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 29 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dixons Cottingley Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 883 | 12.7% | 32.8% |
John Madejski Academy
Reading, RG2 8AF |
Secondary | 872 | 15.2% | 34.1% |
Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich
London, SE22 0AT |
Secondary | 880 | 16.8% | 33.4% |
Hammersmith Academy
London, W12 9JD |
Secondary | 913 | 14.8% | 34.2% |
Cleethorpes Academy
Cleethorpes, DN35 9NX |
Secondary | 856 | 13.4% | 32.1% |
Outwood Academy City Fields
Wakefield, WF1 4SF |
Secondary | 857 | 8.8% | 35.3% |
Nottingham Girls' Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3LD |
Secondary | 890 | 10.6% | 35.4% |
Ebbsfleet Academy
Swanscombe, DA10 0BZ |
Secondary | 841 | 11.9% | 32.8% |
Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls
London, NW10 4EP |
Secondary | 973 | 11.2% | 34% |
Campsmount Academy
Doncaster, DN6 9AS |
Secondary | 779 | 16.3% | 33.7% |
Bedminster Down School
Bristol, BS13 7DQ |
Secondary | 1,042 | 15.5% | 33.8% |
St Joseph's College
London, SE19 3HL |
Secondary | 949 | 12.6% | 32.6% |
Westminster City School
London, SW1E 5HJ |
Secondary | 786 | 12.6% | 31.5% |
The Bolsover School
Chesterfield, S44 6XA |
Secondary | 884 | 16.8% | 34% |
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% |
Yardleys School
Birmingham, B11 3EY |
Secondary | 926 | 16.2% | 36% |
The Ripley Academy
Ripley, DE5 3JQ |
Secondary | 876 | 7.9% | 32.4% |
Ashington Academy
Ashington, NE63 8DH |
Secondary | 956 | 16.3% | 31.4% |
York High School
York, YO24 3WZ |
Secondary | 742 | 15.7% | 34.3% |
Frederick Gent School
Alfreton, DE55 2ER |
Secondary | 809 | 15.5% | 31.4% |
Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy
Slough, SL2 5AY |
Secondary | 877 | 14.3% | 33.5% |
Ark Pioneer Academy
Barnet, EN5 2BE |
Secondary | 896 | 15.7% | 35.6% |
Wey Valley Academy
Weymouth, DT3 5AN |
Secondary | 979 | 16.1% | 33.7% |
The Giles Academy
Boston, PE22 9LD |
Secondary | 841 | 15% | 31.5% |
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
Peterlee, SR8 1DE |
Secondary | 954 | 17% | 32.8% |
Longdendale High School
Hyde, SK14 8LW |
Secondary | 790 | 12% | 31.7% |
Outwood Academy Hindley
Wigan, WN2 4LG |
Secondary | 927 | 14.7% | 30.9% |
Harris Academy Beulah Hill
London, SE19 3UG |
Secondary | 818 | 14.1% | 34.6% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 27 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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Dixons Cottingley Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 883 | Sign in to see | |
The Hereford Church of England Academy
Hereford, HR2 7NG |
Secondary | 616 | ||
E-ACT Heartlands Academy
Birmingham, B7 4QR |
Secondary | 846 | ||
All Saints Academy Dunstable
Dunstable, LU5 5AB |
Secondary | 643 | ||
Landau Forte Academy, Amington
Tamworth, B77 4FF |
Secondary | 945 | ||
Colchester Academy
Colchester, CO4 3JL |
Secondary | 921 | ||
Harris Academy Beckenham
Beckenham, BR3 3SJ |
Secondary | 1,233 | ||
The Vale Academy
Brigg, DN20 8AR |
Secondary | 742 | ||
Campsmount Academy
Doncaster, DN6 9AS |
Secondary | 779 | ||
Bedminster Down School
Bristol, BS13 7DQ |
Secondary | 1,042 | ||
Melior Community Academy
Scunthorpe, DN17 1HA |
Secondary | 873 | ||
Thistley Hough Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5JJ |
Secondary | 1,091 | ||
The Cornelius Vermuyden School
Canvey Island, SS8 9QS |
Secondary | 770 | ||
Aureus School
Didcot, OX11 6FF |
Secondary | 545 | ||
Eden Boys' School, Birmingham
Birmingham, B42 2SY |
Secondary | 620 | ||
Charlton School
Telford, TF1 3FA |
Secondary | 1,233 | ||
Croxley Danes School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3LR |
Secondary | 1,089 | ||
Bedlington Academy
Bedlington, NE22 7DS |
Secondary | 809 | ||
Mercia School
Sheffield, S7 2DY |
Secondary | 913 | ||
Yewlands Academy
Sheffield, S35 8NN |
Secondary | 932 | ||
Farnborough Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG11 8JW |
Secondary | 943 | ||
Ark Pioneer Academy
Barnet, EN5 2BE |
Secondary | 896 | ||
Pix Brook Academy
Stotfold, SG5 4HB |
Secondary | 721 | ||
Harris Academy Clapham
London, SW4 8LD |
Secondary | 767 | ||
Bradfield School
Sheffield, S35 0AE |
Secondary | 1,081 | ||
Gloucester Academy
Gloucester, GL4 6RN |
Secondary | 896 | ||
Hetton Academy
Houghton le Spring, DH5 9JZ |
Secondary | 654 |