1,413 | 7.2% | 21.7% |
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7JN |
Secondary | 1,321 | 9.3% | 17.3% |
St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester
Durham, DH7 0RD |
Secondary | 1,315 | 6.8% | 16% |
The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls
Romford, RM1 2RR |
Secondary | 1,410 | 3.7% | 20.2% |
The Kimberley School
Nottingham, NG16 2NJ |
Secondary | 1,360 | 6.8% | 16.5% |
King Ecgbert School
Sheffield, S17 3QU |
Secondary | 1,454 | 11% | 17.3% |
William Perkin Church of England High School
Greenford, UB6 8PR |
Secondary | 1,387 | 7.4% | 19.4% |
St Joseph's Catholic Academy
Hebburn, NE31 2ET |
Secondary | 1,369 | 13.2% | 18.4% |
Kingsmead School
Cannock, WS12 1DH |
Secondary | 1,409 | 12.7% | 16.2% |
Southgate School
Barnet, EN4 0BL |
Secondary | 1,459 | 10.2% | 18.6% |
Dartford Grammar School for Girls
Dartford, DA1 2NT |
Secondary | 1,245 | 5% | 17.8% |
John Taylor Free School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 9SA |
Secondary | 1,258 | 13.4% | 16.8% |
Boston Spa Academy
Wetherby, LS23 6RW |
Secondary | 1,429 | 8.9% | 18.7% |
Temple Moor High School
Leeds, LS15 0PT |
Secondary | 1,332 | 7.9% | 20.5% |
Highfields School
Matlock, DE4 5NA |
Secondary | 1,321 | 11.8% | 20.1% |
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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Meole Brace School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,351 | Sign in to see | |
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy
Oldbury, B69 2HE |
Secondary | 1,164 | ||
Valley Park School
Maidstone, ME14 5DT |
Secondary | 1,652 | ||
Alcester Grammar School
Alcester, B49 5ED |
Secondary | 1,292 | ||
Queen Mary's Grammar School
Walsall, WS1 2PG |
Secondary | 1,344 | ||
Carshalton High School for Girls
Carshalton, SM5 2QX |
Secondary | 1,418 | ||
The Castle School
Taunton, TA1 5AU |
Secondary | 1,204 | ||
Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre
Droitwich Spa, WR9 0AA |
Secondary | 1,281 | ||
Roundwood Park School
Harpenden, AL5 3AE |
Secondary | 1,370 | ||
Chiltern Hills Academy
Chesham, HP5 2RG |
Secondary | 1,076 | ||
Chesterfield High School
Liverpool, L23 9YB |
Secondary | 1,528 | ||
Colchester County High School for Girls
Colchester, CO3 3US |
Secondary | 1,183 | ||
Wootton Upper School
Bedford, MK43 9HT |
Secondary | 890 | ||
The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School
Stevenage, SG1 4AE |
Secondary | 1,603 | ||
Saint Michael's Catholic High School
Watford, WD25 0SS |
Secondary | 1,108 | ||
Woodcote High School
Coulsdon, CR5 2EH |
Secondary | 1,301 | ||
Tamworth Enterprise College and AET Academy
Tamworth, B77 2NE |
Secondary | 627 | ||
Arrow Vale High School
Redditch, B98 0GF |
Secondary | 869 | ||
Ralph Allen School
Bath, BA2 7AD |
Secondary | 1,382 | ||
City of Peterborough Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ |
Secondary | 865 | ||
Attleborough Academy
Attleborough, NR17 2AJ |
Secondary | 933 | ||
Ellowes Hall Sports College
Dudley, DY3 2JH |
Secondary | 1,063 | ||
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
Birmingham, B38 8AP |
Secondary | 1,178 | ||
Southam College
Southam, CV47 0JW |
Secondary | 1,660 | ||
King's Academy Ringmer
Lewes, BN8 5RB |
Secondary | 611 | ||
Trinity Academy Cathedral
Wakefield, WF2 8QF |
Secondary | 1,028 | ||
George Pindar School
Scarborough, YO11 3LW |
Secondary | 681 | ||
Beechen Cliff School
Bath, BA2 4RE |
Secondary | 1,210 | ||
St Regis Church of England Academy
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XG |
Secondary | 669 | ||
Brownhills Ormiston Academy
Walsall, WS8 7QG |
Secondary | 721 |