Grace College

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
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