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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pakefield High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 690 | 20.4% | 36% |
Spires Academy
Canterbury, CT2 0HD |
Secondary | 729 | 17.6% | 37.5% |
Ormiston Park Academy
South Ockendon, RM15 4RU |
Secondary | 729 | 19.2% | 33.4% |
The Brittons Academy
Rainham, RM13 7BB |
Secondary | 681 | 17.5% | 36.9% |
Coleridge Community College
Cambridge, CB1 3RJ |
Secondary | 573 | 18.3% | 36.1% |
Hylands School
Chelmsford, CM1 3ET |
Secondary | 653 | 18.6% | 36.7% |
Staffordshire University Academy
Cannock, WS12 4JH |
Secondary | 663 | 19% | 38.1% |
Stamford Welland Academy
Stamford, PE9 1HE |
Secondary | 585 | 18% | 35.5% |
The Cornerstone Academy
Poole, BH15 4BQ |
Secondary | 672 | 21.4% | 39.2% |
Fulham Cross Academy
London, SW6 6SN |
Secondary | 647 | 19.8% | 37% |
Caister Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5LS |
Secondary | 679 | 24.2% | 37.8% |
St Michael's Church of England High School
Crosby, L23 7UL |
Secondary | 683 | 24.3% | 34.9% |
Thomas Middlecott Academy
Boston, PE20 1JS |
Secondary | 589 | 20.2% | 36.6% |
Sewell Park Academy
Norwich, NR3 4BX |
Secondary | 780 | 22% | 39.7% |
Ortu Hassenbrook Academy
Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0NS |
Secondary | 693 | 16.6% | 34.3% |
Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School
Birmingham, B30 1UL |
Secondary | 778 | 16.4% | 36% |
Baxter College
Kidderminster, DY11 5PQ |
Secondary | 811 | 22.1% | 36.2% |
Everest Community Academy
Basingstoke, RG24 9UP |
Secondary | 695 | 22.4% | 34.3% |
The Pedmore High School
Stourbridge, DY9 7HS |
Secondary | 659 | 23.4% | 38.2% |
Lammas School
London, E10 7LX |
Secondary | 694 | 15.4% | 36.9% |
Castle Hall Academy
Mirfield, WF14 9PH |
Secondary | 784 | 20.8% | 34.4% |
Laureate Academy
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3DW |
Secondary | 752 | 16.8% | 34.3% |
Rye College
Rye, TN31 7NQ |
Secondary | 580 | 21.6% | 34.7% |
All Saints' Church of England Academy
Weymouth, DT4 9BJ |
Secondary | 765 | 21.2% | 33.3% |
University Academy Long Sutton
Spalding, PE12 9LF |
Secondary | 722 | 22.1% | 37% |
St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Manchester, M41 9PD |
Secondary | 699 | 19.5% | 32.9% |
The Turing School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ |
Secondary | 731 | 20.4% | 37.5% |
Meadow Park School
Coventry, CV3 4BD |
Secondary | 783 | 17.9% | 34.2% |
Aldercar High School
Nottingham, NG16 4HL |
Secondary | 697 | 20.4% | 38.5% |
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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Pakefield High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 690 | Sign in to see | |
Hammersmith Academy
London, W12 9JD |
Secondary | 913 | ||
Dixons Kings Academy
Bradford, BD7 2AN |
Secondary | 849 | ||
Hull Trinity House Academy
Hull, HU3 1UP |
Secondary | 820 | ||
King's Leadership Academy Warrington
Warrington, WA1 4PF |
Secondary | 789 | ||
Greenwood Academy
Birmingham, B35 7NL |
Secondary | 972 | ||
North Cambridge Academy
Cambridge, CB4 2JF |
Secondary | 687 | ||
The Reach Free School
Rickmansworth, WD3 8AB |
Secondary | 757 | ||
South Shore Academy
Blackpool, FY4 2AR |
Secondary | 728 | ||
Oakwood High School
Rotherham, S60 2UH |
Secondary | 1,065 | ||
Ingleby Manor Free School & Sixth Form
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 0FA |
Secondary | 653 | ||
Eden Girls' School, Coventry
Coventry, CV1 4FS |
Secondary | 609 | ||
Eden Boys' School, Bolton
Bolton, BL1 3QE |
Secondary | 621 | ||
Trinity Academy
London, SW2 1QS |
Secondary | 626 | ||
Sybil Andrews Academy
Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7QB |
Secondary | 640 | ||
Burnley High School
Burnley, BB12 6NX |
Secondary | 613 | ||
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
Reading, RG1 5SL |
Secondary | 889 | ||
The Ongar Academy
Ongar, CM5 0AN |
Secondary | 556 | ||
Beckfoot Upper Heaton
Bradford, BD9 6AL |
Secondary | 723 | ||
Ellesmere Park High School
Manchester, M30 9BP |
Secondary | 813 | ||
Epping St Johns Church of England School
Epping, CM16 5JB |
Secondary | 1,051 | ||
Stowmarket High School
Stowmarket, IP14 1QR |
Secondary | 901 | ||
Harris Academy Wimbledon
London, SW19 2JY |
Secondary | 965 | ||
Atlantic Academy
Bideford, EX39 5DW |
Secondary | 246 | ||
Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy
Slough, SL2 5AY |
Secondary | 877 | ||
Paxman Academy
Colchester, CO2 9DB |
Secondary | 902 | ||
West Bromwich Collegiate Academy
West Bromwich, B70 7LE |
Secondary | 802 | ||
Winterstoke Hundred Academy
Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 8EE |
Secondary | 677 | ||
Stopsley High School
Luton, LU2 7UX |
Secondary | 1,085 | ||
Vista Academy Littleport
Ely, CB6 1EW |
Secondary | 505 |