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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Winterstoke Hundred Academy
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 677 | 27.2% | 23% | 
| 
                                Somervale Secondary School
                                 Radstock, BA3 2JD  | 
                            Secondary | 775 | 29.8% | 22.8% | 
| 
                                Honiton Community College
                                 Honiton, EX14 1QT  | 
                            Secondary | 748 | 19% | 22.3% | 
| 
                                Kingstone High School
                                 Hereford, HR2 9HJ  | 
                            Secondary | 606 | 20.6% | 23.4% | 
| 
                                Whitstone
                                 Shepton Mallet, BA4 5PF  | 
                            Secondary | 585 | 20% | 21.7% | 
| 
                                Great Torrington School
                                 Torrington, EX38 7DJ  | 
                            Secondary | 876 | 23.9% | 21.5% | 
| 
                                Witchford Village College
                                 Ely, CB6 2JA  | 
                            Secondary | 752 | 22.8% | 24.2% | 
| 
                                Selwood Academy
                                 Frome, BA11 2EF  | 
                            Secondary | 598 | 22.1% | 26.6% | 
| 
                                The Axholme Academy
                                 Crowle, DN17 4HU  | 
                            Secondary | 534 | 24.9% | 23.6% | 
| 
                                Dorchester Middle School
                                 Dorchester, DT1 2HS  | 
                            Secondary | 554 | 20.8% | 24.9% | 
| 
                                Waseley Hills High School
                                 Birmingham, B45 9EL  | 
                            Secondary | 732 | 20.6% | 23.8% | 
| 
                                Lakelands Academy
                                 Ellesmere, SY12 0EA  | 
                            Secondary | 576 | 28.3% | 20% | 
| 
                                Sir Thomas Fremantle School
                                 Winslow, MK18 3GH  | 
                            Secondary | 601 | 23.1% | 22.6% | 
| 
                                The Skipton Academy
                                 Skipton, BD23 1UQ  | 
                            Secondary | 591 | 28.3% | 24.4% | 
| 
                                The Sir John Colfox Academy
                                 Bridport, DT6 3DT  | 
                            Secondary | 818 | 20.5% | 23% | 
| 
                                Charnwood College
                                 Loughborough, LE11 4SQ  | 
                            Secondary | 584 | 23.2% | 25.4% | 
| 
                                Digitech Studio School
                                 Bristol, BS30 8XQ  | 
                            Secondary | 593 | 31.2% | 20.3% | 
| 
                                Smithdon High School
                                 Hunstanton, PE36 5HY  | 
                            Secondary | 582 | 21% | 22.4% | 
| 
                                The Deanes
                                 Benfleet, SS7 2TD  | 
                            Secondary | 543 | 28.5% | 24.7% | 
| 
                                de Stafford School
                                 Caterham, CR3 5YX  | 
                            Secondary | 827 | 26.3% | 24.6% | 
| 
                                Mullion School
                                 Helston, TR12 7EB  | 
                            Secondary | 561 | 23.4% | 20.9% | 
| 
                                Axe Valley Academy
                                 Axminster, EX13 5EA  | 
                            Secondary | 685 | 29.8% | 27% | 
| 
                                King's Academy Ringmer
                                 Lewes, BN8 5RB  | 
                            Secondary | 611 | 22.8% | 22.7% | 
| 
                                The Priory Pembroke Academy
                                 Lincoln, LN3 4JP  | 
                            Secondary | 568 | 24.9% | 25.2% | 
| 
                                Alderman Peel High School
                                 Wells-next-the-Sea, NR23 1RB  | 
                            Secondary | 598 | 21.3% | 23.2% | 
| 
                                Sanders Draper
                                 Hornchurch, RM12 6RT  | 
                            Secondary | 667 | 24.6% | 26.5% | 
| 
                                Avonbourne Boys' Academy
                                 Bournemouth, BH7 6NZ  | 
                            Secondary | 794 | 22.3% | 25.5% | 
| 
                                Dawlish College
                                 Dawlish, EX7 0BY  | 
                            Secondary | 749 | 21.1% | 25.9% | 
| 
                                Wolsingham School
                                 Bishop Auckland, DL13 3DJ  | 
                            Secondary | 756 | 25.2% | 26.4% | 
| 
                                Sturminster Newton High School
                                 Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DT  | 
                            Secondary | 621 | 26.5% | 24.8% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Winterstoke Hundred Academy
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 677 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Hammersmith Academy
                                 London, W12 9JD  | 
                            Secondary | 913 | ||
| 
                                Chulmleigh Community College
                                 Chulmleigh, EX18 7AA  | 
                            Secondary | 752 | ||
| 
                                South Nottinghamshire Academy
                                 Nottingham, NG12 2FQ  | 
                            Secondary | 893 | ||
| 
                                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 Archer Academy
                                 London, N2 8GA  | 
                            Secondary | 809 | ||
| 
                                The Reach Free School
                                 Rickmansworth, WD3 8AB  | 
                            Secondary | 757 | ||
| 
                                Sir Thomas Fremantle School
                                 Winslow, MK18 3GH  | 
                            Secondary | 601 | ||
| 
                                South Shore Academy
                                 Blackpool, FY4 2AR  | 
                            Secondary | 728 | ||
| 
                                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 | ||
| 
                                Brannel School
                                 St Austell, PL26 7RN  | 
                            Secondary | 929 | ||
| 
                                Harris Academy Wimbledon
                                 London, SW19 2JY  | 
                            Secondary | 965 | ||
| 
                                Atlantic Academy
                                 Bideford, EX39 5DW  | 
                            Secondary | 246 | ||
| 
                                Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy
                                 Slough, SL2 5AY  | 
                            Secondary | 877 | ||
| 
                                Pakefield High School
                                 Lowestoft, NR33 7AQ  | 
                            Secondary | 690 | ||
| 
                                Whitelands Academy
                                 Bicester, OX26 1AY  | 
                            Secondary | 467 | ||
| 
                                Vista  Academy Littleport
                                 Ely, CB6 1EW  | 
                            Secondary | 505 | ||