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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Grace College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,191 | 17.5% | 38.5% |
Walthamstow Academy
London, E17 5DP |
Secondary | 1,087 | 16.8% | 37.7% |
The Gateway Academy
Grays, RM16 4LU |
Secondary | 1,077 | 18.1% | 38.4% |
Harris Lowe Academy Willesden
London, NW10 3ST |
Secondary | 1,125 | 15.5% | 37% |
Haberdashers' Abraham Darby
Telford, TF7 5HX |
Secondary | 1,081 | 19.1% | 37% |
Gospel Oak School
Tipton, DY4 0BZ |
Secondary | 1,217 | 15% | 40.3% |
Drapers' Academy
Romford, RM3 9XR |
Secondary | 1,220 | 14.3% | 39.4% |
The Victory Academy
Chatham, ME4 5JB |
Secondary | 1,193 | 15.3% | 38.5% |
Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3JD |
Secondary | 1,202 | 17.9% | 36.4% |
Stoke Damerel Community College
Plymouth, PL3 4BD |
Secondary | 1,301 | 18.3% | 39% |
Lipson Co-operative Academy
Plymouth, PL4 7PG |
Secondary | 1,108 | 22% | 38.9% |
St Peter's CofE Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2RR |
Secondary | 1,085 | 19.5% | 39.7% |
Heath Park
Wolverhampton, WV11 1RD |
Secondary | 1,191 | 20% | 41.2% |
Montgomery Academy
Blackpool, FY2 0AZ |
Secondary | 1,186 | 17.6% | 39.4% |
Haywood Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 7AB |
Secondary | 1,160 | 17.6% | 40.4% |
Heron Hall Academy
Enfield, EN3 4SA |
Secondary | 1,193 | 16.3% | 42% |
St Edmund's Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU |
Secondary | 1,116 | 15.9% | 38.4% |
Smithills School
Bolton, BL1 6JS |
Secondary | 1,194 | 13.3% | 37.6% |
Wednesfield Academy
Wolverhampton, WV11 3ES |
Secondary | 1,067 | 16.9% | 39.7% |
Trinity Catholic College
Middlesbrough, TS4 3JW |
Secondary | 1,318 | 13.4% | 38.7% |
Cockburn School
Leeds, LS11 5TT |
Secondary | 1,281 | 16.7% | 37.4% |
Noel-Baker Academy
Derby, DE24 0BR |
Secondary | 1,143 | 17.9% | 41.4% |
The Charles Dickens School
Broadstairs, CT10 2RL |
Secondary | 1,118 | 15.2% | 37.6% |
Orchard Mead Academy
Leicester, LE5 1RT |
Secondary | 1,086 | 15.8% | 37.2% |
Harwich and Dovercourt High School
Harwich, CO12 3TG |
Secondary | 1,104 | 18.6% | 36.6% |
Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Pontefract, WF9 4AB |
Secondary | 1,104 | 17.2% | 37.8% |
Castle Mead Academy
Leicester, LE3 5QT |
Secondary | 1,227 | 19.3% | 38.7% |
Matthew Moss High School
Rochdale, OL11 3LU |
Secondary | 1,209 | 17.4% | 37.2% |
Seaham High School
Seaham, SR7 0BH |
Secondary | 1,122 | 20% | 40.3% |
Dixons Broadgreen Academy
Liverpool, L13 5UQ |
Secondary | 1,217 | 14.7% | 41.4% |
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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Grace College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,191 | Sign in to see | |
Brine Leas School
Nantwich, CW5 7DY |
Secondary | 1,441 | ||
Sandwich Technology School
Sandwich, CT13 0FA |
Secondary | 1,314 | ||
John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy
Ross-on-Wye, HR9 7ET |
Secondary | 1,375 | ||
William Farr CofE Comprehensive School
Lincoln, LN2 3JB |
Secondary | 1,444 | ||
Invicta Grammar School
Maidstone, ME14 5DS |
Secondary | 1,625 | ||
Rickmansworth School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3AQ |
Secondary | 1,533 | ||
Sandringham School
St Albans, AL4 9NX |
Secondary | 1,767 | ||
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Rochester, ME1 3EL |
Secondary | 1,507 | ||
Bottisham Village College
Cambridge, CB25 9DL |
Secondary | 1,452 | ||
Thornden School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW |
Secondary | 1,457 | ||
Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre
Cheltenham, GL51 3EF |
Secondary | 1,830 | ||
Glenthorne High School
Sutton, SM3 9PS |
Secondary | 1,760 | ||
Churchill Academy & Sixth Form
Winscombe, BS25 5QN |
Secondary | 1,590 | ||
Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College
Coventry, CV1 2BA |
Secondary | 1,728 | ||
Springwest Academy
Feltham, TW13 7EF |
Secondary | 944 | ||
Sacred Heart Catholic High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 9YH |
Secondary | 1,387 | ||
Featherstone High School
Southall, UB2 5HF |
Secondary | 1,763 | ||
Shoeburyness High School
Southend-on-Sea, SS3 9LL |
Secondary | 1,809 | ||
Joseph Leckie Academy
Walsall, WS5 4PG |
Secondary | 1,519 | ||
Bosworth Academy
Leicester, LE9 9JL |
Secondary | 1,613 | ||
Belle Vue Girls' Academy
Bradford, BD9 6NA |
Secondary | 1,039 | ||
The Parker E-ACT Academy
Daventry, NN11 0QE |
Secondary | 1,224 | ||
Burford School
Burford, OX18 4PL |
Secondary | 1,461 | ||
Tring School
Tring, HP23 5JD |
Secondary | 1,568 | ||
Cleeve Park School
Sidcup, DA14 4JN |
Secondary | 1,012 | ||
The Cedars Academy
Leicester, LE4 4GH |
Secondary | 998 | ||
Logic Studio School
Feltham, TW13 7EF |
Secondary | 297 | ||
Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst
Birmingham, B37 6NU |
Secondary | 1,202 | ||
Greenfield Academy
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LF |
Secondary | 674 |