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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Melksham Oak Community School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,274 | 19.5% | 20.5% |
Bristol Cathedral Choir School
Bristol, BS1 5TS |
Secondary | 1,168 | 18.4% | 18.9% |
The Bishop of Winchester Academy
Bournemouth, BH8 9PW |
Secondary | 1,149 | 18.6% | 22.2% |
Holyrood Academy
Chard, TA20 1JL |
Secondary | 1,323 | 15.6% | 22.6% |
Coopers School
Chislehurst, BR7 5PS |
Secondary | 1,299 | 17.6% | 20% |
Oldfield School
Bath, BA1 9AB |
Secondary | 1,263 | 21.3% | 20.2% |
Penair School
Truro, TR1 1TN |
Secondary | 1,190 | 14.3% | 20.2% |
Queen Elizabeth's
Crediton, EX17 3LU |
Secondary | 1,206 | 17.3% | 18% |
Hummersknott Academy
Darlington, DL3 8AR |
Secondary | 1,265 | 17.2% | 20.4% |
Mascalls Academy
Tonbridge, TN12 6LT |
Secondary | 1,322 | 16.1% | 21.1% |
Campion School
Northampton, NN7 3QG |
Secondary | 1,278 | 18.4% | 18% |
Newton Abbot College
Newton Abbot, TQ12 2NF |
Secondary | 1,285 | 19.6% | 21.7% |
Lydiard Park Academy
Swindon, SN5 6HN |
Secondary | 1,262 | 15.9% | 21.6% |
Fred Longworth High School
Manchester, M29 8JN |
Secondary | 1,284 | 19.9% | 21.2% |
The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre
Surbiton, KT6 4TU |
Secondary | 1,210 | 19.7% | 20.9% |
Framwellgate School Durham
Durham, DH1 5BQ |
Secondary | 1,276 | 15.8% | 21.6% |
The John of Gaunt School
Trowbridge, BA14 9EH |
Secondary | 1,261 | 19.2% | 21.9% |
Trinity School
Newbury, RG14 2DU |
Secondary | 1,300 | 16.1% | 19.6% |
Devizes School
Devizes, SN10 3AG |
Secondary | 1,140 | 22.1% | 19.5% |
Abbeywood Community School
Bristol, BS34 8SF |
Secondary | 1,240 | 21.1% | 18.7% |
St Gregory's Catholic School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9XL |
Secondary | 1,313 | 18.1% | 19.1% |
The Charter School East Dulwich
London, SE22 8RB |
Secondary | 1,262 | 18.3% | 22.8% |
Helston Community College
Helston, TR13 8NR |
Secondary | 1,346 | 18.4% | 18% |
Wyvern St Edmund's
Salisbury, SP1 1RE |
Secondary | 1,331 | 19.5% | 20% |
Reigate School
Reigate, RH2 7NT |
Secondary | 1,259 | 20.5% | 19.2% |
Tavistock College
Tavistock, PL19 8DD |
Secondary | 1,298 | 14.8% | 21% |
Ashton Park School
Bristol, BS3 2JL |
Secondary | 1,240 | 18.2% | 23% |
West Exe School
Exeter, EX2 9JU |
Secondary | 1,236 | 21.2% | 19.3% |
Colne Community School
Colchester, CO7 0QL |
Secondary | 1,257 | 17.8% | 18.3% |
Honley High School
Holmfirth, HD9 6QJ |
Secondary | 1,283 | 17.5% | 20.8% |
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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Melksham Oak Community School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,274 | Sign in to see | |
Oasis Academy MediaCityUK
Manchester, M50 3UQ |
Secondary | 1,020 | ||
Oasis Academy John Williams
Bristol, BS14 9BU |
Secondary | 863 | ||
Leeds West Academy
Leeds, LS13 1DQ |
Secondary | 1,439 | ||
The Academy of St Nicholas
Liverpool, L19 5NY |
Secondary | 972 | ||
King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy
Birmingham, B26 2RZ |
Secondary | 1,187 | ||
Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
Brighton, BN1 9PW |
Secondary | 814 | ||
The Winsford Academy
Winsford, CW7 2BT |
Secondary | 1,093 | ||
Ormiston Victory Academy
Norwich, NR5 0PX |
Secondary | 1,415 | ||
Swakeleys School for Girls
Uxbridge, UB10 0EJ |
Secondary | 1,375 | ||
The Heath School
Runcorn, WA7 4SY |
Secondary | 1,189 | ||
St Peter's CofE Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2RR |
Secondary | 1,085 | ||
Leeds East Academy
Leeds, LS14 6HA |
Secondary | 1,053 | ||
Heath Park
Wolverhampton, WV11 1RD |
Secondary | 1,191 | ||
City Heights E-ACT Academy
London, SW2 3PW |
Secondary | 552 | ||
Belfairs Academy
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3TG |
Secondary | 1,632 | ||
Ark All Saints Academy
London, SE5 0UB |
Secondary | 594 | ||
Outwood Academy Acklam
Middlesbrough, TS5 7JY |
Secondary | 1,155 | ||
St Mary's Catholic School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7PE |
Secondary | 1,442 | ||
Hollingworth Academy
Rochdale, OL16 3DR |
Secondary | 1,339 | ||
Woodlands School
Basildon, SS16 5BA |
Secondary | 1,496 | ||
Q3 Academy Langley
Oldbury, B68 8ED |
Secondary | 1,384 | ||
The Whitstable School
Whitstable, CT5 1PX |
Secondary | 1,127 | ||
Orion Eden Park
Beckenham, BR3 3RD |
Secondary | 1,308 | ||
Dormers Wells High School
Southall, UB1 3HZ |
Secondary | 1,495 | ||
Walker Riverside Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4AW |
Secondary | 1,111 | ||
Chilton Trinity School
Bridgwater, TA6 3JA |
Secondary | 970 | ||
John Taylor Free School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 9SA |
Secondary | 1,258 | ||
Cockburn John Charles Academy
Leeds, LS10 2JU |
Secondary | 1,212 | ||
Ellesmere Port Church of England College
Ellesmere Port, CH65 6EA |
Secondary | 633 |