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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The King Alfred School an Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,339 | 13% | 26.3% |
Haberdashers' Hatcham College
London, SE14 5SF |
Secondary | 1,381 | 14.9% | 26.1% |
Cornwallis Academy
Maidstone, ME17 4HX |
Secondary | 1,322 | 15.4% | 26.6% |
Strood Academy
Rochester, ME2 2SX |
Secondary | 1,310 | 13.8% | 28.6% |
The Thetford Academy
Thetford, IP24 1LH |
Secondary | 1,307 | 11.3% | 27.8% |
The Compton School
London, N12 0QG |
Secondary | 1,349 | 17.1% | 27.6% |
Bishop Justus CofE School
Bromley, BR2 8HZ |
Secondary | 1,310 | 14.8% | 28.4% |
Swakeleys School for Girls
Uxbridge, UB10 0EJ |
Secondary | 1,375 | 8.7% | 25% |
The King Edmund School
Rochford, SS4 1TL |
Secondary | 1,432 | 15.8% | 27.7% |
The Manor Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8QA |
Secondary | 1,298 | 13.2% | 28.1% |
Canons High School
Edgware, HA8 6AN |
Secondary | 1,260 | 12.6% | 25.6% |
St Peter's School
Huntingdon, PE29 7DD |
Secondary | 1,449 | 14.4% | 27.7% |
Batley Girls' High School
Batley, WF17 0LD |
Secondary | 1,377 | 9.2% | 26.6% |
Brockhill Park Performing Arts College
Hythe, CT21 4HL |
Secondary | 1,348 | 13.7% | 26.9% |
Heanor Gate Spencer Academy
Heanor, DE75 7RA |
Secondary | 1,391 | 13.2% | 28.1% |
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6JT |
Secondary | 1,310 | 13.3% | 23.7% |
Stanground Academy
Peterborough, PE7 3BY |
Secondary | 1,398 | 14.1% | 26.4% |
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Chester le Street, DH3 2LP |
Secondary | 1,353 | 15% | 27.1% |
Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Derby, DE22 1JD |
Secondary | 1,458 | 13.9% | 26.2% |
Kingswood Academy
Hull, HU7 4WR |
Secondary | 1,455 | 13.4% | 26.9% |
Wardle Academy
Rochdale, OL12 9RD |
Secondary | 1,367 | 16.3% | 26.8% |
Hollingworth Academy
Rochdale, OL16 3DR |
Secondary | 1,339 | 13.6% | 24.3% |
The Warren School
Romford, RM6 6SB |
Secondary | 1,323 | 15.9% | 26.5% |
Workington Academy
Workington, CA14 4EB |
Secondary | 1,280 | 13.2% | 28.8% |
Pleckgate High School
Blackburn, BB1 8QA |
Secondary | 1,352 | 14.4% | 23.4% |
St Wilfrid's RC College
South Shields, NE34 0QA |
Secondary | 1,357 | 13.9% | 26.3% |
Worle Community School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 8XX |
Secondary | 1,364 | 10.1% | 24.8% |
Middleton Technology School
Manchester, M24 2GT |
Secondary | 1,344 | 12.5% | 29.2% |
Spalding Academy
Spalding, PE11 2EJ |
Secondary | 1,420 | 14.9% | 24.8% |
Glossopdale School and Sixth Form
Glossop, SK13 2DA |
Secondary | 1,241 | 12.7% | 26.5% |
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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The King Alfred School an Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,339 | Sign in to see | |
Parkstone Grammar School
Poole, BH17 7EP |
Secondary | 1,222 | ||
The King's (The Cathedral) School
Peterborough, PE1 2UE |
Secondary | 1,251 | ||
Rainham School for Girls
Gillingham, ME8 0BX |
Secondary | 1,630 | ||
Newquay Tretherras
Newquay, TR7 3BH |
Secondary | 1,728 | ||
Corfe Hills School
Broadstone, BH18 9BG |
Secondary | 940 | ||
Saltash Community School
Saltash, PL12 4AY |
Secondary | 1,202 | ||
Castleford Academy
Castleford, WF10 4JQ |
Secondary | 1,517 | ||
Wycombe High School
High Wycombe, HP11 1TB |
Secondary | 1,322 | ||
Sawston Village College
Cambridge, CB22 3BP |
Secondary | 1,163 | ||
Cottingham High School and Sixth Form College
Cottingham, HU16 5PX |
Secondary | 926 | ||
Fullbrook School
Addlestone, KT15 3HW |
Secondary | 1,404 | ||
Langley Park School for Girls
Beckenham, BR3 3BE |
Secondary | 1,691 | ||
Mayflower High School
Billericay, CM12 0RT |
Secondary | 1,634 | ||
Nunnery Wood High School
Worcester, WR5 2LT |
Secondary | 1,495 | ||
Gravesend Grammar School
Gravesend, DA12 2PR |
Secondary | 1,465 | ||
The Commonweal School
Swindon, SN1 4JE |
Secondary | 1,398 | ||
William Edwards School
Grays, RM16 3NJ |
Secondary | 1,185 | ||
Oaklands Catholic School
Waterlooville, PO7 7BW |
Secondary | 1,379 | ||
Wymondham High Academy
Wymondham, NR18 0QT |
Secondary | 1,605 | ||
Wellsway School
Bristol, BS31 1PH |
Secondary | 1,319 | ||
Kingsbury Green Academy
Calne, SN11 8YH |
Secondary | 1,033 | ||
Shenfield High School
Brentwood, CM15 8RY |
Secondary | 1,496 | ||
Hazel Grove High School
Stockport, SK7 5JX |
Secondary | 1,384 | ||
Bellerive FCJ Catholic College
Liverpool, L17 3AA |
Secondary | 917 | ||
Seaford Head School
Seaford, BN25 4LX |
Secondary | 1,408 | ||
Weavers Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 3JH |
Secondary | 1,302 | ||
Downham Market Academy
Downham Market, PE38 9LL |
Secondary | 1,292 | ||
The Emmbrook School
Wokingham, RG41 1JP |
Secondary | 1,277 | ||
The North School
Ashford, TN24 8AL |
Secondary | 1,298 |