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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Castle Hall Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 784 | 20.8% | 34.4% |
Ormiston Park Academy
South Ockendon, RM15 4RU |
Secondary | 729 | 19.2% | 33.4% |
Carlton Keighley
Keighley, BD20 6EB |
Secondary | 764 | 18.4% | 30.1% |
King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy
Waltham Abbey, EN9 1LF |
Secondary | 788 | 19.9% | 31.5% |
Campsmount Academy
Doncaster, DN6 9AS |
Secondary | 779 | 16.3% | 33.7% |
Dixons Trinity Academy
Bradford, BD5 0BE |
Secondary | 673 | 18.1% | 31.5% |
Bridgemary School
Gosport, PO13 0JN |
Secondary | 800 | 23.7% | 36.2% |
Colne Primet Academy
Colne, BB8 8JF |
Secondary | 870 | 18.3% | 34.4% |
All Saints Catholic College
Dukinfield, SK16 5AP |
Secondary | 798 | 18.9% | 33.8% |
Beechwood School
Slough, SL2 1QE |
Secondary | 849 | 19.1% | 36.2% |
Baxter College
Kidderminster, DY11 5PQ |
Secondary | 811 | 22.1% | 36.2% |
York High School
York, YO24 3WZ |
Secondary | 742 | 15.7% | 34.3% |
Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School
Warrington, WA4 1JL |
Secondary | 856 | 23.2% | 34.8% |
Everest Community Academy
Basingstoke, RG24 9UP |
Secondary | 695 | 22.4% | 34.3% |
Bluecoat Wollaton Academy
Nottingham, NG8 1EA |
Secondary | 776 | 16.4% | 33.5% |
Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy
Dewsbury, WF12 0HE |
Secondary | 929 | 19.8% | 31.8% |
Laureate Academy
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3DW |
Secondary | 752 | 16.8% | 34.3% |
Nether Stowe School
Lichfield, WS13 7NB |
Secondary | 765 | 18.9% | 32.5% |
The Whitehaven Academy
Whitehaven, CA28 8TY |
Secondary | 775 | 19.5% | 32% |
Pakefield High School
Lowestoft, NR33 7AQ |
Secondary | 690 | 20.4% | 36% |
Bronte Girls' Academy
Bradford, BD4 7EB |
Secondary | 696 | 16% | 31.8% |
Trinity Academy
Bristol, BS7 9BY |
Secondary | 813 | 19.5% | 32.4% |
All Saints' Church of England Academy
Weymouth, DT4 9BJ |
Secondary | 765 | 21.2% | 33.3% |
Poltair School
St Austell, PL25 4BZ |
Secondary | 857 | 17.8% | 34.5% |
Shrewsbury Academy
Shrewsbury, SY1 4LL |
Secondary | 829 | 19.7% | 35.9% |
St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Manchester, M41 9PD |
Secondary | 699 | 19.5% | 32.9% |
Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Leeds, LS9 0TT |
Secondary | 884 | 24% | 32.8% |
Meadow Park School
Coventry, CV3 4BD |
Secondary | 783 | 17.9% | 34.2% |
The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Keighley, BD20 6LH |
Secondary | 776 | 19.8% | 33% |
Ernest Bevin Academy
London, SW17 7DF |
Secondary | 767 | 18.6% | 34.2% |
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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Castle Hall Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 784 | Sign in to see | |
Robert Bloomfield Academy
Shefford, SG17 5BU |
Secondary | 985 | ||
Stour Valley Community School
Sudbury, CO10 8PJ |
Secondary | 579 | ||
Outwood Academy Foxhills
Scunthorpe, DN15 8LJ |
Secondary | 701 | ||
West Hill School
Stalybridge, SK15 1LX |
Secondary | 847 | ||
Whitstone
Shepton Mallet, BA4 5PF |
Secondary | 585 | ||
Appleby Grammar School
Appleby-in-Westmorland, CA16 6XU |
Secondary | 346 | ||
The Ursuline Academy Ilford
Ilford, IG1 4JU |
Secondary | 761 | ||
Burnt Mill Academy
Harlow, CM20 2NR |
Secondary | 988 | ||
Atherton High School
Atherton, M46 0AY |
Secondary | 525 | ||
The Newbridge School
Coalville, LE67 3SJ |
Secondary | 797 | ||
Oakbank
Reading, RG7 1ER |
Secondary | 522 | ||
Albany Academy
Chorley, PR7 3AY |
Secondary | 720 | ||
Ibstock School
Ibstock, LE67 6NE |
Secondary | 810 | ||
Boston High School
Boston, PE21 9PF |
Secondary | 818 | ||
Academy@Worden
Leyland, PR25 1RN |
Secondary | 574 | ||
Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College
London, SW6 6BP |
Secondary | 525 | ||
St Ives School
St Ives, TR26 2BB |
Secondary | 587 | ||
St Peter's Catholic College
Middlesbrough, TS6 6SP |
Secondary | 558 | ||
The Skipton Academy
Skipton, BD23 1UQ |
Secondary | 591 | ||
Shavington Academy
Shavington, CW2 5DH |
Secondary | 877 | ||
The Bishop David Brown School
Woking, GU21 5RF |
Secondary | 781 | ||
Dereham Neatherd High School
Dereham, NR20 3AX |
Secondary | 1,163 | ||
Dean Trust Rose Bridge
Wigan, WN1 3HD |
Secondary | 715 | ||
University Academy Long Sutton
Spalding, PE12 9LF |
Secondary | 722 | ||
Shrewsbury Academy
Shrewsbury, SY1 4LL |
Secondary | 829 | ||
Endon High School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 9EE |
Secondary | 703 | ||
Moorside High School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0HP |
Secondary | 757 | ||
Outwood Academy Haydock
St. Helens, WA11 0JG |
Secondary | 857 | ||
Middlewich High School
Middlewich, CW10 9BU |
Secondary | 703 |