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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beechen Cliff School (Your chosen school) | Secondary | 1,210 | 13.5% | 8.5% | 
| Parkstone Grammar School Poole, BH17 7EP | Secondary | 1,222 | 13.7% | 7% | 
| Whitburn Church of England Academy Sunderland, SR6 7EF | Secondary | 1,242 | 13.1% | 9.6% | 
| Davenant Foundation School Loughton, IG10 2LD | Secondary | 1,257 | 12.4% | 7% | 
| The King's School Ottery St Mary, EX11 1RA | Secondary | 1,109 | 12.6% | 10.5% | 
| Lancaster Royal Grammar School Lancaster, LA1 3EF | Secondary | 1,269 | 13.3% | 5.4% | 
| Poole Grammar School Poole, BH17 9JU | Secondary | 1,199 | 13.8% | 4.3% | 
| Haybridge High School and Sixth Form Stourbridge, DY8 2XS | Secondary | 1,176 | 14.6% | 8.4% | 
| Keswick School Keswick, CA12 5QB | Secondary | 1,206 | 10.2% | 7.5% | 
| The Castle School Taunton, TA1 5AU | Secondary | 1,204 | 11.5% | 11% | 
| Farmor's School Fairford, GL7 4JQ | Secondary | 1,035 | 15.5% | 8% | 
| The Robert Smyth Academy Market Harborough, LE16 7JG | Secondary | 1,201 | 15.4% | 7.8% | 
| Bishop Ramsey Church of England School Ruislip, HA4 8EE | Secondary | 1,265 | 13.9% | 9.7% | 
| Wellsway School Bristol, BS31 1PH | Secondary | 1,319 | 10.9% | 10.7% | 
| St Bede's Catholic College Bristol, BS11 0SU | Secondary | 1,303 | 10.3% | 9.9% | 
| Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School Rickmansworth, WD3 1HG | Secondary | 1,230 | 15.5% | 7.4% | 
| Harlington Upper School Dunstable, LU5 6NX | Secondary | 1,249 | 10.6% | 9.3% | 
| St Mark's Catholic School Hounslow, TW3 3EJ | Secondary | 1,216 | 10.4% | 10.3% | 
| Knutsford Academy Knutsford, WA16 0EA | Secondary | 1,235 | 13.8% | 11.2% | 
| Becket Keys Church of England Free School Brentwood, CM15 9DA | Secondary | 1,108 | 11.8% | 7.9% | 
| Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College Tarporley, CW6 0BL | Secondary | 1,194 | 10.4% | 9.5% | 
| Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School Grantham, NG31 9AU | Secondary | 1,188 | 11.1% | 6.4% | 
| Guildford County School Guildford, GU2 4LU | Secondary | 1,218 | 16.2% | 7.5% | 
| St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy Ilkley, LS29 6AE | Secondary | 1,195 | 11.5% | 5.8% | 
| Richard Hale School Hertford, SG13 8EN | Secondary | 1,218 | 14.1% | 7.1% | 
| St Gregory's Catholic Science College Harrow, HA3 0NB | Secondary | 1,161 | 12.2% | 10.1% | 
| Pinner High School Pinner, HA5 1NB | Secondary | 1,142 | 15.1% | 10% | 
| Walton High School Stafford, ST17 0LJ | Secondary | 1,160 | 11.6% | 6.1% | 
| Harris Academy Sutton Sutton, SM2 5RD | Secondary | 1,143 | 14.1% | 10.9% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beechen Cliff School (Your chosen school) | Secondary | 1,210 | Sign in to see | |
| Teign School Newton Abbot, TQ12 3JG | Secondary | 1,048 | ||
| Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road Teignmouth, TQ14 9HZ | Secondary | 943 | ||
| Penair School Truro, TR1 1TN | Secondary | 1,190 | ||
| Valley Park School Maidstone, ME14 5DT | Secondary | 1,652 | ||
| Carshalton High School for Girls Carshalton, SM5 2QX | Secondary | 1,418 | ||
| The Castle School Taunton, TA1 5AU | Secondary | 1,204 | ||
| Roundwood Park School Harpenden, AL5 3AE | Secondary | 1,370 | ||
| Hylands School Chelmsford, CM1 3ET | Secondary | 653 | ||
| Chiltern Hills Academy Chesham, HP5 2RG | Secondary | 1,076 | ||
| Moor End Academy Huddersfield, HD4 5JA | Secondary | 1,054 | ||
| Chesterfield High School Liverpool, L23 9YB | Secondary | 1,528 | ||
| Colchester County High School for Girls Colchester, CO3 3US | Secondary | 1,183 | ||
| Wootton Upper School Bedford, MK43 9HT | Secondary | 890 | ||
| The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School Stevenage, SG1 4AE | Secondary | 1,603 | ||
| Saint Michael's Catholic High School Watford, WD25 0SS | Secondary | 1,108 | ||
| Woodcote High School Coulsdon, CR5 2EH | Secondary | 1,301 | ||
| Tamworth Enterprise College and AET Academy Tamworth, B77 2NE | Secondary | 627 | ||
| Ralph Allen School Bath, BA2 7AD | Secondary | 1,382 | ||
| City of Peterborough Academy Peterborough, PE1 5LQ | Secondary | 865 | ||
| Attleborough Academy Attleborough, NR17 2AJ | Secondary | 933 | ||
| Ellowes Hall Sports College Dudley, DY3 2JH | Secondary | 1,063 | ||
| King's Academy Ringmer Lewes, BN8 5RB | Secondary | 611 | ||
| Trinity Academy Cathedral Wakefield, WF2 8QF | Secondary | 1,028 | ||
| Meole Brace School Shrewsbury, SY3 9DW | Secondary | 1,351 | ||
| George Pindar School Scarborough, YO11 3LW | Secondary | 681 | ||
| St Regis Church of England Academy Wolverhampton, WV6 8XG | Secondary | 669 | ||
| St Peter's Catholic School Guildford, GU1 2TN | Secondary | 1,350 | ||
| Brownhills Ormiston Academy Walsall, WS8 7QG | Secondary | 721 | ||
| The Giles Academy Boston, PE22 9LD | Secondary | 841 | ||